New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-22
THE PRIZE FIGHT.
ANDY KELLY KILLED IN A PRIZE FIGHT
AT THE PALISADES, NEW-JERSEY. TES-

ANDY KELLY KILLED IN A PRIZE FIGHT
AT THE PALISADES, NEW-JERSEY. TES-
TIMONY BEFORE THE CORONER, &c.
The circumstances attending the late brutal and dis
Graceful prize fight that took place at the Palisades,
TswJersey. and which resulted in the death of one
NJ the combaants appear in brief to he the following
.oar a the preliminary examination of the case before
,he Corooer has disclosed. 1t seems that gang Of
rowd;es and desperadoes Of the vlest description,
numbering some two hundred, left Pier No. in the
steamboat C. p. Smith, on Thursday morning at l
O'Clock. and were landed by the captain at the Pa-
sades. on the NewJersey shore, about four miles from
Piamont. A fight then came off-the stake being
s2OOs sidebetween Charley Lynch, keeper of grog-
pery in Water street known by the name of the Band
Box" and Andy Kelly, both parties being well known
IN puciistic circles. They exchanged eghty-fve
rounds with each other. AT the Oghty-sxth, Andy KEEL
vat the call of time and squared off and the tel
backward on the ground nsensible, and badly brreed
md beaten Lynch and his friends then left the ground
and Kelly was Immediately taken on board the steam
boat which conveyed the party to the scene, and landed
IN small boat at the foot of Thirty-ourth street.
Here he was met by some men with butchers cart,
and conveyed to porter house called the Brown
Jug" at the corner Of Thty-bird street and Second
Avenue kept by John Capet reported to be brother.
in-law Of one Of the seconds Mike Murphy. This was
about noon on Thursday and soon AFTER he was takenn
hack by Capet and man calling himself John Wright,
10 the Bellevue Hospital, where he died about ~
O'Clock, p. NJ. Capets story was that the man whom
they left there, and whose name they gave as John
Williams, had been badly beaten BY party of boat
men.
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, Coroner Perry ex-
smned number OF witnesses at the Bellevue Hospital
preliminary to impannelng jury and entering upon
more searching investigation of the case.
The following testimony was elected in the morning
session:
Mary Cunning residing at No. 26} Hamilton street,
recognized be that of my nephew Andy Kelly him
last alive Wednesday, morning when he left my house after
peddier nothing OF his being engaged 10 fsh
Catharine Cunning, residing at No. 26s Hamilton
street being duly have the body OF Audy
Kelly deceased and recognize be SUCH the last saw Of
him as ednssday morning. when he left our house.
Patrick Kelly, residing at No SO Cherry street, being
duly sworn says Thursday NJ about O'clock went s SG
board se,mDos near the sate vrc there were o% 400 coy
Montgomery Kit Burns and Johnny Roach also the
sep Sspt being ' On Ss boat
about O'Clock when the passengers had landed on dock on
boat. his Andy Kelly the boat went in started
from pier No. North RIVER do not know what boat we
have said recognized David Oren on which
aed from pier No s. he the eight also with
This witness who was determined to know nothing
about the matter, being told by the Coroner the
nature Of the oath he had taken, how it compelled him
to tell all he knew of the matter further testified as
follows;
We len the foot Of Pier No SNorh River steamboat for
the purpose Of witnessing tight which was to take place on
s; do recoect who were on board the boat but
boat, aroused FROM my sleep BY some men, VINO said
the fight going went OIL shore saw Andy Kelly aud
em sm Iynsa whom recognized jack Kit Burns
Johnny Roach Mike MoIphy as being u the crowd, wit
sepaSe them Kit Burns and ohnny Roach were seconds
for Lyneh saw them catch hold OF Lynch and ske bun TO
ser reached the places Kelly ying on the ground
less Rst under him Lmfs s sG@ Et Ts 81 n
put him plank and took him 10 the boa went aboard the
.s s The BsrS and ap town. fell asleep
When started from the NewJcrcy side and awoke when
Ne reached Upon reaching the pier immediately
David OBrien being duly sworn, testifod-I reside
IeoOsnise IT 70 be ,hs, Of And Ktiy The lst Of hm
alive ".s last ihSsdsy was board the steamboat which
mornings there two hundred persons board the
boat, cd NOT tnow where was going to land went on
Burns and Charles lynch board proceeded
and took on more pas,ensr. Of whom heard
board ssan landed OF the river about
proceeded furhh up about four miles aadod for
zoe purpose Of witnessing hgh between Kelly and Lynch
went the Dtach the srOand
stsked out went 70 sleep IL barn the beach while
tne rnf was being made; when awoke the
Place both men @ere In the mig Tossing for the choice of
ground 90 not know who Kelly's seconds of
Lynch sesonds WA Nit Burn the parties fought
rounds eid not SEE the eight we'll crowd
nier they ha1 ,onsht t~entynne rounds ced
tA1 Lynch had hit Kelly foul fight went on 20 the eighty
sKth Seud When Nelly did up 20 time after the
crowd went away Kelly lying the xround he was
taken 10 the bos when the boa proceeded down the the
Captain wanted 20 put US on the Jersey SIDE fst he wanted n
lind Fifty fifth tteet We when he tool ". 10
the foot OF North Moore street ala not siop bo ~
reached there were tickets issued outside ofthe 80 fr %
sxcur.on for the one procured saw Mntsnnrv
Burns the hght did not Nat Csk At the 6sht,
e. not think he was there - -
james White reading at No. 81 or S8 Cherry s,teet
beins sworn tee tied follows ws presen, at Afsh, wScS
took pso@ ttp Andy Kelly aud Charles Lynch II tooI
place eighteen miles up the yer about miles MS
Piernon he Jersey side there Were pre
the hgh, Montgomery. Kit Burns Boy Cotton Jolhny
Roach and Mike Murphy presents XII Burns and Johnny
Roach Lyuehs secondsi they took interest in the tight
and cbeered the oonks.suts Kelly when he fo the
Last time AZ the last round Lynch fell OF Rely who ande
and whose hand biz the s.fe time wn called Kelly then got
up and wv sSnaa 81 when he feil b.ekwsrd sensele.
on board The be sbeot pe from hs fsat the boat then pro
Nelly was taken Y srsu boat from that Psee when ne boat
there three IN the boat With Kelly they snded b the
foot q FnythtIa si5st NIT BY With
butchers of sy ket Kelly, covered up with soe coats,
ssa sssys sSwUSI sssa kswH taken to Bellevue H's,