The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-07
The Barker House HOmloade,
INVESTIGATION BBFORE CORONER REDDInG AND

IkvEsTIGATioN DBfORE CORONER RHDDInG AND A
| JURY.
The investigation Of this case was continued yessrav
afternoon before the Coroner The court room ss usual
| was full Of spectators.
George Prise wss reeallsc-He stated that he sav
Js res Barker after the nsht and bsf,rs he sfs ths
roo, words passed between witness and Barker:
dia no think he George Barker after tAs fight;
f.r Nv Psndle.on afterwards; be was showing ~
wrist vssre Of the degs had bitten him Q Did yos
exp,sa, xou selt since the efer that brother Of
yours was psc 10 sucb position you would not swear
sgsics. biuaS A. believe eid-thas would not sp
pesE sesipst hun.
Aequain tee with s, Ieugh!in. saw him az er he vas
staose on the sverh Of Ihursay last vent In tils
ssef set 5os :, sas.S aS'; his hs.a hs ss on no 70
ne, Cook at poor Nsp astsi who did q.
1r .s ', man sDoss Do.a Wsn ss4sa % II. qses % ss
Of Er; BarLor, eDd b said tal he d'a not tno.;
said x wss susnse that n, ohs should ksoS; Mar
s1d thst hs did kNo~, sud he w toe VIII, did
il; Jsmer Barker Hfen came DO, % stairs aud witness
sskec who there at the tue Of the afray and no
answered tbg be dio l,3t know, 70 knew hus
aurpb ia the rooru James Bsrse, LNea .snt and
v.ispeIed hl stsr and Doth pAssed into the M-
lard roof wh-re they appeared to be eonversng; did
sos hear ~has AT thsy said thsus .; 1 they were
luf1sy. couias6y and Barss were present Ia
the berroom shinfs Mr. Murray .Dll%d the
George h e. ssS s.n up sn ;,
tot Aougat there was too m ach brsod. end Iooses,
saw 'bs wound he not dead at that tre he cid MOI
speak. could not stir,
= the JuIy-wneo came irsto the k,use George ".
Barker Wa teh!nd the bar be or. ftcm bshind
Ing atopt tbs bar the knile he got the knis
oenino the ear ssw IT. (knfe pro uced}; that tss
knife, sua nskea bun II this coud d, it, the D,ct ro-
oii.d tha. he thought IL could then the blade; u
the be- vid blood on IL, George w. Barker spoe.re1
excited whFn murray .sked br, who dir It, blood
knife from the shsath there stresk of blood
~ C TIE blade; Drs- BlsoLmose and Murray tho
or1H ore~ ~no handed deceased.
John Murray, OF Union street bstween FL ks aud
Cuu bi. steet testified that he haa beeu acqaaiatsd
With Michael McIauehiio him the Barker House,
between eight ninr oeioct III .re dpturbsuse
ihete ,hsDi whsn enterea Mclaughlin lying
face on the floor, the Un SIDE e
W Barker, @h, wss eebDd TIE tar what hsppened bim
(decaasrt) snd be answered tina. the dogs mad beeo
biting tin wert TO turn he OVER; found TO
heavy got bsp thins it was eficer Caio; We
,uIree him his back saw hun beed and exsmre "a
hin 'ouod gsh IN the right s,de taeu add hs
y ook. more Me kniie'; askeo tbs earxesper (Gco
W Ba:ksf), II he knew who did it; b, told snew
locked towets he stove aud SAID h, cid ~ sea yh
sskec hin TO look II ii Any Of the pa lies
here hs said 'heg might be in the room tnsn told o
a. Cxin sod Nilsms to the oooss snd tsok
charge Of The rod un the arrived; orev,uiy
young man hs nded bosle and told t, apply il
eoesor ane pours the ooateuts 1kerchtsf and
bsldi on The "a. uni nr. Bsokmore .,ue the dse.sr
pfohsd 'ie wound sIa said hs couida't live.
TO the COynei-a ko 10 eho an to mo there: Mr.
tunnipEnsm hsg the knie; t bad IT, . s,roax.
sstery rke sIde; the sne produced i shs ono;
club
IL Me 1urys riacec my mouth t, his ear suJ asked
bin Via dd IT; be asoe effort thought ~ spak
but could Fay ohtrg
Nslen ire Gocsefry Of Van Brunt street. testified 1,
seti, deceased lying in the Barker House, he
dssd jet WHEN ts him. James Barker on tho
ho.r. and Geo w Barker aipd bar the ID s.sr
II soswer TO question said The cog bit Mcaugh
IN witness went ont snd bought in Murray aud they
examined the wnund heard Inra ay AK Gs,. W. B,rksr
II he knew who did his. eud he sail yes, do kasw
whether he meant te knew who did IT, or whether hs
meant he knew the parties IL house q. the time
IT, the July-Saw officer cunningham there, out saw
nc knre.
The animation atourned till O'Clock this morn.
faa whsn It viii hs CONCLUDED. As yet oae sppoau
I. 2e implicated.