New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-24

where the boy was struck before the train wa
| stopped.
William Price, residing at Croton Falls being dul,
| tv,U, tayt-l am a brakeman employed % n'
ibis poruiug. wien. at Onc-hundred.aud.df 'ratl
! street, Jaw three boys the up-trsck, waking
slowly; when We pretty close TO them saw Two
Of iltm on tie east wall did not the third boy;
think tn TIE eigne of Tsin I'd passed tue bJy'
before The accident occurred; saw the up train oDm-
ing, but could not cay how far off il was l was SO
iert IN the boys 10 if they could escape; he srd
The signal given to break up; the train passed saw
tie two boys get of the wall l saw nothing OF To ,
iird boy
This closed the evidence, and the jury after short
dehberaion, rendered the following verdict:
THAT Thomas Higgins. the deceased, came to hi
desth By compound fracture OF the thigh, and other
injuries, accidentally received by being, run over by
all ergiSe the Harlem Railroad on the I'D day Of
July, 1857, on One-hundred and. sixth street.
The deceased was fourteen years of age, and ma
tive of Ireland.
The RECENT SUPPOSED HOMICIDE IN THRrY-sEc-
osD sTREET.-Coroner COnnery yesterday concluded
the iuquisition commenced days ago the body
of dissolute and Incorporate woman named Magner,
who was found dead in the basement OF the premises
No. l7S East Thirty-second street, on last Sunday
moinrg. At first it was supposed that the deceased,
who bore various marks Of violence about her person,
had been murdered; but the Coroner after thorough
investigation, was unable to procure any evideace to
that effect and the only rational conclusion which
could be arrived at, that the deceased, while IN
beasy state Of ihtoxcstiOn, had fallen and injured
hersef fatally. We published the evidence taken in
the case ON Tuesdsy and the following is what was adj
duced yesterday
Bridget Kennedy, being duly sworn deposes and
says-I 1--we at No. l9l East Thirty seventh street. !
saw deceased on Sunday when dead; | recognized
her az woman whom saw sitting on the sidewalk OF
house in Second avenue at o'clock on Sunday; to
the best Of ny belief Rhe was drunk there were two
or three little boys talking with her at the time saw
her; know no more about her.
Margaret Rembe, being Only sworn. deposes and
says-f live in Eat Thirty-third street; l knew the
deceased for two days before che died. deceased
at No. $50 East Thirty third street on Saturday last
she then had row with Ann Mclohean; the deceased
was drunk and seemed not to know what she was
doing; she took the lid Of stove, and ran about strk
ing Mrs. McGOhean, when she fell; aud wlen she
csme up out Of the cellar, l saw her bleeding from
the head; she was drunk; dontkrow anything about
wi at occurred in her own house.
Ann McGohean being duly sworn, deroses and
saysI have heard the testimony OF the last witness
regarding the deceased attempting to strike me In
Thirtyihird street; che wa, drunk and called me PAD
rames: che fell down into the basement and cut her
head; know nothing about any row on Saturday
night in Tbiry-seconi street; | believe the cuts on
her head we're from the falls she received she was
very bad character
The evidence not making out case of homicide
against any one the Jury, under the charge of the
Coroner after short elaboration rendered the fol-
lowing
VERDICT.
THAT Mrs. Magner, the deceased, came to her
death by repeated falls on Saturday, July IL, 1857.
while in a state of inoxicaiion, and while she was In
an alteration with Mrs. Graham, Mrs. Muligaa aud
Mrs. Lynch in the basement Of No. LIS East Thirty
second street. The Jury. have proof that the de-
ceased was beaten by any one."
The three women mentioned in the verdict having
been arrested some days ago were accordingly dis
charged from custody. Deceased was native OF Ire
land, 40 years Of age.