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

peases God l hope we have all arrived at the Lsief
that a Divine Providence viii not but sgh
our own cooperation Loud and prolonged applauset
williamsburg City Intelligence.
THE MYSTERIOUS MyIsDER--THE BODY IDENrIFIED AS
THAT OF AN ITALIAN BARRIER.
The body of the who my ysteriousIy murder
cd on Sunday night in vacant lot Marcy avenue
Italian barber named Giovanni Feriinandi from verons
Lombardy, Italy He patriot rcfugee and 70
this country in the sardnan fgate San Juan He In
the employ OF MIR Giudaru Mnncin barber at tins
ner Of Broadway and Beecker streets lie was about
ofage single man. and had friends
At ten O'Clock yesterday morning the investigation
was resumed before Coroner Hantord and the jury
Guidam Sancln sworn--l reside at No 643 Broadway,
N. Y, and am barber by profession; have seen the
body Of the in the bell tower mis- Giovanni
Ferdinand; he in my employ as barber; he caans
this country in Sandman frigate in the month az
May or June last, and has been with since;
paid him the remainder of his wages 81 that the
last time him; he went away from the shop alone
do not know that he has any friends here he did
quaintances associates are gave the portemonnaie
(exhibited) to him New Years present he is very
sober, steady in the shop had any occasion
to know how he conducted of the shop never saw
him have the ccpicli anything like it there are two
had on a soft hat at tho time he loft the shop do not
know that he in the habit of coming to Williams
burg; he always appeared to be friendly terms with
with whom he bad terms; deceased about %
years OF age; single man. and had relatives in
this country the hat OF deceased here exhibedI;
the hat not the he had when he left the shop;
he showed 1t to me- however, the Sunday previous do
not know where lie boarded; deceased of tho
patriot refugees and this country the Sardi
nisn gate Sangoyan he told he lost his fingers In
a battle against the French In Roae know that
he carried arms he could speak but few in Eng.
lish and those poorly; he appeared to be very ineiG
gent man.
Philip Manetta sworn.-Iden.instl, the body; he had
seen him frequently at the shop Of Mr.. Mancni, in
Broadway he knew nothing furtherrelaye to deceased
Ir ahnffg a..rfa tona
of the laying in the bell tower; there two
superficial wounds about the shou ser and also wound
under the right shoulder bade ths ice pick could have
produced the two wounds the shoulder; the ball
tered the back about three inches below the right shout
der bade it passed downwars ard in its pierced
the apex Of the lower lobe of the right lung the
root Of the lung and passed through the at it,
nay embedded in the muscles just beneath the sn the
bah which extracted and to the Coroner the
immediate cause OF his DEATH fran the appearance of
the ball wound should suppose that deceased must
have been in a sitting posture, with that wound
could not live TO eacsed ,e minutes; the pistol must
have been in close proximity to deceased at the time Of
firing
Andrew Rome sworn-on Sunday evening heard
and about Hse n;n ten after heard another gun; I
visiting at Dir Geddas house, OF
Marcy avenue and Rodney street; heard but
report, but did not pay particular
attention; J was - the back room, and the report
eounded in front oi t1e house Mr. t.eides was called
down stairs by Mr.. u,sors ant girl and returned
Immediately and toi p M. Power thought man had
been shot on the os went down Immediately, and
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as went down, aud av ua person except the man lay
ng the ground ccan aeross the lot about 150
ris sisis',t ard o5nat the distance the
5tler way this ocss &c minutes after heard the
second report suppose the laying sixty
seventy yards From tnt house; Mr iitchson Mr. Dover
and mysci went over immediately 70 him. he was laying
on his back, blceisg profusely at the mouth asked
him what was the maer and who had done this he
] understood the word stranger, do not know
whether he addressed the word stranger to in au
scn to others Mr. power went in search of pocemen,
and Mr Atchson went for surgeon; was alone with
the man about two minutes, during which the man
claimed :" MIR, Mr.. - then went back to the house
for arsisance young man. n stranger who stand
ing at the door returned with me, and the man was
still alive but think he died in about a minute after;
the young and myself went in search Of Brooklyn
policeman but we were unsuccessful and when
turned found him in the hands OF the Williamsburg
lice when first the he attempting to riso
up; found his hat eboat twenty yards beyond him,
from the house; the ground partially frozen and
observed footprints If there had been scuffe;
there had been other in the field besides the
injured at the time FIRST out of the house,
could have seen them.
Charles Dover sworn-I reside with my uncle Michael
Dover, corner Of Murray avenue and Rodney street;
streets between and O'Clock that evening" in company
with Albert Baird and did act know of the murder until
returned home, between 10 and ii O'Clock; there
several paths crossing ts vacant lot do not know
that it is customary for any person to keep firearms in
that vicinity there and pisolkcpt in the house
where live the pistol but have loaded II:
my uncle loaded and discharged it the fore part of tho
/ winter never deceased before.
/ Daniel FitzsmmOns and his wife examined, but
knew except what they had subsequently hearo
after which the jury took recess.
At four o'clock the investigation resumed and
the following testimony taken, after the room was
cleared OF all except the jury and reporters
Mr. sworn-I knew the man by sight whose body
lays in the bell tower; introduced to him some
time last summer by an Italian gentleman named Man
cipi who stated that deceased Italian patriot and
had been exed through the influence Of Bedni and the
Roman Catholic coniedelaey at Rome the introduction
took place at the time Of the laying Of the stone
of the Catholic Church Of Leonard and Remseu
streets at that time deceased stated his fears Of the
Roman Catholic influence in this country, and that he
believed that they the Italian exes) werc watched
very ciosely here by the Jesus and their agents !;
asked him to explain his meaning in speaking Of the
Roman Catholics and Jesuits in connection; he then
made an explanation of the different degrees Of Roman
Catholicism he spoke in the Italian language, and
Mancin interpreted it 70 me- this conversation occurred
at porter house in wycko street. link the keeper
Of the house German, and understond the conyer
saon; deceased twice after that-once in the fan
and on Christmas eve, at Mr. Mancini's house.
Mrs Mary Ann Varityan sworn-I have viewed the
body OF deceased think never him before; there
were two Italian gentlemen called at my house on SUN
day Ynorning-Mr John Planter, dancing master In
Broadway his cousin just returned from California
they came about half past eleven o'clock and returned
home at half past one p. N. to dinner.
The jury then adjournee until seven o'clock this ID
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