New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-19
THE LATE MURDER IN NINTHIr
INQUEST BY THE CORONER.

r...t INQUEST BY THE CORONER.
Coroner Hilton yesterday held an uques, ut the
New York Hospital upon The body OF John Gifroy,
a native Of LELAND, who on last Thu sday evening
was shot in the back corner Of Nintt-av aud Fifty
fourth-st, by an acquaintance named Wm Ebere,
and died from his wounds on Mopday last, at the
Hospital Eberie was subsequently arrested aud was
present during the taking of testimony. The follow
ing il the evidence adduced:
Peter BogaIt Of the corner of Fifty fourth st. and
NintL. av being duly sworn, testified that at 81
O'Clock, on last Tbursday evening. no with John l..
Bennett were passing through Fifty fOarfh-st, from
Tenth 10 Nihth-ays when HI heard the report OF fire.
arms and two ar Three minutes after met the prs
oDer, who on seeing MS started back as If frjgheusd
be had N his hand pistol winch appeared to be
larger than the one shown him witness thOu ght
strange Of The conduct Of the prisoner aud rem iret
10 his companion, "that hG thought the prlsDaef
would know. hi1l when he saw hun again; witness
then went homo, ard was there inforniei that
had been shot in Fifty six hist, near Ninth-av.; he
then went the Police Station and sta ed the circum
stance Of his meeting tue prisoner TO the captain "t
Police who sent four or five men with him TO lind the
prisoner but their search proving unsuccessful they
wont home, witness is positive tbs prlsonoc Is the
man whom he met with pistol IN his haad; hs had
ON q black coal, dark pants aud black hat; witness
was told that he and deceased were cOachmakers aud
bad had quaueI together. . .-.
. John l.. Bennett, the companion of the former
witness, testified that the Abatement made by Nr
B0gsTt true. and that Il was all he knew about
the affair. He like thu first wituess had never
the prisoler before the time they met him with a
pistol in his hand.
Chssa Freclovar OF Tenthav., near Fifty frst-st,
being sworn, testified, that the evening an qdes-
ron he was in Ninth av.. Ffy-sjxth-sf., when
he saw two Incunversati IN, between Fifty -ihh
and Fiftyssxth-sts., in Nintb-av., aud alter
heard the report of psto aud tls cry of Murder
il was TOO dark for wiiDe1s to the faces of tho
persons from the spot where ne stood, and, bong
bighieDed. no ran home.
Policeman JOIN ". Hall OF the Twenty second
Ward testified that be ~ the station. Ouse AZ
the time deceastd brought mon hand cart he
said n Dn'cbmsn who worked in the same shop with
him had shot him. he hen taken to the Hospital
that same evening witness met James Flynn, who
told him that be had been TO sec deceased who said
thai Bill the ssitchor, had shot hin; on Saturday,
morning witness arrested " Bill. the stltcber, AMI
took him 10 the Hospital when deceased recog nized
him ss the man who shot him.
DIR. i. Al. Wright OF the NewAo rk Hospital. testi-
fed as 10 The nature OF the wounds received by de-
ceased, and that they the cause OF his death.
The case was then given TO the jury, WHO rendsei
the following verdict; "Thst John GIifroy came 20
his death from pistolshot WOUNDS producedb by Wm.
"EbeTic." On The rendition of the verdict Ebere
was locked up in the Tonbs to avail. the action Of the
Grand Iury