New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-19
THE WILLIAM STREET MURDER.
Three Men Arrested on Suspicion.
ONE OF THEM PARTIALLY IDENTIFIED.

The excitement in the reighborhood Of No. IL North
William street where Francis Vincent was attacked
and murdered 90 his own premises on Tuesday night,
wa, most intense all of yesterday and the whole city
ppesred TO b. in an uprosr sboutit. Thousands psr
SONS visited the OF the bloody tragedy each one
berg anxious TO see the remains of Mr.. Vincent aud to
OBJ ain all the information possible concerning the mat
ter TIE police of the Second and Fourth Pse,incts
who had been engaged the previous night in securing
the city with the hope Of ftdiny the mu'derers were
unusually active all day in epdeavoring to get some clue
which would ad to their arrest By the assistance Of
Officer ShaDgle, attached to the Coroners Depar!-
nent the police srested two young men named An
tonic and joseph White brothers and Italians, also
Michael de Lorenzo, native Of Italy. The brothers
White were found at No. 10 Vsn6ewster street
and do Lorenzo who is barber, was taken in Varck
street The latter il was suspected was the person
who first made the deadly assault upon Mr.. Vincent.
ard although he has no. been positively identified,
Mr. Hilton, who was present at the tune the deceased
was murdered is almost certain tina. Lorenzo is of
the men. No proof of consequence was brought
agans. the brothers White, but something far;hsr, it
10 thought, will be deye!, ped
AL who srs cognizant Of the circumstances con-
nected with the deed are unanimous in the opinion that
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RACES ever perpe,ra,cd in this city That the mur-
dsrers should have the sudacty to enter the place,
call for wine, then seat themselves at table so that
every one present could identity them on future occa
sior and aft r yard commit murder is mostremarkabe
After the attack vas made upon Mr. Vincent, la'se
and srocous deg which he kept to guard the place at
right to his masters life prang upon the a.sau
ante but the faithful animal soon slenced by re-
ceivips two dangerous stabs in the neck and side.
The following morning the dog YVES found at the bottom
of fight Of outside stairs leading 10 the basement OF
the premises, scarcely able to move. Poor Tray VII
probably lose his fe by interfering to save his master
A. 10 O'Clock yesterday morning, Coroner Connery'
VITO hac been notified, proceeded to the store oil the
deceased for the purpose Of commencing an nvestsa
ton into all the facts Of the murder.
After impsrrelirg an intelligent jury, the irquintoa
commenced in an upper room Of tae house. Dat
owing to lis insufficient size they subsequently al
jour ed to the Cororers office The following are The
bsmes Of the gen lemen composing the Jury: +.
Taycr, Dominick street; w. Il. Taylor, No. l'e Eis'
Thirty street. William Henry, No. rs MOI
street; Samuel Hunter, No. IS White street; 1onn
MEGA lum -; VII ian Hill, NJ. Cenue street.
The testimony is ne follows:
Hugh =. Hoare being duly sworr, deposes ana ssSs
i live in Bedford avenue, East Brooklyn; oiI not
know the ec.ased; was passing through No .,i
William street about quarter before cioc. ui'i
morning, when s.w dog lying IN the eel .y, !
btard IN Chstham street. about ii cioch zoe. he',
that the deceased had been murdered; came Go va
AID saw TIE deceased dead on the door, there we're
several police officers and Others In toe o. ne
time: the polce mid tb-y did not know VINO commit.
ted the murder bu: il was supposed tafee or iour
SPsrnrd, or Italians had dope it rems5eo 10 .ae
place for an hour or az hour and half whue IN ,as
aoon, did DO, hear who committed inc na ues arr
Hilton supposed The murderers to be Italians or p9.
ards: he ssid ore w., tail nan; there wa aan
trougt. in While l was there, 70 be identified BY Mr.;
Hilton; he Looked cosely al bin and SAID hs wou.a
rather cay n thing iii hs saw the deessssa ~ ~
rave me STAT, ment OF how the murder occurred ne
aid ,hs, he was ,trodlcei to three or l; 10
re store So a revoIudonar, hero Immediately after
ubch Re was stuck on the head with ooiue, ana
the deceased was stabbed; he $50 "nen ~ W.,