The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-20
COrOners' lnquests.
THE LATE rATAL sTABBfN0 ARRAY IN B0osEvELr
sTREEr-A CURIOUS SCENE.

james Onounen, who, while engaged In a fight Ia
Roosevelt street. Sunday night with Mchae! Hays, was
stabbed by him IN the abdomen died yesterday morning,
at the New York Hospital, Of his injuries Coroner Con
merry noulod and proceeded TO the Hospital 10 hold al
inquest post mortcm examination Of the body
dered but the mother of deceased who stood over the
body with poker in her hand threatened the life Of any
one who should attempt TO touch II. Fndipg that
tie examination could not be proceeded with while the
mother present the Coroner ordered her arrest but
had she been removed from the when her
daughter seVed the poker and kops the surgeon dis
lance. The officer who had taken away the mother by
,n.s -,.-red, but the mother bad followed him and
mined than ever to rest he a. sa ~ M more deter
examine the body Tho Coroner approaching their ngs
reluctant TO use ha,sh measures, but stll was
de- med necessary that the examination should be made.
The females nnay onised that no sur sc opera
ton should be mode the body and they being removed
ON the room, the post moriem was held asd resulted
in the establishment OF the fact, tina, death
was caused by the stab inflicted. The knife had
entered the abdomen and the wound inflicted about
two inches in depth The evidence well the dying
statement OF the deceased taken the evening before his
death, show thai Hgh occurred Sunday night,
in ater street that deceased and Bays were spect
that shortly AFTER the eight over these two men had
pute together ~ 10 which OF the 40 beereut ot the
beet Of the 6ghi and what caused Il; from words they
10 blows and while struggling together Hays drew
knife and stabbed oDonne n the abdomen This occur
red the Of Roosevelt and Water streets. Several
persons present and eDdesvored 10 prevent H. and
IN their evidence all agree that Hays the aggressor
and being the stronger Of the two had no occasion 10
u-e the knife In seide'ence AMER the wound had been
inflicted Hays 10 tic police station aud stated that he
had been attacked ~ The street. wanted arrest
the persons whom bo said had assaulted him An oiccr
with him 20 The place designated and there oarn
al the true state Of the He then turned 70 a're
Hays, but he lad gone and 10 sui al large Is police
confident, however Of being able " End him lat
evening for want OF further testimony The AL
yoaTned until this morning, al 10 O'Clock.
FArAI ATTrAS On observation-disclosures Gamble held
inquest Monday al the New York Hospital upon the
body a named Peter Ward, who died IRON The ef
icts ~ blow received the bead, with handsps.,
TIE hands % p FISHER arsi mate the schooner
william Smith. II appeared from The evidence elected
before the Coroner that Saturday afternoon the
ceased, who wa stovoGorc, commenced splitting
wood upn The deck OF the vessel when hs second
desired him 70 dess a. be wa. doing an injury 10 die
plank ing The deceased refused 10 comply with The WIKI
u Tie officer when The nrsi (FsLeT) stepped Tor.
ward and chsd the from ards hands for the
Irse Of preventing him from prosecuiDg hls hbors any
farther The deceased then sG uck Fher sho stumbled
aud fell bscksaids upon ihc decs leht then took
place between The Two mcn Deoeasei struck Fisher
t~ca, and about rtr<ing HIM again, when The lat
picked up hanrdgrkc and struck ht antagonist upon the
heal. intctng such blow thai death AFTER
wards followed fkhcr delgerc himself W ~ the Cor
Der yesterday, and stated iha The 6i0S given In so
defence. The Jury this rendered The foilos ng
rerdic-ISath from fracture Of The skull, caused by
blow with haEd rse In the hand a Thos X Fisher,
Nay, 10 leb1 al per i've North RIVER board Of the
schooner William Smith. Thescoussd IN his oxamna,on
the ho~ given IN SER defence without any
ini-ntcB a. death. raroDN Gamble required the
prisoner 10 End bail "a The sum Of 81 ,00o " await the
action Of tne Grand iuSy. pcceased was native o.
Ireland and va % years 81 age
F.IsI RIrNo AoapKT-1ios Ryan, . native cf
Ireland q year, Of age died the New York Hospital
Monday from tho eectr o injuries accidon'iy yod
while engaged N bs,ng ross 81 the Of 5sth street
add Brcsd~sy IA. sb iIt, NcrDa accidental death.
suIFofD FAIlI TAI--,Joeeph Deher, q German, was
found dead yesterday morning IN the cellar Of hs resi-.
denoe, No 2O4 Eshth avenue 1t "a supposed that he
came home late On the night previous and accidentally fell
down the cellar steps. is neck wa broken. Coroner
Perry notified ami w bold an inquest ulu The body