The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-20
CorOnerss Inquest.

C0r0nerss Inquest.
THE LATE srABBING CASE IN WASHINGTON srREEr--
vERDlCT OF THE JURY AGAINST TIE PRISONER,
PETER u. LAWSON
Yesterday afternoon Coroner Gamble held inquest
at ITO Greenwich street. upon the body Of John ONei
who fatally stabbed Sunday night, in the house
SO Washington street, by Swedish sailor named Peter
N. Lawson. The evidence adduced went TO show that
the deed committed without any provocation what
the part Of the deceased who quietly talk
ing to him, when the prisoner plunged the knife into
side Of the unfortunate On the commission Of the
act he fed to neghborng house, where he was arrest
ed by Capt Halpin Of the First ward police. Annexed
Is abstract Of the evidence taken the Coroner's
INQUEST:
Capt Halpin, Of the First ward police being sworn
said that between the hours Of and 10 o'clock,
he was standing on the corner OF Greenwich and
him; he went down, and some person in the
crowd said that John O'Neil had been stabbed;
Mr.. Johnson who said the act was committed in his
house; 1 asked him If he would know the man who
stabbed him, and he said he would; Mr. johnson then
accompanied mo, and went to sailors boarding
house. kept by Mr. Peterson in Rector street. and
,eriug the house the prisoner, lawson ON the
stairs his dress much disordered and seeing him
In this condition, asked Johnson IL thisl was the
that stabbed O'Nel johnson said he was the man.
then went towards the prisoner to arrest him. whan he
put his hand into his pocket, and thinking that he
about TO knife, struck5him the head with
my club; we then took him to the station house.
Inc most important OF all tne WITNESSES was Cnarob
g. Iedden, who being duly sworn, deposed-That he wa
barkeeper for Mr.. johnson at No. SO Washington
street; Sunday night 0Ncii, (ths decesssd,)
lawson and Mr. johnson, were drinking together;
waiting them; ! heard some conversation
between oiNiel andl lawson about how long each Of
them In this country heard lawson say that he
could XII ten men Ike O'Niel and Johnson; Lawson
then cnched ONicl and threw him the counter
he then drew out knife and stabbed him in the side
with the knife now shown me.
Peter Johnson the keeper OF the tavern then deposed
TO the facts ecitel by his barkeeper the former
witness Other witnesses were introduced to corrobo-
rate the testimony Of Ledden, but new facts
brought out.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY
Fr Markoe Wright, house surgeon Of the New York
HospitalThe deceased admitted to the hospital
Sunday night between 10 and III o'clock suffering from
q wound in the left side he continued to sink
until the afternoon Of the 18th inst when he died.
post mortsm examination revealed . wound in
the left side about inch loug. just under the
cartilage Of the tenth rb passing through the lower
edge of that cartilage the wound penetrated INTO the
cavity Of the abdomen, which was found alled with
he case was then given sto the hands Of ths jury
who, alter due delibcration, rendered the following
That the deceased to his death from stab with
knife, in the hands OF Pctcr1 ~ Lasson the night
Of the 18th day Of December 1884, No. 30 Washington
street.
Upon the rendition Of the verdict, Coroner Gamble
committed lawson 10 the Tombs, to await the action Of
The deceased oTeIu was about % ysars Of age, and
vas cooper by trade.