The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-19
The Late Homicide In Chambers street.

The Lutte Homicide In Chambers Street.
CONCLUSION OF THE coRoNER's INVESTIGATION,
AND VERDICT OF THE JURY.
Coroner Hilton, yesterday morning. continued the in
vesgation commenced Saturday in the matter pend
ing against John Macintyre charged with causing the
death Of James Cohesey Friday evening" by knocking
him down in Chambers street. The following evidence
was taken.
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Francis F. Carter, of No % Ann street, and
stated that he was at the time of the ARRAY sitting in
the carriage house of Hose Co. No. /, in Chlmbers
street. and the prisoner strike and knock down the
deceased His evidence corroboraed that of the previous
witnesses.
Robert Thomas of Is Watt street, was sworn and
stated am one of the propretors of the Manhattan
House, No Is Chambers street, between three and four
o'clock Friday afternoon the prisoner and another
came in and called for brandy, which furnished them
Know. NoihiDss" saying that he Thought they would
elect every man they put up took him TO be OF foreign
birth, and asked him his reasons for thinking he
swered that although he born in Irelani, he
American Mt this mopnent the deceased came in with
another man and called for brandy, which was given
them think he showed signs Of having been drinking
before but in his the conversation between
myself and the prisoner was going and the
country p the prisoner said Yes wac sora @ad pred
Weuid oppose the constitution Of the United States =
the deceased then called the prisoner q id Know
Nothing Irish son Of - and raised his hand,
prisoner laughed and said. "Come let us all take
drink the deceased and others who standing by
then drank with the prisoner after this the said
he was a mason roplied thst did not think he was
and that mascns did not go to bar rooms telling 1t
short time after this the prisoner sd that the deceas
I'd was rascal for incorporating himself; he then
said Come, let us ell take drink, but that man
(meening the deceased who just coming in rom the
yard) must pay for his drnk'' deceased then APP
preached the prisoner with his rrh arm raised and his
5b;n .an who was standing by prevented deceased
from striking the prisoner the latter stood still and
laughed the deceased then became very noisy and my
partner led him to the door, and told him go oil; hs
returned, and was again put out and finally as he
pany 70 drink again. after which he won't into the street.
and started TO go towards Broadway after hc.a
noise in the street, and went out when ,ns pr,
soner, deceased a policeman, and Mes~s. uart anu
Jenkins; the officer had hold u ne prisoner VINO
told him to arrest d~ssased; jenkins ana hart
he was the me to be blamed went back to
the banoom, and did not see any blows struck;
after deceased had been put out by my partner he
came back several times and each time would shake his
clonched fist at the prisoner, eSciaming I" You id
Irish Of bh, can and VIII lick you whenever
meet you While they we're IN the house no blows
struck and the prisoner sed nothing In the pre-
sen &c OF deceased TO aggravate HIM.
STEPHEN O. Bronuell Of Third avenue, sworn, and
stated tina. he Is one OF the prorreors Of the Manhattan
House wna present at the ARRAY. He corroborated
the testimony of the last winners and stated that while
IN the house the deceased made several attacks upon
tile rsone and several times took hold of him by the
coat collar and attempted TO strike him. bat pre-
vented hy the witness he also heapcd upon him the
most abusive epthes and did al in his power to make
him angry hut tie latter showed reyepgfui spirit
after both left The house, heard the noise OF scuh'e
in the silec and on 90 ~ out heard men say TO po
ilcemen, "ghls tdeceased) Il the man to arrest
ceased. and the latter fen 10 the pavement;
he fel heavily. striking bis right temple upon the side
vnlk ir Hart helped to ut him up and we aa him
The evidence of Dr. Finne was taken, who said that
Tie injuries the Of the death Of deceased The