New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-10

Justice Whitley proceeded 10 hoid an Inquest upon
the body. The following the members Of the
Coroners Jury:
JOHN W. VAN BosKEGcK. Foreman.
George W hampton IscoO 4 M0 s;nnu.,
John Board. Richard d. Covert,
Joshua Bcnson. James H. Wilson,
John Boyd, John K Terry.
The Jury having been sworn, and charged by JUS
tice Whitley as to their duties, proceeded to the late
residence Of deceased in Hudson terrace and viewed
the body.
Witnesses were then sworn as follows; Frederick b.
Ogden appeared for the Prosecuting Attorney, and l.
W. Scudder and j. II. Lyon in behalf of the prisoner
4 Edmund Charles testified as follows-Last evening
a few friends visiting my family; during the
evening returned home after attending tue Board Of
Water Commissioners, and saw our friends; saw
Oscar de Granville in the room among Them caIne
bone at 1OI o'clock; had another engagement, and
then left home on my return at ll O'clock found "a
house; was then informed that Mr. de Granville had
been shot. ! went at once. to Mr.. de Granve's
mothers hou.e in Hudson Terrace and found him
lying upon a mattsass bleeding ,profuseiy from
wound, apparently pistol wound, near the temple:
he was perfectly nsensible.
EDMUND NJ. Tompkins testified--I knew Oscar de
GIandville; sitting in my room writing at II
o'clock last night. when heard q Loise Of some kind
in part Of Mr.. Charless house, which is next to my
residence, and heard some lady request some one to
separate them; before could ascertain the nature of
the disturbance heard the report Of pistol and
some person, whom 1 couli not distinguish, going
away; went out and saw Mr. de Grandville lying
upon the sidewalk. bleeding and apparently dead; l
inquired Of Mr.. Charess daughters, who were stand
ing near, if they knew them one of them told me that
Cueva; i requested some one 10 90 for physician
after ascertaining that he was no: dead; Miss
CHARLES pointed out to me a pistol lying
about FIVE feet from Mr.. de Grandvlle;
I 20, al md IN
whether Mr.. Cueva was there, and whether he had
shot Mr.. de Granville, as had een him in my parOr
on the soop previous to the fracas found him stand
ing in the hall aud asked him if he was implicated in
to Mr. de Granville relative to insult that had been
given to him, and that they clnched, and while
clinched his pistol mnst have fallen from his pocket,
as he did not intend TO shoot him, and was innocent
such assistance as could TO Dir. de Granville eK.
amiped the pistol and ascertained that barrel of
it was loaded and the other empty, and gave it to
the presiding Justice IA pistol was produced.
identify that the pistol; the right barrel is loaded
ard capped, the other is empty had never seen the
pistol previously; after the body had been removed
myself and three four other persons, with light,
found knife lying the walk near where the fracas
had cccuned; the blade Of the knife was OPEN the
blade was somewhat bent; il was silver fru-knife;
She initials go. d. G., and it was minated that it
belonged TO Oscar dc Granville; Cueva is about feet
5or inches high slender in form and between 10 and
visiting my house; 1 heard no remark By either
Of the cohteI ding parties; they were evidently
clirched when l first saw them. and when
heard the report of the pistol they were both
apparently lying upon the sidewalk; saw this from
the second story window Of my residence. before 1
came out, and could not recognize who they
from that position; the body was lying three or four
feet south of the gate in front of Mr. Charles house,
the pistol was found about five feet onth of the body
the next that saw Of Mr.. Cueva after seeing him in
the hall Of my house he was under arrest; my house
adjoins Mr.. Charless, north of it, went immediately
down when heard the shot did not gee Cueva in
the hall then; from my window, before came down.
/ saw but two persons outside; the Misses Charles
were inside of their yard fence before went down.
and after heard the report of the pistol saw per-
son in the act Of leaving, and when / reached the
street he was not there; no man was there when
/ got down to him. man came within minute
afterward, and soon afterwaId several more persons
came; it moonlight at the time and nothing OBJ
sructed my sight; when came in at about lOl o'clock
MIR. Cueya sitting upon my stOop. conyersng with
the ladies' judge that of the persons that saw
down upon the sidewalk at the time the pistol was
fred was the one who went away Immediately after
the firing; / saw no other person about there at the
tine he went In northery direction; did not see
how far he WENT have subsequently learned that
during the last year Cueva had been in the habit OF
carrying pistol should judge that from the time
went out to the fracas until 1 returned and saw
Cueva in the hall not more than from five to eight
minutes elapsed; Cueva remarked, when met him in
the hail. that he had been insuted by De Granville or
words TO that effect; he seemed to be calm and cool;
leaned from Frederick Peyalad, friend of Cueva,
that he has been in the habit Of carrying pistol dur.
ing year past of my sisters told me that Cueva
wondered what had become of the pistol; when
was Cuevas; my brother Theodore, my sisters aud
Peyallad were in the hall when returned Cueva
has not seen this pistol, to my knowledge, since
found it.
residing in Hobokeni was acquainted with Oscar de
Granville; he resided at No. Hudson Terrace; was
called last evening, between Ii and IL o'clock, to
attend him; l found him lying upon the sidewalk in
he was lying nearly in front Of Mr.. ChaIless or Mr..
Broadhead's house adjOining-I did not observe
which; he SPECIFICS and covered with blood;
advised his removal to his home, ard there examined
and found gun-shot wound on his left temple, per-
foratpg the integumsnts and the skull ordered him
stimusnts, and remained with him about two hours,
aud then left him in charge Of Dr. Petheridge; ex-
slnined the wound externally and probed i slightly
was satisfied that it was a mortal wound; Mr. De
Granville has since died have since that time held
post MOI item examination assisted by DR.. Chaubert
the wound externally was located upon the left temple
line midway between the top OF the ear and the ex
ternal angle OF the removed the scalp and found
a perforation in the skull corresponding with the
external wound; then removed the skull and found
the direction of the wound leading to the interior OF
the brain; upon eicing the brain down thiny found
it was hattened, irregular ball; / gave this ball 10
charge Of the officer. The ball was prOducedl. l
identify this the ball which found ia his BRAIN;
found no other wounds on his person; l am satisfied
that wound was the Of his death the ball was as
nearly as can judge in straight line from the per.
ration Of the skull; it may have been little up Or
down the hair not singed by fire 30 far as could
discover and found no waddiug in the wound;
could not Judge from the wound what position the par
ties were in; if the deceased was lying upon the
ground and the pistol went of after striking the ground
il is possible such wound might be inflicted, but
would not like to cay positively way or the other
The inquest adjourned until to-day at o'clock.
HIAvT Loss;-Mr. Joseph p. Mahcny Of Win Sa.