New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-19

body, which was covered with AlcsA; ca rsrssv,os
his clothing We Uncovered three veun5s on no
antsisr portion Of he ebsi two III .hess on lie lsfs
s;ee ard ere on the 1t SIDE all Of them about oa~
inch in length their direction Vas tyapsv,rss 70 ths
nieele lire of,he BODY; the wound tia right i'd
passsd through the eighth no At lis Junction with :hs
oos,sl cartilage woundipg the lower portion Of tho
lurg csusipg hemosrhsgs n.oh night plural cavity;
The upper wound on tho lsf. eide pssssd oetsees
re third ard fourth ribs the sterru, vornd,sg
the bsse Of the heart and csu.rg fatsl hemor hAge
into ihe pericA6ium; the lowe. wound on 70, ssus
side pas ed between the seventh and eighth hee,
women the lung 10 the same manner IS on tho OPP
pose sce all these WOUNDS were OF charsctesi
We slso observed suisl .Iare uls- wound on tho
right cheek with bruises the same side Of the head
Ate, tahirg the physicisns evidence, the iavest-
Cs,ior was s6jourred I'LL IL O'Clock this morrpg. ID
order that the Police may have tune 10 make further
reach for the murdeyes. In the mean time the o.
fc.rs are On the alert az using every so 10 their
power TO further the er DIS cf justice in tie c>se TIE
ra,ties srrefied are detained for the present
The deceased had q grown UP family. BY hsia
dus.ry ant care he had az raised sccrsiderse,s for
ture. His character WAS good SD be wa, generally
respected by all who krew him. lie vss very
pescesble ard Qai.. man, snd cNsially avoided rv-
ing ofsrse 10 any ole.
Private Wstchman Mark Cohen wss the ffss mss
on the SPOT after the murder, and gave the
alarm rsp, aud one of the Si,.h Ward Psl,smsn.
pamed Sutton was the 6rst to come to Ais reEef
The house No. S vandevs'er street was searched
ls.t night on information given by Officer Dsvidsss
ofle Sixth Ward who, sup2osing th.t the psrties In
tide had been engaged in the stabbng Of Ssuar, q
No. $40 Pearl street on Monday week, hsd oser
watching them for some days. He advised their In
slant search on hearing Of vincer,s mGder, LrES,
one Of the ssssssins, was found there.
SrABBING AFFRAY IN WEST BROADWAY.
ANTE-MORTEM EXAMINATION OF THE WOUNDED
MAN.
Between II and O'Clock yesterday morning. des-
pe,ate sfrtay occurred at the hou,s No. i6a West
Broadway, between two negroes named Robert xst-
thevs ard William Marshall, during which the Former
stabbed his antagonist three times In the brssst, in
cting wounds which, i. is supposed, will prove fatal.
Matthews was arrested by Officer Cole and locked up,
and Marehan was taken t, the New.York HosptA
AID placed in the csre of DIR. Dubois In the sfter-
noon. his ante-mortem eIaminstion was taken By
Coroner Gamble, and the testimony hs gave under
oath exhibits the cause and circumstances of the d-
fcuty. Tie following is a copy Of the examination:
William Marshall being duly sworn says-I reside
at Mrs. Hsnis's, No. I62 West Broadway; Robert
Matthews present, came 70 ne yesterday between
~ ard o'clock ard demanded money OF mo for some
washing which his wife had done for me; told hin
did not have the money, but would give II to my wife
to we to him. the conversation happened on inc dock
foot Of Warren street; he went away and shortly sfsI
ward went up to Mr.. Harrisons N West Broadway
and found Matthews standing by tae door; he sgain
asked me for the money told him was gosrs 10 tue
house and would give il TO my wife 70 bTlDg down 10
him; Mr.. Hsns told Inc tina. Matthew's vile re-
0ue,tea me u keep the mspey from her husband, 90
be was on a spree; Matthews went of and did NOT
zee him sgain until l2 O'Clock last night, when re-
turned with NY wife from the tseater, aud met MAJ
thews in Mr.. Harris's house; he wss very no.sy
NJ IQYria
him l came into the room where hs was ana asked
hi what he had to do with his wifes business; win
that he struck at me with bis 6st and then picked up
a chair and struck ne the shoulder; man who
was present at the time tried to separate W,
and then Matthews struck him IN the breast
with a dirk knife; fred pistol a: him; had tho
pistol IL the cupboard and after was stsobsd ran
ard got il from there the blood flowed freely from my
wounds the Ulcers in soon sfter and tainted;
cannot ray further; ids nifty Robert Matthew'S now
present az the man that stabbed me; never hsd any
difficulty with him before; knew him several Year,;
| row feel that | shall rever get we'll.
Question by Matthews. Did stab you before yop
freq The pistol A. Yes.
0. In what position did l stand when stabbed
YOU A. You stood by the window and stood by
the door.
The Jury rendered verdict THAT tho said
William Marshsll, was wounded by a dirk knife 10
"the bands Of Robert Matthews, at No. l62 West
"Bre adway, Nov. Is, 1857"
Matthews, the prisoner, is very bad and dangerous
fellow. Within the lat few years he has been a.
rested repeatedly. On one occa.io he was apPrs'
hended for murder, but owing to the insufRcisncy Of
the evidence he wss discharged few days ago
Matthews was srra'gEed before the Court Of Special
Sessions on charge Of sssaulting an officer in one OF
the upper wards ard convicted. A fine wss imposed,
on the payment of which he again wss restored to
liberty. lie has recently returned from BlsckwelPs
Island, where he served q term Of imprisonment
Msrsball was employed on board the steamer St
Ionis