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


THE INQUEST.
Coroner O'Do0uell held an inquest on the BODY
yesterday forenoon, in the dining room of the st,
Nicholas Hotel when the following persons were
sworn:-
Elias Dusenberyy. No. 81 Spring street
Barney Burtron. $3.50. .Collamore House.
y. Y. warner. No. III Wooster street
:. =, Barber. ....... No. 534 Broadway.
a.b. neprlrrS. ..... No. 500 Broadway.
G.M. Perry. .......... .Collamore House.
I'M. Leyne.. ......... No. lis Bank street
The Coroner then proceeded With the examina
tioA Of witnesses, when the following testimony was
eliGted:-
Csrnelia Lor'ng being duly sworn, deposed tha,
she vas the wife OF Charles Lorng now lying dead;
her husband was resident Of California, ana was
acting in the capacity of receiver Of public moneys
in Beneca; he left there in March last aud sbe in
February; met him in Baltimore on the May follow
ing; continued with deceased while they were in
the States; was not absent from him an hour M to
last evening; thought her husband had no acquaint
alce with the prisoner previous to the difficulty
tmt occurred tnat morning; at ten minutes
past i've o'clock heard violent ringing at the
hal bell right beside her room; her husbaad
was in bed, and on account Of the loud and con-
timed ringing he opened his door partly and on
putting out his head said :" Oh, IL is you; think
find any servant ut this hour" IL was the maids
bell that he had been ringing SO furiousy; the pri-
said that he had been ringing the bell ia his
own room for two hours, but did nos get any an
swd; In making this statement he sworc consider
ably; her husband then closed the door and went to
bed, and he was scarcely in bed when the bell rang
furously again; ner husband got up again. and on
opening the door second time he said, would
be much obliged to you sir, If you would not ring
the bell SO violently, for my vile is quite unwelr
and her husband Tanted him to put ON his pants.
for II he wanted tho maid to answer tho bell he was
not in cOpCition to be seen by her: the prisoner
cal rQ n Il n fn
woman in the house; he would dress as he pleased;
the prisoner used other language that she did not
hear; then her husband said If the prisoner re-
with stisk; deceased then went ta bel, and
they bad not lain there long before the bell
rang thirty times; deceased then got up, and
put !; Sn u. his pants and slippers, and put one
stepped ont and -tcid the prisoner he wonld 10 4
the ohice and see whether he could lind GER
want or not; witness then jumped out Of bed SO as
to the door her husband appeared not to be angry,
and said "Oh, Guild go back saw the prisoner ais
tnttly; ne had nothing on but his shirts on seeing
her at the door the prisoner started from the bell
ard ran towards his door; deceased was some dis
tnce down the hall, coming towards her; heard the
prisoner then say, "ln be damn'd if,-did not hear
any more Of the sentence; his face was turned from
ner; sne returned to her room; got up then and
looked at her watch, and said il was n quarter to
six O'Clock; then came to the door, and on seeing
no one in the hall returned to her room and having
dressed herself went back TO the halls stayed in the
nan some time; walked up to tho other end and
pack again. witness then went into her room, threw
on her night dress aad laid the bed; just as she
laid down female face cane to the door aud looked
I'M could not identify the face jumped up immedi-
atsly, nan towards the door, end heard her say,
"'Why, Mrs. Loring is in bed;" witness did not sec
the person she was addressing; she then put on her
blessing gown and walked into the hall, went back
TO her room, then went out again. and met the
chamhermaid Of that hail; sent her for her servant
n oak ad Gara bor v;,L <n
down and see what had become Of Mr.. Lorng for he
had been gene long time, ano al he was
in bis undress, she felt anxious about him;
Sarah came back and said something must have
swer; witness came down Immediately to the office,
ssking every person she met what had become Of her
husband and although she asked these questions she
be s se e s1 answer w.sn hs to
husband was on the hall floor dead; could not den-
iify the man who was ringing the bell.
John Cannahan being duly sworn, deposcd that
he was employed in the hotel as "rotunds man.
between five and six o'clock on the morning Of the
occurrence, a. he was going up stairs TO answer .
bell, saw the prisoner in dispute with deceased;
they were addressing each other in an angry man
he stood and watched them; heard the prisoner call
the deceased Q lar, when immediately the deceased
struck the prisoner blow across the head vita his
open hsnd the prisoner had cane in bis hand, and
took hold Of IT, he deceased dragged % away W the the
sheath, and thought the cane was byoken the
prsoner then made q pass at the deceased
With his right haLd; knew, be had something
II was until after they were pasted af.
deceased let yell" out Of him; deceased did not
soy anything until he fell he then vaid ne was
and i wss bent into half circle; did not notice
whether there was blood on the dirk or not: de-
ceased Sell on the ao,r IN about two minutes after
the prisoner had made the pass at him; while the
deceased lay on tho floor the prisoner walked up
further violence; the prisoner walked down stairs
slowly and threw the dirk into the pantry. IWit.
ness here identified the weapon and tho sheath used
On 1 sas ne 9Scc,s;son Ss, Witness picked sg toe Sssh
ed the prisoner down stairs, and said to some per
sons In the OIL q, There Is the man (pointing at
the rrisoncr) who had the scuf1le with the dead
man. went up stairs then to answer the bell that
down again saw the prisoner coming out Of the
bar ROOM ne was then arrested by police officer;
when went up stairs to answer the bon an
preached deceased, wlowas stu lying on the Hoor
and some bioot issuing from his left shoulder; de-
ceased had coat on when examined him; he
was moaning when saw him second time; he did
not make ute OF any expression then; Mrs. Rogers
wso is connected with the hotel was standing near
the deceased, And ordered the watchmen to remove
the body; witness proceeded 10 answer bis bcll and
on coming down he saw the dece used lying In room
No. l6; asked man who was ia the room whether
he was deadi be said he wae dead.
James Acde son being duly sworn deposed that
In the office, about 6A A. NJ, heard the cries of
maD mp stairs; called to waiter TO come, as there
was something wrong; on getting up stairs, witness
saw tLe deceased lying on bis fs,e motonless; DID
the PRISONER Was standing on the right side Of de.
ceased with the sword cane exhibited in his right
bard; was bot when he ssw n; d'd not nrsire