New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-19
THE CANAL.ST. SHOOTING AFFAIR.
Coroner's lnquisitiOn Concluded.
DISCHARGE OF THE PRISONER.

Coroner Hills yesterday continued aud concluded a,
the Filth Precinc. Police Station tie inquest on the
BODY Of M Isaac II. Smith, the ex-Alderman of
Brtek.yn, who died from the effects Of pistosho.
wound received in the arm, Sunday evening last
while proceeding to church through Canal street as
already published. Several witnesses were examined,
but 20 testimony adduced going to show that the
deceased was shot by design by Marx johnson, the
bar keeper OF Horton keeper Of the dsreputabe place
No. 5S5 Canal street. johnson intended to shoot
of his rowdy assasnts but unfortunately he shot an
innocent man. The following is copy Of the testi-
mony taken yesterday before the Coroner and Jury
Jotn A. Fessenden residing at No. AZ Vestry street
being duly sworn saysI cid know deceased sunday
evening last standing the hind platform Of of toe
West Broadway and Csns street and his lady
standing the c:oswslk sins for the 10 o. tna they
The street while thus tuning the corner saw the prisoner
running from the north side Of Canal street toward the
and there three others following hiu chasing
him. thought the prisoner as he running struck assin
time coming contact with deceased Just as they
tos the that the pistol went on the ns 'e n'd TO me to
the pistol went OF came to stand and then saed snd I,a ~
coat fire. head deceased say m shot " followed
the prisoner down r. the base No $50 Canal street, Gid
I'D % bib % va. ireS in the bootins; rem.is.d tbeT- iii
the arrested the prisoner understood thai the
prisoner had been out for officer as there disturb
fsrins attack had provided himself with tho pistol that
he had attacked by them AID running away from them
when the shooting occurred
Andrew Cox, residing at No 423 Greenwich street,
s sworn IN the saloon No og5 Cana ma ,,e1t ,'
sitting private box young man called shorty
ske un bier q wa;r and pitch i thIoq9h the blinds into the
lives one Of the st oPyned the door When shorty qrted
TALKING with shorty awhile when be took pitcher Of wser
srd poured on her head ihe boss John oon then came
he would 60 till go, ready Horton then ..ed
soneT 10 Vas osrkcsPr to give mn eno W. wIIh . hs i
Hort called the prisoner to him do no, tnow Whist va. said
Shorty. gang left there fifteen alto
geibr in the saloon at hs time IN ;om ten OF fifteen minutes
immediately the prisoner running into the
saloon sus ih. he st 'nen went to the corner aud
Stephen Pact, jr., being sworn, says-I was in
West Bosdwsy Of Beach street on sunday evening last
teIiioa to the report common hear Poi.
tlrI s man shot the corner Of Cans. street Oficf
BIZ and S BS s I.a W s did e. but 'h mo- os % s
know told that another man wa. shot, and had gone
brought rsoner the station Ou. 5000 ohicer Nb,
he had found that the prisoner w Que wh' mad
Officer Wm. Nesbit cOrroborated the testimony Of
Willard Parker, NJ. u residing at No. 81 West
TIVE nh street being duly sworn says that he ha. known ls.ae
ieuprse ,nd healthy man aud had bees 70 the tune wan
s sssS wf' ~ h m IN h T @ arm a. S e s.c q . n. @ h y . ON M
pae aud cold be aud seated himself ehi there
hole Coi' sLi &c, sDou iOur TWO
inches wide the blown away aud the
red to the shoulder joint alternative bat the
Of the limb AZ the shoulder joint the operation
formed March 5 about II o'clock aud he died he morning
Tho l7b shout iO hour after the OpcrsOn his death
caused by The accident the hoek made The whole
system such that the vessels could not close up tho
operation performed in order furnish ~lan surface
ping the pats nicely adjusted wasting OF the ir
would be arrested.
This closed the evidence and the was given to
the Jury, who, after short deiberation rendered
verdict as follows:
That Isaac II. Smith came to his death from the
effects Of pistolshot wound &C ,dentay received on
the 18th day Of March, lS55 corner of Canal street
ard West Broadway.
After the rendition of the verdict johnson, the bar
tender, was discharged from custody.