New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-05

rnsirsd there sbru: half an hour, when deess-ed
Fraser aid three friends i. aad We started Tor no Me-
the three friends Jeff the corner OF Cha'han COZ
Oliver or James streets; deceased Fraser aud myself
then went TO the ~ Pearl and Centre sure 80;
AID went in barton and took adrrk. We wen'trbm
there TO the corner ~ Mulberry and Oh itham So 70 Sc
young man; rot finding him on the corner, vs. went
10 honse No. 3 Mulberry street, kept by a mag
named Louis Mitchell; there saw two males and
two females, beside ourselves; deceased, Fraser sud
u'ysef were up 10 tako O drirk, when one ~ tue
females came up near the bar AMI asked Frazer
il he was going TO treat her, or sonisihiay
that effect, when he remarked that he did
iot treat women, or something tnat wayi
the iran, who am wGs G,rnIgn, who had been
talking with The female, then got 40 and was about !.
make remark, as supposed, when told him to sit
down, and then | took bin by the arm AID set him
down; shortly aiterward was struck from behind
and knocked down; previous to my being struck
FIosers arm, when Fraser said, Let go;"
wien / recovered from the blow, l found
that Mr. Tompkins hadleft; asked where he when
some one told lie he had gone home; this was about
L. o'clock the bar.rOom Of the house No. Mulberry
sreet is on the second floor up stairs; the first man
that saw when recovered was Walter LittleEed,
the young man that we went to see; deceased was
sober when last saw him; We had all drank several
times; drank nothing but wine.
Jesse Fraser, sworn-f reside at No. 8 Cottage
place, HOboken; was acquainted with deceased;
Webb and myself We're at No. Mulberry street, in
the City of New.York, last evening, where saw
club; the man then raised his club as though he
was gong TO strike me- when picked up stool
and leld it up to prevent him striking me;
i did not see deceased at that time; the
last | saw of him was when he had hold Of my arm;
shortly afterward Webb was struck; when We wen
in the house saw two men ard two women; the man
who bod the club came in atterward; l think
it was club the man had in his hand; we were
oil CT Of dnSr or had lnd drank
times did not recognise any one in the
room that l had any previous diff guilty with;
short time ago Mr.. Tonpkins and myself were up to
Mr.. Mitsc5elps Hotel on Union Hill; think that the
man who had the club was employed about tn
house, do not think it was Mr.. Mitschcll.
There being no further evidence at hand, the in
quest was here adjourned until Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The Coroner's Jury rcassembled at Justice Cranes
office at o'clock yesterday afternoon, but did not get
Immediately at business in consequence of toe non
arrival of officer McDonough who had been dispatched
after the parties who were arrested in NewYork on
SUI day night, ard confined in the Sixth Precinct
Station. Iouie. At about A., o'clock, however, the
officer asrived with Mrs. Mitschen. Ferdinand Smon
the barkeeper, Theresa Marker and Madaline Minor,
servant girl in the house. where the affair took place.
j. Dnpn LAttel, esq, the Prosecuting Attorney of
Hudson County, was present. and assisted in examin
il < the witnesses.
Francis Webb recalled-The witness was directed
to look in the adjoining where the prisoners were
seated in order to if he could identity any one
there as having been present at No. Mulberry street
on the night OF the ARRAY He did so and said: Ihere
is no one there that could swear to MS being present
except Mrs. Mitsche, who was behind the bar at the
time the man with whiskers referring TO Simon the
berttnder looks familiar to me, but would not like
TO swear that he there. The witness then gave
an account of the fracas, the manner 10 which
commenced &c. which was is IN su nsate1
On Sunday l suppose MIR. Tonpklns took
hold of Frazer's arm to prevent MN from
striking some one and creating dihcuy have rot
very distinct recollection OF what transpired Ia ihe
room after was struck; when last saw Mrs. Nit
schcl she behind the bar; 90 notrecole @etner
or not she from behind the bar after the diicuy
CON meDced; think, after set the man down IN tne
when was struck from behind the person who sat in
the clair could not have been the one that struck me-
ss he was in front Of me; l think IT
had been om u Ssu5 By any S. wod
have seen them approaching me; l was three
or four feet from the bar when was struck tn.
counter is two or three feet wide there is another
room adjoining the bar room; looked into the ad
joining room after got up stairs, but saw no person
10 there; there ives light in the adjoining room AR.
Fraser came in company with me to the ferry; do
not recaee saying to any person on u. DOa' Iaa Nj
Ilaee in Mulberry street on the 4h Of July; ono
recolleet whether the man that saw with big WINS
bers ad bis coat on or Off Mr.. Simon was here d.
,ced to divest himself Of his coat, and 5000 up 10
see II witness could recognize him.
Wtness-I am not able to sw. ar that saw him.
Jesse Fraser, recaled-I recognize Mrs. Mitchell,
the woman in black elk dress lrterrng to Iherese
Markler and the man tSimon with whiskers anu
musteche, as persons that saw at no. . Maloeriy
street Oh Saturday night; the man with whskers was
not in the room when We went IN ne entered the
room and stepped behind the bar jus. after we called
for drinks; he came in before Webb took hold OF tne
nan to set him down in the char; DO uoe recoh1c'
next that saw of the with heavy whiskers was
as we were going out when he stood in the passage,
way eaoing to the head of the stairs, ana had
what l took to be ciuo 10 MS Iahui
he was in his shirt sleeves at the time; do MOI kaow
who Webb was struck by the first time; the club OF
weapon the man at the passageway had IN his mana
was about two feet long and about as thick as pc'
Iiceman's clubs saw the man with whsKer', VINO Is
now in Court strike We BIB he weEt to go out OF the
nassageway; the man struck him over the held tue
man with whiskers then made for Inc, win ms cluo
raised: raised stool to defend myself held if up
front Of me, when the man struck al me VIII .ns c.uo
the STOOL at the man this Is the last that
Irecoect until found myself in the street; think
must have been struck after raised or Threw tae
stool, but was insensbe untn iound nysen III t .ie
street. never was in this place before we had pesn
in no difficulty before going to this house; Mr. Iomp
kins was apparently in good health that night;
saw number OF persons on the Sidewah w. os
tbsm hut have since been told that the name
of one of them was Walter Littefeld; 40
not know where he lives; Mr.. LIueheid mas t9lo
me since that he me fall down stars ana 9et ne
saw the man with whiskers strike Webb; MI Litue-
field was in the hallway down stairs at the time; when
Webb and myself got down stairs some OF the party
there said that the young man with the wh'e ~ on
IA. inf a har-