New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-14
THE ylHES-STREET HOMICIDE.
SouIsIrroN BEFORE CORONER PERRY

INQUISITION BEFORE CORONER PERRY
VERDICT AoAIrer THE ACCUSED.
Yesterday morning Coroner Perry proceeded 10 Tie
Fourth Ward Police Station and held inquest the
remains of James Martin, the young man who was
shot at No. 100 Jsmes street. late Thursday night,
by a pistol in the hands Of Rochus Shall the pro-
prietor of the place, which was kept @ porter and
dance house. The deceased was q rowdy character,
az also were those in his company, and, according "a
the evidence they had often been there before for the
purpose Of creating disturbances and gratifying hes
malicious dispositions and desires
TIE following IL the most material portion OF the tes'
timt ny taken before the Coroner:
Elizabeth Shsik, residing ct No lW James street,
about n o'clock last night while Va. behind the eal Hs %
.v.n boy. into the m VINO NE" ,s.,
fret they eat on the bench they soon soc into nshs
s1BS 70 os The t,,. and said You must no, 6sht Ia
nv bouse Knocked husband down one OF nv srs
s.id "you for policeman" tss boys struck and
aiss me a. va; sns o1, m poernss" I'D Ss
pistol he behind The coautor they wei, striking me when
policeman they Lad not drank any liquor our house a
rn,in house last event. While Myr. dance hous:
deceased In and joined me we went over 70 Va. saa
streets where ok drink together wo then won't
into Myers. where several Porson' joined a. one 2, as%
i.s tbs. they had No loo James .tsst and .',el "a
md M a., t".stbey on bench in the further ROOM
. .s ;. s.S Gn sd row while rIas With de-
c.ed the first tbDs Om and this other person On
s .Id 9 rot .ound he om
With went a-sy when shs aneSra o.. a sss S
.ied him what did or be said because tho l.,sd
when they .. rushed or the door Of hoass I'd
b. font So .fS , sSsi s s sy .s Ss;
dispute arose between and the boss" don't know
said tried to keep the boss from going TO The front
dff he mil
shove Of the same me dscoss.d q has
,cu ". before sSo souiS sss S.i .n .d
sI .hG .~ the s9; ia 4, .. IN: i. ssrs he be-: 90
previous firing did 10. see tho boys handle the s'sss
Jacob Trumpoe residing corner Of Brooms and
E,.sr, bons swo.n 'sJ' About II O'clock l..t MIGHT
: Mo- I vent s Soa . e . s
where they dsnons wa In about ton inmates wese
down me- on. q lt% put HI. arm. n
n. put biz my eyss; then be pulled Cd NJ ~
ND r.. . ~h The nIG g. Up rom
freely the isp. Of ID. house q sppsa n 2 a.: , -
Of pitched INTO bin and struck him several so.s sas
I H. ~ VII. s b: sd .S bis a
again the fellows finding the police voui come s.sfsd % rag
s des.d ~ one q ,asr fell tss seor ses.sS
feet from Shah when ne n" aa w H. Saa, Ss
better 70 protect himself when the fellows nIst eSns me ~
noIhDs 70 provoke they made great deal OF nss Ne
to , r.. It No. 10 James street, bsae
,voru ssd At Of the asht W. stAndaae
by the the bsc say I've OF x psfsons eooe
In to.eher one Of them COMMENCED lighting with y>1a4
Il the room when them fsh, ran .nd e.ise
,be boa be came the time al the others Of hs lsnS
attacked the person with whom they 70 nens oeC
were cagrpg the foor when the boss soppsa neoS
ran fox policeman when In the street some o. the eoys
RAJ se they Threatened me cid not % INTO ne noose
a. WEI, In the door one Kicked the nissress
and said, I'VE will lock the door and teee ne
and Get pocena1 cav 1ohins more but went n ssss.
Thee D. FinneD, N. D., being sworn says; ! hsve
made pos. examination, INSISTED ~ Dr. Wse On ne
bdy o. lane, Nsrtin the fourth Ward station houss We
found buletwouId the left sce Of the ehes catering
tween The third n fourth b inches above the np n
bullet 10 IA fractured the third lib pAss'ns tafe eSo -
len luna and wousdns the PeoIdiam ssvsns ne poso
n.y artery and passing throGsh the bsse Of The hsS nea
tbu,h .bs ra. uns the bsricsrdiun vas billed WIZ eoees
lated blood the le pleursl cavity should "y n'H~
henorhsse the cause CT death -.
Amer brief view Of the evidence To the july ~
Coroner Peny, they retired and soon returned WIN ~
| following verdict A. a..,A -
That james Martin the deeessed, cane 70 $500 se.
| i,jures received from . pdstel ss's' 'f'~ -
| March II, 1851" ..,..
On the rendition Of the verdict, proposana we
made 10 bail the prisoner and Coroner rs"y' s...e
into confederation the mitigating CIRCUMSTANCES OF ne
CO.. dsciSsd 10 admit shsik to bal, and named
a, 56o :. N. amount. lie osn procure the requsss
t,rd. The declared was twenty Year, Of age, md
80. ~ Ireland. Shaik, the accused, 10 native o.
p.v,,;s. 10 thirty eight years Of age, and keepss
dance and porterhouse. In relation 70 the cH~ss
.o,ip,t him, Shah says, 81 shot the mso !. ~"
dsfepse.v Robert Johnstone, eeq, has been 's'~'Hss
a, counsel for the prisoner.