New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-22

Iurv in tlc mean time NJ p M the following jurors
were sworn and impanneled: Samuel Wood, BenJamin
u. Evans John W. Mcclure, l.. r. Bronly, Edward
7 strange John A. Paris. The Jury and Coroner
,bep repaired TO the dcad-house for the purpose of
,o,ipc the body Of the deceased Upon their return,
poyrcy Iunnev was called to the stand, but seemed
very unwilling TO ten what he knew about the affair."
O. Where DO you live A. don't exactly know the num-
O. Vas YOU at the fight Kelly and Lynch A. Yes
O. Where DID it take place. 4. ID? not know.
O. Al what time Was the fight a. Al g. A. m
O. How you go thcTe' A. went on moonlight eS'
@ What The name of the boat A. Don't know; think
O. Where did you start from A. Pier No sN R. believe
q. Who went with you on board A. don, know, s,r.
there and other- know BY sight ba not by
9. Who Else wa. there A. / believe Burns wa
q Was Ic6n oRoath there? A. Yes Sir.
&c Va George Lynch there A. No Sir don't believe he
Was Barney Allen there and Kelly and Lynch? A. Yes,
@ Were they all on ground at the time Of the fsht'
q. Was MOrr.sey there A Yes, Sir.
@ these all to take an interest in the fight
~ O. DID YOU see the Shoic Of he fshi, A Yes Sir
q Did Lynch and Kelly clinch together in the last ound'
n whai took place them A. Don't know.
| o. Did Lynch fall on top of him A, Don'tknow.
|
ing up whe be fen down he fell senseess conveyed on
I.srd he boat and carried 70 Ney.YoIk ,,..,..
O. Did any get OF the boat Eghtyiourth street! a.
@. What was ,he name of the captain of the boat A.
O. Wss he the regular captain Of the boat A. don't
Corouer-Remenber you under oath, and must tell the
truth the truth l. is strange should know
this AFFAIR or the names Of no more In crowd OF
hgnTed We .h1 na G b. OO@, ~ and you nave
not % @ a ol s p cs p sight but
no ca Do 'S yon KNOW oBhen1 A. No. Sir not BY name
q By one of the Jury-were there no lights on board the
O. How many persons were board the boat A. Two
MOONLIGHT excuI.on A. Wei, had an idea that were
O. Were there not all crowd of hundred
Icned hist knew by name knew some Of them by sight
O. Would you know them again A. | would.
James Hughes was next swOrn-I live at No. 360
Tenth avenue at the fight don't know who
except from hesrsy was at the beach when Kelly
mann hurt badly at the beach and they wanted to bring him up
there two who came the name of Capet
the of Thirty thd aud Tenth they
time he tell that he had been fight,
excursions Cpet keeps liquor and cigar store at the Of
ten cS fifteen minutes saw Kelly at cSpcs there ~ere
other men there but did not know any Of them except Dr.
between Tenth and Eleventh avenue this is all know OF the
matter.
John Hughes was sworn-I live at No. 416 Seventh
avenue; the last witness is relative of mine had
and DO not know of the persons said 70 be in H.
DR.. Il. A. Pope, house surgeon ut the Bellevue Hos
a house T surgeon Beeyue Hospital admit
ted at this place day before yesterday Thursday at o'clock
was in common hack he insensbe helpless at the
time and was able to speak the impression made upon my
he had bruises his hands and foearm the light side of
bis face and especially the lower jaws he also bruised
U.ed in ach nered tin m
he died. made post mortem examination Of the body and
large cot Of blood the surface of the
blood between the convontcDs Of the brain think the de-
ceased came to his death through the effects of violence
them all in healthy conditions there was no fracture of the
Mr.. George w. Brown was then sworn and testified
folowsAID Assistant Clerk in the Belevue'H ospita de-
s ofd ~%- hs by calling Himself John Cap ae
sompanied by another calling himself John Wright the
whom they brought judged 70 be in dying conditions they
said the had been badly beaten BY party of boatmen, at
the foot OF Thirty fourth street North RIVER asked Cspet if
formed me that his friend Mr. Wright had part of
taken not s Sd cp for H. adt he gave S me i his
card which lad hs name printed on keeper OF the Brown
gil inse nsbe condition.
The Coroner then adjourned further investigation of
the case till tomorrow at 3p. M, when it is expected
that additional testimony will be offered.
None of the parties directly concerned in the fight
have yet been arrested and il is supposed that they
have fed the city. Capet to whose place Kelly was
first taken, has disappeared The officers endeav-
oring to secure the parties concerned in this fight when
further developments of this most disgracefM and
criminal transaction, it is expected, will be made.
SUNDAY, 3 2. NJ.
The examination resumed by calling upon John
f. Capet who delivered himself up to the officers this
morning. He testified as follows:
reside at No. Tenth avenue. corner of Thirty
third about Y O'Clock Thursday party OF three
-four waited on and said that friend OF mine had been
that Of James Williams asked them how happened; they
there n the same boat with them s!kcd them # they knew
man. calling himself Mr. Wright said yes he knew
Wished to have Linn conveyed there as he thought was
quained with the parties in the boat from the fact Of their hay
james Hughes and borrowed bis wagon; told Mr.
S s s for Ti S p To O taxing hna up
place. took the horse and TO the foot OF Thirty
s ;Hsg 81 s wagon on doSe him TO
place and had him carried stairs sent for DOCTOR who
trends that they had better take him to the Hospital they
they Rad money to enter them at the City Hospital told
pta which did, there four men who rode in the
from from the boat had heard there was to be pGe sh hat
mornings decline answering whether was at the fight;
nj '19PSSs S% %s
. d" not see S o f the 'd doi h DID 30 US
the carriage Bellevue Hospitals can't say that he was at the
removing Kelly saying ythns about the fight
in act Of humanity he would have died on the dock
don't know any fighting the men who brought him said
that Kelly SAID he knew ms and that be requested to be taken
O. Were you at home Thursday morning at daylight? A.
dee; dsP va. at sIs eshs sisv' told ms
Coone told you that you were a. liberty to decline loa
not at liberty TO decline answering snythins ese
Do you know Of the men engaged in the fight which
O. Why did you take suoh interest in Kelly Merely
because he wsss TO my house by hi friends.
q. Do you know MoIrs.ey and Johnny Roach! DO not