The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-03

Murder - Mich ael Coyue the ,I.onxsho<euaau.
On Tuesday Coroner Hilton held an inquest on Michael
coyps Tie who raid to have been fouss in.sa.
tise, by policeman, pier No "a, Monday morning,
diSBcuty si'h ,hs hsn"s on board toe Keausosc
steamer, lying between III city and Phil.dslpha bv
whom he hsaien and finally struck ON .hs he. With
capsfs bar by John Cochran. aud had his skull frac-
tortc and who beides tDrea'eDe 10 kill Patlic< Falon
he tsrfered. The poor man, sf or being struck
lie mo,niss nv raiU sy whow he was taken 10 bis
boarding hause, and thence to the New York Hospital
where hs did.
IafIict Fson It's Washington street, sworn--r kuaw
Michael 10Y ne, The deceased also John Cochran
STANDING the street at the had bier H. North river
the kenebec, of Philadelphia. Law at the pier,
Tear the end 81 IT. while starring therc head -y Of
urrer; II came from 'ho end OF the per- could MT
recognise the vice Il either that Of deceased
the ~ soner dark at the time that could not
siarding tho end OF the pier as soon as
hend the cry Of murder ran down, the deceased
on Goes, and two or three perons sanding and
beating him with theie d.,s; do not whether thsy
we're tichipg bin; these persocs deck hands on
hoard the steamer T. nneb-c know them by sight but
nor their names Icri"d ont % them, Boys are YOU
going to hill the maDY they maze answer; this was
opposite t. ~hsre he steamer lay whilst these men
cestiug the dscessed, cav tn prisone. from
hoard the e kennstec he VA and bad
capean bar in hi. hand; a. no approached decaasen
be had II drawn ~ to strike him; placed myssh be-
tween him and ~here deceased lay, upon which ns
struck with this bar twice, ON tie side OF the
head. emo the second Time my right arm, which
had rssedo defe nd myself said to the pisonor John
sure you area q going 70 xii the man" he r~ped Yes
and YOU too you damn'd 500 Of . bitch: be struck de
caasd very heavy blows tho head with this bar
while he lay the dock blow took effect over his
febead the other the of hs head he struck
him with all his strength these blows acre given de-
deceased before he struck ae 1t immediately af err
he hao struck deceased that he sad, Ill hill yuu too.
yen 81 a birch' snd struck me the aide ~ the
load and the after the prisoner ha struck Tho
Geo cd, TIC mel who lad been previ,usi. beating nm,
STOOD by ara said nothing they lid not attempt to
vent The prisoner from+trikng the deceased afraid
OF my lfn and mp the dock crying ont that Coyns
was killed. did not any go down the pier
wa,ec at the head Of it few mautes. after which
went n.me; came down the pief between 8 aud
oh ck The next mornir saw the pisoner IN board the
steamer. When he me he ask,d how thas
~as n at was beaten the last night tod him he
knew that hest himself that he would be taken up;
he lay about fy further towards the etreet THAI
where he was bes'en: did not rotce whetoer there
marks upon the pier showing thar he had ben drag
ged alor e. there other the deck Of the
steamer at the time the prisoner spoke To me- did not
notice any OF them ~h'n found deceased lying on tho
deck 10 this condition raised him up. upon which he
vomt d; then got him my oaca and carried him to
my boarding house; he boarded with John Mccormick,
coyner oi Cedar Washington streets; o Decor
and be- ordered hin, to be tai to H pal
j 90 lot know what the cause Of tho difficulty
Sunday night between the PARTIES the eap'an Oar was Of
wcod If ordinary rhickness and about feet long,
think deceased the influence Of liquor SUM
day evening" all the other party and ths prisoner
sober; did not hear knife spoken of BY any Of the
party IL deceased very good natured sort Of
mon; never saw him ugly wten intoxicated; have
knhwn him Tor two years past am Q 'longENorc nar;
tlt deceased q longshore man,
+. Markoe Wright NJ. D.-Decesscd admitted into
the New York Hospital between nine md ten o'c'
Mopda, morning, suffering from porns Of compress
sion OF the BRAIN he continued to SINK -ri aoo about
O'Clock NJ; the post norton aiod se1y sx,eu-
svc fracture OF tie base of the ss G a rVs clpt %
blood between the membranes Of The bain aud the skull
the right sds anterorly this the of his
death
AHer tho Coroner had addressed the jury upon the
facts presented in tina testimony he lett the nth
Il EN-, who returned the 70 I,wipg verdict 49, Tha.
Michael Coype To biz death BY blows from capstsu
hr inc eh by John Cochran the evening Of July 80
1864, pier No IA North river: further. lind that
"bancs" employed on the steamer Ksnnebec par
ties 70 the sone."
Uton The rendition Of the verdict John Cochran who
is tall and powerful man. six f-e' thr inches in height
was conveyed 10 Tho ON bs to avail nina ion.
Dtceased was native Of Ireland twenty two years of
age.
A motto on paper made by Coroner Hilton, in the
folis wing
Nich.l las Dunn quarrening with deceased pisr
M. l9N0rth river, when Damn called for help, upon
Which John Cochl from board tua steamer
Kennetec, lying 1T said wtatf, aud strncg deceased
the head vi club heavy piece Of timber Dunn Is
hand hoard The steamer, aud left Ia her for Phia-
dslrhia Tho steamer IL expected back Thursday at
eight o'clock. Thomas Smith, Richard Halfpeuny.
Michael Ley, sail TO be Witnesses. Taey work
around pier No. II. j. II.