New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-09-27
Fatal ARRAY IN FIRST AVENUE.
ARREST OF THE PERPETRATORS.


Sunday morning, shortly before o'clock, fatal
ARRAY took place on the sidewalk immediately in front
of the oyster saloon corner Of Fst and Tenth
street. From a report Of the matter, IA made by
Inspector HART to Acting acknowledgements
Carpenter it appears that Morris Twoney, who lived
at No. IS East Eleventh street, and his brother
Michael were in he saloon in question, when two men,
named John Hays and John Kehoe, entered the place
to get some refreshments. Hays Immediately called
for three stews which somewhat excited the curiosity
of Morris Twomey, who remarked "Who is that man
"that is going to eat three stcws7 he must be big
"man" This spoken in loud voice, and rritated
Hays, who replied Yes, put the stews aud you
both in my stomach"
Morris Twomey said something in reply, and, with
his brother Michael started for the street. They
followed by Hays and Kehoe, who, on reaching the
sidewalk, commenced an attack upon Morris Twomey,
striking him on the head, and knocking him to the
pavement. The sssailants then turned and struck
Michael Twomey, Immediately after which they darted
back into the cellar from which they left through
rear door and escaped.
Poce-Surgeon Mott was on the spot in few min
utes afterward, and examining Morris Twomey pro-
bounced him dead. The corpse was Immediately con-
veyed to the Ststion-Iouse, when Officers Gilmor,
Conan and others of the Seventeenth Precinct started
in pursuit of the alleged murderers and succeeded in
two or three hours aterward in arestng the ugiiyes
in the neighborhood where they had secreted them
selves Hays and Kehoc are both Irishmen, and
butchers by occupation. They were locked up to
await the result Of the Coroners nquisitlon.
Yesterday afternoon Coroner COnnery appeared at
the Seventeenth Ward Police Station for the purpose
of holding an inquest ON the body of Twomey
Below will be found the most important portion of
the evidence:
William Gibney, being duly sworn, said-I reside at
No l1s East Eleventh street never knew deceased IN.
Tenth from Second avenue saw three or four men az
sson while looking at them the party knock the
other down swear positively to the man wac knoc
the oyster saloons taken custody together with others
by policeman who the time directed the otier
down into The saloon the man who had knocked the
ether one down was in theie.
lThc prisoner John Kehoe was here confronted
with the witness and identified by him the man
who struck deceased. The witness also identified
John Hays as one of the men he saw on the sidewalk
| before the blow was given.l
| Michae. Twomey brother Of deceased, was sworn
sS' S s1.d n0 Mt ny aI1s S s aS i S
owing to extreme fright be unable to Identity the person
who CONNIE need the assault.
| Doctors Mott and Waterman made post.morem
examination the body Of Twomey; there external
uss OF violence sibe except slight scratch under the obe
blow similar optu.ion asrer under the left eve,
opening the skull the brain found extensively covered and
oorfetd with blood aud the cavities Of the cerehrn
teum and the spinal osus hea with cots OF blood
there frseure ofae 'sul on the len side extending
nom the frontal bore down thsus the spLeoid sai
four inches IN length, rupuriug in it, the meuingsl
artery. from which the hemorThsfe took place thereby
preducns comIrsssicn Of the brain the injuries described
TIA cause Of death the Of the vessel caused
eh, BY blow fall person under the influence Of a1or
isles. likely 20 receive serious injury than sober
muscles arr more relaxed
The investigation was not concluded up to a late
hour last evening.