The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-11

Friday aitern,on, the Sd mat and While In The a.. Of
veyps orderly charAc;e, 20 the wnto street head
quarters 81 ea.v nouy Saturday morning re was
followed by gaDg OF rcwdes supposed 20 be conLeoed
with the "Dead Rabbits" and sruck In the head
with c,iok paving stone III iesd ssees. to the
eu.f Ho was conveyed to the resd .nee o. ois
wife above, and there remained until Thurs
day Dght when he hreatIsd his las Tho
deceased Vas quite respectable man, and mad large
family OF children, who are now e,. entirely destitute.
Mr. spar .s O native of New York and 80 yeaI
Of age Covoper Perry has Glrey commenced hold an
inquest in the ease with the hope OF ending some cee 70
the guilty parties. appears from what the Coroner could
learn that deceased aitact ed oy party OF men and
boys, who were paradpg The srees after the FIRST attack
made by The Dead Rabbits upon the Bowory boyg, at
No 20 Bowery thai IN all probability the came crowd
that TOOK part In the at No 10 B0wery the one
which attacked and beat the policeman 10 discharge o.
duiy. The evidence as scduced yesterday, was very
brief being confined TO the testimony Of de,easeds widow
The evidence Of Hrs, Sparks reads a. follows
Mary Anne Sparks residing at 100 Fast Sixteenth street
being duly swoTr, agys-Deceased my husband; he
left his home Friday evening the "a inss., and Sa
turdsy morning the 4th inst he war brought home
wounded; when he came he told me that he mad been
almost killed. that be had been appointed special police
man the evening previous mat while on hls bea la'o on
Friday night he heard man in Catherine street crying
"murder," ard running to the place lie one man
beating the other that he arrested the assaent and while
crowd following him. he was hit by rome missile which
Knocked him down. and bis prisoner escaped Wednesday
afternoon deceased began 10 get from the effect OF
his injuries, wandering In his mind, and continued to
fail until O'Clock last evening, when he died.
The investigation will be continued to dsy at 10 O'Clock
NJ, when 1t s expected tina come important evidence
will be obtained.
JOHN MEYERS.
The case Of John Meyers perhaps OF the mos sin.
guar on record. lie atoiai stranger in he lower
part OF the city, snd while passing from the Bowery 10
Broadway the afternoon or the 4h rst hewas shot 10
the side by stray bullet from of the reviewers used
that occasion What renders this Singular
and interesting. 10 the medical fraternity especially,
10 the fact OF deceased remaining n utter ignorance
Of his wounded condition for nearly three quarters OF
hour amer the fatal shot fred. He crossed
Bays street. 10 Centre, walked down Walker
street West broadway and there took OF the Eighth
He then rode up far Nineteenth street,
and not until the stopped and he attcm ,ted 10
rise and take his departure that he discovered that
shot, He felt quito weak and unable TO rise from his
seat. He sssYted 70 his home anil there attended by
phys clan, who pronounced the wound dangerous
The ball appeared entered the right side, and passing
through the cavity Of the chest lodged the
the spinal coll The deceased bled internally diod
from hemorr bsge produced by the wound IN question 1t
Is very singular indeed that the deceased should
eeved warning Of his stu sion until he reached hs
home, = distance or two miles from the spot
where the fatal wound was received. Mr. Myers a
Of family, and fell innocent victim during the pro-
gress OF disturb apce in which he took part
whatever Coroner Perry will hold an inquest upon the
body OF deceased to day.
The above deaths ell the number o. killed In the late
riots the Sixth ward TO ten per'ons Others will proba
bly, follow. when the total number of victims may be
" set down as q dozen.