New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-11

did nj stand still did not see any blows struck this
vss a minute or two before lager struck deceased
with bottle knew deceased three years; bad seen
him mos;l, every day; he and worked for man.
Crosse xamined-I was not o m srried man. nor was
deceased or Farley: Walsh a wdower: the hou a
in Albspy.s, was one Of i'll fame; we knew IL was
when We went in; had left my boarding house in
Trinity place about O'Clock witRJohn Farley to 90 10
Henry 81: went 20 see Francis Mckee who has
private house drank one glass Of beer: left there
at bslfpast 9, and were going home but went to a
dance house in Washington St did not suppose that
house Of i'll fame and don't now; there were girls
ard Young men dancing didn't hear any swearing;
did 10, drink nor dance there; remsned about 20
minutes looking at two young men dancing; saw de-
ceased and Walsh there when went in they
out with Us, and we all went to place in Trinity
Mace and had several drinks: remained there till
o clock went 10 Albanyst-; John Bushmans
place open and went in there when Moran and Bush
man got hold Of each other was abou. two minutes
after got in after they had got toward the bar
room there was apr areny some angry words between
thtm; they were not wrestling SO as to try their
strength, nor pushing each other; m ght have said
wrestling before the Coroners jury, but did not
mean il; they had their hands at each shoulder and
had words together; Bushman struck Moran de-
ceased in the face after JAEGER struck deceased With
the bottle; cid no. see Busbman have any pistol
told them not TO hill the man we had drank liquor,
but were not intoxicated; we went lnto the front
DOOR during the scuffe Farley and Welsh were NOV
ing about did not zee either Of them strike Bushmsn
after we rad got on the sidewalk Moran (decessedl
did not complain Of having been stabbed; dif not
know that Moran had been stabbed TIL 10 or II clock
pe1t morning; don't know that said anything, up to
that time of dirk dagger having been used tbs.
night; cav Jseer all the time can't cay that ne
was out from behind the counter so long a. could
count twenty, suppose they had hold Of each other
abort FIVE minutes; after Bushman struck deceased
we hauled latter out of basement after being struck
deceased kind Of fell his knees; Bush nan might
have done things | did not see Moran died the Sua-
day folio wing a week after; going before the Jus
tice next day did no! soy anything rs to knife being
used.
BY District At.orney-When said before the Cor.
opers Jury that they were wrestling, meant 20 say
they hsd their hands on each others shoulders and
were walking and scoldng, but they were not trying
their strength ally other way was not out Of the
way by liquor but kew well every thing that wa,
going Cd.
drank; probably FIVE or six it was from to 70
o'clock.
BY Mr.. spencg-Dont think drank ten glasses
it was brandy I drank. except two glasses Of beer
the brandy was three cents glass.
BY a Juror Bushman struck deceased while
jaeger striking him with the bottle.
John Farley sworn-Was with last witness, Walsh,
and deceased at Bushnelis between and O'Clock
that Sunday morning; as ! went in Mr.. Bushnell
opened the door and said good night and returned it,
Invent TO the bar and got speaking to jaeger, who was
behind the bar; on talking to him found the others
did not come up and looked behind toward the rear
Of the room, when saw Bushman and dece lsed have
hold of each other their hands each others should
ers; they were pulling little, and thought 1t might
not come out right b the latter end and went over
toward them and told them TO leave off fooling and
come and have a drink; jaeger was standing still
during the time behind the bar; there had been no
blow struck at that time; was not at the bar two
seconds when II ey at the side Of me again, hav
ing hold of each other yet Bushman spoke to jaeger
latter talking 10 me at the time; he spoke in Ian
guage did Dot understand at the moment Bushnell
IL ION tho
akpfe out: supposed it might have been PISTOL
and raised nv self up aud saw il was KNIFE he was
taking out and be then held it down by the side OF
him il between four aud six inches long; he went
round toward the end Of the bar saw MN make a
shove around the end Of the bar toward the deceased
man who was then few inches from him; could not
see whether the knife struck him not as deceased
was at the end Of the counter; he remained short
time and retired behind the bar and got hold Of
lemon syrup bottle and broke that over decea eds
head and took another Of the same kind and broke
that o too he then took held Of the decaner about
three quarters full and let him deceased have it on
top Of the head; mean he hit him with 1t; at the
time Jscer was striking deceased with the bottle
Bushmsn struck him with his hand, having stu hold
of deceased and kept hold till deceased received the
last blow then bauled deceased out on the Walk:
put my hand on the top OF his head where the oiood
was gushing out, and Bushmsn opened the DORA
little way and presented pistol at hun or me do
not know which; the other two had gone on for
doctor we took deceased to adoctors, then to the
ward he was taken to the Hospital; he came out of
the Hoe pital and died at his sisters "a Trnitypace
Cross-examned-B and Moran, when saw
Jsger push toward deceased, had hold OF each other
across the corner Of the END of the counter triangular
10 each other and lager inside of the counters did not
zee the knife afterward; left Henry-st. with DON
nelly about 81 and went to w ashingon-st 10 dance
house and saw deceased and w ah from there went 10
Trinity place arc we drank: know only drank hve
times had one glass of pop ard four glasses of GIN
and then WE went to Busbmans took such excursions
saturday night; was not in the habit of going To
houses Of i'll fame; Bushmans house was me hrst oil
the hind TO ny knowledge ever weat to; had seen
Girls there had been there at tunes since hve weeks
before; have been in the country since March; don't
know what you mt an when you ask me as to girls
there; the dance house had been IN before; II was
near 70 where work; work alongshore; had been
10 no other dance-house except 20 Garrlck Sixth
Ward Hotel; you may call the latter ban II you
please but think ball and dance the same thing
had never been in any dance house in basement
e.cept that in Washington St. affected
by the gin had drank than am nov, aud have
drank nothing to-day; four glasses OF GIN IN three
hours and half wont hurt any one gentlemen; Bush
man and Moran no further than the Length oil
their arms apart; Bushman cid not have hold OF de-
ceased by the throat but they had hold of each other
by the iapels Of the coat was before the Justice
next morning; saw Mr.. Bushman there arrested
aid not then say anything about knife; at
the time deceased went outside that night ne
made a complaint that he was sore on the hip; he did
not saw that be stabbed did not hear any one say
pext morning that he had been stabbed; the Physi-
clan in ny presence, examined only his head;
no lives on the corner of Rector and Greenwich
ste. cannot ssy how wide the counter was or how
high canno. say positive was kh re- or h dfs
ger; saw the blade Of it; did not see the hendle
When I uw him make the shove with the knife l
started to break the hold between Eastman and de-
ceased; did no hear any cry from deceased; never
heard that deceased had been stabbed il next morn
inc al 10 o clock; Bushman was next 10 jaeger when
the latter pushed the knife; was standing by the
eide Of Moran the other side jaeger was at the end OF
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