The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-28
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The Late Fatal Array on board the staten
Island Ferry boat Josephine.
the coRoSERs INQUEST UfoN The BODY or oHAs.
QUINN.
Coroner Perry eng ,ged yesterday in holding In
quest upon the body Of Charles Quan, the hack driver
who died at the New York Hospital from the effects Of
wound received In the abdomen while engaged in AZ
fray board the staten Island ferry boat josephine
Sunday evening last. Tho accused, John Collins, aias
Nose, present with his COUNSEL Mr.. John Van Buren,
and appeared 10 have been roughly used
parues. The friends Il the deceased the pri
mustered in full force at the de- house hos
pta and evinced deep interest in the progress OF tho
investigation The parties all belong W the Frst ward and
all VOL known to another. The following Is
port of the evidence adduced yesterday
George T. 4 Keaton, NJ D., being duly sworn, deposed
follows sDeceased admitted 10 tho New York Hos
wound in the abdomen near the medium line, about two
and half inches In length. from which some ten feat or
ntestnes protruded his general condition very air
considering the amount OF injury and eviuced proof thRt
he had not lost much blood he also q of in
toxicaton when admitted he was so much under the in
nuence Of Intoxicating liquor that no seemed insensibc
the pain Of the operation performed by returning tho
bowels to the cavity Of the abdomen
IDENTIFY inflicted with sharp instrument the wound
Jagged and looked If the been ripped
upwards deceased appeared 10 do we'll until o'clock
on Tuesday morning, when his pulse began tn be
frequent he RAPIDLY sunk until clock yesterday after
noon when he died nom The efecs Of the injuries have
since made post morten examination, and from what
nation Of the peruncum tho Other organs presented
hea thy appearance
deposed as oows-l le homo In The four O'Clock boat
20 TO Staten Island Sunday last In company with the
several drinks and after .tayisg there hours
returned 10 the city In the Joscphine was with Quinn
vt Of The time while on tne Island no Gmcuy occurred
under the influence Of drink my mpraason thai Quinn
sso intoxicated owing 10 my condon know nothing
Of what occurred on tho boat recooct mat sone one
told that Quinn stabbed went 70 look At him; no
lying somehere near the window-I don't remember
where.
John Mccarthy, residing at No 10 Greenwich street, be-
Ing sworn snid-About o'clock on Sunday afternoon
on board Of The ferry boat JsepSns SOON ser deceased
John Lvsy and Anfrew Doanely came on board DON
nelly appeared 70 be intoxicated We four went for ward,
the three went aft the deck the boat crowded we
started 10 look for he three who went an; had been
aboard but four Ave minutes at that time we found
other at that moment others were engaged in the ash
the others around trying 70 separate the combatsnts
there crowd OF about thirty or forty pcrsous around
tho ghters Quinn stepped up Donney by the shout
der 70 take him away man by the name OF Fox showed
when he turned around and spoke 70 Nose, who was
standing within hree four feet from QUINN Nose step
ped up and 1T uck Quinn with bis left hand he hn hun N
the Quinn lodged under Nose and made efforts 10 get
way; Nose had open knife In his hand at the
time, and at the time he struck Quinn with his fist; tho
knife common pocket knife; Quinn looked up side
ways 1--WE from Nose, who turned around and
followed him up and stabbed him in the abdomen pre-
vious this heard between the prisoner
Quinn; after the s,&bbing the crowd rush
Mose, who knocked down, do not know by whom
Nose got M in moment and chased Brcslar with open
knife who escaped from him: Nose then chased Dennsy,
who jumped over railing and escaped then went down
stairs 70 SEQ Quinn, who was badly hurt Quinn had no
quarrel with any other person whiie on the boat saw
no encourage or back up Nose any way whasvsr;
do not know what the origin Of the quarrel. SAY
Quinn drink two or three times tho Island; Douncy
was somewhat intoxicated not fally completely 80;
think that had taken but four drt IN staten Lsland
whenQnnn wHfstabbed he PIT his hand ~ his stomaAh
did him again until saw him belov; ne was lying
down, apparently In great pain; do non KNOW any 90
ate difficulty On board Of the boat Donpsy and Quinn
the boat peaccably and remained 30 ~ Ter ~
James Holland Of "a greenwich street. deposed az fol
lows-I nrst saw deceased ~ ave O'Clock on Sunday last
.. staten Island; ] otned company snn him and re-
scphsDe Quinn was slightly intoxicated, a. was also
Donnely was sober; al drAux three -four times
wen, forward with cigbt ten others Doanslly ane
Quinn Intoxicated when came board; we won
Up to LOOK amer them, fearing they might get SQUAD
his hand; smith bad hold Of Dom. ~, md was Sinne
him 70 keep still or no would have him locked up Don
SeJ snos s aa ' Quinn aso S az aS ~nS
| do you want to LICK DonnellJ 7" . named Fox
ns m .no ssr o,s nm .ts s OF 90
his fist; he again took out his knife aud -four shed II;
Breshn then took suck small branch of Gee out Of
my hand are struck Mo~o the bead with IL, twice
/ then went down 10 tell Of the come ap;
and a. was coming back again me-, Bres 10, VITO told
I
thought be would live but short time; DO not knox OF
any cause for the quarrel, nor do know how orlsina
ted 90 not know OF any nght having occurred previous
TO this wherein any of In. parties engaged Bresn
bad dri several times while on the !sland saw
fight between Quinn and Moe; Bresn Told that Nose
bad stabbed QUINN Nose DOT present. at thai umo.
Jacob l. Smith, residing al No Roadway, being duly
sworn, said an superintendent OF tho New YORK and
staten Island icrry board OF the boat Jc-ephene
at the ume of tho occurrence spoken Of tho other
nesscs ~s on staten Island from four until O'Clock
at six o'clock went tho Josepheno VITA several
other porronJ; tho prisoner With US; he went with
me M FAR a. tho pilot house took young 10
tho pilot house, be being sickly; there down with
him for three minutes, when, hearing outside
Knocked al tho windO~s and told them 10 stop the ds-
turpance was made by persons tins pi1t deck; not
stopping The disturbance vent out.is and told Andrew
Donney, who appeared IN bs tho TBgeader, that " no
did stop making noise would put him tho coal
took hold Of him; nj the time deceacd urnpsd up
on the bench and sad "You can't do w." he said that
some one caught him by the neck when the scuis
mcbcrs; let 70 uf Donney and turned around, when
the prisoner the 10 OF tho deck and
persons kicking him; Brcshn AMI two Others hold
Ing him down. abuu SIX attacked tho prisoner, the
| prisoner had knife In his hand a that time:
| sprsng 10 tho prisoners rescue, did tSo or three
others prisoner cot up and tried b. open Penknfe;
then left 10 stop other difficulty in tho boat, ami
\ coming back again In few inmates, ths prioner
lying bleeding on the dscs. there agnng then;
when gut ahure had the prisoner sent 70 physician
deceacd brought up from below and washed by the
deck hands; part Of my specified duties preserve
order The ferry boats bad taken three glasses
OF lager bier On staten island no IN my company
ihtoxcsted; the boat NJ the time Of tho Array
ofnocr In Ito employment OF the Furry Company;
when The prisoner got from the scue be had the
marks &C injuries that he bears; when IN sho
window and The party beaded by DouDelly Knock
down German passengcrs: this caused disturb
snce which attracted my attention
The case was here sdcurucd until nine o'clock u4s
morning
Police Intelligence.