The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-30
The Late Shooting Case In Delaney Street

CORONER's INQUEST UP0N THE BODY or THE WOMAN
MARGARET FEkTIz--vERDIcr of THE JURY.
Coroner Hilton held inquest yesterday at Bsllcvue
Hospital upon the body Of the Margaret Fsrtir
who aho! At herresd,nce, No. 900 Delaney street.
the 2tth Of June last. by a named samusl
sprasue, as Is alleged Previous 30 ths death Of the
woman Coroner Hilton proceeded to her residence aud
took her ante mortem Ia which correct his
tory Of the entire transaction given BY the dscss
The examination was read to .hs jury as follows
STATE of Nee Fork, Guy and County o. Seo York
An isqueition taken At No 800 Delaney street, In
the thirteenth ward oil said city and county th Wcnty
ninth dsy Of June, in th. year OF Our Lord ons
Hilton, OF thu Coronsrs Of said city and county
Aforesaid. in view Of tho person Of Margaret
. notice thsreoi has hsre,ofos been given 70 Tie esso
ner Aforesaid upon the o.ths and appi ason OF twelve
good and lawful Of the state Of Ssv Yo.h, duly
chosen, sworn and affirmed, ani charged TO inquire
beba Of said psope how and In what manner when
and where the sad psrson viewed a. aferessls, Was
eums,ane.s aen ling such wouuaIng and who the par
~ or pArtts were goily OF eaustag such woundiny
ner aa,s upen .ns.r o..hs or sassm.,ons, a.,
true mo usion Of the circumstances matters afore
tAd according to the offered 10 ths folio sinx
bansd jurors, nameIy:-DAnei n. Carpenter, jacob
Smith, X. S, lawrence, William u. Brundags, judah
Bet,man, John Harrgsn, Thomas Do wnins PA,riek ".
and John finbrook, with the coroner sfofe said,
whose respective Dsmss In verify Of thi.
place Aforesaid In view OF this said p~r,on dang.rouay
souDoso. caused tho said Margaret Ferr TO Be duly
sworn and examined A. witness, touching said wouni
Margaret Fsrtz being duly sworn before ms thl. Goth
day OF June 1855, and In the prenee Of tns Jury de
pttse and declares that abe feels fully conscious OF
being In very dangerous condition, freta guosbot
wound Ia her right sce ad woand being In her chest.
iey smi ~ssed with he ,ss tha. .as cannot recover
from this effect OF said wound and that her dissolution
In near at hsBd dspopant Furthermore declares aud
says. received this wound week ago last Monday
evening about O'Clock do not kDo- tho data Of the
month; my husband had been gusrrsnz during
the cay with shoemaker Who lived 10 the same
house With me 60 not know his name be
has since moved away III. quarrel ~s about
and his wifs lived In the nsst 20 me my husband
and me we're coming up stairs about oolo.t oa tss
evening In question had holi OF his arm got on
tte lAnsiDg Of the sfairs, opposite my room, saw
samuel sprssus 1Andsg In his room; biz wife vas
with him his room door vas oyen h- vas s,sIding asi
ssid TO al viii shoo. you !" mace 20 reply his
wife than handed him pisso, from Oh the msnts pscs,
not had quarrel with samuel spr.gu., nor bs. my
husbsnd, To my tnorsdre, don, thint hA. tho act
s.S .,a s We o.. s. ny sa.
with Mrs sprsgst; ! reeosnirs Samuel hpr.xas 20.
present. ., the mad who sho, me ~ hars stated DID
not see any IN the roo with Samuel Sprssus AMI
bis wife at the time she handed him the pistol iif not
hear him sss his wife 70 hand bm The pistol
sprsgus and his vifs we're In the hAsl, ot
erinlIng, 50 I. TO r,t in,ories,.di I can't ay
skebsr they we're 30 ~ this tns hal sssu rprsSns
in his room about o'clock the s,ssing b. snst
his door open ~ this tim-, bat had -otss
with Eim GO not tros any r.asos for his shoouns
vas facing hin whsn be sho, ms he vas si.af1sg
just inses his rom door Snd about srms Length
rom me- At the tune all r.cosct after 10, that
otosrs carried me In and put ms 70 bei,.
cros..fam'naaon eJ ,hs pfisonsr % Hs Jon ''r'ss
the head With club While coming up stairs oa
that evening" A. no
q. Dd / no, 20 dom stairs on ,ha, evening AMI uv
toTrvsni rvo youns men from beating your buseaad'
o. Did ,ou no, aim biow at my heal on that even.
ing and 'trks The hapd ss RAISED y 70 dsfsad
A. No
q ia you 90. STRIKE me on tbs heal, hitting the
msrs Of ths pis'oi At the sane time. ara assnx 90
Dia Dot p,aent ths pistol a, yoar hasbsed " De-
isna m y.sf from snfs IL had In hs hssdi A, so.
the p .iol pointed Al NO. and ny Ausbssa I'D not
q Hsv. no, sl.sys tried 70 lire on p.a1ssbi. terra.
vlih youf A, never spsls 70 you.
q Have you no, tssa 10 ipiurs nss 10 Every Wy IN
-" sApGARgr ygRrIz (Asr mus)
Taken tsfers this 18th esy u Jans, 1883 JossFH
rrsseis Y.r,ir III. husband oi asseA.s sorrobors~a
the testimony given stovs However, be vas sro.s.
,a.nin.a y -. Ersn. :. ,sss, -. az %, s.s' -
TIE svspins my -iss was shos, the prisonsr sa not
siribs mr. -ifs On ihs. syssin1Dshs pnsoast =.
hoo. ,ss ssns ~, or have sny quarrel vita, %. sn
sopsr b~ftp, never vsst In tbs prtsorsfs hoas~ 20
ss.n.llsa yiih him my ~. as %, s.. .,ss y az
nsssr ssM that lnsssa 10 mails ~. hoassaa aohes
cot of the affair, there vas no ons psssni iva ny
the prsonsr sta q; her oss~rv~i ihss she ". hot
The doctors vho mAfs ths pot rsort~r3 sfAnias'Dn
III. eas. vas thea xi,ss 10 iss lary, vho rstafnsa
tbs following
ma, ths said psrrsfs, l.r'is esrss 70 h.r estm ~
b~ss sho, nroasb,ss loft isrs, .iss pistol 10 ss-
hands of Psmssf tprsEus
coruss Hliou ,kss es~rnis'@i tbs rns"ssf Tor en-
Ths ssssss~a vA % yssrs u age, ssa va' q nAsr.
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