New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-20

men, ard they escaped through The rear window into
tie street yard. The girl was detsinsa as witness.
and placed in the "Mssdalen. under the care Of Ms
Foster, hs;ron OF the City Prison.
HcsicInE IN rHE Fourth WARp.-The young
man named James Dohneu, who was stabbed IN a
aeht about II O'Clock Sunday night at the corner u
Roosevelt and Batavia streets. died Of his Injuries
about O'Clock Yesterday morning at the New.York
Hospital. Atthat time Michael Hays who is alleged
10 have stabbed deceased, ran to tta Fourth Ward
Saion-horse and ,simed protection, but shortly saS
went away ard is nor st large, warrant has bees
issued for hi, arrest ard also that Of his brother who
was present, ami not orly encouraged the light bot
prevented another young man from interfering
Coroner Conpery held an ante-mor'em examinations
about II O'Clock Monday night, when the injured
man gave the following dying deposition.
james q Donnen sworn and sdmonlshed OF the
awful consequences which would surely result in APP
T-SriIg before his God with lie staining has Immortal
soul cCp0sed: live in the house corner OF Oliver and
Cherry streets; Last night between 10 and II o'clock
there was NUS down near Wafer street between
two men: wen, down and returned again, when
met Michael HAYS at TIE corner of Roosevelt and
Batavia streets; we had hard woris about the
two who were fighting; We both struck each
other; don { know which gave the trst blow; both
fell and when rising up Michael Hays stabbed me-
with a org knife: he then away in three or four
minutes slerward fell and lost great qusntity OF
blood: Eugene Sullivan was BY at the time, and aso
John Taylor; Twas brought 10 the New,lork horp,-
tai and Don remember anything more; lknos thar
am shout io appear before my God. aud solemnly
sw, NJ hat had knife, and gave no cause that MI
chsel HAYS should tab me; there was no eninny ek
istiT between Us preyiOust Ia this.
Ergere sullivan sworu-l reside az No ~ Madison
street night before last between 10 and III O'clock
was present tight which took place sear the cor
ner oi Water snd James streets, where saw deceased.
n II. II. att ha IL
Roosevelt street with deceased. and when near the
corner Of Batavia street We met Thomas and Michaa
Hays; Michael Hsys and deceased, James q Donneu,
hal hand words together about the two men who
had been fighting in Water street; | interered and
prevented HAYS and deceased from fighting; Hays
seemed very anxious To fight threatening that he
would settle any who would interfere with him;
deceased was little tpsey; l stepped in between
them and entreated Hays 10 ~ about ms business.
but he said he would not that no man ever got tho
b 81 Of him. and no one ever would; attempted 20
take ODonucll sway, but Thomas Hays said let them
acue and the latter then said he only wanted speak
70 VI chael Hays he then went up to the latter IN
friendly manner and laying his hand on his shoulder
said, q" {, me, let take drink and make u all
right" this he repeated several times; Michael lays
refused drink with him; deceased then put his opeu
hand up,n HAYS little higher up on his neck and
showed his head little forward so as to touch MI
chae Hayss check face, when the latter gave de-
ceased violent blow which staggered him; HAYS
then followed deceased and struck him and they then
grapped with each other. when Donne was thrown,
ana Michael HAYS Dthl MN WHO Hc Wa uVNh
tried 10 stop the fight. but Thomas Hays brother of
Michael said, "let them alone, at the same time
encouraging his brother by saying, give 1t 10 him
Mike they both rcgained their feet when Hays
thew q Dorntn into small space between the cellar
ard stoop If house, and kept on beating Donnell;
| again iuterlered, and again the brother, Thomas,
told me let chem alone, and turned around to speak
TO him: after looked back at the parties fighting
saw deceased WAS over Hays, who then began to
scream; Thomas Hays seeing this, begged me to sepa
rnte them: then caught ODonnell by the back OF
the neck AID pulled him; Michael Hays then got up
and made a thrust at ODonnell and then ran OH;
did not see the knife at the time, but saw II alter
ward nj the S;aiion-iouse covered with blood 10 tho
ht; tried to follow Hays, bu, could not lind him; !
went then to the drug store, corner OF Cherry anu
Roosevelt streets where deceased had been taken,
and found that he was very badly wounded; again
went 10 look for HAYS and him standing opposite
the place Of the stabbing | spoke TO him, and he
laid he had been to the Station-lI0use aud delivered
himself up ard that they had let him OFF he denied
having stabbed deceased; James ODonnell was car
ricd 10 the Hospitals uicd To have Michael Hays ar
tested but The policemen paid no attention 10 my re-
quest.
Seyeral others corroborated the testimony OF the
above witness and John A. Demming found the knife
where it was thrown by Hays after stabbing ODon-
rer. The inquest was Adjourned until today.
A FoY PorsosED.--On Friday a little son Of Mr..
1l,ros 7 o,e of ihe,tv Ealls Sullivan County.