New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-28
THE HOMICIDE OK THE STATEN ISL
md FERRY-BOAT
LETTER FROM GEORGE LAW.

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man '. no died at the NewYork Hospital on Tuesday
afternoon from wound caused by 4 stab while en-
cac,d IN fight on board the Staten Island ferry-boat
.yosenhine on Sunday evening last, was announced
Yesterday by Coroner Perry. II appears from the
evidence that the deceased and ten twelve others,
runners hack drivers, &C. spent portion of the day
At Staten Island. where they mbibed freely Of liquor
At the landing while going on board OF the boat, they
ipsult4a men and women and soon after leaving the
landing commenced to il-reat some Germans on the
upper Geek.
Jacob l.. Smith. who is 4 Superintendent employed
nv the COMPANY in;erfered for the purpose OF pre-
serving order and finally threatened to lock up one ot
the friends Of deceased named DonneIy in the coal
hole. Quinn told smith that he could not do II, as
they had men enough to take the boat, aud at this
time Smith who had taken hold of Donneiiy, was
seized when appears that Nose, alias John Gull
Urap. interfered for Smith, and was immediately
knocked down aud beaten by five or FIX Of the row
dies during which i is alleged he stabbed deceased
with small knife.
Coroner Perry received the following letter from
George Law: &C..
CoRoSFR PfRrl-D,ar SIR: In the case OF Mr..
IN, H. smith va - upon by gang Of owde. who have
been in the habit Of assaaiiins The Germans ga %
MI Smith the iHyestisao before you u meets your a
HIN, The matter am convinced that unless
this rang sunday lighters and lnsultrs - women on tue
y Sost g G no. We s , Il he O' hc enc arrested ba.
beoau.. he ii those On board and assaulted
vdi,s ard that melee Of the rowdcs was stabbed
but by whom Is not known On the previous sunday th
ssn assaulted several persons on The boat aud knocked
the Superintendent the fry boat down while he was at
''"f''Ns very f,iPeeay yours GEORGE LAW.
The following testimony taken:
Andrew Donrclly. sworn-l reside az No. 80 White
Sunday l, he O'Clock boatto 90 70 Staten
iiy,d took drink aud rraiued
ihtTs .ome two hour ana tered to come oah on tne
and difficulty ter when board Of
boot good dre und'r the influence Of liquors Is my
inrrr..ion thar Quinn intoxicated hardly rccoect
about their condition intoxicated ~ the time
one told no hs GUN stabbed; q: look a. him
and found him lying somewhere NEAR window.
John MCCary, residing ~ NO. ~ Gfeeu"I'h street,
brps s-orn .y, About O'clock Sunday aneruooon LEFT
Staten ,sHc company with 0ree th-r- went on board me
ferry boat JsseIhue -oon at" deceased John Loy ana
Andrew Donuey board and Donn-y appeared ~ be
intoxicated four went forward and thr ihtrc wen az en-
,n- that had bee aboard about our y I've MIN
NE. a ha tine found Quinn fighting with Nose" aud
they had hold enc another Of tina; moment no 9he were
TIE ts and th Others around were ~ - seps
Ire time stepped Up and tooS Dou
nelly by Shoulder 10 take him away. aud By Tie
al "a and Sot to M os Who wasssn With;
fsT et fon Quinn Me'e ,;ePped up s'd ,tleA V-arn
and made egoTts - set out Of Lie way nAd an
open in hi. hand At the time h. .ru' deceased IL vas
c'mon sized sIii- nn ba sed up -deway 1--WE
from Moe, wlo turned around and slowed him Up
and stabbed him ia the abdomen pry'a- 20 this aard 70
cof,er.aii.u between prisoner linu. ca5
bls the crowd ruh 70 Nose, wIo sn ckeddoen;
do not know by whom Nose got up N En'Tent ac chased
Breslin with pen knife ho escaped from HIM Nose tAen
chased Don9rly who Jumped oyer Fans and rs 4psi,
then went down stairs 90 see OiIn wao vas BABY h-ft'
Quinn quarrel WIKI any other person while The boat,
Ifaw back Mosc IL "haeyer;
Co not ID; the oIis.u Of Tho quarrel Quinn
drink two y three TIM. the Isilud DOlney
aIn but fosr drink. on Staten ,a1d; when Qoinu va,
stabbed n put be hand 70 his stomach d not zee him again
81 O. nm or h. read. 10 crgs dfc ~ oa bard Of the
far know until I saw TIE fight.
.Jsmes Holland residing al No. 81 Greenwich street,
day lat Island, ned ;he oHpary wh in 4u.l
v al went board II, ferry boa: josephine Ao
had drunk ;Arcc deceasei sey and Dal-
nelly went the DECK -at forward with light
80. ga. IN .crabbr. Law. 6s6t go,rt o. add 49, NJ.
~ at ma n L"n5 srL b't hi, II Darei I,
Donneiiy tarae to M,se and aid Ms why do yol ssa,
you want t. lios Donrely - Fox friend Of Me- ,ryd 70
oi sfr .s~ Nc .trise Brra Win hi. 1T. he fglin ook
aouIi-hed bresin Z
hsud and 1rs VI '~!-e O. ;he head then went down
20 ''.' g. core y as vas coming Up The sl'
brsshn who tod TIA; lie STABBED went be.o9
AID examined Snirn' wound and though; n "o-d I've
INT tine d. not know Of any iF III ARE
Jacob l.. Smith, s~Om-l reside ~ No. !. Broad
sy ard Superintendent Of the island terry boats
Staten Island from % P sunday; went board
'lc Island Joe phinei several pcTsous
toert o. nr ule the prisoner Nose" wkssc real
John gan, b. ard directly Up
20 The p!o house n friend who 4bo-t
three minutes, heard noise de .-e
knocked ;h, window and tod them stop. they iii
2. AID AID a.t the l1cE Andrew DouL. j.,
lie. D. I'D 30: wo-- ok A.u .Ae rod ADe t1s
Ibid e lSLL'y, wLtL ctce-td Jul -d -ps bench and
.ad. Yo1csl', 10 j., ~Ae BE- sad .a. 90,
~ t- Il then Ae slfl- commenced. j.. of
DoIsy and looking around tie prisoner yilg
.ts and bad l him hair of tl- head llt
tire four 'Ickrf brs anI tc-s Uule j.,
Eckius he Prisoner. tulls flr--
parry. ard hsug -ha prisoner:
time b. had kIi. n r's hald -mpei IL %
-rdtvo three cth-rs TIE p-s9rer p lad
him YtIg g. pr prus-e t1rl -cr pl-.
q tl' boat wLere German 70 ca .y. AID ..ar.1g
about Two minute -s-u.rd aud IT, pris mr. ,ar q b,urh
bleeding when 20; asa1re lad tac pr 1aer r- n r4r.
Il-e doctor, tie t.s. Le.-l q cs.-~i
ttir gsatte1 .Ley Vtra bringing - lp .e.k tie
.c.l part Cf M sc .et -lty ll,-.r.e ol-r
lad cLalare.s ros.l AID these
bats the # tse travel = b. German l.r families.
tirfe lev pFosttlrs soirs boz the boats Sunday
hal o. drank g. cf tLre glasses Of lager non.
~ company bad t-gHk any more d1 that he PIE
tiauA ., oil. le b. q that day - az Office, lie
melee yh'n b. ct from tie srue b. bore the marks which
b. has tie fcei when booked q The window fro
Re T!cL-rsr This gang headed by Douas.iy knob
ing srornd some German plssen grr this the ,sc
Of tie disturbance h.ch attracted my attention.
John Van Buren, and Chaunccy ShafTcr here held a
consultation with Coroner Perry and desired that the