The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-18
The Late ARRAY In First Avenue.

CORONER CoHsERY TAKES THE STATEMENTS or THE
WOUNDED MEE-IFTEREsTTSG PROCEEDINGS.
In Yesterdays HNRAID we publshed account OF nm
ARRAY the drinking saloon Of Michael Byrne No. lo9
First avenue, In which two nn, named Joseph Kelly and
John Murphy were seriously wounded with clasp knife
n the hands o named Patrick Lswor Coroner Hls
noscd 10 bold ante mortem examination In each
case but upon repairing 70 The bcdses Of the wounded
men be found them in 1T condition so proceed with
such = ceremony The wounded men did not appear 70
be 10 dangerous condition, and did express them.
selves fearful Of death Consequently Coroner Hills
postponed the requested examination. Yesterday how.
ever Coroner connery proceeded the Seventeenth pre-
cnct station house end there vent through the form pre-
sorecd by law, In the following STYLE copied ptai
aram from the inquest papers file at the Coroners'
of1ce-
ASrr noprxn
Jo-eph Reilly being duly sworn, and reminded ,hs, Il
he TOLD lie and subsequently, appeared before God with the
lie staining his immortal soul, tina, he could not expect
loo ft avenue, Tuesday morning about one O'Clock,
when fawor and 0Connell, and two others, came In
they baa q drink, and Tawsr oferei his hand 10 me,
when sad al don 4 like /, shake bands wth man who
has dislike 70 me-" xIso said that bosrd ha he said
that the lrst time be would see me be would lick me,
and said, "You not able W lick me be then aid
w won't gosng n all about NJ hcn said, 'stsnd out
you man" and struck him with my len hand
the men Connel and another then stood between
al this time iAwor Drew knife think from hIs p.nts
aud stabbed In the abdomen; then fell the bar
res and kept Kicking with my feet TO Keep him OFT whom
he again stabbed me several smes shouted for police
man and they ran s~sy; ! ss~ Murphy lying on
the noor amer being stabbed also; wnen the two
men stood between w, moved 70 the side Of
us, they said, "Go In, Lavlor?' the VI kind feeling
between IAwlor my self from my being beaten
months before by several aud Iawior passing
by at the tine said, "Go in, boys Thought this action
unmsnly. JOSEPH KELLY (his msrK)
The prisoner was placed before The wounded man.
Joseph Kelly, Who fully recognized him the who
stabbed him The prisoner being asked the knife pro
duced In evidence was bis, replied that II was.
Ire care was then given 10 the jury who rendered the
following
We, the jury, find that Joeph Kelly v be dan.
gerouy vounoed In various parts Of the body st the
hands e Patrick Iawlor, Tuesday morning March 1e
1855 r the house Of Michael BJrne No l69 First avenue
Jtbn murphy being duly sworn, aud being convinced
that be Is dangerously wounded, and believing that he
died with lie staining hL immortal soul he coua not
pcct fo' gveness from God, saysJoseph Kelly Laurence
ByrDe sDd John knlochy and myself were drinkins at
Michael IyrBes store 16o Fhst avenue half psAt
O'Clock yesterday morning. Nr. Kelly and Mr.. iawor the
prisoner In consequence Of which took place some
lime back, had bard feelings towards each other some
words paced between Kelly and fswlor; when Lswlcr
came IN they ersppled with each other the man who
esne IN with Iawcr whose name hear Is Dsa oCennen,
rvshed ownds Kelly; ! then ipterfsred and showed
OConnell hack; w0 then stabbed by Iswlor; struck
nobody previous 10 The stab, but Afterwards struck
OConne when struck 0Cornell fell and al this time
heard Kelly cry ont that he STABBED dead. Here
Ialor presented 10 wounded man, and he recog
under the Influence liquor or he voud not have stabbed
me. JOHN MURPHY (his mark)
VERDICT
We find that John Murphy was dangerously wounded 10
the abdomen by Pa, Ia wlor Tuesday evening March
l6 1s6s the house OF Michael yrne lG9 Frst avenue
rpon The rendition of The above verdcs 1swlor vas
committed 70 prison awas The result of the wounded
mer's i1juries.