The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-29
The Chatham street St&bDIaE Array.
coRONERS INQUEST VERDICT AGAINST THE esG
SONER.


ooRoNERs INQUEST VERDICT AGAINST THE rss.
sONER.
THIRD DAY.
Tie inquest upon the BODY of William Potter was coa
cludsd at the New York Hospital yesterday mcvning
before Core ner Conpery. The jury a. viii bs seem,
brought in verdict against Bernard shAndlsy, ~
prisoper charged with having stabbed dec easex.
William c. Mcdonald, sworn, says:-I rssids ct No 4
Dover street, ras in company with Bernard and rim0
thy shancley on he nigh, Of the affsy Ia Chatksm
street We were comir from Division at set when ~
met Potter and frsno Of his coming from than
stree timothy shandley called deceased and eaad,
me' having some psr nlar bus 70 ct iced u I
went TO Doyer stree, anc returning In fvo minutes
ss ssw toref goIg .owAtds Cha.nAm square; tue two
with nAn named N0opan in Their company l SAY
about fifteen persons coming from Chatham Hn tpwAris
where TIE :, anoi.ys weIs tsnorg NJ vas soas dis
thnce fion 'hs parties couio not any bows
tbousht on sesi' g TIE party emerge from Chatham
Hail. hat there was going TO be row. there wore about
four peraons ia th. Sea; deys' party at the tins.
John Mars, neing ouly srern, eeposed s. TO I,vs-{
resioe at No 12t Walker street passing througs
Chatham street the morning Of the = uIt wnsn s.
saw . crowd N Chatham Doyer street; saw man
in his shirt sieev~s who learned was Potter saw hia
calch b. the lar and knock hiua cGwD dsceAsnA
ihen IN towards Avord doorway; he passed pri-
sner on the siee.ak and approached the sp tha
obers we're standirg he came from the do r6ay IN
'eW &c eonds afterwards and requested youpg mar to
so for his coat which lying the siis Salk, H.
then went towards Walker street ard heard his follow
ing morn nS from youpg man that Potter had bsea
positi.I OF the prisoner Bernard shaa Icy the ds
cea the latter cculc MT ereceved the stab from
The 10, mer withou ut my knosletge.
Bernard Gilr0y, deposed folio wsf reside a.
No. 22 Mott street. on the morning Of the 9th cit
WAS Ia Chatham bes,d persons hall DING o.
the corper OF pcyer street; Potter IN his shirt
siet vss he struck young kue cked MIN down anA
then caught hold Of aECtner this 'ei he
went towards The door next to Barnums othns s.ors
and came cut again he stopped there nut saort time;
h walked across the road had fr.nG with M, who
being short distance n 40 of could tha
FIR h0f I'd pottnr
was Rtrg home; SAW bl,od on The Sidewalk; no
helpto Potter when he crossing the suees; da
SEQ ihe prisoner strike aBybt tna ngh it petoIe
the deceased went into lhe doorway fnat saw some
blood on the side walk.
Toliss Burhe 1esicirg at N ntasue He'll, Brooklyn.
teirg duly sworn sac = WAS nil Chatham street
the night Of the xfirsy. wien / saw eso~d near
Doyer street; sa~ Potter ing hs from
where the people were ganerec; believe tae-e were
seven CT eight 10 the crowd, passed on ana saw
mere tf the aflsyi heard hAId Language used, anA
heard call Peter thief; tbis nAlf an hoAr
af er the .rsy; Potter did not weak ncapAoi-
tated from rupniI e. when Potter first the
ct the had Jus, heard after wards
that Potter can't say that he in his shirt
sleeves, NJ ~ss lhoutiIg { as il for help.
swofn cepts.d as fotwhTke coat and shirt here pro-
aueed h elo.her Of the prisoner they taken OF
BIN in Iy treseuSe AND have been kept BY
his srresl Oh tt nsht Of the aray there blood
the clothing st tts me OF bis arrest
Henry smith being 6nly % orn deposed as follows
am attached . ;hs seventh Va p3.se the blade Of
to ne by .ffsef Quinn en- he morDioy of the af-
FAY he 'ole me hss It was picked mp In The street By
boy rear the where the fight took place; there
traces # blood IT. the coat shirt and vest
shown ne are the same they were tasen from of ths
sHcer Lesry my,el arrested the prisoner In houss
in orarge street found deceased ying steps
ofa dIugaiss store Of Market street and Fast
Bro way did not know where Potter vcd; shandisy
stripped In IL sta ion house he had blooa ON the
TAX G. ois head but the blood cid not appear as Il
proceeded fri any wound blood from his nose
The snte mort, examination, ~ tax by the Coro-
ner was then read to inejury as foows:-
@ % S.o%Ts: s V ss ssss ss:s:
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s.'o, am esrtsia OF Ne rsoosD,,s Che Er.so!sr 70.
lgsI ou Do sr street into tns a.v.as ws-z
G sensr me s met me me ..ed snd isss me .d
hS va. & In p,s,r: eC%E srd ssssd him did he n:t
.pslsr" iS.l could me Bow 1T ID ss
have 90 with oM sm -
&c me ss street. ran W ne S sAr r. Of
9x5 s, s yso 4. n.
,sesi pisonsr. Bernard sh.ndsy and - sSSs
ss ram m. ws d~Sa @ spa 's'sd S d sss
stabbed me- Syphy sha cros,wsl ,ns Sfssrs saessa
ne Vi station
The sa,. mept Of prion.r fxDro,her, Timothy shand
| ley. vas ,hen read to the jury o. folows-
timothy khssd ey being cpiy swcrD tepc.ss and seys
%S ~ Apr @ sooss %s snS sSi OF
pas.h through Gsa.tam street near poye srsst vSa,
81. w. ~ :::s !;
my bufress Potter then over TO adnnce
houte In Cha ham uAre and brought thereom twenty
hy with bin o me- urasa Poxteg
took efbis cca and made for me- we erched roma
went tome 10 bed hne~ nothing ah6 a he msiiar
until his morning. my brother lives In a~su near
| street; he In a cooper
Tbe evidence here closed, and che case Aiter 9
brief address the part OF the Corone was giyen thA
jury. Ater due delberAon thAt be rendered tAa fe
/ lewirg verdict
1hs. the laid William H, po.tse came TO his dsA'A ,.
wounds aicted BY shsr instr umept the jurI
unknown In the hands of rsrnard shanaisy whiis en
gseed In street sdray. tie OF Doysr and
Chatham streets on sunsay, tho 2. If April, 1850.
Tie prisoner was the Committed 10 the city prison
await The scticn OF re Grsud Jdy Ths brohsr II ID,
! res' 10 tie esse