The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-15
COrOners' Once.
THE GREENWICH STREET MURDER CASE.

Martin Divine the lad who in company with the
gang of rowdies who brually murdered Teresa Sps
lin, the old Swiss woman, IN Greenwich street, on the
night of the 9th inst examined yesterday by Coroner
Connery, AZ follows
Martin Divine being duly sworn deposes and says:
live i'll "a Greenwich street. the sidewalk the
night that ''saior Dan "primrogue, Mauris Conneii,
James OTool and William Hagan went into the basement
Of 81 Greenwich street, they agreed to down to get
ager bier and money for their coffee from the Dutch
named Peter; ''Saor Dan" went first and called for
Peter and told the others to round 10 the back door,
and that he would open for them he went in they
NAMED considerable time below, they my door;
they all laughing, and "Saiior Dam sweating,
and his red shirt torn in the breast Connes white
shirt torn in the 'front.' also the sleeve OF his coat
Maurice Conrel said there three beating him.
until he hit of them and out Of the front door
"Saor Dan" laughed and said, you did not get a. bad
treatment dbl they all TO the dance house oppo
site, and Billy Exan Blackburn and went away; met
James OTool and Maurice Cornell at Morris street between
Broadway and Greenwich went to roost in the bakery
where used 70 Sleep and "Salor han" came after
and slept with me: q Dan !" spoke to policeman who
up 70 me, and think the policeman desired him 10
clear out Jan then went away heard he went To his
cousins, living at No. Hague street think he tho
Fourth ward yct the think that Dan had
made agreement with two boys go away board
ship, but having heard that policemen watching
every ship he concealed himself in the Fourth
ward heard from "sor Dan that Maurice Conneil
the last with deceased woman heard Sailor Dan was
concealed between the floor in his cousins house when
the policemen were searching for him: do not know
where "sailor Dan" is at present. but believe he s
either With HE cousin, in Hague street shanty
grocery store Al the corner OIL some street, III ONcr
street the policeman who spoke to g Sailor Dam Is
about Eve feet nine inches he used ~ drive
dirt cart before he got appointed ON the police.
THE LATE srIcIpx IN TWENTIETH srrEEr.-Coronor Perry
held inquest upon ho body Of Dr. Joseph Curtis,
lately residing at No 40 Fast Twentieth street who
mtied suicide by shooting himself through the heart
Friday forenoon The deceased, appeared had been in
depressed state OF spirits several weeks previous
the commission Of the rash act and committed suicide
Il IL supposed while laborinX under III 0f temporary
hVnny an law ILL., nl fIstV Tla "a
this rendered verdict Of death by suicide by shoot
ng himself while labcring under temporary mental de
rangement" Deceased was 10 years VI age aud wa
OF Connecticut Dr. Curtis the father OF homno
patty In the United States and stood at the very head or
his profession In this city some he injured his
eye sight, and suffered much In consequence that he
was compelled abstain from practising medicine Men
covered.
an nqucs, at No. 3s wnlet street, upon the body OF
young woman named Anne Furde who committed
suicide by taking AN over dose or lsudsnum. The de
ceased appeared had been separated from her husband
for some tino, and lived a very unhappy life In
strongly her mind that she determined 10 commit
suicide and accordingly she swallowed large dose Of
audanum, and thus ended all her earthly troubles. Yer
dict peath by suicide Deceased about 20 years
of age, and q natAe Of this State.
HATcTwAr CAsrAITY.-An inquest held at the New
York Hospital upon the body of named Peter
Doran who died from the effects Of injuries received
the 25,h Of August Last by falling into the ha,ehway Of the
shp Agnita while engaged IN loading the vessel Yer
dict In accordance with the above Deceased
native OF Ireland, and was 81 years OF age.