New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-09
TIE TIVENTT-FIFTH STREET MURDER
INQUEST BY CORONER GAMBLE.
vrpnICr AGAINST THE PRISONER.


Yesterday morning. Coroner Gamble proceeded to
,he Eighteenth Ward Ststion-Iouse to hold inquest
on the remains of John Dooly, the old man who was
stabbed 10 the heart at his late residence, No. l3
Fast Twenty fifth street, by Dagger in the hand of
Martin Dowd as previously reported in The TRIBrNE.
The following named gentlemen were impanneled and
twcrn as Jurors: p c. Lee, Felix Duffy, Michael
Ioomis, Samuel Montgomery, George Burns, Simon
Cummings, Timothy King, Henry NJ. Thompson ard
Martin W. Klenck Below will be found copy OF
rhe testimony taken before the Coroner and the ycr
dict of the Jury against the prisoner;
John Dooy being duly sworn, deposes and Gays
nD DOG . @oT new the prisoner Martin Dowd he resided in
The sse father the first hoor about CO on
Door Of No IFS East Txentyh street. directly opposite me
occupied BY pgwd the pson Which T heard my
voice in the hall saying to some person ana saw pd and the
deceased clncbed; separated Them, and sent Dowd into
hs roOmi saw him ase quar- oote sS 10 ~, M . an;
snd went into my room; about twenty minues aieIwNi
heard the sound Of thing strike against the wall and sup
pose re the bottle bad seen in Dod. hand and then owd
and my father fell into my tsher under ana Dos
took how'd from showed him into the hall about
twenty mintss after this Mr.. Conway and told me
DE died in minutes afterwards did not know At the time
vhst were bis injuries weD' up '' mr. sIq mo oa p
"huT hair Of hi. head then went tor Doctor and when
Thomas Conway, residing at No. l73 East Twenty.
SNh street being duly swors depose and ssysThc deceased
end bis boarded with said place on Saturday night
last about II O'Clock Dowds he asked
Iako dni but declined doing Dowd appeared to DO un
Tho Influence Of liquor when came out OF Dowds room vile
and Mrs DOwd there Dowd was 9u.reone aud heard
his wife say hst she afraid ne would murder her th9ugn
De wanted TO pick fight with me- be locked the door, ana L
opened in order TO let out Dowd turned his wife out
6srreI my me- and escaped Do~d iuo the
hallway Mr. Ryan came down stairs ne lived on TIE third
floor be followed by DoOy the deceased did not the
deceased and prisoner cnchcd the prisoner bring out
aud mad
into my and shut the door shortly ser s W. heard
asked hat the noise about when replied You
son b-b II you III let You know saw Ryan
~ the stairs Do~d came toward the deceased did not think
was very is light heard fall and saw tn deceased DOWN
ne SFeg into bis own roo where he died sfew mo-
HOLorG Conway, being duly sworn dep0ses and
say,-The las witness my husband; was in Mr.. DOwds
ra1y with his himself his wife app be very
low sps asked her what the matter and she replied
my husband came in and ssy him, g"
COonaoSh and am he ,D 'Pasa 10 oo Is
assisted ny husband and got him out IN the ball. ~, hysa
Dooly the deceased also down stairs Dowd had
hold Of my husband and Mr. Dooy took him away for Dowd
lie deceased the head with it others
came p ans interered and the quarrel %S' ended
'ead room the deceased preparing bod when
Vito mathis th1t noise :" Some one replied "Yop Cd
On on bitch you'll come up here III knock the cad of
down the stairs hom the landing Ryan the
tsne time with r Of BIZ hand took hold Of the
Dowd up ceased the after ii I mon ID ud
tiled TO e., sway too hd Of by the cos, tails al then
saw bal crop dagger Ike he shown picked up the
nj OF in the scufe and flung Dowd down fbe t ,bs a.
ceased taken into my ,on and dei In few moment
when the officers came gave them the dagger which saw
6rop before powd % the deceased saw tbis da, in
his hald behind his bach or nearly ala no, nk s. NJ
Dooy ives undeS the inunce OF hquor; he
man and went down stair. make peace 10 the 6s nj
Joseph Ryan residing at No. l13 East rwenty.dnb
being duly worD aeposes and ssysl scquau,
about "a O'clock Sunday morning last hear
ing Loud lower part Of the house; went
s.w p .ss % and sone othes hsyias .cue in S
Hallway tried 10 separate them did not the decessd
up my light the candle, and when re-
turned the increased and then The deceased
standing in the hallway he not doing auyhnr some per
struck and Dolly cned out Don't stu<e the gray
haired " went back my ro0ni was ia my room sog
h'e minute. when Dowd up TO nay room 49, ana sAa
dad not H. 10 81 him ee into INV room; came
te room ard went down toward toe secoud h0o Dowd
" an ~ OF NE cannot whether had candle VITA me
% ny on came % aud said Father hal better ho
81 dow here-thee dagger in question" meaning sup
~ some one would the dsggeT; si pair OF tonss
ny nshe saw DOwd the accused aud Mr. Conway on the
i eie me hen stood on the third atop of tho second
hhl o. stars did Dowd tho deceased aud did
~ A.sge, d,t..d 80
A oseSei o.sd me from going further ss the officers
70 ~ RON boy told saw the dAas,r viii, D1wd aud
cav Deyd stab the decrAsed - 49,
John Ryan, being duly sworn deposes aud savs-I
reside at No us East Twenty 6ith sIset ,. l, NV
bsOthey about o'clock Sunday moranE lat NV father
aer he down again and when he r,tnIneS III nd
hS followed by Dowd the prisoner who c,l-d o 10
him ssytE Mr. Rysn, they killing me;" there w.s no one
and followed Dowd to the landing Mr. p The
dccssd the foot of The stairs; Mr. Conway wa. Their.
'ei Dewt went ,swsSd the dece~s ADD my father was De