The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-01

de other for lie POOR mater and cane eack With more
help; renamed here until about daylight and Then wens
bis wry We came back and found the docser here SAD
until William died; the doctor aaa ocnmcsceS ss ~
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IT, and he wtchsd bis hand from me; SAD ies me ~. 10
il, ana viii iet you have again be lot me n, !,
me, srd told me 70 Keep and give % tho Coroner ne
(Bsnry) said tbat i the knife he dia The deed wNn
nsea nm What made nm wno. - ~, nohinS stsd un
I'll about eisht O'Clock this morning; nepeo 70 AIe MN
from the nsor whore he laid ana put DIM wnete ne ies
asked me Il william had been talking about him 70 me;
told him ne had not at ha. time; he said that William
o. thai he did not stop talking about him he would
take his fe and have beard him say frequently that
would TIE death Of him also, bave heard William say
about "a years old; think William was about Co.
Dr. r. O. sapn, sworn-I am = surgeon ana practising
physician in the town Of Poestenkil; called upon
about o'clock this morning 60 TO Sally Hus to see
william DIAMOND, who had been stabbed IT esd, by
Henry Diamond; found William Diamond lying on the
noor with his face down. covered from he to foot with
hood Examined him and found fresh cut the let
eide az big neck about inch below the arch OF the
the neck 10 within about ouehsr inch the Line
in mont OF bis ne.k, extending through the skin and
slightly into the muscles none Of the large blood vessels
we're cut he also had large cash the inside OF the
elbow Of the right arm, svering all the blood vessels
that side Of the arm he nearly dead when arrived
he breshed only few times, aud that in gasps per
fsctly nsensible and breathed his last am Satisfied
that bis death by loss Of blood principally
from the wound IN the arm, as do rot tnpk he lost
much blood from the wound In the neck.
Hiram Ives recalled-Samuel Ives asked Henry Ds-
nopd in my presence he was sorry he hsd killed bis
dead p Benjamin Randall Alfc asked him the ques
ton he ssid "No, am not sorry said TO him it
sad affair he faid he did not carethAt William bad
resened his life several times he did not appear 10 be
drunk
The Coroner jury rendered the following verdict
"That the SAID william Diamond came to his death by
being stabbed with pocket knife IN the and neck
his brother, Henry Diamond"
SRYs STATEMENT.
We visited Henry in the Jail this morning An old, grey
haired, n-faced, salow compexoned man, evidently
broken down by long course Of dissipation, and With
though he should haze been preparing for the change
which can hardly be long delayed with him rather than
engaging in such a'efui crime he evidently wllhardy
live to suffer capital conviction-, indeed any attempt
10 n ade to secure one In his case.
Henry does not deny the stabbrg, but says he was
forced the knife In self defence He declares ths
bis brother was IA drunk a bear'' on Wednesday
night that he originated quarrel that when he Henry
answered him, he drew q Chair and was abou. 70 BRAN
him in bed that after setting down the chair, he rushed
upon him, clutched him by the throat, ered him from
the bed and damned him against timber the side OF
henry says that while be bad tina. grasp upon his
throat that he happened TO think OF his penknse and
s rom an Nm ne "PensG , ma hoa Gu,
dorg he ss he declares) Internationally struck the
neck and the blade glancng off, penetrated the arm.
That was hcw, he says the death wound was inflicted.
No to bind up the arm, and thus the injured
man bled to DEATH Henry declares that he was not
drunk but does sos explain why he did not bind up the
himself He declares, very seriously, that he did
not intend to kill his brother and would not willingly have
laid straw in his way, but that William hated him. had
TO kill him, and once twice attempted to make
good bis threat This Of course, does not agree with his
conduct Immediately after the stabbpg done,
with his declaration TO the officer yesterday.
pocket knife with three blades the largest Of which bears
evidence Of having been recently sharpened and is
cred with blood. is In possession Of the Coroner.
William buried this morning.