The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-09

The Late Homicide In East Twenty-nnh
Street.
THE EVIDENCE BEFORE THE CORONKR--vERDIOT o.
THE JURY.
Inc inquest iR the case OF John Dooley, the who
was fatally stabbed while engaged In an ARRAY in the
GROCERY Of Martin Dowd No 27s East Twenty fifth street.
on Sunday morning. held yesterday at the Eghtoeut
Precinct station house, by Coroner Gamble The evidence
acduced entirely borated statement published n
yesterdays Herald relating the occurrence and placed
the prisoner Dowd in rather awkward position job.
Dooley, Jr Honora Conway and Thomas Conway testified
to the fact of fight having taken place the barroom
few minutes previous to the stabbng ARRAY but q
the latter occurrence they entirely ignorant Three
other witnesses, however, were present when the asa
blow struck, and they testified as follows =
Joseph Ryan, residing at No. l73 Ess. Twenty Hfa
street. being duly sworn, deposes and S.ysa was xea
tin Dowd; about ~ O'Clock on S-a % morning was
aroused by hearing loud no IN sne lower part OF the
aDS IN Ss oSs saw Dowd Conway and sevs
raj others having s~ie in the hallway tried to sepa-
was irving to separate them my candle went out went
IN stairs TO lint my CANDLE and when returned the
crowd he. increased then the deceased stand
ing in hallway; he not doing anything;
strun when Dooly cried out, "Don strike the grey
hrred man. went back TO my ROOM after had been
said they killing him down stairs he wanted me -
down stairs and help him; did not like TO let him
into room; i came out OF my room and
went down stairs to the second floor Dowd was ahead Of
me; cannot say whether had candle or not my
came up TO and said Faher, you had better not 60
down there there is dagger in question:" meaning,
suppose, that some would the dagger; had
pair Of toDgs in hand Dowd, deceased and Con
step of the second flight did not Dowd strike the
deceased, nor did any about the
John Ryan, being duly sworn, deposed as follows
reside at No l3 East Twenty fifth street. the last witness IL
my father about2h O'Clock Sunday morning my father
heard noise down stairs he went out and returned
soon afterwards; he went out the second time, when he
was followed by Dowd, who, calling out to him. said,
MIR Ryan, they killing me' no one came up win
to the second landing; Mr.. Dooley, the deceased,
at the foot Of the stairs Mr. Conway
there also Dowd went towards deceased,
when my father went between them to prevent any fight
ing; then Iowd put his hand behind his back and
draw dagger from beneath his coat and stab the de-
ceased in the breast: the dagger distinctly; saw
that it has a horn handle IKE the one now shown me;
when the deceased stabbed he leaned back against
the wall when saw the dagger warned my father and
took him up stairs when Dowd stabbed deceased he pu
the dagger under his coat again told my father that
Dowd had stabbed deceased, but he did not believe IT.
after this two policemen came and arrested u.s.
Maria j. Ryan being duly sworn, deposed follows
was present at the fight between Dowd, Conway and
others, at No 273 East Twenty fifth street. saw Dowd
fling bottle at deceased after my father went up stars
the second time Dowd followed him. came out Of ny
when my father lid deceased standing at the
foot of the stairs saw Dowd, the prisoner, take some
thing from under his tail and strike the deceased
then saw the deceased lean back against the wall could
hot see what the weapon was deceased made no attempt
To strike Dowd; Dowd went up 10 him and deliberately
stabbed him; my father stood Dosley when he
stabbed; could see plainly my father held ghteA
candle in his hand; my father little intoxicated.
Policeman 0CoDnor, of the Eighteenth precinct depOsed
that be arrested tho prso3er after the occurrence
and that upon searching the premises occupied by the
cused he found the sheath OF the sword with which
the murder committed; the prisoners wife said that
the sheath did not belong to the sword but admitted that
the sword belonged TO the prisoner
Drs Fnnell Oenlon and Ferguson, being duly sworn,
deposed that they made post mortem examination OF the
body and upon examining the chest they found pune
tured wound In the aorta just at its origin this wound
the OF DEATH the sword cane shown them By
the Coroner would inlict a wound of this description
The then given to the jury, who, after due de-
liberation rendered the following
That the deceased, John Dooley, 10 his death By
stab in the heart with dagger in the hands Of Martin
Dowd at No. 173 East Twenty NTH street, the 7th Fe
ofuaty, 1858.
Upon the rendition Of the above verdict Coroner Gam
bic proceeded W examine the prisoner upon the charge
preferred against him, follows
Martin nowd being duly examined before the under
signed according 10 law the annexed charge and be-
or any questions put to him, states as foloxs:-
O. What II your namef A. Martin Dowd.
O. How old are your A. Thirty five years
O. Where were you born A. Ireland.
q. Where do you liycY A. No. 173 kast Twenty mn
street
q. What Ia your occupation A. Carman.
@ Have you anything TO say, and II so what relative -
tho dec ed, his and his sons wife struck and
dragged me out Of my room was badly beaten by them
ALL and thought they would kill me. do not remember
anything further.
Coroner Gamble then committed the prisoner 10 the
Tombs TO await The action of the Grand Jury.