The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-04

Th1 IWenty~fhn WARD AOu1xctuo
OoRoNsR's nQyxBr.
Osrsasr Wilhelm conciadsd the investigates o. g.
tsrlAv the late Of houicide that took place in
the ASvvs ward wherein man naued john o'Csnnsr
ives Killed BY blow from stoss alleged TO have besa
Thrown ~ John wAll, with when lie had been quarrel
li.g at the time Of the The PRISONER
present during ths investigation, and appeared much
affected Of hearing the tale relative TO the death Of tho
<sssassd The follo~ing tsstnon, elected before
-Csssasr wnhelm:-
Js.ss 0Connof, residing at No lss East Thirty 6ut
asw Ehs dead here my brother was an appr.atics TO
bees 1asss, and lived At home here, with the family,
ss;s: :.1 81 e :, v.s ss ss
t,s street during the evening We soss s1s o. y. sarSe
qasr; young man by the Of Michael Gegaa was
ss With MS; time after 10 O'Clock NO came eat Of
e hsuor store Of Thirty first street and Frat
avsaIs. and stood mputes the corner; beside
ny broshsr and Michael Gegan, Michael Koran sad Kern
stsrs sssstSsr, and nmai.sd fs. minutes, taking,
when NJ brothsr (he deceased) and Kern Koran weat
oossss s.s turned srousd wnss heard :s.s noiss q
E.s {. .: sseuss, md my brother :sassnss With
lohssl HsrAa and Michael Gesan went With me sepa
rsAs them, which did; 1t was In front Of John Wallis
hssss; John Wall before, but the deceased
se II lived thsrs, and followed him to the door where
ssa closed Il! door altar him IN about ave n.sss.
fSnswed him. and went through into the yard, where
saw NehAsl and Kern Koran having hold Of John WALL
6 Net $50 my brother there at ALL but these two msa
told - that be was after getting stroke; 50 came
cut again 70 the sidewalks, where found my brother,
teok hin in the house next door, whore doctor
hrsugAt who dFessed his Wounds he told that just
y s ana vas anosl.S DOWN With
tgShse mot at work Saturday bat did net keep
As bed on Sunday he vent 70 the eectos': the same
:s:.s ooSc. On night r. v: A. sss !: g
but al net leave the houss after that.
Kesn Hs.an, being duly swer., dsposed that-Hs re-
psst twelve oaths was with him the night ques
s. with hs brssher sad my cousin st the corner Of
s.A kishasl Gsgsa with my cousin, on tho csraer;
wsnt Sswa First avenue with the deceased, and nst
nd6as Ok the block Hare passing olssd against the
whom the latter turned around and astei him
y I'D that I Wall .. .ess' sns asked Il the
saa ssd II he he would not take the offence;
yshA OCoanor replied that he was ~ gosd man ~ he
csssei that he He'd; with this Wall moved on and
squared himself - asht, and the DISEASED gave Wall
besias The entry door ana fell down but got up again
asA said deosassd had struck An old man Of Of
. bin ss" W.: Sa.dsS on Asn
Jshn Wall by the collar, and tried to push him
!. the entry way, which made him fall down; did
IL .G Iai.an ., IL. ls o ont
e.. II a.s n IL. .st
who thought he had gone up stairs, and soon re-
y word, but when he sos on the side xsi he threw
30 Of then at me, which struck me ON tho side Of the
hseA 81 LaseLed me dc .n; with that John oCsanor
tho two others who with him, up aad parted
thea; picked up BY Gegan, vhs. Wan then went in
sid Nat he knew he lived there wont in the entry
Just ~ he got 10 the entry saw him threw the other
his k.sss Jshn Wall then ran through the back door
and followed and caught him just IS he was getting
ss w.' mo- aUa w.
what we were doing wish Wall, he not knowing that
deceased had been with the stone told James
siisvaf where found the Diseased; left Wall ia the
yard and helped deceased ROOM and did mot 20
tho .nS
there that he threw the stone at deceased.
Mchael Koran was then examined. but his testimony
merely confederation of the last witnesses evi.
leaos.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
David Ubi, N D., being sworn-Deposed that he made
peat nortem examination the body Of the deceased
msre . wound about two inches in length on tho
sSs no e1tsrn. q Violence the
1ssectng found fracture OF the frontal bone about
sk ,Shs !. With q the bone
any part Of the brain, butIthere suppuratvs
isnaDsation Of the brain and its membrancss and
IDENTIFY Commenced the point Of the fractures from the
histsIy q the case, together with my examination,
of opinion that death caused BY suppuraton Of
ths brain from the injuries received.
An ths Testimony having been finished, the Coroner
eharged ne jury who, affair due dslbsrston rendered
the following
list the said John 0'Oonnor came to his death BY
suIeursen Of the brain arising from fracture Of the
sksh produced by stone In the hands Of John WALL
Sid John Wall being intoxicated ut the time; and the
Jury furthermore believe that he had not the Least IN
tentiau taking the life deceased.
uecn tbs charge preferred against him. as follows
Jehn Wall being duly examined before the undersigned
acesrdng to law the annexed charge and being in
formed that he at liberty to answer or not a or any
Q-What q your names A-John Wall.
Q-Hov cid are you? A-About 40 years.
>Q-Where were you bornf A-Ireland
Q-Where do you liver Ain First avenue, between
Thirty Arst and Thirty second streets.
Q-What ID your occupation9 A-A payer.
Q-Hsve yeu any thing ssy-and II So whav-reative
10 the charge here preferred against your Al ntoxi
Gated the night In question: had never seen the de-
- - ''eA'''A : ">' - - JOHN WALL
Takes before me, this, FIRST day Of June, 1865.
The accused was then committed to the ronbs to
await the action Of the Grand Jury.
Meat Important Decision I'm the Settlement
OF California Land TitlcA
From the California Chronicle
In the case of Fremont tho United States for the
MAriposa Ranch, the Supreme Court Of the United
States ruled that exact definition OF the boundaries
81 lad granted not necessary TO the validity of the
title; but that the grantee Of deed complete except
In the precise location Of boundries, entitled to
csnhrmatioa with the right to AZ the location within
the iimitS-H there be any-prescribsd BY the grant
An anulcatou of toia yoeterday by