The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-24
InS PsUDEEy AID CUNNINGHAM AFfRAY.

The Late Encounter In Howard Street
Csru"eH's Inquest upon the Body of Pau
deem Testimony oT Michael McI.auxhlin,
Theodore Edgar, Harvey Young, WiisisnA
K. Allen, George Hill, john Perrie, Tn 'mas
MaekAy, James Turner, and Others-Ver-
dirx Of the Jury, ImplicatiHg CuanIngnsnA
the Prisoner Committed tn the ro,ssb.,
&C., sc.
The inquest In the case of Psudeen Mclaughlin, who
sed from the effects Of pistol shot wound received at
10 hands of Daddy Cunningham, sAtur day morning,
she dance house of Butt Alien, No. % Howard street
v~s commenced al tho New York Hospital yesterday
nMrmg by Coroner Gamble jury OF the following
named gentlemen empaneled 70 ACT in the csse:--
3, A. Freeman. No 2s7 Broadway.
nsy Mo 20 70 Eoras fsr sssses e''
Daniel pevln. Broadway, corner u warren s''
sesrgs ,. Robinson. No 25s % so,rsy s street
= = Lee. ..;....'..'''."No - Inna s1e'~
eengge T. Greon.... .Astor House
s Jury having eved the body OF deceased, the ex
animation Of witnesses proceed with, as follows
Michael Mclaughlin, brother OF deceased, being
auH sworn, deposed that he lived in Thirty.
tAsd street deceased lived with mo- sa~
him alive on Monday morning last. and did not
see him after ~asds until Saturday when came here n
be hospi al and saw him. bad DO convcrsaon WITH dc
oessod relative 70 the ARRAY deceased about % years
sla and was born Ireland he had no trade I'was not
present at :he row.
Theodore Edgar being duly sworn dep,.ed that hs
eided At No 66 Lspenard street; Saturday morning
vert into the dance bouse IN Howard PAu1een
here went out FOR few moments far Canal street;
when returned heard loud talking; beard Paudeeu
AikiDg about Morrssey and calling him "a son OF -
would not Amountt any thing LnLsughlio and Coming
ham then csncheo Paudeen aret - have bold
Of Cunningham by the collar: Cunningham bad hs bands
10 ms pockets; Pau,een he hold Of Cunningham whea be
spoke about Mori kses Cuoniegham said that Paadeea
essht 70 reserve bis oouverrsaoo until MTris.ey
was present Psudesn told Cunningham that
he could lex bm OF any CT his friends;
CanDir CHAM said al know you can lick me and
guess we won't fight; . man named Turner ant John
Pesre iben put in bttw.en the m, an separa them
sfer they were separated unnogham appeared a. II he
vsDted 70 get away from Paudeen A. he the
bar for him TO get behind the bar, order
- escape, than of the Paudeen then made
IN attempt 70 &c at Cunningham again, when Perie took
hOlc Of Paudeel and threw him the hoor Cunningham
hen got behind the other parties then ntsffse and
separated Petr Pandeen Paudcen took bis oil
s.d sHo no could hck Petite Cunningham vas oehini the
be aafed for Ptol and knife after Pere let go OF de-
ceased tho batter got up AMI went 70 yards the bar and
ssnnenced tab 10 Cunning ham, Caopnghan ga back
far he could say ing " don't get in ;oDact
vkb this man.. 6ecea cd made effort 20 get ut Gun
npgbam wheo latter told deceased 10 KEEP away,
he DID not want 70 yhng do s1th him. they
- ked Il ere fer about ht pues when Paudeen said
"When meet you 10 morrow IN slap yoar fsce; Gun.
AnehAn said be did not think he would; Paudeen sad
he weud bet ha or quarter OF collar that he would
slsp Cnnnnehams face the barkeeper held the stakes
Seiore The friends Of the deceased tried 10 get nin out
bui be would not co. after that they drinking
- the Cunningham was sober but Psugeen was bali
hApxsated thought they drinking a. friends,
P~ngeep csogbt bod of Cunningham b. the collar, and
sAd, "You wouldn't shoot me-yo dsrcn't shoot aay
BODY paudeen appeared As If he wanse1 70 quill Gun
CHAM The bar Cunningham said, "Iet 20 Of me'
hyee times IL quck SUCCESSION, ard ther, drawing ps
to sr.d at deceased Cunningham said that he would pro
tct himself II Paodeen did lot bet " him: did not
soe any weapon with deceased; Q weapon
IN MS possession; Ihave MN three
na street the front ooor wax locked deceased had hold
q ihe prisoner, wnen be exclaimed Let 20 Of me- three
nnes, n Suek succession, Paadeen was aoout baying
make arrangements for the sale OF the same
when the prisoner got behind the bar thai tho deceased
asked for pistol or knife don't know whether Gun
ninsbsm drank with the party nos; when Cunningham
went behind the counter he had his pistol in his hand,
and Ihiok Paud-eu aware o. the fact
Harvey Young being duly sworn deposed as follows
reside at l1s Frbce street msttbe decersed ct No 20
kewery on Friday nsn atou. II O'Clock; We LETT there
about ocock And went towards Broad Shile In
Aoadwsy met deceased and said there
oosny for him; pauds then went 70 q Howard s
Hsd been BAN there ,ba, night; when we oStsred saw
Ne pr'soner and several ether parsons phere; Cunning
ham sssed .hs company 70 have drink could not ssy
about horssey, when Paudeen stepped up and said,
~On, re no ufe talking about him, be is sbg, dirty,
sns sad DOM talk thai way about Morrissey, be s
-sd Of miae Cunningham had hold OF Psudecn BY the
snas collar when no made remark Paudcen tod
Cunningham 10 let so Of him, when they both clnchcd
tkey then separated, when Cunningham behind
the har and exclaimed, "I csat get out Of here, Paa
susGk your mouth deceased then bet . dollar or
rome amount tra, he would smack the prisoners
ns0 s sos 'sSss sss aay 9 money S.sns % S
bar, when Paudeen said " What are you doing
behind there; you have business there 'Connnghsm
Ole Of the bali i,h pistol in hand said, al
here now deceased asked Tor pistol then but did not
verc bet -cen them; Cunningham then got bohind tho
bar again. thon asked Pausoen II he would do q "a
vor no said be would asked him Va leave tho placo
nd hA hA hA Nm
and said "Good night Cunningham" when George Hill
sasd Come back" Psudeen. and take drink with me-
Cunningham came for ward and leaned upon the counter
they had words; the first thing heard anfr
fha: was Cunningham saying .aLet go let 90, or viii
he shot Paudeen then fell 70 thc oor when Cunningham
from behind the bar and said "Is there any of bis
frenos here who want sstsscton replied 10 him
CHAM then walked out whom the prisoner caught
hold Of the deceased he did not 10 be desrous Of
hghtne; when Cunningham said, :" can't get out Of
here, he could have got ou, OF the house n .e liked
the hall room door open and be could have got ont
quite easily; no one made any attempt TO detsn him;
seseed had drank nothing but cider, but appeared TO
AFFECT him slightly.
4 Su dssps % spswsr ussbss s
1 sm the proprietor Of tue ball room, M. % Howard
sAreei was present In The ball Friday night and
Saturday morning; between twelve and O'Clock Gun
ninshsm and others In; soon afterwards acIsughin
came 10; he then commenced taking about Morrssey,
.ssn Gum cananshsn & o.mo up aad said "nent tals 'ha,
enemies around here" be had hold OF dcceased
~ The time and scuiie epsued they were separated;
shsn vent up 70 Cunningham and said, "Nos don't be
foolish faudeen doc not Ike horsssey; yos do; l., him
c-,oy be opinion and you yoors' Cunningham then rcnt
bcnnd the counter, when deceased and he commenced
ae-g dccca.c3 then she the rrsoner what he waited
behind the bar Cunningham vent out In The middle Of
us ball room and said SNOW am out here;' he then
weat behind the counter again Paudooa sad Po,ro thcn
bal a scufile Cunningham and decssei then had woris
so~ethsr, whom Harvey Young tnok deoeeeei away as
deceased was going out ho said 'Goos nisht Tai I"
person sked deceased 10 back and take another
sfnk came beck, and in few minutes si.rwarss he
skot was cred Paudeon fe 70 tho aoor bleeng II Gun.
asnsham had no, come forward faudcen could have
reached him. there space Of six ioci between the
se- ege n the bar and hc back part OF the colnter
I'D not hear The be- made mother did hear the deoasc
asst for pistol
George H Of No. II White street, dcposed .olovy-
vas nj % Toward street Saturday morning last be
tween two and thrce O'Clock the deoeased sad
vers others whom knew there; did not Cunning
ham unt raudcen onmmenoed talking about Morrissey,
calling him big oafor, &c: Cunningham told deceased
Ata be ought TO reserve his conversation about horrey