New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-13
THE RECENT STABBING ARRAY ~
CHERRY STREET.
DEATH OF TIE VICTIM.


Patrick Shehan, the yourg man who was stabbed
in the abdomen during dght with stephen Pinekett
and Samuel Watkins both cOored sailors, in Cherry
street on Tuesday last, died on Thursday evening ia
the New.York Hospital from the wounds he had re-
ceived.
Coroner Connery on being notified, held an inquest
on tie body. when the following evidence was AL
duced:
Henry d. Moves House-Surgeon 10 the New-ioIk
Uospjts testified that the deceased was admitted 10
that institution lsst Tuesday afternoon, with wound
in the left side between the ninth ana tenth no sP"u-
etraing the abdomen aud allowing tue prouNslch "'
norton of the omentum There was pretty tree bleed
irg and the patient intoxicated reduced the
oueutum BY charging the wound, and the later WAS
. losed with sutures After this symptoms OF lniam-
nations followed, and on Thursday evcaing aboat
g o'clock he died. On making post-morte@ eNami'
nation found intense pleurisy, with collapse OF the
Ell lung q wound OF the diaphragm and portion OK
he Cmeutum strangulsted In the wound ot the dia-
pPragm. The wound, and subsequent pleuri'y,
cause 4 death
Luke Moore being duly sworn, deposes aud says-I
reside at Ne 80 Cherry street am no relation 10 de-
ceased: en- Tuesday last | was al the door of No -
Cherry street; saw crowd of persons opposite the
house No % Cherry street; saw two negroes cross-
ing the street and deceased was running after then,
stumbling; he was drunk when the hsgfoes crossed
the street they stood and made two or three blows AZ
deceastd hitting m several times; he was Knocked
down: saw him bleeding about the head ne ran
after them again; the taller negro walked on ana ho
smaller man gave deceased another push u" TAU ne
orc then nut his hand in his pocket pulled ont knife
aud ouenod the blade, deceased made towards tho
negro who had The knife and attempted to hit hun,
but the rogro showed hlm with his leu haHd, ana
stabbed him with the knife In the LETT side u The abco-
men. he made three stabs one alter the other;
deceased then stood barrel and the tall negro
walked away, and the other negro showed the &C.
ceased lind the barrel: he then ran Oh when ho
heard deceased was cut the negroes were stopped by
some aborers corner Of Nandewatcr anal Pearl streets
and the policemen arrested them aud took them 10 the
Station. House and subsc qucbtly to the Tombs; de-
ceased had no knife in his hsud deceased was incapa-
be being SO drunk, Of doing injury 10 any one.
Johu Kane, being duly sworn, depoSes and says
live at No. 80 Cherry street; between aud O'CLOCK
on Tuesday last was AT the door OF No 81 Cherry
street; 1ecea-ed standing at the ralliog ct my
hOuse; he bad hold Of the railing with ms hands two
color, men up ON the same side, anu deceased
speaking to of them, said halloo, Joe, how arc
Won % he then staggered and fell against their breast
he tnest man drew back aud struck deceased On the
right cheek and cut him. deceased staggered on tho
sidewalk and then squared mp To thus man the taiiest
neero: the small negro caught hls companion anu
dragged him To the other side Of the street; deceaset
followed the IN as well he could, for he was 80 drunk
be could not walk sraght the taller negro then made
blow at deceased, but Cannot say whether he mt
him or not the small negro then caught hold OF ms
companion again and took him up the street deceased
came back pant Of the way toward his own boarding
house and turned round and followed the negroes
whom he overlook al No. 30; be ran before the ne
grOes, when saw the talei negro put HIS heuo i""
his pantiloons peck & right side, draw knife, open
IT, and make three stabs nj Deceased IN the abdomen
or len tide the man who bbed deceased then ran o
left the door Of my clearinghouse To come up 20
where they were and the smaller negro catch holi
of deceased and throw him down; be then run on
when came up 10 where deceased was some men had
him raised up; asked whether the man was hurt
some said mo" others said Yes to make myself
sure pulled up the shirt Of deceased from bis panta-
looms and saw the cut and, n thought, part of ms
lungs protrudirg; then after the negroes, but
they were arrested and taken to the Station HOUSE;
solemny deceased gave provocafion to either
Of the negroes to justify them IN any way TO use
an instrument; a child could nave knocked ucceased
down he was drunk
The prisoners were here shown TO this witness, who
identified the elIest negro Stephen Pnckett, a. the
man who stabbed licensed and Samuel Watkins as
the ether one who assisted in beating deceased.
Luke Moore also identified the defendants as the par
ties who stabbed and beat the deceased.
The evidence here closed and the Jury after short
deliberaton rendered the following verdict;
THAT William Shehan, the deceased, came to his
death by the effects of stab in the abdomen, in
ficted on the 9th Instant in Cherry street at the
hands Of Stephen Pinckett and that Samuel atkins
was an accessory TO the fatal deed"
On the rendition Of the verdict, the Coroner took
the examination of the prisoners, and committed them
TO the Tombs to await the action Of the Grand Jury
Pinckett is q years of age, and was born on the
western shore Of Maryland.
Watkins is a nstiye Of Petersburg, Virginia, about
"a yes Of oge Both parties protest their Innocence,
and the statement of Watkins made 10 the Jury,
is true, he had no guilty participation in the MURDER
The deceased was 81 years Of age, and native Of
Ireland. He boarded at No. 80 Cherry street, when
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