The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-05

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- PI8Hr-0JR0NsR's INvssTJ1AfIos.
coroosr B.i Of Brostlyp, (n The sbssa,s OF Corone
Hs.so~a, oou .sA ,oed ysss%r ~ iav-s'i sto or
purpossd asosstsA isS 'ns 'soo eAave = ths ssres
ssht, whics ooourre, hssvvsa asd O'Clock sunda
uornne ass in Tenth A cst North sscond street
which re.ua.ed tho lo+, <S life appears that som,
twelve -four teen perscus eot 70 porter house Il
North oond sero~t ne Tenth sire I, early sstur
day esseins whore they neA nearly al night,
dskas playing osrds, donanoes &C. fhsy al ssft tha
hoass Aestiy afssr O'Clock, imu> ta'eiy became
eoSsssd y bru NJ ash., during which JaA1ea H<sns
sss tiahsd In the iowcr part Of the Abd~uA,a which
caASed hs death Tuesday fo~eneoa about I, - clock
A,oung nas named Potter Clark arrestei o. Mon
dsy st. charged With being of tn, pasdes ensyed
In the 6sht Several Others made their escape IL
| beloved they will bs arrested during to-day Prom
seme facts elicted from tho last It is believed
The attach on Higgins usti4sted BY feasie whom
HAegins had invta to 20 excursion day last
week. and thea the dag Of tho excursion loft
home.
lhe following ID the testimony taken, altar which the
Investigation further postponed Tuesday
iutk HAgsin. sworn-l 1.-Two in icntn strs.t oet 800
Moth Tirst snd Ansle Streets deceased in mes Ia
gus, vse my brolbcr he was 10 fght Ia TENN ST
totNe*D No th soond and Ainsiis s'recss, .a lsy
moti ing, t<twoen and O'Clock tho 50 ~ July;
,d teen Ia Frank >~tft's h,use kept by ugr I'll
| 4ir), in N,rth second .sr-et sent down ,od
II
! IN Iinaoy, Like McFsrgin Peter Cia,k Hypa,
nno Hugh Gallagher barA.eper there were others old
ir,ie after sis o'cl Oh ssusday -v.nog. founs ws
brother there and remained until beswecn three aud
four O'Clock In the ning whom vent Ia drst tnsre
four 6vc pis, ing of csrda; ay nrotner
of them also Potter McMsonas. Barnoy Hanuas
Johnny Doyle. and auoth. = man. ~hos- nam~ q not
know they ntd not abeot CARDS. the.e usD wcro
b., themsoive the ossera psy,ng dsntsoss ~
another place adjoining drank three times from the
time went IN h out; took orsudy twce ami
glass Of porter glsss Of botoru to
the hsuse brother drink twn gaases OF pcrter
be wes little nexcat.d; there was no quarrcitrsz or
high words duripr lbs ,iue .e were in tho hoeso
or difficulty until after wo came outside; do
not tnw there ev.r had becn any dispute or quar-
rel between my brother and any eof the parties;
elf, brother Teter Mo,isnnus, and Bsrnev Hannaa
of the house nsst together; he othors
previous; g.ing home AMI got renh street,
near by, when Potter Clark and the others came OUT
We, sa,on TO my bro,hcr said he could beat him and
that be .houd not whip him, Mike McEargan said he
could ck the next cost man ON the gr,und my brother
ea p0s :, Az AZ much a.n to TO w ne .@a
erco Mike McFsrean At that ime tho neturo
got partly settled and the Ave Of party started
TO 20 home; got nearly halt block of and the
other rarty followed us and said they wool, boat us
Peter tiarse, Mile McFargan, - Fysn, Patrick -,
Who formerly car'nan Tor Tsrry Donnely, aod
about ten other persons whom do not know,
followed after us, and said they would beat as
srty did stop, but the other party came up
us and attached us Mike Mcrargan andPetcr Irk sruck
~. aud sue Se
fought together, and others came to his assistance
canhot tell the names Of hoso who came 70 McFsgans
tho rst man struck nc was struck BY Peter Clark
brother DID the best he could to defend himself ohor
IerpoDs struck my brother; DO not kuo thcir names
DO not think Barney Haacnn Q. Fsggsrty: who wsre
Nth engaged 10 .he dght; Tho hight dia not at
s ~ s' .nS Avn e:s
up fosss liver y shom beating my sresAsr,
Hnnnsn and ssgs.St, assisted ms 20 est my brothcr
hue; went for Dr RaIue; hs and refused 70 at
end brother and p.n. for Dr. Brady who came my
brother cn,psnes OF pain in tho lower part Of the
stomach
witness vss here requested 20 lock aRout the room
and II he ogniZc any percd0 F1>sent who
cpgaged 10 the gnt After looking absat he point
cd out Pstri * lark q tho persona Patrick
the fight Potter Cnr referred The testimony, wes
in the but NIT identified BY tho prisoner.
Councillor Fox here requested psiyego to ask tho
witness some aue.tons. Coroner Ball stated that he
ALLOW cd counsel take part In investigation
Dr. J. A. Brady ewsru--I wna called to = james Hi,
gins on tho sunda, morning ellaacd to- found tho
sinking from injuries in his prvatos he was almost 10
dying condition; attended hm snti the time he died.
Tursday, between ten and eloyen A. ufatO post
morem examination, and found thst death was caused
Hugh Highs recalicd-I do not recognize any other
Eere that Ia tho fSht; 1t was Pete Clark who
fret struck my brother.
near Tenth street; know james Higgins; was ut
Frank Swt's saturday night ast the house is kept
By Hugh Gallagher was there arss Is about eight
O'Clock the house shut up, and won't back in the
asd to gst IN found all tho men had left tsere-Pete
CArk, Mike Mcfargin, JaneG Higgins, (deccased.) his
brother Hugh Hgans and about Ave moro, names un-
known; know ali OF thom BY sight remained there
until about halt past threo O'Clock sunday n,orning
NO we're singing had dranh several tmes during the
night; there pot man in the house but that had
Souss snS d'' de not bear any angry words
spoken left the house alone-tho last one
Hugh Gsiaehsr and rnys'h wero talking and word
L. shats s,rr~ r.inU IN IA 6Vhr Outs ide.
Hugh before Inc and ran out nr1stlatoly after,
ana found tho lighting; saw Hugh Higgins In tho
vho con mood tho Hght myseK and Hugh Gallagher
tiled to separate them; caught hold Of Jsmcs and
wards Grand and With them for lighting
Sunday morning they tried TO go back into the tight
Bush Higgins vas about 70 atrso me- when Psso Achan.
harm; lsn them thsro and returned back, and mst
Mike McFarean and Petc Clark: got bold Of them q
them along towards North Second street whom de,easod
James Higgins, camo up and struck Nike hcFergsn on
The uDder lip with stone ~hich he held iu hs hand;
Miho McFarean turned upon decsssed, and thcy gos
fighting; tho crowd rushed togo hcr; Hugh Higgins was
about three yards of and cried out th.. he woan kun
posed pick up stone; the mon all got mixed into tho
asht stepped oBs side and ds not try to separate
three minutes they stopped as,ingo their accord
Pete McNannus wao lying ON the sidewalk injurcf; my
Msnnus and took him 70 tho pump; thcn the two
Higgins and tho other man coming down; they camo 70
tho pump wherc were and used Bomo water; James
Higgins seem be injured very bad and could not stand
up sfrsjght helped him homo and thou went after
doctor with Hugh; the nrss Of the fight ssw was GO
Tenth street. near back yard Of Swtsts house. the
second hgt by. Ten sreet towards where
Hugh end dccss.ed lived do know who struck nrss
cid not Patrick Clark there that night; Pose crh
there that night. 49,.
o. By Coroecr Ball--sncs tho AGht have you heArd
anv ysryron say what was the Of ths aghR
< hnvr heard that IL wss . girl that got Higgins
wbpred -
q. who told you thIsf
vss told 70 b, Kats Fltzpatrc shs said that Do
ccase had invited girl nauae not known 20 wtness to
20 vi him on the Catholic pic mic which took place
day Last week. and tho day arriving desssssd dd not
for her. ths he undcrssoed was The cause Of the
nsh<.
There being other witnesses 10 obtain the farther In
vsetigstion was adjourned 70 Tuesday next
American Eable Society.
The regular meeting Of the Board OF Managers
was held on Thursday, the Cd inst., q a o'clock