The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-27

fatal neht occurred on the sidewalk In front Of the
oyster saloon Of First and Tenth street
about one O'Clock yesterday morning. Two brothers,
Morris and Michael Tuomcy IN the saloon In question
when two men named John Hayes and John kehoe, enter
ed for the purpose Of getting oysters Hayes called
for 'threc stcws," when Morris Tuomey joking man.
ner exclaimed "who is that that going eat three
sewsf" The remark annoyed Hayes exceedingly and he
at once replied that he could the Tuomcy
ALSO Tuomey thought Hayes incompetent to the task
and with his brother repaired to the sidewalk for the pur
pose Of giving bravado chance do he threaten
cd. The brothers were quickly followed by Hayes and
Kehoe and the latter reached the sidewalk hght
ensued Norris Tuomcy knocked down by blow
in the head Michael suffered considerable injury Also
and in trcc the pair defeated. The alarm was
promptly raised when Kchoe and Hayes darted or and
managed to make temporary escape. When the police
arrived Morris Tuomcy found TO be nscnsblc, and
when Dr. Mott examined the life found TO be
tinct. Policemen Gimor, Conon and others immediately
instituted search for Kehoe and Hayes and after dlgcn
ly working for two hours the fngives found
ceaed in one Of the neghborng houscs The prisoners
were brought TO the station honse and there locked up 70
await the result OF the Coroner's investigation.
Coroner Connery, being notified Of the occurrence
Yesterday proceeded to the Seventeenth precinct station
house for the purpose OF holding inquest upon the
body of deceased. number of witnesses were exa
mined and much time was consumed IN taking unmportan
testimony
William Gbney deposed that he resided at No 129 East
Eleventh street and made the following statement con-
ccrning the difficulty This morning. between twelve and
O'Clock passing through Tenth street,
Second avenue saw three four men on the corner
talking pretty loudly did not hear any of the converse
tom while looking at them Of the party knock
the other down. positively 10 the man who
knocked the other down; after striking the man he
walked down into the oyster saloon taken into Gus
tody together with others, by policemen who came up at
tho time told.the officer that the man he wanted was
down in the saloon the prisoner John Kehoe s the man
who knocked deceased down. and John Hayes Is Of
the men saw engaged in the difficulty.
Doctors Mott and Waterman, police surgeons, made
q post moftem examination OF the body, and testified
In relation thereto follows We have made
post mortem examination Of the body Of Morris Tuoney
lying dead at the Seventeenth precinct station house,
there external marks of violence visible save
slight scratch under the lobe Of the right ear where there
a confusion the result Of blow, and confused
wound under the left eye on opening the skull the brain
found 10 be highly congested the cerebrum and cere
belum and spinal canal were filled with clotted blood
there fracture Of the skull the left side extend
ing the frontal bone downward TO the spherod bone
four inches in length rupturng Of the arteries from
which the hemmorhage took place The rupture Of this
vessel caused death.''
Michael Tuomey examined, but he appeared TO
know but little about the transaction The remainder Of
the evidence accumuative and devoid Of interest
The inquest will probably be concluded this forenoon