The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-19

1As Lsse n. nrdrr In enc rwensy-sseeas
Ware. NJ
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Yesterday Coroner HA n proceeded to the City Hos
pita an inquest upo> the body Of John Gilfrsy
whc vas ssot in the Ni,sh a7snue, rear Fifty Arsi
street, on Thursday evening isst BY srs william Essrls
- was alleged By him just Krsvi6ns 70 bic dsath The
prisoner vas present during tas tri and msnfssted
contideTsbl interest in tho proceeding Hs counsel
was AFRO present TIE following Is the result Of the
INQUEST.
fe.sr bossrt being duly svarn, ssd-I resds Vt the
noftneast corr er OF Fifty fourth esroet snd Ninth
nue.; on last thursday night about 6K O'Clock 1 vas
cemng {, IN ny work, in company nth an ,lher n =,
fourth ssre-t from the Tenth to ths Moth avspue when
about tn, moee of tas block hsard the report ~
nsc Or r gum Az thought i came from Niath avsnus bs
ing VERY sf-~iy We coalirued way; about
three minutes NIT ths prisoner whea he
to In his hsd but thi-t II larger than that
row hho"n me; hs held the stoci part Ia HE rtsht
Ian spc La ho'd OF the barrel IN his left hand;
tbcpght strarge of his action, and think 70.
marttd that he would know when hs sav me
sgan; think that r,ads the rsmark 70 Mr Benne.t:
passed On n opposite direction from that OF chs
prisoner, and vent home whom vss Informed by ay
hpo'ord (James 9obin } thas had besr etot in
not see H. but had heard then tcid him (Tobiu) of
ms meeting the Prsonsr aad that he assed strsugsly
upon wb Gu Mr. 1obin acvifed 20 20 tss stat,Se
house and stAts the clrcusarcs d.c so the Cspts.n
sent four or five men with ne, but being unable 20 ID
II. pm o. sr We went he me- an sue The prisorer is
tie man met % have before stated never - htr
O'Clock P NJ when met him It vas bet vesn candle
dark pants there ing altar ascut his dress
but what have already sa'ed what he hsd fr s ana
w.s cr too %u , - covered to ,s sa.s:iy wis.
connection with the prisoner there was =, one prsssnt
with me when met tbs prisoner except M Bsc,stt
and another nan PANIED Jamss Cotton; tie srsonsr WA
Direct examiDs sticn resumes-I did not know the cr;
ed IN the ssms shop together; Iundsrsnri thev vers
coschDakers; don't know where they worked: 4 have
heard hes that they haa qsArrs together, and TIA.
the deceased made complaint against tae rrsoner 70
their boss; officer sul OF tbs T~sny second ward told
me 50; .his is al know about It.
John B-ppett he ccmpsuion Of tbs former witness.
being duly sworn stated that statement mads by NJ
Boeart Was true and that 1t al he about the
affair witness was AID tia las. witness vas
ever see the deceased to hls S,ovtedge.
CHARLES Frschoyur, being s~orr, dsposs5 through an
tntsrprsNr-That he lived in Tsnth aveaue bet wesu
Fifty fret anc Fifty second streets wss coming dowa
Ninth avenue the evening IN question nasr Fifty sixth
yhty ith street; two men in toce tn
or between these two stfeets; did not hssr what
they said; they ware rot talking loud; when / Vas
near ths corner ct Fifty fourth st-ese heard the
report of pistol turned and tsard one OF ths
Inp hal 90 murder not certain that II was one OF
these mem saw no person In the strsct but these two
mer II too dark the time for ma tr ecs theu.
from where was; when turrod around did not ces
sy egs 0us NE sss crying out the I
person had crisu murder should hsvc heard il. VISA
very frightened sad ran ae me- this is all know about
Dress exsmired-i q rock Alaster; work Tor boss
Fium at forsvit'e never this prisoner Letors
them bad on : has ana the otr or did not.
Oficer JoAn W Hal, OF the T~snty aecond ward
police, esi1s culy sworn, eepossd-rhst hs wa
when deceased came IN on . hacd cart, drssn
By officer S7eersy, OF the district, and o-hsr
German bad shot Kim be was sent to the hospital;
never saw him befere calico him st the hospital
Friday lat; thirk it was IN tbs afsrneon; ssIss
him who had shet him. be sad . Dutchman who had
worried In tt ssns shcp With h N; toak German sho
worked in the same shop with deceasod along With ne,
but deceased Old not charge him with Any cvr1e that
sane evening, while on outy, INST James Flynn, Who
said he had seen tie sick an, and that desesaed told
mo- ming are ,tsd tbs stitohr, .. house in Broad
way, betresn Fifty rst ard Fifty second streets and
sIs him be knew tSs prisoner Us sad hs ines s
wsn and said TO tie prisoner, "B, oaI what did you
shoot me fcrf, witrss, then asksd deceased II the
siitcher (the p-sc-ss) Was tbs that sho hc he
answered "Ys witness then asksd deceased what the
prisoner hsd shot him for when he replied that the
snoot him for something he had said about hm; thia
vas sl the conversa'icn that took place. the deceased
s.s.,ss ss sa1s n: but sss s
until be recovered szsir, when 1t was resumed.
MEDrc AL THsTIuoNY.
+. Wright, M y bsirg duly sworn, dsposed and
said he deceased was a5mntsc to tho New York Eos.
pital on the 18th inst, suffering from two gunsiot
WOUNDS in the back; he died from thoae wounds little
before IL O'Clock toe night OF tho 18th inst the post
mo- tenn examination revealed two wounds, entering,
ink, betveen the fifth and sixth ribs, jus. to the
right Of the vsrtebrai column penetrating tie right
uIg End the ball OF slug lodging just beneath the pisa,
coursiDP the lung anteto, the other entorcd betwssn
the eahth and Iinth ribs little external to tse drs,
lever lebe Of the right lung through the diaphragm,
again through the diaphragm and lorsr lobe Of
he he ehss I ss or sas s sass
right side Of tie che, was aad with blood mir ID With
SOME serum and the lug was con.Ssssd y, and com
ed eveencs Of Inflammation throughout ths lower
PORTION of It's substalcs The ball or siog that lodged
pnder the siie vas extracted during Ls lifetime IN sac
the barrels Of tho pistol NOW shown mo.
The Core thsn made short add-sss to thu jury,
rhc, sfter few moments delibera.on, rcaasred tbs
following
We md that tiereotasec yoha Gufroy, c.ms 70 his
death from psto, scot wounds produced By ths prisoner
William Ebcrle.
On ihe rendition OF the verdict commitment wss
mace ont by the Coroner and placed In the hands Of
officer Ball who ID Eberie to the Ton is to awA
the action Of the Grand Jury.
Aggravated Assault ON = Catholic Clergyman
at Ellsworth, me-
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HnALD.
Permit to enclose you the following alp ia relation
TO tie above base AID scandaous act which we have
just received from the Bangor Mercury oass There 10
error In the slip, Father Bapst being German
Italian, By birth His station Is Bangor, but as has