The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-16
The Late StabAanK CaSe In william Stree.
CoRoNERs INQUEST.


Before Coroner 0'Donneu.
Coroner O'Donneh held inquest yesterday At n.
Corouer's Office ~ Cha mbers street upon the body
the man named John n,,nry Lovrjoy, who dicd at III
New York Hospital Mon,'ay night, from the efec's 4
n dirk knife wound received in the abdomen on the nj h
OF the 9TH inst, while engaged in an afray with som
Italians In the lageber saloon No 23I william street
The dsceased several OF his most intimsse friends o.
the nj yht Of his dsah 30 whom hs gave whoIesom
advice m relation 10 their irequeu,g drinking saloons
and other disreputSslc places Hs companions PROMISE,
TO obey his injunetioa faithfully, we're much oscet
with the dying mans hst words ~ advice Iovcoy "A,
| a member Of Engine Co. No l3 H. resided at No "a
Rose street md was mschnist l trade. Peter seyics
the prisoner crged with the cunmson Of the offence
was present during the inquest
The following IL report Of the investigation held by
Coroner oDonne.f:--
rEsrIxcHy.
jane. Griffin residing st No ipycr street being duly
sworn depor:d that he was printer hsvr been slight
" acquainted with tSe deceased john Henry Ioveoy
now lying dead at No fiague street was AZ the lager
bier saloon 23i wiilia saturday night Angus.
70 get giass Of bss on coming out met the
ed going in; after convcrsaffpn ask@i me 10
come In again and havc another gas. Of bier went in
called for glasses n nser bier ana sat down be-
sidAa table; deceased noticed young putting
engaged threw some Of the Layer bir on ,hs
girls clothes, upon which tho young man won't TO the
bar and spoke Ia the proprietor who from behind
he Bar ana spoke To the woHnn after this the propc-
tor vent TO table where collected or eight
ps.oss among them the pasones now present; after
ceased and told him that he should leave the prews,
TN deceased sad that he would nhc apology AMI also
that he Anew the young referred To- ho had seen
him In the saloon before the proprietor sad tina, DE-
eeafcd Asd thrown beer the Ays drcsa and tor 40
up and about leaving The housc when two or ,l,e
said party rushed at him. and both struck him one u
forced hiIf cut Of the door out, and A~~ she
deceased the sidewalk next TO the saloon saw sonc
PERSONS 'h'ving benches at the diseased but he va.
MOI struck at the time the prisoner raxver
and IAN and on riTing up saw men, unknown 10
nae strike the prisoner with bench causing the priso-
ner to fall on the sidewalk when the prissn.r was
shocked tost he soon got up. and towards the
Ion, and the deceased aEer him clnched with
htu sawthe deceased kick the prisoner, and nnicl
dse'y saw h,a run up the street towards Duane street
nc rame baoh again, haiiooing ~ am stabbed am
neartben d,a any person Interfere With them Tho
clnsh TOOK pace on the sidewalk next to the
loon and ! stood on the sidewalk directly op-
pori the prisoner vent into the saloon immed ediaeiy
after the elinch With tho deceased during the cinch
saw TIE deceasef force the prisoner hi knees. tho
street was well lighted, and about f0L ociork
there rAs one IL direct line between mo ana those
who wsrs enesssd u the cIineh.
tar 81 ts1agct bier saloon No. 23l william sssset on
the Saturday night before referred TO- the deceased
witness iJsmes Griaiu) aaa with him; they ii on =
table, my sirter brought them the hcr; white en-
gssed nt ny Lusns.s a sister told that Leyejoy,
thc deccssei had throvn bier in young maas See, [
came up I, IoytIoy and told him that must Isavc he
saloon, whsn he Abutrd me and called names, ten
went bchiHi the bar, and go club; others who
the store fo-erd the scess~ out 81 the saioon did
not With 10 have decsed remain As he had caused row
In my saloon atout too months bsove remained Ia my
saloon and Do not know anything u the that
700. 'sttonunss only sworn, .aa-i r.-aso q,
No. 20 Cherry strecs; ] engineer va. in tho
young wipins some bier from biz clothes ami IN
ssking him what wsa tbs matter h~ told Love
Joy had ,h ,nr"~a msc, G se npo. hH soon after .h
the same time haliaa got up from table and s4rusk
IoveJoy two or ltc tniss ~hnle crowd then sushsi
ulon deceased al forced ha out u tho saloon
with lovcioy; t~o bcnchcs thrown after us saS
man have a c.ineh with decrased they struck c~eh
ether no one interfcrea this who had tbs cliu~h
with deceased the person who struck de~crd
In the saloon bcs.-the alinch took place tho pronr
resembles the but can't positively IDENTITY him a.
the same who had tho ciinnh With deccsscd
isiriek H. Haesrty residing Mt No chcstn4lt atr-c,
Fullerton The Saturday night In qaestioa At the
lager bier saloon, whore dsiu bance took poce
count Of ioveJ"s throwing some lager Lisr
young maDs clothes this young man ialking 10
the landlord and hon the latter came d-crmsci and
ordered him out ef tho saloon, the deceased apoasii
and ~ he rose to have the emil tho struck
him three or four times crowd arousi and pick
cd up benehe,, sod . ad doceasea pick up bench
follow fos,joy out hnf did not any the frsea.
Thomas fsc bs,ng asiy sworn, deposcd that he resided
August g. ~hen ae faeas occurred a. tr ssrr bier sa
loen IN william street saw the prisoner srs tho de-
eesied snce INsughs there would be n mus~ and Ne |
did not wi,h - present oa, amer aas
ioveioy pushed es' W gang q men cant ssy fur.
Antonio csrbae residing at ls Baxter street, deposes
that he in company With the prisoner tbs nigh,
iRquertion whsa the fraeas occurred did not the
occurrence in thu saloon there much confusion;
went Outside and person lsang the prisoner
ran hack into the saloon, and therefore do no, kao~
what happened after that.
Councilman Hauleh called upon 70 testify to tho
general charssier a the saloon--Hc said Il
Iained Of maeh by the neshbor~ and tha. there wsre
several who ps,ition~d him 10 have tho masie and
dancing sogpd which was consianiiy goirx there,
every night, until ~ or l O'Clock.
Var heir hat he Ia -
20 william street. my husband IL plaster o. paris
maker W, .itiins by my window on the nxsi IN gas..
,g,snc. s,me from ths lager bier .aIsa assi door,
planned q great deal BY the nrxhbgrs hg hour A.
tcrwsrds heard policeman say that man bad bern
stabbed; cannot Aay further.
stpcsI 1ysrrsosY.
Henry Van Bareom, NJ D., being dyiI ..ornt dappsei
foliovs acting House Surgeon at the New iofk
Hosritsi the sth nsf when acccAsed brought
the above nsnon he suffering from ytsb pine
uatipr the cavity Il the abdonen porton of s n.s.
ins- protruded: att.Inpt Immediately msas 80 re-
turn ths intestine but without success the rouni
then dia'sa when returned feASiy s'i'eb-s -sre
applied tbe cut, half an bopr after bss simiianos
blood tassed through the urine the direction ~ 1e
~snnd and blood in hs urine indicated ihs, the ins,fu
pent hsd penetrated the haef blvd continued 20 pas
With hs urine un, The 9th inst, When sppesfsd;
hs condition remained gool until ThpigdAy Last -bss
r. gsaVih ogae a - III. s as 'i ssa a
uni bis dsaiL which took plscs a. IL oeleek
Monday hight made PCT Wo7fe" srAuiaatiaa ~ n@
\
srl men hyund ertfasasat. blood and pus Ia the
son Il The voaad poron a ,he niesilaes pfornied
Ltx.en the fsca and the muscles ihis poftpa ~ the
lus.ue. va liberated owing q the stangnisikn X
this tDsnbaos there evidence q p,rfprAltoo a
The Maaier With an INSTRUMENT bat ths hal bra.-i
etdeures ~ periDnrs prssent The ~guBi
lpflried sst N.e cause a. death.
Coroner q onntl then delivered brsf bat pttiueni
ehargs tie ig, sbo after due asDstsiiou, ryrierSi
thf nBsaiDg
,upfr
W. fol that 'he aeceared John Lot sgoy " bis
death ~ povBd Inhibited ~ soDe shArp ntftu1Sut.
snd further sDf that Peter SEWER Ana John l. va
pere scce-sories 70 fhs Death ~ .aa Lovsloy
sarrapf ihrrsupon issued fyf thc arrest ~ Fgs,
10 bel ~ the - swaf she actin - tbs