The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-06

FATAL srAnms.r AirRAY-On Thursday evening while
some men were EN- aged in dancing in the house No. AZ
Prince street row took place among the participants in
the dance The men engaged in the row were elected
from the room pro- eeded TO the street TO settle their
difficulties Here desp ,rate struggle must have taken
place for in few mnuteA afterwards James Pagan, one
Of those engaged in the ag, found lying dead upon
the sidewalk by officer Meyers, of the Fourteenth ward
police. The deceased was fatally stabbed The blade Of
the knife INJECTING the wound passed through the heart
and must have caused instant death The ofbcer gave
the alarm and to md our who the party was
that struck the fatal blow but without Coro
Connery proceeded to investigate the case yesterday
but il will take some days 10 nnish IT, Some clue has
been obtained TO the who inflicted the fatal wound
but the police anxious to keep the name secret until
the fellow is within their grasp. The deceased was
the Thirty sixth district (oxteenth ward) The whole
disturbance occurred about the right of one ia the
crowd to dance with Of the females attending the
ball Pagan was about 10 years of age and hved in
Thirtieth street He was quito peaccabc and sober
man. The inquest will DO continued to day.
FATAL SHOOTING OCCURRENCE Thursday evening,
most melancholy of shooting occurred at No 122
Broome street. The victim in this woman
named Hannah wiedman, who accidentally shot in
the breast by another woman, named Amelia Steward
II appears that the evening In question: Miss Steward
was handed pistol by friend Of hers named Bern
HEM, who dared her TO fire 1t of out Of the window
Miss Steward who did not like the idea Of being called
cowardly creature took the weapon in her hand, and
presenting the muzzlc of the weapon the
Of the house No. l:2, in tho above named street,
fired off. Immediately afterwards loud
heard and upon inquiry found that the ball from
the had entered the left breast OF Msswedman and
had produced fatal wound. The deceased died almost
instantly after receiving the wound Coroner Connery held
inquest upon the body Of deceased. when the jury
rendered . verdict generating Miss Steward from all in
tenton to harm deceased, but held that Hernhiem
guilty Of great negligence in asking Miss Steward TO nre
of the loaded pistol hernhicm says that he cautioned
Miss Steward 70 drc the weapon into the yard but
this she denies, and says she receive advice from
her friend other than wish his part have the pistol
discharged by her The will probably be brought
to the notice Of the Grand Jury.
SUICIDE BY SHoonSG-Andrew Holden, a German tailor,
committed suicide at lo O'Clock Thursday night at the
OF Lexington and Twenty sixth street. by
shooting himself through the head with pistol The
deceased resided at No $50 First avenue and had been
quite i'll for year On Thursday last heIpur-
chased the pistol with which he committed the rash
and at the said would Kill himself il his crcum.
would not alter for the better. The muzze Of
the pistol placed in the mouth OF the unfortunate
man, and then fred OF. Instant death ensued The
has been notified 10 hold inquest upon the
body of the deceased and viii to-day investi
eating the The friends and relatives OF the deceased
aware Of his death.