The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-20
AsSASSMATI0NS IN the METROPOLIS.
Additional Particulars Of the Water
Street Butchery.
THE WILLIAM STREET MURDER
FATAL RESULT Of the CANAL STREET TRAGEDY.
The Inquests Upon the Bodies Of
the Victims,

-FOUR PARTIES sTABBEp-TuE INQUEST YESTERDAY
NO CLUE TO THE MURDERERs- DECEASED PRO
BADLY IDENTIFIED.
The mystery which hung around the terrible tragedy
which place between and O'Clock yesterday
morning in Water street, partially removed by tho
evidence elected at the inquest yesterday but no clue
yet obtained TO the of the ARRAY SO far,
the aspect of wanton and unprovokcd murder;
NE only provocaton given to the assasns being some
alsercaon with OF the girls relative to two pastres,
Which one the rnns charged her with having posses
SION Of The unfortunate feature the that
che deceased had connection with any of the parties
concerned it, but a casual vser at the house, and
was sitting quietly in his chair when he hurried 10
violent death Though came to claim the unfortu
nate man yesterday is thought that his identity par
tally established. On his person was found small
memorandum book, with the name "Andrew McManus''
written il. In the of the day girl from
dance house neighborhood, recognized him person
Of that who had been i'll the habit OF visiting
her. and says that he at her house early
night of the murder, but having disagreed with her
about pecuniary matters, he left and went to Drscos
house. She states that he worked canal boat in
South Brooklyn Of which his brother James McManus,
u the captain, and that he from Rochester, N. Y
But the police made dgent search in Brooklyn
yesterday and could find such name as McManus on
any canal boat. Deceased is slight fair man, about
thirty years old, and is dressed in dark cloth coat
black velvet vest, gray pants, white shirt and heavy
boots. He a Kossuth hat
There in the house at the time the two assassns
entered deceased young man named Arnold James the
proprietor, Drsco his Barrett and i've or
The two men who came in spoke some foreign dia
Scct One of them beckonod TO the girl Susan Dempsey
and retired up stairs with her In few minutes he
turned and pushing her into kind of entry OF the bar
commenced to speak loud Drscol asked what was tho
matter and he replied that the girl had two pastros of
his. At this time the other who had remained be-
low, made remark in strange tongue, and Drisco
said he did not understand him. lie then drew dirk
md made rush towards him, but Driscol laid hold OF
bottle, when the fellow suddenly halted and struck right
and left at deceased and Arnold James killing the former
Instantly and stabbiDg James IN the side AT the same
moment the taller man struck down Barrett and the girl
Dempsey The whole murderous afray did not occupy
more than few minutes.
II appears that the men are known 10 Driscoll person
ally but nc has knowledge of their residence
That they either Italians or spanards evident The
sheath Of the dirk which found the spot exh
bited 10 the jury yesterday. II quite handsomely
mounted in silver, and chased In gilt.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
A post mortem examination made yesterday on the
body OF deceased by Drs. Fnne Ferguson and Garrsh
The following Is their statement
Doctors Pnel Ferguson and Garrish, being duly sworn
Aepoee and, say-We have made a post mortem examna
tion thoocdy OF man now lying dead at the Fourth
station house, wefound large wound the right
Of the chest between the third and fourth ribs
inches the right Of the middle portion OF the sternum
In MS direction, the sharp edge Of the knife
being turned towards the breast bono. On rasng the
scrnum we traced the wound through the base OF the
right lung into large branch of the pulmonary artery
Tbs hemorrbage from This wound escaped INTO the plural
pressing the lung against the spinal column We
moved about quart OF coagulated blood the same
amount Of fluid blood still remaining the chest The
seph Of the wound on measuring was about three inches
JOHN FERGUSON, ND.
7. GARkisH d.
Taken before me THIS lsh uay oi NOV, 1897, EDWARD
D. CoSSKxY, Coroner.
THE INQUEST.
Coroner Connery having been notified Of the terrible
uA9cay, proCecocu AZ an cary hoar gssciuay W uio
Fourth ward station house In Oak street for the pur-
c NJ ho,dng AN nouest on the bIy or the Young man
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tanned jury empannelled and the inquest adjourn
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