The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-30
ohurbes in localities where they are much vaa.sa.


table feeling You are equally witnesses that for
the lat sight years your charity has besn heavily,
ard ain OFT dsy by Day, taxed for cslamlties aud
wants in other portions OF the Church IL IL ime
we should hsve respi :. IL Is tine should have
an opp ItuL ity to IIovics for own wants. Ac.
cordibgly. prohibit, az shove, any and all cOuec-
tions iiom the last cay o. tbs monih, except for
the purposes OF religion .ithn the diccsss. Any
case of option will be at,ested in writing by
when here or by our Vicar General In our absence,
ard will BIZ warranted only by some calamity occur
ling TO our brethren o. the faith elsewhere. This
regulation must remain in force till the new cathe.
dral e. ali te completed
Finally. beloved brethren, we exho-t You 20 reno.
vat.d zeal for your wn sanctncaton, aud for that
OF your CHILDREN and Il Ose committed to your care.
Tue lssce OF Christ, which tae world An neither
give ooi AXE ava be with You
Given at New York. the 18th day Of October, A.
d. 1854, and tie l7ih year Of our Episeopacy:
I Jons Archbishop of New York.
BY order Of the Most Rev. Archbishop, Thomas
S. Preston, Secretary.
The Late Murder In the Fifth Ward.
CoR0SEns INQUEST uroS THE BODY OF JACOB 9.
MITCHELL, WHO WAS SHOT BY RowDIEs IN WEST
BHoADwAY--vERDIcr os THE JURY.
On Saturday afternoon Coroner ODonncll held an in
quest upon the body OF Jacob s. Mitchell at his late resi-
dencc, No. 81 Anthony street, who readers
will remember, shot in the forehead with revolver by
one OF party Of rcwdes that into his room
for the purpose Of making disturbance among he in
mates and when the police endeayored TO arrest thcm
OF them named Paddy Brattcs fired revolver at tie
deceased the bullet entering his forehead and producing
fracture of the skull from the effects Of which he died
Friday night The following testimony taken the
COI0SEs's INQUEST
Officer stephen ii. Maynard residing at No SO Hudson
street being duly sworn aeposed aud said-I am no.
lee attached 10 the Fifth ward police district on
Tuesday morning last about clock was on NV post
Church street, Thomas; the deceased up to
where am! told me he wanted police officer to put
out two who threatening to disturb his house;
ErA.n ap1V han h.va MI
out If the store of whom recognized a
named Paddy Brattles: they stood the stoop, and
were making threats against the deceased;
tall sim man, AID the other low stout built man.
with full face; this last man, stepping to the side
walk, said to Mitchell the deceased), "you of b.
III - lest he rest of the sentence; while he ut
tering the al owe language him thrust his hand
into his breast pocket AS if in the act of pulling out
knife pistol: went up to take hold Of him; at the
time asked him what he had got there he showed
me back End said there nothing there both of them
then ran of towards West Broadway; Mr.. Green and
after them followed with deceased; these two men
ran down West Broadway towards Duane street. and We
pursued them closely deceased ahead of us and in
closing upon them Duane street the low sized man.
called Hrattlcs turned back step two aud fired
pistol the bali striking deceased who fell in the street;
did net STOP but continued pursuit until they
turned into of the alley ways in Duane street. and
scaling the fences, in this way escaped from by
losing sight Of them.
Officer Green concurred in the statement of the above
witness touching the death Of the deceased
deposed and said-I a police officer attached
TO the Fifth ward police on Tuesday morning last,
l
Anthony street few doors above this house, I
two running from West Broadway, and when they
came up TO where was standing, they asked me if
saw two girls running up that way told them no
they then passed for moment and turned towards
Mr. Mtches door, saying, " here they are, told them
they could not get in there but they knocked and were
admitted l went up towards Church street to answer
an alarm call which thought came from Broadway
Immediately returned 10 the corner of Church street.
and heard the report of pistol ran to the Of
Church and Duane street and nobody then
back to the corner Of Anthony and Church street where
/ yA wa SlO q lpr
with and found the deceased lying the floor having
wound on his head his clothes were covered with
blood Mitchell perfectly rational and asked
him il he shot and he said yes " asked him if it
was of the tvs who came in that shot him
about half hour before three men came up to me in
Anthony street, l had trouble with the TALL slim
street
George Compton being duly sworn aepcsed and said
employed a nurse in the New York Hospital the
deceased admitted into the Hospital Tuesday last
with wounds TN his head; when spongng the wounds on
the head found piece Of lead about nan an men
piece Of lead protrudng through the wound on the
forehead handed this lead to II the young Doctors
the friends of the deceased removed him on the evening
of the next day.
Margaret Mitchell being duly sworn, deposed and said
jacob s. Mitchell, now lying dead, is my husband we
married in 1853, and had one child to
reside this place in December last and kept liquor
store since then: Tuesday morning last about three
O'clock / heard hard knocks at the store door, and
heard some calling "Jacob MITCHELL twice,
being then fastened for the night and my husband was
undressing to to bed but he had not undrcssed he
opened the door, and two came into the store one
OF them, large man. black frock coat; did not
notice any other part of his dress the small man
grey duck coat cannot describe OF his dress
very nosy especially the large man, who swore he
would blow out my husbands brains; they only drank
think and they paid for their drink sitting
in the back where could not them, but could
hear every word that said in the store when heard
anS BY ms he
for police officer the large man then asked me where
my husband was, and told him that he had gone into
the yard; my husband soon came back and the large
man again that he would have my husbands life
before he the large many would leave the store be-
alarmed and went out to call the police, and i'm
mediatcly this large followed me, and said, 81 will
kill you you - then up the street to escape
from him, and met police officer Maynard who came
back with me; these two then down towards
West Broadway my husband followed them, and about
fifteen minutes afterwards he brought home wound
ed about his head blood his face and clothes;
he died last night about six O'Clock
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
Adolphus c. Hexamer, residing at No 81 Warren
street being duly sworn, deposed and sadOn Wednes-
day evening last, about O'Clock, called to visit
Jacob MITCHELL lying dead at this place; found him
in bed his wounds having been dressed the dressings
on the head removed the bandage, and exa-
mined his head; found three wounds-one small and
slight cut wound the right side Of his forehead
cond wound circular about half an inch in diameter
the forehead. and third wound lower down. above the
left considerably laserated out Of this latter wound
protruded portion Of the BRAIN which pulsated strong
y whilst was examining the wound the skull between
these two last wounds was movable, and apparently
iractuIeu lhe phttent, uuIink MY cAuhiHauoH, was
conscious and in the full exercise Of his natural facul
ties dressed the wounds and applied the usual rene
dies and continued to attend him until his death,
which occurred yesterday afternoon from my exami
nation of these wounds am Of opinion that deceased
came to his death BY fracture Of the skull caused BY
examination of the body Of deceased, and agree
in the opinion expressed by him touching the death OF
dece ascd.
Fayd Uhl, NJ. D., residing at No. Fond street, being
sworn, says-I have made post norton examination
the body of Jacob Mitchell, lying dead ut No. 81
Anthony street: there laccratcd wound tn
forehead inch above the middle Of the left eyebrow
extending upwards and to the right ~ inches in length
there was also an abrasion inch above the middle
the right eyebrow there other external mark
Of violence the body. On examining the skull
found the left frontal bone, directly under the exter
nal wound an o, al wound, inch in length and
ree-auarters Of inch in BREADTH this wound pene
tr.t,. tvro fha sn;p