The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-12
ooressea Manszaughter I'm the HAncteeneh
Waz6-CerOner~' xn49esas.


On saHday night last. fight took pace between twt
me- nA,nsd jobs Burns Timothy buckley, residing Ii
the uoAborhood ~ Fortyeighth street and Fourth
nus hneh the former received blow the side
sfths head With cub, alleged to have been inflicted BY
Me1stter. Burns taken home and although sttend
ed hy doctor died the following Tuesday. Captain
Andwis, OF the Ninetcenh ward police, says he notified
ths Corones Of the Jet inquest had been
held mp to Friday The police captain, in his report
to the Chief OF Police, saysS-"Tbc Coroner was
. nothrd on Tuesday morning, and on Thursday morn
ing post aaortcn examination was made On Friday
the inquest was to have been held. but although
the jury were in attendance and wated for time
the Coroner failed 10 make his apSearaucc The body
remains outside OF thr house. exposed the Of the
sun, and the steuch from the il almost insuHcrab
The people Of the neshborhood making great
plants Of the neglect Of the Csronery"
We would state here In Justice to Ccsoner oDonnell
that he was engaged oil day Friday In holding the in.
quest upon the man Kelly, feferre to in another por
ton OF tc-days paper and could not possibly attend
granddaughter At once yesterday usornng, how.
cvcr the Coroner (oronnes') proceeded TO the resi-
dence Of the held inquest upon the body
wh9 the following ftimony wss elected going to i'm
pBcx1rse Accused i.- (
Anne Burns the wife of the deceased testified that on
Saturday night last one week ago, she and deceased
were ut tNc mouse OF michael Hickey, FOrtveiQth
street, where number OF people male and finale,
collected dancing and dking tr,t she and deceased
returned 80 their home ~ IL O'Clock that night and that
deceased procured bottle II brandy which he took
back 10 Hickeys house. she to bed soon after and
was aroused by noise ~ her door she got up and
her husband lying on the street and man by the
o Buckley Pnmpng on his head and body she then had
him moved to his bed and attended by ply sicians until
he died, on Wednesday afternoon last
Johann Hickey, the next witness, testified that de.
cessed was at her house said night that
(amongst whom was Timothy Buckley,1 and young wo-
men we're also prcsent; one young woman singing,
when abe was interrupted by the deceased Buckley called
upon deccasedo keep s wherein peon deceased called
him baclguord Buckley then threw deceased against
bureau deceased got up and started out Of the house
saying he would get his pistol and bayonet and XIII
them ai' deceased did return with his bayonct, aud
mct at the door by Backey and Hickey who removed
the baycnet from his hands mud threw II the 6ed
deceased then turned TO nome when Buckley picked
up stone which hethrew at deceased aud Buckley then
picked up the root Of tree which lay the ioor aud
ran after Burns, hitting him the head and knocking
INN down, hc struck him again after he had fallcn,
and then Jumped on hs body no other per
used any violence towards deceased but buckley.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
Robert Johnston, N b. being sworn said reside st
1926 Third avenue; called to visit deceased
day last; found him slightly deroas he had several
bruises over his body stab in the lott shoulder and
scalp wound the lett eide o the head he became
matose next day aud continued until he died. We'd
nessay; made post mortem examination Of the body
IN thursday night and found fracture at the left paxic
ta bone about inch and half in diameter Mt the
anterior superior angie of the bone on the
skull found exrnv1sao, Of blood with ciirsion
The other organs were In healthy condition; am at
opinion that dcah caused by the effects Of the ifac.
tnre of the skull
John Ferguson, M D. being sworn, sad--I reside
the corner a Fory.second arcct aud Third avenue
was present at the post mofem examination, aud con,
cur In the testimony oi In. Johnson.
Several other witnesses cxamnc who rorrobera-
tct The testimony q Mr. Hncy ami Mrs Burns ami the
Jury, after hort dclbcraon rendered the following
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VIC find that the said John Burns came i. death BY
rctute Of the skull inac,ei with the root OF tree In
the hands 81 iimatby buckley.
BGehley vss q young mar, and worked on tho Harlem
Railroad e has been heard OF since the occurrence
above alluded 10 warrant has been issued hs ar
rest by Coroner 0'Donncti