The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-18
CtIOneIC lGqusstSs
HOMICIDE IN THIRTEENTH STREET, AND ESCAPE OF
THE PEkPErRATOR.

Yesterday afternoon . man named Archibald Irwin
died at ths Bellevue hospital from The effects Of
sustained the night previous In Thirteenth street. near
seventh avenue, 1t the hands Of man named Hugh
Dsow II appears that the right Of the occurrence
Iarro~ had got into diicuty with party In this
reshbofhcod but the begerent parties were sepsrat
ed In about ten fifteen minutes Darrow, 1t Ia
alleged. saw Archibald Irwin, the deceased standing
gaiDst tree box in Thirteenth street. between Green
wch and sevsr th avenuss and him to be one
Of the party who had i1suted him up {, him and
stiuck him on the head with . rung ndicting ~
twas thought ct the time, but slight wound The
that had assembled up aud took the deceased
to the stAion bouse He seemed at this time to have
entirely recovered fiom the effects o. the blow but in
about four hours Afterwards M became very ILL
Capt Aci erSn thinning that yud be necessary for
him TO receive medical attend ance had him TO
Bellevue hosp pita where hs ,tned Ia very danger
state until ysseray afternoon about IsE ocIock
when he breathed his last Immediately after the Is
saul'ins Of the sccused on Monday night on ,srs
dispatched to arrest the alleged asssant but he
them and has not yet been arrested Three officers
also sent In quest OF barrow yesterday afternoon
him Darow, ihougn quite youth, il old in iniqaty.
He was sent to tho peaentiary short time ago fer
sauls ans battery and was once arrested charge Of
using slurg shot
Last evening an inquest was held upon the body
of ased when the following testimony taken
says bat he was we'll acquainted with deceased, who
was hacs man; he with Others took ride on Monday
afternoon IN the carriage driven BY deceased and Ia r
turniI got out opposite 100 West Thirteenth street.
anc they aighted narrow came towards witness
with cart rupg In hand snd told witness he would
stSis him. but be got out Of the way Dsrro~ then I'd
yanced to deceased and struck him With the cart rung
urop the head knocking him down the sidewalk and
on taking him up, witness saw blood issuing from his
nose.
william Fee sworn. said-I resids ct 125 Grssawi,h
avenue; wss measuring coal ct Boyd's store, near
were the asssun tcot place. and saw carriage drive
up TO No 100 Wet Thirteenth street. and some persons
let OF tn e.sys and 60 into the heuss The do
cesssd, who the driver also went in leaving boy
20 bod hs horfss: While this boy standing the
horses Darrow the accused approached and asked him
to tsfe him TO Thirty street, which the boy de-
doing on the ground that the carriage did not b
long to him; Dsrow then struck the boy, and do sed
came out Of the house and going mp to the boy
feed to the pavement by blow from cart ruug which
Darow held In his hand. Some other eooborativs evi
dcpce taken, when the given the jury.
Who encered verdc Of death from injuries received
at the hsncs Of Hugh arrow
FATAL RAunOAD ACCIDENT Yesterday Coroner Hilton
held inquet At the New Yok Hospital upon the body
Of samuel Mead physician, Of Green vieh, Coanect
cut who came TO his death by being over by the
New Bavsn Railroad train, the 10th inst at Msrose
station. IL agpsared from ths evidence adducei before
the Coroner at the engineer the track
him warning Of his danger by whistng the epgine but
the ming net observed. Tho brakes we're then
srp but II late tbs hsadwny Of the train
rot be sckened until the cowcacber had struck
bim and VI rev bim into dit h aongside the tr@ck
The jury In this ca dered verict 1Ttat tbs de-
New Haven taroad by being rck 10 the abtomsn by
the oc motive attschsd 10 the trstn" Decessed
sbout ATTY eight Of sge, and was native OF Con
necticut