The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-09

The Murder OF Higgins IN WlallanaSsurg.
INvxsTI0 ALTON CONCLUDED-A FEMALE AHansrED
As AN ACCESSORY ONE or THE ACCUSED At LARGE
Coroner Ball. Of Brooklyn, continued fbe investigator
yesterday for the purpose OF asceranng the facts Of
the street 6gh which occurred on Sunday morning, Sd
inst, in which James Higgins received injuries which
caused his death the following Tuesday From the
facts elected appears that the attack Higgins
premedated and the jury came TO the conclusion that
his death caused by injuries received at the hands Of
Peter Clark and Michael McFargn and also that young
woman, named Ann Roe, was accessory to the deed.
The following Is the testimony taken -
Hugh Gallagher sworn-I reside in North Second
street. and keep public house the persons engaged In
the ARRAY Sunday morning, August 8, In Tenth Street.
tail msn cal ed Dick Paddy Flynn Nike coniu Hoss
and James Higgins Barney Hannah, VIM Foggsrt Peter
McManus, Owen Doan John Doran, and several Others
they had drinks during the night the tvs Higgins were
little high the rest did appeR to be intoxicated
there was no disturbance in the house, and no talk
morning; they left between and O'Clock in the
ing Go not know who eft rst Patrick Flynn called to
me and said they going to fight Ia Tenth street.
when went out Pete Clark and Hugh Higgins were
stripped of to fight; Hugh had his coat and hat laying
stoop in Tenth street; do not know who gave the
challenge got hold Of Pete Clark and he tried to get
away and Hugh Higgins was meeting him; both APP
pared to be anxious to fight Pete Clark got away,
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him up Tenth street. and he lgot hold Of his
coat and hat and said he would go homo
James Higgins (decsased) said he would not 60 homo
until he would fight or get satisfaction; then Hugh
turned sidewalk, and they all met the street,
and the heht the two Higgins Pete Clark,
Mhe McFa1gip, and Dick - mel, and commenced
striking each other Bill Toggart and myself went ia
amongst them and uoe peace; went into the house,
and more dstuIbance; Gid not hear WHIST they
fighting abont heard since that the fight abUu
girls; hear this after the inquest commence
last week heard Bal Taggart speak about it, he
tan ing aheut Kate Fitzpatrick, t5e girl bringing them
in the crape (Mness here refused answering turther
questions when Coroner Bali about to commit him.
Winners tDta coat nueol took holt Of lite McFargn
before tco held # Pete Clark and took him away; do
not know Tho McFarcin going TO fight; McFarg1
back again where the fight VAS did hear them
ssy nytiing in reference TO lighting about any girl
lnow girl North Second street named Kate Fitxpat-
rick she lives with Der father her my places
her father has been there at different tines heard
him speak about James Hggns, DO not know girl by
the OF Ann Roe; did hear Hugh Higgins FAY he
would Kill any Cd In son OF b-ch or bugger; did
hear the Higgins say they would have 6ght
Farley Iia1pan reside on the corner Of North
Fist and Eighth streets at Hugh Gaagher's on the
Saturday night of the disturbance the large called
Dick - Twas not acquainted with; believe he boarded
in the house with Mcfargin; him next morning
after the fight; had four five drinks during the
night was none the worse for liquor no one present
appeared to be the for liquor ararreilng
lighting occurred in the house vent sway between three
ard four o'cl OK in the morning went out with Peter
McManus, Hugh ard James Higgins; had just got
the SIDEWALK, when Mike Mcfargin and Patrick Flynn
can out aud met us; Mike McFsrgn said "Boys 1t is
'hought they would be home by daylight Mike McFar.
gin said cit wasn't that he meant" we were al
standing t0ss'hsI and saw fa, az LYNN rcmg
around towards the house; he went round the
front way; think the way he came toward us;
all the rest Of the party then out towards U.S. did
no. recognize Flynn afterwards there many Of
them; they then commenced quarIelng; Mcfargin bad
spels T and said Se cous Ses tho best man there
Mike Mcfargn then spoke and said she could beat the
next best man.; Hugh Higgins said, "f there is ever
Il Tot uw1uxv hou
fight any OF them;" did not hear deceascd-James
Higginssay anything; no aghs took place them had
not want to fight and ne asked Hugh Higgins IL he
wanted to Tight and Hugh said he did not; Hugh Gal
iagher some otLer man and sell caught hold OF the
half block theie were two of US pushing them home
when no other party came up Hugh Gallagher left
moment before; amongst them saw Mike NcFargu and
about ten others do net know did not Pete Clark
amongst them at that time; had Mike McFar
gin and the party come up than he began to quarrel
the mouth The heads Of two men who holding
Hugh; got hold Of McFargn and helo him back when
he said jf did not let him go he would strike too;
held him until he got away from me; after that got
hold of another man, and some Of them struck me on
the shoulder and knocked me down; when l got
up ! saw Peter NcManus laying on the curbetone;
picked him up and dragged him the street. he
was iDsensibe at the time and could nor speak, this
time the fight was about over; did not see any blows
struck after it, Hugh Higgins came mp and said back TO
tie other mon, Boys, You have killed man." they
did not return dragged Potter McMannus to pump
around, half lent, washing himself; went home with
McAlannus; then went home; did not SEQ any person
srise deceased, James Higgins, and did
him. did not see James Higgins strike any during
fight have heard any say who struck kicked
James Higgins; Mathew Carr, the evening before James
died. told that girl told him (Carr) that Jimmy was
to bring girl excursion told him that she
lived with widow Carroll ard that the girl said that il
Jimmy stopped the north side of williamsburg he
told that he did not the girl on the excursions
this was Sunday evening, before the fight; Peter
McMannus and his wife were present when James told
this do not iecollect seeing Clark again after the
commencement os the first disturbance after we started
with the Higginses towards homo VIC did not stop.
Peter MeManus sworn-f reside at the Of Union
avenue and ipsle street; was at Hugh Gaaghers the
night the afay took place; the parties heretofore
toned by the witnesses were present. there quar-
relling In the house suppose 1t between and
o'clock IN the morning when left with James and Hugh
Higgins and Barney Hannah; went out Of the back
way on to Tenth street, those left in the house be-
hind came out alter US; amongst them Pete Clark
Mike Mcfagin, Mike Conley and some nine or ten that
did not know; Hugh Gallagher and one else was
keeping Them back we were going towards home; Pete
Clark and Mclsign came ups Clark said LIE could whip
the best man in the party and Mclarein said he could
whip the next best man. can't say who struck frst:
three five men in front Of dece al him
do not know their Names and would not know them by
sight belieTe Pete CsI and Mhe MeFargin we're of this
party because they the FIRST up went in assist
eeceascd they got down and did rot any thing
mere got close 10 deceased nj his left side, wher
prsrg TO his assistance, and facing The other party
struck st some one they standing il a 70 " In
font OF deceascd struck tall man; DO not know that
had seen this man in Hugh Gala hcrs before have
known James Higgins about two years; the morning
the excursion deceased, James hggns told that
he met girl, ard asked her wasn't abe goiog on the
excursion, and she said she had 10 take her. de-
ceased said that II he hsd known that he would have
taken her himself deco sed told her that Ii not too
Late FOR her TO with him. but that he did not think
shc wewh he ssid that when he dressed himself ne
vent on the excursion and that he heard she dres
sed ready to after the excursion deceased told
that he did not take any girl
Matthew Cnrr swcrni reside at the corner OF North
first and Tenth streets; know Barney Hannah; had
no conversaticn with him about girl James Higgins
was to take on excursion; q morning or two after
Y excursion met Ann Zoe, the girl present. the
sidewalk end asked her why che did not 60 the
cursiop, and she said she too lsto asked her II
James higgins asked her to 20 the excursion, and
she iad Re did; she said II, not fool of me he
made, hut Of himsclf.'' "nevcr mindn aaid she,
he win ge IL when he don't eyrec. Il; he will be the
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