New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-02
THE MULBERRY STREET HOMICIDE.


Coroner Hills yesterday held an inquest al No ii5
Mulberry street on the body ci Dennis OConne, Who
died nom the effects of blow the heat, ohc,ed 81
the hands of John LaugblD his bru,her-u-aw On the
night OF the Igth ut.. dmrg light which occurred
between IN in r, atiou to game Of cards, a. pre-
y;ou.ly reported >uhoneli the most important P'f-
n Of the test mony taken before The Coroner and the
jury
Maria OConnell. rc'idng at M. liJ Mnlberry
street lerg .scn. .ayne 81 ~ss nv aos,ani me .es
al Mr Ri,y were m rcor ~hru u hen 'sd, 1T
nj. ha,, of cards b" hcy y Gown - N" hhe - ps
of cards afer Playing vl% dp'r ~ . .o %
d'cea,,d ard c P'o, ''sa'srs hg ss1r ", S.e.s zoe
much VOTED 'sd why to a,r " 70 k,r1 - ,e,s 40 s We
saue Thy AID they ~ouh ana 90 %, ~ y a' 'sn , &
,c. seed tai the sane. who Laosh.n wa dis'ai,'h ns
he oisor.r va the d.puc couf ned wheu he dsces.d
aid Do yHut any quar- re md hshn sh yon h'
b" ,Ii VA. .'p.sisd -svrrul ,ir. the sce..d d that
be would io' allow any msn io ~ tt 'o MN w ~
cra,at loossu,d the hold ~ prisoner "od-sy'"a Get
my hBnd III down the w o M rr.nsf nSl ssi ~ ,e
aS.d On .se ,s In ' e;e Ii, ha
S ~ s'p, q, bu ne ben lst 20 my hod qa.r.
t,h ,s.,d the pris nor Aid F then went h'"' WY a.
,S i g. % tt'y s5r o., e. ,e bcsr into 'r~
lry both '.sndus by ihe cn'' when hs poSei .ss
h. through the on dor hsvins w"al"n IA ~ hsna ~s-.
gins faon from the back wben saw ne r.oni
s,.n the .cb broke part 4 o. STRUCK Ne wnio~ @..sint
Two ren,. oi siss IN" pr.usf nns taeJ 0i into Tho
X. vas o'.r.s np by Or Nood 90 fharsay my
hus band died yesterday morning u1 after th. BIOS vas nss
OK s,ynl Times he nf.scncr % ."e ID" dof
Who b. head be w,n viii Ri-y h. va. ca ssnasy
fl t~lrH =,
dr. ssIy have l. h'sd do,d ds'a'rd ssn oat MSn ',
wsh with his .srahef Nj sa' 'hsn esn'' cay sHN
Peter Riley, residing at No IS Mulberry street, be.
irs sworn, 'sV"i ~fn seq.siri"o "rh IN PI''@f
ou F,sy nsli week n urrd s ~ ~ ofA pc. ar aud
Gsc.s.s2 M ,h.ir wiv, snd mys, la IA bei
fusfr ~ To lie
ssds The prisoner a1d d.osa.ed had df'uty st sm"
pint IN the ss.i ihg fhsy cnhsd orrhsr b. ~
loon -.uarsied by N. snd ys the 9-an~r snd u
Wit nov leit ih" room and vrpo''d ssnt hpne sb"
q Asr Vt hour sn'ns ord, tie d'res.sd and w'rs h u.
,os d.e.ase. H.' h'n coming .n from he bas I'm
wa ,,mevt.t confuse. he tine" b" pns'n"f oo~ came
running into ~ store snd desi zoe d'css.-d 80 % u.s.
vh'ier s lad anything "a h' hsns se.n
he ran In % not cann" .ay ~hsth't th ~ We . ~ 'l
prisoner struck the blow he ran GOT then ios sd he %
ceoseas ard be vsssd into % baes rcom he 90 o. ~
down when b. got into the bach bat walked around on
went or doctor .sw oe'ea.sd sq,i ~ ss' sls
" wha ba. ,ed csd dd noi complain 81 myhhs pF
b. h.aS d.ea.,d va men po p. ;. S,snl ua, or
not b. injury am shsd that d'o'A'ed "' 'i~s WIN
Wonsirr Beach. NJ. d., rcsding at No. - West
Twent, aih street beins 'worn. say.-l h,se mad" v
norsn sasan.on u n. e.ay DC 1I' se de hs s -
ne len "mp. wbfs n'i-n' had ben .se y"
the ot,ra; IannBs the trsn was maeh 'onjs-i.d 90
iisnt hnpsrf The e,.i'nco 4 ~. "a. a.. al %s,ss .s 10
lateral yrirss on bath sides u' siout halt hsd sss s.sy
tie f luus ~ss eotle.i'd Va me mlaae 90 s, a
paiiled tbe lower " the st ar Wa s'sf,ory .assrsn !"
h. wall. q the chest that long "a bins 'hi p,"t
csDain frohy fuid the spgesfaocs 81 the Sdy sA ~
The opinion fh desih caused BY hamnA oa II The hAh
and sis.ase 81 ;he lrgs
Dr. VI. {. Tully, who lad attended tbe dsoes-sa
f The time he was injured al the hour of h- aa'h ~" ~
The opinion death csu.'d BY compression oi 'he ""n
the n,suIt Il The ~ airs rceistd.
Tls closed the testimony, and the casc WAS gwen
TO the jury, who rendered verdic; OF des,h by
ccmpression of the brain, the result Of violence re
ceiysd al the bands Of John Laughn on the night
Of the 18th Of March. lSS.
Lauehlin was then auaghed AMI examined secord'
ING to law lie is gIass cutter by trade, u years OF
age WIS born in Ireland and lives at No. lt3 Mulberry
treet Az 10 what be had say relative 70 the charge
Lauebn replied: In the first quarrel deeessed struck
me first in the Last did not intend b. hurt The de-
ceased"
Coroner Hlls then committed LaughiI % the romss
IN await the action Of the Grand Jury.