New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-02
Fatal SHOOTING AFFRaY-cONFESSioN or
TIE PERPETRATORS.

Absut Il o'clock on Friday night racas, in which sew
eru D. IRONS engaged took place at pofer hous
corner Of First and North Seventh sts in Whamsouga
ksp, BY v ilam Brennan, during which yoang man
named Michael Hiram was shot with the contents OF
fowng piece BY Brennan The charge Of shot took effect
in The eff side producing almost instant death As soon -
Freeman discovered that he had wounded oran he caught
him in bis arms Kissed and w.pt bm until he expired
txcsming that he had Killed his best friend, aud nGedse
IL prced,d 10 the Second Ward station House and de-
hvtrtd hmsel up
On Saturday at II O'Clock. Coroner Cooke summoned
urv ard proceeded hold inquest at the S;akcn lIouse
The uner was brought before the Coroner and Jury aud
II formed thai he al liberty to answer or not such cues
tons as stouio be ru' TO ban
~ evrrcsfd his willingness TO make a full statement Of
IT, ,r and prot; ss.d thst be bad intention Of njur
inc dee, a,.d with whom he had been ON intimate terms for
several years
Vim prcrrsn The prisoner sworn am 80 years of age
native of IClaEd and r,sdo ~ the corner OF First aad
Norh seventh ~entto bed at 10 O'Clock last night
ard ordered my bsrke'per to close mp the mouse son
after heard rose below. snd told my wife there was
fight went down end found deceased hiohael iioanl
rushing George Murphy down upon chair | went be-
tween th, nud old deceased not 10 hut Murphy he re-
piled at he would told him that would no. let hin
he then caught hold Of me by he neck' and we hads
SCI fC. ard nGily got loose IN N hm OF
FIVE strung els lc.tut one OF tlei-a ia man-se.zci
two Il 80 d,,au.rs end raOd one 10 strike ne Win
rem 10 Gu, board cna 20 out n od sword az mo Sans
tre d,ccased va beating murphy told them 10 20
about their tusross Fcoirc TIA, tho sword did nos
fiphten ti,m, toid them would soon make
tltm GO out. and immediately ran up s'"ifs ana
got double boud'd gum OF coming down or,
q. rcd tie rariy TO 20 out which th.y di. doeease1
Turned hsci, ard as he was coming in the door
said: Mike low 90 l'me, az ;he same lime placing the
mule Of tie gun aeullst Ei5 breast ana pH'nlss MN,
ulsrNe rtnwot oG ihroeed down the gun, caughs
hoiG Of him and asked him ho WIS hurt do moi racpeeS
o,oiug he gun; loaded il about three months sinca
with a OF 10 In bls wish had no intention 81 Snoot,
np ~. luf te,tue J. hlCn,u whnn came IOWA ana
saw III. rslt, heating Mur.hy wli n was probably in
cr,astd by lie III taking nc bottles III hs handS IN
tle rrt.ic, 81 Almighty God, never intended - shoot
Holtu and when saw vhat had doue eauSat him IN
my md uktd lin il he was hurt ne never spoke;
field M Tii, what hid doDo, ant thea II iNered my
eli % at he Second Ward station House Deceasedw
in ny house oVty day, sud We "oe the keast friends.
AID never he'd any ciicuy previous held the gun in
botl hands, but am not conscious ii having cooked IT.
was under the imp tsiJn when ceased turned TO coma
bach. that tie lory were com ~ hl'oi an nor nave
any Grs Of al nc, as kntw ho w0ad nor ln-
IN me til. occurred about ~ oc lock there were four
o. five Others Iros. II b,dos Murphy and The BART nder-
BY a Juror-Dd you ever take tie gun 10 any one DO
Ansver-I took the gun before and drove out two
n,tu who lot INTO Do, aud hnliy attcked me with
cant rurg for in,cg.trng; + " days since took tho
sword my land when two men male disturbance but
did q, tn, en iht N. .
John Conner bar tender for b ennan testified that ho
was rtsCt the ARRAY Koran aud hs friends attacked
Muir hv drove Of them OuI with SICK th srIcG
Mur,by but he came back Bseonen IN osd nj this
tire he after down aad tried Oseplrate Koran
ard Murlby and ten went 10 cupboard and took out
sword friend ct dccoas sezsd two bottles, nt ogad
te door aud raised II throw Il Beanan dropped
the sword and up stairs told the young man to 90
away Tor csr Mir would come down ami fire at him. az
thuualt be- had gone for the gun Mr. u had ordered
them several times when he out with the gun
h. told dooeased 10 20 out at the tune pushing him
with She nuzze Of the CUR, when it went oil dad not
hear him y thing except to order deceased 10 go outs
the poL6r threw down bis gun Grd aii nc had shot his
best r nd be- caught deceased in hs and cried and
appeared 4, Il very bad; know Koran and Brennan
were on trieroy terms. .
Tie testimony Of Vim. and Thos MoDonough friends
Of dcoa,ed and CHARLES Murphy, was taken, which cor
roLoIsted Ia the main the ABOVE statements appears
from their that tho assang party had drank
severel glasse- of beer each.
Tie veIdc Of the Jury that Michael Koran canns
to his deeth by gun discharged while in the hands of VIM
Brennan. Siencd-Henry Guischard, Foreman John d.
Hunt Rapelyea WaTd John Vail Richard Pink, and Hugh
O'Nel
On the rendition of the verdict Coroner Cooke committed
the prisoner 10 the County jail to await trial
Deceased was q shpwrght about 30 years Of age and
leaves wife and two children, who reside in Fourhst be-
tween North Fifth and North Sxihsts
Deceased and Brennan were both men in good standing
among their acquaintance and known to be on init
mate terms and is the general impression that the deed
was unintentonal