New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-15
THE FIRST AVENUE HOMICIDE.

THE FIRST AVENUE HOMICIDE.
In the matter OF Michael Dun,sy, the man whose
death was caused by stab corner of Forty street
.nd First avenue, as previously reported. Coroner
ConueJ yesterday renewed and concluded his invest
ss,iop. Several Witnesses we're examined and thsir
testimony wss somewhat conflicting particularly that
of DIS Mott and Johr son who had attended the de-
cessed previous to his death. E,oh csosidered the
tresmer. Of the other preudcal to the recovery of
the patient and hence the collision between the msd
ca gentlemen.
AZ to the pten. of Hopka in stsbbiog the de-
ceased there i. also difference Of opinion.
The following Is copy Of the testimony tsken be-
fore the Coroner and Jury.
Owen McQusde. betty daily sworn, depoees and
says-I In Forty fourth street an melt fat aud
p.r Of Fist avenue and Forty 9Th street on Thuaay week
between and oceck saw Via. occurred be.wee6 the DE-.
.ss md 1 hoy x:as no
i.i. drinf had the dnt walked from the gros bar to
.tOoa with ny bach n, The counter Rooney went oa. AID
the d.oesssd butouns bis belt after psyins the
The bow cut the into the dswer deceased then wsei
up to where smoked beef the bHteeper mailing
eth soap or car die boz he hsd hsuIer In n.
the smoked beef the boy rhen be saw the kuie In
hand went over 70 wseIs he va. s took nod
Let 20 Of the knife, and VII cut yeu what you want
MNoaey
St piece os h. saoied BEEF be and Il fs the
% h. Si On 'ft t1GS
around eat the oson immediately sfervMd the deceased
e.d cut YoS S:,s stabbed Ps ,ns 0u Aas s y9u
wat 70 where smoked beef until hs stabbed The
M . you 1': did not nsss to DE- DO
Johnson came the deo-.'ed; left short ams-,boat
ces,.d any elusive language toward the bOy never saw
.s deceased create ROY in FREQ: house Prevo1.y 20 my
.asssss Mo- s.q. sol, :, s:ps s an.
Toeth and Forty hr,, Streets Wednesday s,sn,nt De-
etmb.r t found him delroT' on being told tsss he
bad Moa shs
IT eA ss PsS md SSs
nom Freely showing that some large vessel vas voun5ed
Dr.. johnson snd stewart Who had been attending hun
1S" n, time the % tod .Ss IT,. :os
must be taken to arrest the terrible hemoHhst, rhi.a
had continued for 't h. and :. 90 to ii.
remain mailing preparations until csmsi .yns pro
' % tSs ssn G Ssn
secured the femors vein which had wound sbcu. inca
mOfnns post norton the body Of the tsss.'ed on
Saturday, Dec L. and found muscular branch rising from
the feuiora artery through and wound In the emoa
vein Ons s pe "a nv pu hs. Michael Dasy
vide, SEVERN the artery aud the feuoral vein.
Here Coroner Connery produced large cheese or
pack knife and the doctor MOTT said that the knife
would make the wound that he examined DR.. Mott
.ad that if after the wound the vessels had been tied
believe the life Of deceased might have been saved
am Of the opinion that If had been called IN and
tied up the vessels, the life OF the man might have
been saved; when opened and saw the wound, there
vas no union whatever. There was coagulated clot
of blood in the wound which prevented more bleeding
Robert johnson, NJ. D., being duly sworn deposes
and says sician called on the 81 inst TO see
ths |
removed from the groin suncuIns the fs|Is vein ed
naton We found there .rter heorrhase
e the ;sD sou s
dressed the wound IN the usual way and had him removed %
act treated him for this masdy up the h day when
thought proper to examine the wound removed the sutures
taken aV Sss ssS.ndsed using the
the evening messenger came ssd informed me that the
wound bed slightly; sent Dr. Stewart TO the house DR..
Mott called on me the same evening, and said that
bad .ssn charm Of the went . wA a Di
having efsminson came to the conclusion that
hay: s e; o. 90 the %
t.ry thought that there necessity for doing be
rouDd ,. Ii. operson va. performed ss.S. pat toe
moa artery sad above and below the vosni on the e
him opsis: reaction set IN seemed rather better
then told b. the wife Of the deceased that my services were no
Ss soloyi.1 S:y he nature Of The wound va, ch that Il
could from accident while both parties held the
hn Il miaht done With malicious intent was Of
Michael Burke, being duly sworn, deposes and ssys-
Am TO the Precinct Poice last Thursday
week standing the Of Forty second street an
Second avenue; from the OF Forty tth
re<t and and said that there stabbed
there and that he going for coctor immediately went
70 the place when up there asked the boy be had
stabbed hm Immediately said that be dd then brought
him before The deceased II be could recognize him - the
p-rson who stabbed him then nsensbe and could
recognize him then and brought him 10 the Nine.
tenth Ward station Hou,e the DAY brought him to the
Fourth District Police Court where be WA committed BY JUS
tice Brownel.
j. Sherman Browpell, Police Justi,e, being exam
ined sysAer being informed Of the occurrence proceeded
to the Of the dsces.d and drew affidavit and pre-
ented it to b he said be would sign It, although he
stabbed because he did not know whether he Hopka did
II Intentionally or not.
This concluded the evidence, and the Jury, after
short delibsrs.ion, rendered . verdict as follows:
That Michael Dunsy the deceased to hs death
the thigh the cn By the haad Of John
Hopks on the I'd day Of December, 1887"
On the rendition Of this verdict, Hopks, The accused,
w.s committed to the Tombs to await the scion Of the
Grand Jury.