The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-05

c,nchcd with Rourfe the crowd trying 70 stop the
fight: after awhile the fight stopped; weapons
were used in this fight soon after TINS saw number
Of Italians firing pistols and drawing knives LETT a. soon
as could and when got up 70 Seventy ninth street boy
came np 10 me and said man was lying wounded on tne
Of Seventy eighth street went there and saw de-
ceased he was cold and almost puseless and blood flow
81 frec'y from wound in his thigh; assisted IN having
him moved; did not go TO the station house with de-
who werpresent IN the ARRAY the Italians in the house
rescued the man whom the policeman had in custody and
they all eyinced disposition resist the policeman IN
the discharge of his duty.
George Noulct residing in Eghticth street, between
Third and Fourth avenuesI bafkeeper for Mr. Oches
and engaged at work all day yesterday at the Cos
lulitan Garden was on my way from the barroom 70
The garden about ten O'Clock last night, when Giatano
rushed into The barroom he had knife In his hand,
and was very much excited; did not see
where he went TO; went back behind the
bar, when person said that was shot In the
garden; heard pistol shots; ta Italian walk
ing around the with gun in his hand; the Italians
commenced TO quarrel among themselves, when three
policemen then there was general rushing aud
pushing around the somebody said the doors
locked; went to open them when some Of the Italians
knocked down. after this they pushed out and com
menced firing IN the street, opposite our door; saw
tail Italian load his gun with powder and ball. and start
out into the street this the last saw OF him. Mr.
oches stood behind the bar with all the time and had
hand in tho row George King in the room; he
boards at our house with his wife.
Dennis O'Brien, residing In Third avenue, between
Egheth and Egtyfrst streets deposed that he heard
Of the fight at Cosmopolitan Garden and went there and
saw two men fighting; do not know who were lighting,
but j MastMgo Gatano, present, rush through
the crowd with knife in his hands; heard pistol
shot; heard that some person was wounded; stood
awhile on Third avenue, when rush made from tho
house TO the avenue; away, in company with
raj other persons and tho Italians fred after
went to Eighty second street, and did not return o
the scene Of the fight again
Daniel Fitzgerald, being duly sworn says-I reside in
Seventy nth street, Third avenue; was going 10
bed last night about ten o'clock when heard shots fir
cd got up and went towards the Cosmopolitan Garden;
going through the garden when stumbled overourke
who lay wounded; picked him up, and with assist
ance conveyed him TO Rourkes house; heard several
shots fred while stood inside the gate several persons
pointed firearms at me- threatened to shoot me- these
were Italians there twenty or thirty OF
them, and of their number about shooting me,
when another Of the party recognized me, and told him
not 10 shoot the musket instantly lowered, and
allowed to depart could not recognize any OF these men,
am Mr. Ochcs not OF the NUMBER none Of
the prisoners were among the number.
TESTIMONY.
Dre Finnell Ferguson and Hanlon deposed that they
made pest mortem examination OF the body OF Caum,
and upon dssectng the left thigh they found hat the
femora artery had been cut with dirk knife other
sharp pointed instrument The wound was three inches
in depth, aud must have caused almost immediate death
The inquest here adjourened until ten O'Clock this
morning.