The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-08

The Bai ker House Homicide.
NvEsrIoATIoN BEFORE oosoNER BEDDING AND
JURY.
The Investigation of this affair was continued yeser
day, bat not concluded expected it would b. The
court room crowded, previous days, and the
inter est remains unabated.
The following witnesses were examined:-
John QUINN of SO Union street. testified TO seeing the
body Of Mclaughlin ct the Barker House. about halpsst
nine O'Clock Thursday evening last knew nothing of
the merits of the affair.
Dr. John Blackmore, recalled stated that he made
examination of the wound of Nc LAughn, while lying
on the floor he gasping then, and died soon after
knife was shown to hum by officer Cunningham, and it
looked II there sreaks Of blood upon the blsde
the Bankers had been arrested before that the blood
the knife was dry-as dry 1t Is now-(ooking at it)
this between 9k ami 10 o'clock 1t might have been
near 10; saw the officer anshestn tne kne oood con-
geals very quickly especially In small quantities, on Q
To the juryDont think there would necessarily have
been any blood the sheath With little upon the
bade certain the blood upon the blade would dry In
an hour; If tine knife drawn quickly afOsr being
might wipe it off, the knife shown might naict
wound; towel WAS shown to me between 10 and IL
think, showed it to me don't reoosc using that towel;
wiped my hands upon some cloth that thrown down
to me- eont think could recognize the cloth used.
Towel shown.) l identify the towel by the two marks
upon 1t, cose together; that night aid In
roing the deceased over was called to the house by
officer Williams; it Is utterly impossible to recognise
towels especially when there's y dozen In the house
alike; the blood might have been put by wping the
to Be ready to give any aid in his power and did mot p
pear to be exced more than usual under such oircum
Dr. VIM c. Otta-son, recalled, testified to making
superficial examination Of the head of de eased but
fund marks Of violence sufficient to death.
Hannah Barr McGee, of No. Union stres., testified
that she could into the Barker House from her
residence and saw scutfie there Thursday evening
she was looking out OF the window through the glass
lying the floor and another leaning him;
no blows struck or any instrument 10 any ones hand;
could identity no ne; witness was in the third story.
Agnes Mcheison, small girl, who was present with
Mrs McGee on the above evening" testified to seeing
fcufle and q lying near the stove and another
bending over as striking him; light dog was by their
sde after wards went and admitted by police,
man, where saw the dead man; little girl named
Scott went with me.
James Cane policeman of the Third district testified
to seeing Mclaughlin in George Losee's Hamilton
oBiien and Murphy afterwards going up towards Union
street; next MIN lying in the barroom his face
ferry; officers Williams, Mr.. Murray and myself went in;
asked James Barker who came from behind the
lying drunk and he ~ishei me to take him out Of the
house, and replied that the must be something else
the ter, judging from the blood saw the floor
whore deceased lying; Barker then said there had
been muss there, aud like as not dog had DIT him;
took hold of him, With Me-. Murray to whece he
Bit this about hafpast O'Clock; unbuttonei his
vest and pantaoons and raised his shirt until
where the cash was then remarked that this Was
queer bite of dog James Barker said he cid know
thing about it, both Barkers present; George
W. behind the bar, about three test distant;
raised Mclaughlin partly up and asked il he knew who
did it, he made effort to speak, but could mott laid
him down his back and put CHI sir hion
under his head; then went outside and asked man
to stand by the door and let out in also
to Mr. Tooe "a jur,man) and to Thomas Cation; gave
my club to to out and give the alarm rap r
more assistance then told Geo. W. Barker not to go
1t; several officers come in and by my orders all the
parties arrested and taken to the station house; Off
cor Cunningham AMI myself wen. behind the bar and
commenced searching little shelf under the counter
filed with bottles; officer Cunningham felt behind the
bottles end drew out knife the knife produced is the
Is now; he showed it to and returned it to him. and
he then showed it to Dr. Backmore who took rule out
of his pocket and measuring the knife and the said
they nded and he had not the least doubt that
the wound was made with it, DR.. Blackmsre then left
had been more blood on the knife, and that it had
been wiped something; he tod me to search
nigh. have essn hs Sshod sa the
bottles where the knife taken, about foot
from ii the towel had blood upon It In two or three
up piece OF paper and put 1t in my pocket 1t
damp; gave It 10 Captain vanterveer, a. the station
house.
To the Coroper-The blood on the knife was dry when
saw IT. don't think the knife towel could have been
placed where they were found without going behind the
To the Jury-I handled the deceased before taking up
the knife and towel had wiped my hands of paper
ceased.
lice, testified to coming into the barroon at the time
that Paddy Murphy was scutfng with some one the
floor did not see Mclaughlin then; took Murphy OUT
no weapon Of any kind; returned in ave minutes
with officer Crane met Murray at the Union street door
gotrg In think heard him say, "show me the of
b-that done it, did not hear any other remark; the
knife not found while was there; No 4au ghln
when returned; he was alive yet, and went for the
doctor and with him; caught glimpse the knite
m
had streak of blood Il; officer Cane wrap the
towel up and put It IN 1, his pocket
rative of that Of officer Cane.
Owen Cunningham, police officer Of the laird
dead upon the floor when he came in, aad
George w. Barker behind the bar; asked him who
stabbed deceased ana he said he did not know asked
him, then, he could not recognize any In the af
ay he said he cid not know any that there had been
Iary of New Workers in there; he then moved to-
wares the Hamilton avenue side of the bar and james
Barker down stairs asked him who did it. aud he
made reply and walked way the other oicers
and took barkeeper into custody; went behiod
the bar and found knife slowed away a shelf be-
hind lot Of black bottles ABOUT three feet from the cad
of the counter wsrds Union street. pulled it gu. of the
scabbard and blood upon 1t; the knife produced is
the one; old gentleman behind the counter thea
overf aung as II looking for something; another man
behind got the knife ANA asked to look at it,
ssid would take care Of it, showed it to Dr. Black
more, who measured the cut and the knife and said that
put the knife In my pocket. and handed it to Captain
Vanderyeer when l got to the station house; fund
the knife before touched the wound staid there in
the Barker House all night; don't think any c)ud
put the kpife where found Ii.
To the Jmy--The blood the koifs fresh enough
for 10 take it off with my finger there pretty
heavy gors siae; went to the station house with
the KNIFE, and then came back again; did not the
towel heard them speak about it; also pst and
club behind the bar.
Charles B. Gotten boarder at the Barker House. tes-
tilted that be sitting his par in he third story
and heard the cry OF 'twa.ch ~ murder ~ and fpo
lice ~ and, throsing down my papen, went down into
the baroom there was no disturbance there but there
bad been one there behind the bar; the two
Bankers, the two Pendetons Captain Fountain Mr. Bar
rett and Mr.. Knowsley all standing in tn, vicinity
of the stove shortly after officer Willis and another
came in previously Mr. Knows and myself stepped up
TO deceased and Knowsley picked up his clothes, but
we 10 wound we stepped back; some one remarked
that the man was stabbed think it was one of the
time BEFORE and George W. Barker prepared some
brandy for the wounded man; the officers took the
Bankers of, and James Barker requested to take
ha= H. h. a.