New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-16
THE MURDER or Mr.. SIMONSON.
CORONER'S INQUEST.

vestgation was had in the Office Of the Health Depart
men, City Hall, Brooklyn. Long before the hour Of
3, there were copgregsted several hundred of the
friends of the deceased aso Of the prisoners. In
order to prevent disturbance, the Deputy Supernend
ent OF Police directed two patoons Of police from the
First and Third Precincts to take charge of the room
and by his directions persons were admitted but
Witnesses or those called BY the Coroner.
The excitement which has prevailed since the affair
continue unabated and there many persens pres
ent anxious watch the proceedings of the nyestga
tion.
The Distct Attorney invited Mr.. Richard C. Under
hill TO take charge of this Investigation and to be
associated With him in the future proceedings Mr..
Richard Busteed appeared counsel or the prisoners
but wac not allowed to act.
The following is the testimony adluced:
Stephen Story, sworn-Reside in Bond street, near
Fulton place Of busnesss No i6 Perrpout street
keep pubic house knew deceased for nuHb OF wears he was
my house about O'Clock Saturday afternoon. Feb j
and remained Il about - when five IN the house to
tie middle between rooms the bar is in the back
toldrs doors sepa.tng from the front they Isie standing near
tie hd,ns door, Wm sn looIhie. John NJ Perry Hicks
Post, Thomas seaman Wm. Wrish NJ Williams Dsac Rem
were in the room during the ahemoon-s portion OF them
hd let before the occurrence sbo.t 8 o'clock hye men
Assistant Foreman al No : and could lex any b in
the house two ncu named Draper and Wood Up with
carpg asanst the counter when he used the expressions Mr.
smoson replied You he'd mo- ought to talk there are no
reply made they stood cousersns ony together eher
ward The Of the other pry were Notary and Mson;
e saw them before oil appeared quiet these three
cok drink when Mr. Perkins treated the whole crowd;
the first expression they made % no TProPs language
showed ,disposon to gh remaining perfectly de and
here few minutes and came up assiu when came up hey
al The room heard Laly Mr. Siuoaon that
could bts any man pSnt game Of crib did not notice any
excitement then s.ked all taken drink with me- NJ, simo
bid them good night shsns hands with se three at The
Root they @ Lay the last sGns out NJ 'ss soa H'QS SrSsd
and IN about minute the front door opened
sdcwsk when deceased walked TO the front
window aud raised the curtain to look out and eing drop
Es@d Seafd 10 va. ns GoI sod@ sh%
oord after there gre abS ste ten . ah his
Sfas SnCn ma s Fulton his toward The oop
5 6% % tine s M aSG. % Ta aG Ss
aoI him ND N p led him into The borsoo, when physicians
were called in Before Mr. Nodue in heard down
or fall the steps did hCsr deceased sp1k OF going
home heard unusual noise; the parties went or
minute snd half or two minutes be?re Mr. Smonon "et o
and that did not recognize there ws lo crowd IN te
when the deceased taken rom tue BAT
Up stairs; the transaction took place about ten minutes TO
the doctors the body in the condition te was when
it brou gh into tie room; Mr. Nodine' drivers
showed me cap which be aid e had found in ~, passage TO
The stable the named Jin took the cap and a's
wad gave It officer; it reddish plush c.p M 81
died Sunday morning al q minutes 70 o'clock; have
idea who did he deed knoedsc one put
oly parties when ent Of the house saw nothing
bont any Of Toe parties either deeeased or he ner. mat mat
aey the Ststion when roey remarked "hst e did
tuned to all the parties he knd daring way
he Challenge beside this heard no remark o gnkd
might have fallen in that position deceased was bleeding rom
wound at he corner OF the LETT eye hi, aeo w5' quite bloody
be- taken home bier by O the per-'ns pres
ent boodiwss also flowing NOM wound oyeVthr eye jest
DR.. Daniel Ayres sworn-Saw deceased; knew him
BY .ght called TO attend him ~ two '''aa;ei' on Saturday
light found deceased lying in the bsrToom o. Mr. soy house
in Perreron street the hoor he nsensible bleeding
from the M snd his face snd clothing were covered with
the nose sbont an inch long: smaller wound beneath the
former and the hchyma sac Of the e eye there was
ewse sn abrasion Of the skin the eyebrow; he
moved up stairs, did not see him AGAIN till 10. o'clock in the
ryeping At bis house No III hed lie had yomed
very week skin cold pups dsed and decd,d hat he had
fracture Of the skull and tha the case would roge iss ore
nist nexi saw him At II oeos & n H. on ga ss0ay Csarse
Sunday esds notes OF the examnstof sas ace
boaed very much umed about the upper lp nos ava e
bridge Of ihe nose and extending the let ear abrasion OF
the skin shove the left ob snd wound eceneDg rom he IN
the root Of the nose AMI terminating at the lncllGn OF nasal
with hs internal angular process of The onta oone ao
over the acyma CT the ee probe passed thonsh
these wounds comes In cetfsot with rlrHsns ol us "o
rassl and lschTymal and cells; both pups were
moderately dlsed and indications OF henorIiase tom
the LEFT which had been eopiog' sce s'e ,nlu
of the eporsl muscle The 'et side coYern; rsetJe
ir nom the prominence Of M cIa. s t oroS. portion OF
the temporal bone 20 the iorsme !aceIh mruiss ~ ba1
in epsh extending across snd dividing the middle neninses
aItI y OF the left side, and corresponding "rn r Pp 20 &
cour fracture large ciot Of blood ocrpe the it o
par and temporal region, beneath ,he daI, n1e 'prsds
over tie entire I'm hemi'phe" o. hr han & ahs % Sbtspse
OF The middle lobe Of the ish, hen,pheIe Is 'oao h,
desihhs been caused By aoi oD h cs were not
with fracture Of The skull The wound. upon 'n ao ~ -.
mant hes BE- en- employed in thsif production sharp o.
buDt inst umen or eye5 INN h'I e9l yL az bsyd OF
otpo.r body would the wounds heIe must hsvs % go
forces produce these results 'onr desra s much
dni,hed have concluded that both the wound. on G hss
ucI would probably produce wounds don't tnlA ee.
what the wound could have been producer y tL, fra
tDy . n.ab,b by f. injuries 5sa1. the ttse
at the two opposite POINTS & bs eod on The face
kniG or any such n.tIument would Do, nt feh -
p.s,d The pr9b IN DID Gs ap R@ ps, ar % hin that blunt probe
To1s esdy p.ss any bust other ionent wooa nave
esgso lns "Sno % .6ed the blood that swallowed passed
dow iro the ssccIaim 81 ,ee 'ase oI sa Fan, & & AZ. %
no :. Also was the nasal bone the soap va not sers ed a.
ali heJs sh: haze Gsn nts' G DOW hs hsvs ben Sen
~ - ntien mp. on ths sbe sak would not cause sch
woznd that on the "0aa'''n '0r '''e were nT
NJ Rnsteed of New-iOrk Who ia engaged "a cOun
A the parties PSfsS P s Iia I t% o %, ~s s Gt
and the wtaess tha: the wound tse face
k,ye occurred by The subject comm, in contact vita
eI OF The step the edge ct the eps but il not prob
sbe s,w nothing .boE tse sosp that would such
uoUf isss there projecting substance thing oD
N. s,Oop n probable t he wOrni would have been m
ts way iaeted thnk the, the wound Indicted by
sups shot do thiRk tha produce; By loIow Dom
bcAind d,
DIR. George Cochran woman a physician aud
srg,on pisctisDe Ia this city made D' mOtea
OF deceased Sunday have read the no'rs produced si
rsy with my Opor and tSs o other ph a. whe wee
p,ssrt the roes esen at the pet norton nd we're
s=.eed By 81 ofu called Saufdl, efoso To s''sn
NJ SIN ouion 4. tie tor'e cf Mr. S'oy in PrvPori ts