The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-24
The Late Fatal Prise Fight.
CONTINUATION OF THE C0RoN1RS INQUEST
Before Gnr0nar Par

before Coroner Perry The evidence clicked was not Oh
very important but was somewhat interesting
as will be seen from the following report -
John Brown officer OF the Fourth ward police, being
sworn sad:-BetEeen and O'Clock yesterday after.
noca went on boarl the y r smith ! met coored
lust gone ashore asked when he would be back and
he replied, "in few oments'' asked him the cap
his siIname; be replied that he did know sent
him Mcguire, and he absent about dve minutes;
In the meantime two came on board I inquired
Of them which the captain, when OF them
replied, - captain;'' told him ! wanted 10
hire for a ght excursion he inquired when
wanted Il, and told him week; he asked where
we were going TO- and told him TO Jersey no wanted to
know where we were going 70 start rom and replied
Market street slip he replied ~ will let know
moment" he called The mau Curry with him aside, and
ites short conversation desired to know what kind OF
excursion Ii gong 10 be; told him ID would be
he same the one he went on on Thursday last he
lated ne did want 10 any such excursoas
asked him for what reason aud he said did not pay
told him wcGla pay him well; he replied the be
talking 10 was the owner and he did not wisn 10
undertake Il; inquired who the owner AMI he said
Curry lie said Captain OF the boat who took up
be party at the Mccoy dght arrested aud cost him
gecd deal Of money 10 get out Of il; asked him he
not afraid OF being arrested aud he replied, Yes
expect to be 70 morrow to give evidence he wanted
know WHO the parties We're that going 70 dght.
also understood non MIN dat his boat conveyed the
parties TO the fight on Thursday last
James S. Ward, being sworn said:-l am police officer
of the Twsneth ward Thursday, about IL O'Clock,
man cane TO as J passing through Thirteth
street. and informed that he had person taken
Of boat about Thirty fourth street and
put into butchers cart and conveyed \ up
street. and that the mans forehead appeared TO have
been hurt Is II he had beea shot the who gave
the nio nation appeared u be stranger; did
the locality and compelled him 10 90 with and show
me the place, which was the house kno the Bro
Jug Of Thirty third street and Eleventh avenue
wea into the place with the stranger and officer Locus
whom called in; Capet behind the bar, IN his shirt
his house wounded be ssid friend OF his who Is work
ing the foot OF Thirty fourth street hal mot
with a slight accident, by The falling OF beam on his
foot AID hat be was unable TO walk so they broul h
him up IN butchers cart, snd that he Was then up
stairs also that could him IL wished; knowing
she house be OF bad repute statement
II Cspe to be true then TOLD hiu my for ask
ing the question, that the stranger had given the
formstion stated above he gmed and told step
up stairs and see the map, If wished not having heard
Of any asht went away satisfied; the nsxt morains,
<trdayl I'm locking at me papers account OF
the prize tight told Lieut. Tay Tor the circumstances Of
Yesterday; thought wac connected with the OF
xert 10 the house where we saw his wife who dsaied
the matter, and could not tell whe' Cape, could be
found; she informed me that the man Kelly IN the
house at the time there she then the mex.
door negtbor, Hughes who informed us that Copei
oe OF the parties who called for his cart the above
day.
john s. Austin, being duly sworn deposed a. soows:-
O. Where do you resides A. live in 1oSth street. be
thing relative to prize light which TOOK place at the
Palisades on Thursday morning last A. saw portion
O'Clock the night ia question IN bed wheu my
brother came 10 me and asked me for the loan OF my
light; di1 no, let him have IL bu, so up aaa went
With him my self @ What did you 60 there for A. |
went there % show py brother g policeman who the
ned above; suppose my brother there for the
OF detecrg those who present at the dga
q What oid ycu q. Mar ha,,anvie2 A saw dve
persons there, who told that there steamboat
coming TO take them 10 prize 1ght tie boat
came aopg and we got on board when we
proceeded up the river Ave miles then turned
back ana proceeded about two miles down the whe1
landed Ga the New Jersey shore think there were
day igni did no. see the ropes saked this took place
about < O'Clock; The light then commeIced; saw
II fgh KEEL u AL IA MT vifnazz
the ea,re aght. Did you the last round fought
could NOT say positively, oo, think did 10, DID
and Nike Murphy do know Johnny Roach nor
Cspe,; know man tanned Burns. Q. Do you know vhs
ed "a enc OF his seconds q 10 you know Phip Csirs
90 . Was he present At the fight he was 70
you kpo~ named Kelly Yes q. Was he pre-.
sent yts, but he took no part IN the aias 10 you
cot co.," Do DAI You hA Rnor rS sss aosssansry
do q. 10 you know James AcDonnellyf A. No
"a Q rd IaiIsr,y and Barney Aaron AK. an active
past Il TIE hghr a. They did; they cheered tae com
baaav and urged them on; q Was Morrtssey present
Of rope aso him on the ground before the asht;
heard h.m say after they cad been lighting a5ol, half
hocr. This won't do for me, and he Immediately
left the ground; NJ ii him on the dock did not see
the BODY q Kelly conveyed on the boat di not return
the c. 7. Smith. z. Can you name any more who
we're prcisnt the frnr A. know a maa namei Ed
Bates but he did Lot take any part In the aght, could
NOT recognise any one 10 thenighl time n i was very
darn 90 not know the captain OF the s,eAmtug c. r.
Smith, DO not know whether the captain knew there
VS., gong 10 se .sss or 1O, ai ~ one p as ssS
excursoa going 70 be he would NOT have gone.
q How ad you return A. hired small boat AL re.
b. sJaror-o % 700 Know any Of Iyncs's seconds
A. thsnk Burns was one Of them.
police court, being duly sworn, de2osed as fo,iows;
Q. Were you present Al tho prize nghr A. l vas q,
names yea saw A. saw Johnpy Roach, XII Barss,
Ralph tialr, Jack Montgomery, Edward Bates, - Crib
D DsSn sIs os %.:s@. a. the Gsa there ws. aus
uumber there who J Knew by Eight. Y Who
Kslys secondsi Burns and J,hbny Roach. q
Wnsn did roc first hear Of the bght A. About fgts
O'Clock on Wednesday night. called my brother Tor
the loan Of bis horse and wagon bot be refused to let
TORN my superior ofcsr OF the affair thr night
q Was rstrick Cosgrove there There was man
named CocKwsck there. q was Dob Msckerr thereg
A. There Was man named Na:keral there. y VIVA,
Others there beside those you have msnonsfi A.
tsiors. Who keity's seconds A Harney Aaron
asd some one eAe Q. Who was Lynchs seeondsf
A Burns and Roach. Y Did yoi know that axht vas
Ind you report 10 your superior oicer that dEhi
gong 70 take pace A. Did not know where TO and
S n' Who y' sef eov u. NO So M
holdersf A. think Murphy vas one Of them. u 10
YOU YOU sso~ man si FAMED capsss A. do o was he
there A. do not know q. Were you there when
the a., round vas Tough. A. could not say.
Edwin Brappov, cap,siu Of the sesm tug c ?. smith,
beng duly sworn deIossd ihai be vas engaged 70 take
mocsg ht excursion W Yorkers. q who engaged you
A Joseph Martin. O. Did you know for what purpose
The patty vas going a. Not until afer got started
x he g. "a. ssS ssrn.
up 10 the agbr A. No y nd you receive The body Of
Kelly on beasdy A. They hsd Il on board before knew
a. Y How long amer you landed vas the body brought
on hoard A. About three four hours. q md you
bear any other besides Burns meatlo1e3, A I
heard Jack Montgomery name mentioned. Y DO you
knov anything farther relation 10 the matter A do
not How many men are there employed on board OF
the boat A. Five 2. Did any OF them 10 the light
A. corld not say, as sstep u hid YOU see the
body taken ashWei A. J did. a. Where I'D you
dTst land you returEs A. Al Manhaifanville
james Collins Of 3a4 Water street sworn dep,sef A.
followss-Q. We're you present nj the aght A. saw
part Of T. q Did you 60 10 the ground Ia the boat C. r.
smith A. did part Of the way. y DO you kaow any
~ those Who were At the flight A I DO. a Was
Burns theree A. He " Was John G. Capet
there no mot know. O. Who else there besides
Burns, pouneIy snd Montgomery A. named
isder'y and another one named Roach we're there.
Ind al these appear TO be Interested in the hght
A ahnLId iud0e nrLncinal rArf OF than nv