The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-11

CONCLUSION OF THE coRosHR's INQUEST on THE
BODY or YOUNG ToMPKINs-No CLUE TO THE PER
PETRAToR or THE CRIME.
The inquest in the case Of william S TompSins, the
young man who killed in a rencontre at the Concert
Hall and drinking saloon No 4s7 Broadway, on Saturday
night, concluded yesterday by Coroner Hills The
evidence Of which there considerable did not point
who the individual that inflicted the fatal wound
but there is little doubt in minds of the Coroner
the police the identity OF the assaiant Annexed
will be found abstract of the proceedings before the
Coroner together with the verdict of the jury
Ellen Thurston, residing at No Clinton place, being
duly sworn, deposod-That she employed a waiter
in the above named establishments saw deceased for
first saturday night; WAS standing at the bar
about IL O'Clock deceased was there, stanlng.wth his
back to the bar; there was some talking going
on, aud some one present threatened To whip
deceased for some remark that he had made
about one OF the girls hair this five minutes
before deceased was struck the next that noticed was
Of the striking deceased IN the neck with his s
deceased fell and as he did SO he caught hold OF my dress
his hand falling upon foot while deceased was down
this him kick the right side OF the head
and also made several other attempts TO kick deceased
when friends OF the latter nerered in minute or
deceased got up and leaned against the bar raising his
hand his head but he fell to the floor again minute
afterwards still standing watching; the barkeeper
stock looking on deceased was the floor for a few mo
menis when moved aside deceased did speak
after he struck do not know who his assaiant is
HIM there several times; he usually spoke TO jose
phine, and talked with her. il was considered that this
loeephines friend after this man struck de
ceased he stood for moment and then back
into the CfOWu passed. Dy MN with drink,
Josephine was standing taking to him at the time and
told him not to near deceased came back again for
another drink, and this man looking at deceased
through the blinds; said "Why do you not go and hit
him you want tor he made reply, but walked OF;
then went back with my drinks; when my customers
asked me the about when told them and point
cd cut the who had struck deceased, but he denied
that lac was the person.
Josephine Dunn, residing at No 1853 Elm street deposed
that size employed waiter in the above saloon:
had personal acquaintance with deceased saturday
night about half past eleven O'Clock standing al
the bar waiting 10 have order filed deceased stood
there IN company with two other persons they there
when came TO the bar the only conversation heard
relative to some drinks. deceased sand that he had
paid Tor the driaks when of the beside him said
sdid our deceased said yves and called the some
names whereupon the latter threw his around the
neck OF deceased and threw him upon the floor he then
gave deceased kick somewhere about the head; this
man stopped little while after and had drink, and did
not To be in a hurry to go away the person who
struck deceased struck at this place before;
all the men seemed sober except deceased.
Robert Fox of the projectors OF the saloon corrobo-
rated the evidence Of the previous witness. He
bic to the OF the person who assaulted the
deceased.
additional facts elected and the Coroner was com
PEELED give the the jury without the of the
assaant being disclosed The verdict rendered BY the
jury follows" That the deceased came to his
death b, compression Of the brain from rupture of
blood vessel caused by violence received the 9th of
vember 1858, at Concert Hall No. 497 Broadway at the
hands OF some person TO the jury unknown" De
ceased was twenty years OF and native Of this
State