The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-18
THE BROOKLYN HOMICIDE.

-COn0tUn1Dn Oh tnc BOQUooI- Ve1unCS VA tAAo
Jury and COmmittal OF t,se Prisoners.
The Coropers inquest the circumstances attending
s death of George simonson concluded their labors
yesterday afternoon and rendered verdco the effect
thai Patrick Lay George Megahey and Joseph Mellen,
Or them caused the death Of the deceased On
NE night the 18th Of February The Investigation was
held in the chambers of the County Judge. Richard c.
Updsrn Fsq, appeared conduct the examination on
the part of people, and Mr. Buseed appeared for the
defence. The following is the testimony taken
Frederick j. Nodine sworn-I reside at GO Hillary street
keep livery stable adjoining premises Of Nj Story
have known the deceased in his hfetme for some Eve
v !. At M G1 NJ, %sS %sm ns
voorhies, John Perry, wm Norris samucl Raymond,
Stephen Story, Mr. Williams, Mr. Perkins, the barkeep,
parties coming in together from twenty TO twenty five
minutes after came in; Mr. simonson was In the back
Shey came in; one Of three had on high Kossuth
bat; hai on black dark clothes have heard snce
fsce one Of the others, taller than him, called
Helen had light coored fire coat with bone buttons
ssmsmber what kind Of bat be- had on hs had nous
aache and whskcrs the lower part Of his face the
other came in and stood by the bar had dark clothes
medium height rather short and stocky; he is called
LAlly; he had cap reddish colored plush cap, with
hppels, and tied the top; think he was little pock
marked whiskers; was standing in the front room,
between the folding doors and the stove when they
M they walked in the back room by the bar, and had
not been there more than minute when Lally made
expression that "he could lick any Of b-h in the
house heard nothing said to them prior to this; then
saw Mr. smonson go up them and say something, but
nothing more said from the three persons while was in
G was @ the na heard then
deceased and the three parties there at the time left
after deceased spoke 70 them think he went 70 talk 70
else; after Iay made this remark they drank;
all quiet and peaceable when tea; returned
from tea few minutes before O'Clock, and
into the front part of the stable; as l got just
inside beard tremendous fall on the steps
tention; Jared heavily out as went out
Isaw two men leaving the last step Of the soop, and
little than half way down the eleven steps; there
ten eleven steps TO the ioop; his head coming
nrst and he struck on his head and shoulders as ne
he rolled down so that he lay on the tagging parallel
with the stoop; went towards the body and he fell
o the las step there another down behind
him and stepped right him. and towards Fulton
street; this man came down the steps just after the
body came down; deceased came down appearing per-
fectly reess not graspng at anything a ,ud if
living; the two parties towards Fulton street,
Just the plank where the carriages come up they
passed on the Tagging the third one ran close TO me
towards Fulton street, when he down the steps he
made kind o. halt and turned around and looked at
the body right up the stairs and called in
the barroom that there was some one badly hurt did
not stop at all to see who it was; then ran back
with others and picked deceased at the foot of the
stairs we carried him up into the barroom, where
We laid him down just beyond the folding doors when
we got him into the gas light recognized deceased the
doctors were Immediately sent for; DR.. Cochran
sponge out the wound the appeared 10 have
corner
Of 1t, should Judge the wound to have been q clean
cut, II with knife there bruise the left
eye; he sepseless; after o short time, he taken
stairs looked at the steps next morning. when you get
" the top Of the steps there two folding doors open
ing inwards into recess there are other Stating doors
eight nine ieet which always shut being shut
by springs; the entrance 10 the oarroom between the
oussie and the Stating doors the outside doors
open the s of the front door the STEP the out
side always kept open the there
drops Of blood that might have dropped from bring
ing him up the evening previous other blood,
9 had been struck and the blood
spirited out; this was on the floor Of the recess,
ami the barroom door and casing these spirits
did look like drops but as OF a splash OF blood;
We did not tarry Mt all in carrying him in; the bar
room door was opened for us four or five steps down
there litle blood about three steps from
the bottom there was quite dab OF blood that
same SIDE where h bead vent dosn; on the Tagging
es blood on every step, but not so much as there
the three lower
saw bm when We pioked him up, he did not appear ~
have ans motion; there light the door there
light in the between the two doors Light comes
through the door Stats the recess person
ia the recess he could who IN the barroom
rice there light 10 my stable in the office,
and The window looks out into the street there Is street
lamp opposite my stable, but II it at the tune; II
mao should be standing IN one OF tue recesses hehind
the OUTSIDE doars man coming out IN hurry would not
be apt 10 pOtce him
To Mr.. Undcrhnl-Have seen Iaiy, Megahey and Mel
len since their pla;e OF confinement yesterday the
the First district station house and tue In the
cell Of the City Hall the three men moving from
the stoop the last that left the soop Meen he has
light fire coat on, with bone buttons,
10 Juror-James Phalen picked up the cap; did not
see the cap picked up, the cap fa am certain
sha, the one Who ran away iasI am postivo-had ha.
on; dbl not Observe the two first ~ they moving
past the one that ran away last had hat or cap on de-
ceased had a hat but II had fallen when he was picked
mp; my were close 10 me when went out;
one else the street at the time than those have de-
scrbed.
At the suggestion Of of jurors the man Phaen
sent for and In the interim the jury visited the place
Anning the which the steps constructed
and their position with reference 10 the position Of Mr.
situation aresdy described by Mr. Eodine and
oher witnesses a. being OF wood with banisters each
Sidewalk and Al the TOP Sy landing oIssnSns 90 some
nine feet 10 q partition door, forming recess with
door leading TO the bsrrccm. Mr.. Nodinc's stable i'm
mecaeiv adjoining the saloon OF Mr. Story, and between
The steps leading sorys bouse the carriage
trance 70 the stable descending path to the stable be-
meath The ascending platform and the descending
flush with the landing Of the steps.
On the return Of the jury red plush cap was exhibited
poke up, and which be thinks was the Aly hsd
o. whom be saw him In the barroom Witness examined
Ss ..s .hsn o 10 ,1ss ns - & S enaoed deny
James Phaisn, sworn-IAves a 2oe Washington street.
knew deceased; am In the employ Of Mr.. Nodne
wsy - you go Gown 70 the stable ADJOINING s the
ssoop Of Mr. ssory's house; don't know how came
Rory y house; s~w running away from the stoop
whom came out Of the stable thought he had no cap on
one Of the drivers were coming out OF the stable gave
the cap to Mr. story, but don't know what be did with H.
Toa 5Wor-Can say whether the last had a hat
o. deccased the foot Of the stairs when
got there; heard fall, which what caused me 20
pun.
Joel Smith, Captain First precinct police svorrJauv
n in my custody; he brought In about ten O'Clock
Saturday night last After Ialy brought in he was
taken into private oce and searched lust before the
search concluded ocer Denton brought this cap cap
ebownl TO me, and said that that a cap which had
teen found near Mr smonson teok the cap with n,o
she private ofce where laid down the desk; saw
IAly looking at IT, when said Is this your cspy al the
same time handing Il 70 him; be sssd eyes, that's nv
and / gad 70 I'll ed IN IA
agrn he took the cap and put he said he got the
that be had on his head In the engine house. let him
wear to the cells aud then took from him: marked
the cap for the purpose OF classification.
To Jrror-Am positive that is the cap; has boen in
my possession ever since.
Tho testimony was here closed, and the jury retired a