New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-24
THE LATE CART-RUNG MURDER IN
ThIRTEENTH STREET.
CORONER'S INQUISrTION.


Coroner Hills yesterday held inquest the body
Of James McDermott who died at the Bellevue Hos
ptal from fracture Of the .kul and other INJURIES
received in consequence Of being struck on the head
with cart rupg in the hands Of one Oven Kierasn.
The difficulty and fatal afr y which followed occurred
lsst Monday evening in Thirteenth street. The evi.
dence taken before the Coroner showed conclusvely
that the deadly violence was inflicted upon the do
ceased BY Kiernan AID that the sssaiant committed
the deed without having sr dent provocaton for the
act. Both parties were partially intoxicated, which
accounts in great measure for the difficulty. The
following s copy Of the testimony taken before the
CoroDer:
Michael Barry. residing at No. aO3 Esst Thirteenth
street being duly On the evening of siond.y a.
sbou, 81 ococh s. was going bone boys aud they
ssd to me- Have you heard OF the who with
scarf runs" the boys sad that KicrrAn hsd
done it; 60 net inow say.hirs further about IL.
rcsice At No x2 East Thu. snh ..rosi on Mondsy Re,
last about oeock The sees.ed sitting on barrel
Owen cInsn came ill., when ne spoke another by tas
Iaue when the deceased c NE up said, ~hss
.a & 40 spo.. '%se as.5 s;s s. 0ne Of to:
Told it.s the deceased hsa knife snde.vorsd qpe the
'oin s ohsTs W. out Owen Kernsn tod tha, the Do
h:d .ee an .so 10 stab aim the deceased
It e.nih 'i'. toward AverIs A. followed BY Orea kter
nan who Ibfes;sne and wanted TO 6aht ctu,ot, Owen
,n:n ts.n threw OF h' 81. and .ad tha wanted 70
men on the wsi saw Owen Ke nan raise club and rss
aeDenoit and neDcruo,t sl dec
ee hepss condition By " The bysoder aid tax
oli noi- 10 Tho docors saw booS bis head 10 sboet
tsenJ MINUTES raw DerTnott pass bal ss1l toward his
b oeoe d no see the deceased after tas 61th OF the
mel were in.oxiestsd
Barney Caboe, residiDg at No 20i First avenue,
dspossf-On kordsy last wss a ReJ qnor store In Fst
erue vhsn the deceased and kier1sn had nssi ted 70
quiet them whrn received Sigh: injury 90 the need; Ne
,et sanding AL. IN toe store un, ae&i
that Kiernsn knossed Dsrott down aohs Of any
lLiie IN NeDe mogt's hand.
Juha McDeimotr beirg duly sworn, deposes and
eys-Tbs deceased bustand; be intenpsrse
know nothing Of the vneD ISy h0sbau
hone be Gld speak Gpc did nOs speak serward;
ov. k.nap the nigh gong % his hone;
sad him. VOC ras.sl you kiied my husband !" 20
With XII rpliec, viii tr,et ycu tie way"
Vim II. Mcdonnell b-irg duly sworn opposes ard
,sy SeIsp Of the Sesen'eS nth Precinct Pooe on tho
1h dsy Il Cetober 1857 about O'Clock T.. toe decea,cd
utd In tAe p No 2i3 Eas. Theenth street ia
dJr obdiiion be taken 20 Bellevue Hosptsi
~n,loe; he bed severe injury bis hssd nothing
fsithsi rfs sidint Il.
Jobo s; Campbell N d beirg duly sworn says
ave MADE po'' toen exsnangon the boy Of Jsrn,s
hcDeinoit be was admitted the Ho,ptl The th day
IN'sh+r farernI from compression The ban. from in1
s 70 he bead he cutiD In in,sasios condition III,
qter yDts &c ock ihs following evening when b. dsd
s rs, iss;ion ounc >cnu,ed sc0ip woGnh cains
Etb Tee ui" Ji The sknh the Isht Ei; bans
hsfj 0~s''eo cb Hps: Bs The e.aiian foGEa s'ss