New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-21
A WOMAN SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN
MURDERED.

INVESTIGATION BY CORONER CONNERY.
Yesterday afternoon An investigation was commens
ced by Coroner Connery to ascertain the cause OF
death of Mrs. Wagner, an Irish woman Of exceeding
" Incorporate habits, who was found lying deed Ia
the basement of the tenement house No. LIS East
Thirty second street. as published 10 Mondays TRis.
usE. Life had been extinct for long time when the
remains of deceased frat discovered, and when
the Coroner arrived at the place TO commence the 10.
QUESTION, decomposition had so far advanced that It
seemed next to impossible for the doctor 10 asceran
the real cause OF death. The deceased had eundry
marks of violence on her head and face, which sr4
supposed TO have been the work Of desgn, akhough
DO positive proof to that effect was at hand Below
will be found the testimony taken thus fer by the Co.
roner:
says-I live at No. l78 East Thity-seconj street;
knew deceased; the used to visit my sister; don't
know whether she 10 married or not; she was IN my
house on Saturday light between7 and o'clock
company; don't know neither did hear who beae
(if beat che wasl Mrs. Magner.
Elizabeth Patterson was duly sworn, and says:
live at No. l7s East Thirty second street. l kaow
bed on Saturday night at O'Clock; heard no noise
daring the night; never saw the woman till she Wa
dead.
Mary McCord being duly sworn, says-I live q No.
us East Thirty second street. the top door, beck
room: cav Mrs. Msgner the rst day she came TO the
basement; they were all tPey; there was always 9
basement on Friday night she may have been mur.
dered on Friday night know nothing mere Of tho
matter. - n,
Catherine Gillen, being duly sworn, depoess asd
eays-I resde at No. 70 East Thirty-second sueet;
cav the deceased about two months ago; VI: 70 me
badk room, on the second Aoor on Friday night; !
heard wrsngIng below stairs; the row cocoeseo
nearly all night; yesterday morning. about oc.oSks
n.;d. Of he door did not hear who struck the d.
j. P. Hypes, N. D., being duly svorn, deposes -
ssys-I have made an e!ferns! exsmnsnon 9. ~ -
decomposition, but from marks on her body, pre-
sumo she came to her death by violence.
Csthsrine WEIGH being duly sworn says: hys q
No. 1870 East Thiry.seco.d street, Ikssw nn ~.
per about two months; l have seen her drunk snS
lived with the Graham family; heard row N "a 3
basement about o'clock on Friday nghs; sooo! >
O'Clock on Sunday morpsg was called y nay, w
informed me that swoman had fallen dccd N me 49,
ment; went down and saw her lying there; sne ~
On her back there was nothing neas her thes bss =
70 o'clock when went again, there was knovt ~
door ard bottle lying near her head; there
the val high = soSuI hssrd ~ 70 sssS
lck her and thst che would kill her; nf nt, 1sSe
and her sisters are both dIunhar IN ' n .,rshSss.
W.. ~%n am surs Mn. Graham knows who ahsd Arss
Msgner ..,.. a,,v svos.. aeeeess M
s.ysI live ct No: ns ~ IF Trd.y nCSs ia SsIrx
hs b:.se. sm;aI beard ssa NJ NJ Lyc
voice the sound was e = coming ron % 0ac. s
II, ,no nSnr Who was murdered; siSsys suspec.
~ result would follow the wrangling In he
thew are all bad people in the basement, the{ ~
~, had people in the basement 10 far - Aoheae
and cursipg goes heard some one sss h
either Mrs. Graham or Mrs. Lynch we're y .,a y
who injured the deceased; know Nv moro sse' =
affair. IL
No other witnesses being present, the es~ .sradr
journed the further Investigation OF the 'sss eA<'0l
day. ~ a
MuJligan and Mrs. Lynch were 10 soma va y
Lected with the alleged murder Of The dscssss
oner Connery caused them 70 be arrested enc (
matter. The place where the deceased IVES .oa.
one Of the most filthy dens 10 the city, 90 ne -
mates are the lowest Of ne RW'