The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-17
Brooklyn City News.

Tin AfrRAY IN GorD srRxn-CoxcLusIoS or rHE CoRo
su's INVESTIGATION AND VERDICT TIE Jusy.-n viii b.
remembered that the 9Th OF July last occurred |,
JardIns lager bear saloon, In Gold street, between ~
parties who had for time been =. enmisy with eact
other. rhcy belonged mostly 70 Nos and ii Eogns
Companies. About . dozen OF each party met In th-
saloon about Of the above day, when disturbance
occurred between two or The eight then became
general and stones tumbers and clubs were used Some
OF the party beng driven out OF the saloon the fight
resumed In the street, when three men, OF whom James
McCluskey was one, attacked Alexander Jamaaon and
beat him severely One Of Jamalson friends handed him
Q pistol, and he fred inAicsins q mortal wound upon
hc VINO qsa rom m, ,ns saec On the ON
complaint, and - was then thought be would recover,
he (Jau aiso1) released from custody. The nves
The following Il the additional evidence
and sV stated that McCusscy hsa ms.on By the hair
the head while down; Jamaison toro away some ono
handed him pistol, and he fred the mob then dis
drug store In Concord street, corner OF Doed saw no
more Of him until no wS dead; Jamaison made Few
9 ss soS d turned scunn ns snS
Standing about the middle Of the walk when be was shot
he fell about hrce fest from the curb Jamason vas some
ana fred; did not hear ncCuskey say anything
Toa jurcr-rhink Jamaisos could have goa away with
out making use OF tho pistol
10 the Coruner--Am not member Of No IL.
" Tia disturbance 81 JArdns saloon the 5th Of
whose same Jsmsson; he NE Sidewalk, Mcclus
ksy afser him with brick when Jamasoa shot him ssu
S S q p"s p ~S ous hand osa Sies N sns che,
when Jamaison fred; The arm WITH tho brick was In
thrcaiening attitude.
son; went 70 the BARRIERS shop in company with
Jamaisop, wallace, raws and Wilson, bet~een II
.nS ss b. ~ sssssu
his wife invited into The saloon 70 tsks drink,
when another party came In the frst ~ va one OF the
Iess with The leE Of Q stool; Mcuusky ran towards
Jamasoa and said you g. OF b. want youi"
knocked down and several kskcd me-; - was ess-
Ting up man put pistol In my hand 10 prcsccs my.
se Stood the door intending 70 70 out and was hit
several times with bv,ckbsas most q she party had rct
some seconds Afterwards heard the report of pistol
donr know who took the pistol he made the remark
hsi Jsmslson va. beng murdered ddsr see nsaussy
stone along side The jaw, and body NOT likely 70 Sc
everything under such circumstances.
Patrick Gavin, svvrn-Lvcs s 10 CARL ssreet vaa
with the MoCusksy party in Jardias saloon ello
In there we're mumipg saw Wallace taken out BY bis
crowd Wilson said had struck Wsl'aoe, Aod made
Jamsson parry fired tumbers 1t us; got out on the
sidewalk and hcCuskey and yamaiscu were lighting IL
nom Amerman saying, rvs me the pissol I'm snoc'
MIN" he pointed the muszie at hccuskey and said
,,s sosr ooooord r. sna the crc%a ie
lowed him he went into Placement end that's the lss
saw Of him; McCluskey he'd Jamaison down; sup
pose struck yamalson Amerman give JamaIson the
pistol the Jamssou party commenced the fight In the So
loon ncC1uskey bad no briokbas In his hand; he W.
standing SILL, Jamason advanced few STEPS before HI
Hred, and said, "Hcre you 70, Scabby; might have
kicked Jsmascn; think Il likely did
Adam Schooner testified that three or four persons at
tackled Jamason, who roa pistol and fred, shootnf
McCluskey the latter had brickbat in his hand whes
| he was shot
Andrew stvsn, Of n Hudson avenue, testified 10 M
row IN the saloon, but did not the fight betvee'
ncCuskey and Jamason, having himself been injured.
This concluded the testimony, and the jury rendered
| the following verdict
That James NcCuskey came 10 bis death by eunsho
wound Al The hands OF Alexander JAmaison, said
having inflicted the sh day OF July LAST and tn
Jurors further say that Eve OF the jurors believe the
| usuhabIe while three dissent
Jannaison Who present II the investigation, viii
held In bonds By the Coroner 70 await the action OF tn
i Grand Jury.
/ HrcuwAY RoBpxRy.-Yesterdsy afternoon, about fou
O'Clock, ss Ellen y. Brissn pasIns along fuisc
street. the Market she scocsted by boy sbou
fourteen years Of age, who threw missile 81 her an
then struck her q blow In the face, which caused IN
| blood 10 Gov, aud Il the time ssstched roll
atty pennies from her and but for gentleman near
| would have escaped with HE booty, who gave him
chsetiaipg aod then let him slide But he vel known
and Will be apprehendcd this notice 10 read ~ N
public. he Is an old odesdsr Tor his age