New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-10
THE FLATBUSH AVENEE STABBING
ARRAY.

Coroner Rodding of Brooklyn proceeded yesterday
morning to make an investigation into the Of the
death of Francis Mshady who stabbed on the 18th
of July at the Mount Prospect Hotel Fatbush ave.
nue. The following Jury were mpanneled; Richard
s. Newman, b. Campbell Michael Welsh, James Nc
Gov, Peter DUMP Francis McNeeey, Patrick Kildare,
John MCGEE, Alfred Horton and II H. SANFORD.
Dr. Arnold Hallet was swOrn-Testifed to making
a post mortem examination of the body of deceased
about Is hours after DEATH he was assisted by Drs
George CO cbran and Van DuyDe; found wouhd aoout
II inches 10 the right of the median line OF the chest,
between the sixth and seventh ribs the wound passing
obiquely upward, backward, and inward, sevenng
the caiages Of the fifth and sixth ribs, transit King
monary vessels the cavity of the chest filled with
serum and coagulated blood the wound was abou.
Of an inch in length externally; it must have been u'
ficted with sharp instrument; 1t was very ciedh
puncture; a common Jack knife would produce such
a wound; to give such wound the man
might have been standing to the right OF thn person
who was struck. or the person struck mgn' nave
been standing over the person who struck the Dio"
and the blow been struck with the left Manufacturer
would be reasonable suppostons he lived some tune
after receiving the wound its whole extent was three
inches; the immediate cause Of death was hemonhage
proceeding from ths wound.
Dr. VIM II. Van Duyne coHoboratea ppc above
statement
Thomas Meehan was next examined, and testified
that be was at a dance which had at McCarty s
Saturday; the dance had in shed III the rear
of the hotel quite large party were there
in dar cling and enjoying themselves saw nothng OF
the origin Of the disturbance, but saw Mahady very
much excited ard man named Casey trying 10 get
him quiet Mabady resisted him and pushed MN
away, when Mahady went Of; ana NOT see Mandy
aftefward but when he stabbed; this muss was
outside the door Of the shed where the dance was
after this disturbance one man down on the ground
ard the two McCartys over him. saw Patrick Ne
Carly try to hiH and Joseph Try to KICK al nimi
l. hnh aff
McCsrtys get at Butler and beat him. one OF them,
think got him by the hair and punished him. after.
ward saw Patrick McCarty walk away and cry out out
that he was stabbed; saw Barney Butler 60 up tue
bill with the knife after the stabbng.
John Watson of Pacific street, between Bergen and
Wyckoff streets saw the deceased standing in the
street in front of McCartys about o'clock on Sat-
uIday afternoon; he standing, and said ne was
stabbed opeLei his shirt md the wound ala nor
say who stabbed him; had seen disturbance there
from the stoop oppcste saw man down, and two or
three around who appeared to be excited against nun
saw DO knife used or blow given; DO not know VINO
the PROSTATE man wss. &C.
CHARLES Smith. svorn-Saw nothing of the disturb
ance; was at work with Butler and two or three 9TH
ers in the afternoon.
jeremiah Donovan of Isl Smith street testified to
Il eng the bance referred to- about o'clock an
nlo man named Keenan, came to the door OF the shed
il sisted on going in. aud refused when ne threw
down TIE door; Francis Mahady then took Keenan,
away; afterward other disturbance took place 10
| The street; saw n man uOWn, duu mNS"'y
trying to save him by throwing himself down upon
him; saw Joserh McCarty kick the man that was
down; then went into the house, and after time
heard noise outside; Francis Mahady excited
ard took hold of him; he got away and afterward
saw Patrick Mccarthy run into the street, and say
that he stabbed said Barney Butler did ii looked
back at the crowd ard Butler have knife 10 MS
fand, ard Mathew McCarty following him; went to
prevent him from getting too near and Butler went
OF went back and learned that two other men were
stabbed; saw nan down at the time Of the fight but
could not recognize him saw n knife at the time; il
looked like pocket knife; there was third disturb
short time after the second and il at this
that heard Patrick say he was stabbed; should
think that keenan, drunk when he first on the
ground
Patrick Casey Of No &c Warren street, testified to
the origin Of the ARRAY Butler at the hotel, and
accompanied him part Of the way to his work; they
talked shout Burns, and Barney said IL they abused
him he would stick them with knife, at the same
time showing him pockekniie; left him the road
and came back; shortly after Butler returned, and