The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-06
Homicide in see Efntn W.rs.
Arrest OF THE PERPETRATORS -INyEsriG ALTON BY
THE CORONER.

TIE C0ROsER.
fatal srsv oscurr~a about eight O'Clock Wednesday
eye ing the Of Hora'io and wAshiagoa s.rcAt
bets eemish King and Peter GAni-oo Post the
latter Of whom received two severe staos, one In
the abdomen and the ether in the back. King,
It seems, b.d been KIDD OF spree Tor about
q week, and on his coming hone on Tuesday
evening sore words occurred Between them when ~ ~
said Post struck King the face lhsy esned 10 hsve
forgotten the cicuy, however they took tea toge
Their last evening ard seemed TO he good terms, al
though King was stn under the iphueece Of iquor.
about hour after yards Post went out ana as he was
passing tire grocery store the opposite corner King
bed ont Of the store and STABBED nm 9th large
cheese knife. The ipjored man WAS ion ned,AteiJ con-
ye~ ed drug store By. when bis woun Is Eere
examined and dressed ny a physician sho sad they
wosld probably prove fssal he then 'sd TO
his brother in law in Pethnns syeet, where nger
NJ til bout o'coca Yesterday norong VII. he ex
pred from the effects Of his severe oriss King was
arrested yesterday by Segeep. Lfers, Of the Ninth
ward police spc conveyed to the Ninta ward station
bouse
Yesterday Coroner Gamble proceeded to the residence
Of tceafeds brother IN law No q Bethnne street.
In order 10 hel inquest upon the boy and TO ascer
tam al the facts he could connected With the melan
eboly affair
From the testimony aSduced the occasion. IL APP
yesIes that the deceased and King boarded together at
The OF Horaio street that the ieht preceding
the ARRAY alteration took place between ihem rela
tive their respective SEATS nj the supper table Kiog
it appeared had been spree I cat day and
highly offended Words ensued; but the matter, it vas
ttor ght was settled Horever such not the csse
az the quarrel renewed when they got outside of
5oors when they arrived at the corner OF Washington
and uorato streets, at grocery store kept ny G
Ccqen the deceaser struck the priouer King Ia the
face whsreupon the Litter rushed into the store
seized q large cheese knife end plunged IL into
tie abdomen Of Post He then dres his
pom again and inflicted another deep wound
in he back from whch blood flowed profusely. Kiag
then cfi out the hystsDders that he would seva
ali men In that way that ipsuited him, AMI then ren
on The wounded was, as We have already st,tsi
cor yeyec to crug store In the immediate nsghbor
hood VII ere bis wounds we're In some manner q esse
then conveyed TO the residence OF hts hr thsr
in law in Behune street, where he fingered until nine
O'Clock tho next morning, when he expired A pos
norton examination was made upon the dy, $40 wing
that TIE inss had besn severedhat the let ruy
bad been pier ,ed with sharp instrument, nrodacng IN
slant heno rrhage, from tho effects OF which he died
The jury in this after duo deberatou render Cd
verdict That Peter G. Post to his death from
stsbs inflicted BIZ Jerome b. King" The deceased
native OF New Jersey and was about 70 PEARS Of age
The prisoner then examined by the Coroner whea
the usual questions put TO him. ne Said he was na
tive Pebnsy wanna and coach psiuter BY trade 10
TO the chsrgs preferred against him, he said All
Ibave say H. that the deceased Ard myself were al
wsys good friends tried to ipure the deceased
until be tried to ipjurs me" During the inquest the
prisoner wept bitterly, and seemed to have dearly
pented the rash act that he had committed
On the rendition Of the verdict he committed ia
the Tcmbs b. the Coroner 10 await the action OF The
Grand Jury.