New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-19
! nLOoDy xURDER ~ TENTH AVENUE
ESCAPE OF THE PERPErRAToh-Coho
NERS INQUISI cION.

sacrificed on Saturday evening, ne u''"o
victim to violence Inflated upon him BY one Oh f'0
of Young IufisDs, thousands Of whom iDest the cy'
From the fscts ss they 81 present sppeaT II woaa
s.sm that John Swenson and h.s wife Margaret, VINO
resided in the upper part Of me premises NO. DIV
West Tweniy.seventh street, went down town oatui-
day evening 10 purchase groceries, meats sod oenef
pecessares TO last them over the Sabbath. ne re-
turning up Tenth avenue, at lOi oc.'ck p M, 10
earnest conversation, Mr.. and Mrs s'enson encoan.
tered three rowdy boys or hsl!-Srovn men, ono OF
whom sppeued u be much intoxicated. Ine ielio*s'
or at least one of them, imagined thst Mr. S"ensoo
vas directing bis conversation 10 him, and accordingly
said 10 Mr. Swepson What's that you're saying, 70
which proper reply wss maze
The intox,ca.ed individual then, without further
words. advanced, and with much violence pushed
Mr. Swepsou off the side wax into the gutter Atthis
the uroffending man started toward his assaat ou'
before reaching him. the young ruian turned and IS
ouick a. thought. plugged the blade Of dirk or
clasnkp,e into the breast of Mr.. SWensen, when al
three Of the rsscals ran off ib different directions Mr.
Svenson started in pursut Of the person who struck
him. but after staggering short distance into tse
middle of the street, felto the pavement and expired
in few moments afterward. No one but those pres
ent saw the blow struck but David Scott, lad, living
at No. l37 West Twerte,h street, and DR.. Robert
Rae resdirg at No. l69 Tenth avenue, saw the mur-
derers running away and heard Mrs. SEenson cry
Murder" The officer on duty in the neishborhood,
unfortunately O. the time Of the murder, was absent
at the Station. House with prisoners but what had
transpred soon came to the knowledge OF Actng-ln-
spector Carpenter of the Sixteenth Precinct, who
promptly dispatched posse of men to the scene OF
the tragedy and had the remains OF the deceased con-
yeyed to his late residence in Twentyseventh street.
The officers were aferward engaged for several hours
in thoroughly occurring the vicinity Of the murder with
the view of da covering and apprehending the perpe-
traitors but they failed in their efforts, and the guilty
parties are yet at large. Mrs. Ssenson has p.rtisly
described the clothing worn by the individuals in
question which possibly may lead to their detection,
but the assault and the fatal blow were so sadden and
the excitement urder which che then laboricg go
Intense that Mr. Swenson, cannot recognize either of
the s..ailants. Inspector Carpenter, however, will
use every means his power to ferret out the persons
guilty Of the murder.
Coroner Hills yesterday afternoon repaired to the
late residence of the deceased for the purpose OF hold
ing an nQuisition on the remains. After securing such
evidence bearing upon the matter at issue as was
within his reach he impanneled the gentlemen whose
names will be found below TO act as Juror:
wm McCres No 225 West Twen.y.hf,h street; Andrew
Garrett No. l.s Tenth svenur Robert Montsowery No $40
Twenyseventb street John Henney No SIC West Tsenty
seventh street. Nicholas Hogan No $40 West Twenty
North Eahsh street, Willism.bursh WIN McNsusht, No.
76 West Tw eptieth street.
The following testimony was then adduced before
the Coroner and Jury:
Margaret Swensop, being duly sworn, deposes and
says reside No $40 West Twenty street the de-
hushan
husband coming Tenth avenue and when near the
s. on We INIT eScis yPu1s eo ea the essa
two dark roats think al on caps gave
on al dark clothes AID the szed cap; h. the who
ysye the sb we met these men, one Of thea hit my has
se,hsI when the who the to the
ha, to you the said hi. He (the
deGessed not speaking to you ny husband seI being
him but did not take hod Of him the one Who gave the sab
coming toward my husband the other two caught hold Of
time gave the stab he then turned and up the
hu.bsns started after him and few yards and fell. the de-
dead the other t~o men an on down The do not
ipow any of these do think could recognize either
them sgan much excited at the time the who
gave the stab in running very fast and straight
David Scott q lad residing at No. 1877 West Twen-
n m ass .Ds oGs :oa c the
OF Tenth avenue and Twenty second street when three
apple tha, bad my hand and he struck because
would not ye to him this the largest of the three he
when struck followed by the one in the light cost
s to Ss s % 5 o sI % % h
into the southeast Of the
ourhing in hand sopg dow the avenue
time making effort get away from these Eel
first street scue. and heard voice saying, my
SIs p e at .n M c the s
these down Twenty rst street. toward Eleventh
DOWN Eleventh the one who hsd the knife did no,
after this do not know either Of the pare think that
should see them again did not the deceased fol
Robert Roe, NJ. D., being sworn, ssys-I reside at
No 100 Tsnth at 10 O'clock last evening heard cry
and fall and opened window and and woman
rver and the with the drsb up Twenty first
the south side toward the Ninth avenue Do no, know
d,b resembling very much the last night bis
hsht and size were The same did no; 'es the face. Of the
that saw las, rishs down Twenty first street the
sas Wiz fiis did not e,sHne ii. drpb there ws.
about pint Of blood flowed from wound there pul
saton d the hart but the heart could be felt breathing
minutes the in drsb straight and not Ike drum
ken man.
Clark S. DupDirg Of No. l69 Tenth avenue, sworn,
the front windows of my house the blinds sni had
raised The sash for that purpose when fall the Sidewalk
wOmsn's voice Of nuidsr; this d4e OF
ss be n9s s doWS % s sG .f
ns and ihre youns men or boys were near had
ethips larger than the others bad dirty or
drso coat and similar pants AID red shirt directly after the
man fell one OF them said something which oogd hear
s1d al 70 the where they separated ran To-
wd the ryer tho third think up the dark side e he
street. did not recognize them but they appeared Ike the
boys who have troubled deal by fighting and sweating
ny impression ths they part of toe gang the
man in SD coat was the nss,s the falling aud they
med 10 De waiting for him think ne the who
ned the murder; went 70 look a. the t5oagh
he about dead the dsbcosed who did the deed did
not nun hte danhen man. but appeared s though ne ws
he aid the deed; only the side Of bis f.ce
tho have greatly troubled
Henry Myers, residing corner Of Twenty second
street and TIth avenue depose and ssysI did not the
occuTsnee entering my the boy David Scott
ulaDg in aEd hrre Young him thry .opped