The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-10
ConONER's INQUEST
Before Coroner Hilton.

Yesterday Coroner Hilton hsld an inquest upon the
body Ct Thomas Wilson, the who WAS killed in BAx
ter street, few days ago, by being stabbed by
Italians living at 36k Baxter street. 1t will be remem.
bercd that two men named Dominick Pende and Joseph
Eonton, arrested by the Sixth ward police on the
charge of having caused the death Of Wilson They were
preecnt during the Investigation attended by
Beebe SIS counsel The not concluded yester-
day, but it win probably be finished to morrow.
Ceaser Paaliani duly interpreter and
Though him obtained the testimony Of the Italian
witnesses.
The first witness sworn, vas
Panoso nemartine, who deposed he resided at No. S6
Baxter street did not know any person being stab
bed at this place between and two O'Clock On Mon
day morning. policeman to this house aud ar
rested three the roof; did not notice any of
them being wounded they were not Italians they spoke
English; I would rot know them If / saw them
again; have heard persons say that they lived
In the house, but l never saw them there;
beard the cries of women previons to the policemen
the Of No. 36aBaxter street. and next house to
where heard the disturbance take place. the of
consed some Of them on awaking one Of them named
Lussa 90 not know her other name; abe lives in the
house with the prisoners; recognised another woman
other person aay they had seen tie ARRAY heard the
women scream only once before the policeman came O.
WHAT distance there between the place where you
sleeping and the spot from whence the screams
proceeded A. About twelve feet. O. We're you alone
there? A. There were four Germans, two Italians and
others, sleeping the roof with Q. Did any Of
those who sleeping the roof with you
to the roof where the screams came from A. After
beard the cries OF the women and men, several passed
over; did not go over until the policeman came.
Direct resumed-The cries for help spoken in
Italian saw CROWD OF persons together, but did not
see any fehung live in room No 0, with my family,
and intend 60 res6e there
10 room No ~ at No. 80 Baxter street am Italian;
have been here four years; live in the same house
sd not aDo~ John or fuoss Wsor or Tisnusan but
know the prisoners they lived the highest story in
the house, except ONE the night very warm and
the prisoners and myself and one or two other men,
along with Eve six women and children, at the
roof Baitolo, Of the men, hss wife and child in
Italy thu other have families; the prisoner Gis
COMO has wife, the other prisoner has none the wife
OF Gacomo was not on the roof the party spoken OF
lying the roof, on small mattresses, when the
two men came up and dancing: the prisoner
who calls himself dominica Pendle spoke to them in
English and told them not 20 make any noise; th.y
we want TO fight you have heard that these lived
in the same house these two men then vent down
stairs, and in about half hour after returned, with
another man, when all three OF them commenced acting
as before; one Of them pretended t, be druxk and
staggered; there curtains around the bed that
the prisoners sleeping in, and the staggering
man cut the cords that fastened them up; he made
moso1 TO Gu, the sopss and the Curtains s is i'm
the time after this they squared OIL saying "You God
id Italians, want TO dght you' all Of us Italians
were lying down At the time one of them took oil hls
coat; the man thar staggered took hold OF Domnick
Pende the other two took hold of the prisoner also
the rest OF who the roof cried out for help
the screamed Help our children and the rest
Of went TO the OF those who had been
assaulted there others who to help the pr
flo tbe Of next door fight between the par
ties followed did not any a knife Ia the
Sght stood side and had nothing to do with it,
about three minutes afterwards the policemen came;
then noticed blsod tie roof have not heard any
say that they knew Of any ipg stabbed the others
and myself then went to ileep again on the r,of.
This witness examined At some iength, but the
remainder OF his testimony entirely irrelevant.
coetta sera being duly sworn dsposed that lived
in the same house where the ARRAY took place Was
the roof with my two children at the time
old not hear the Two when they FIRST up, bat
tire noise Of the ARRAY afterwards woke up;
ne; the child had in my arms screamed suddenly,
apd on ookipy found blood coming from ia leg; on
exsmining the wound, found that It about one
inch In length and was deep one, Just above the ankle
saw there strange in the crowd, who cried out
ufahtv nght;' then there was general fight be-
tween the PARTIES cont know who stabbed my child,
but those strange nearest me when the child
screamed; my esnd 10 now getting we1l
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
A. Henry Thurston, NJ D., Of tbs New York Hospi-
tal-The deceased, John Wilson, admitted on the
morning OF the I'd inst, about twenty minutes past
O'Clock he stabbed IN the left side OVER the con
joined cartiages Of the seventh and eighth ribs; the
and the wound cosed he lived until Friday afternoon
| Of the 9Th nat, and At o'clock r. n he expired;
made post mortsm examination Of the body q the
the carriages Of the seventh and eighth ibis on the left
side; the wound was about quarter Of An inch long,
WAS found In the anterior surface the stomach about
An nch from the lesser Curvature, and about An inch
sve perctoptz also existed the above wound vas the
caufs OF death II might have produc 4 by dirk
pen knife or sseto q any Other weapon that vas long
| The case here adjoursed until Wednesday morn.
Ing IN consequsnce Of some pressins epgAxsIerts Of