New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-18
THE BROOKLYN HOMICIDE
Co.Siusion Of the Investigation.
VERDICT OF THE JURY.
conru1rL CT ALL rHg PARTIES IMPLICATED

and a few others we're admitted INTO the room.
strong body Of the Isl District Police, under Sergeant
Smith were presen. guard the entrances and 70 keep
hack the crowd vhch had assembled IN AM ABOUT 1he
Hall As Oh the r-; day the witnesses were quesHoned
byR. c. Underhll, CSC. Tie following evidence "aS
taken N n r.,
vrsde-;ck !. Nol;ne sworn Reside Al No. ~ IL
,.rv .,r... heep iveIy stable adronius nc p'h ~ ~
story b.y. kn6wn deoeased in bis lifetime t'r ONE he q
wa, q storys place Saturday room Nm & svmonS
worries. John Perry VIM n sotn. scSs, sSs
s;srben story Mr Williamson. Nj PesA me hseePs, 40 90
CO.,, simoS!ou Wcr berc collect three Pe eoul1s ~
,ose:her fom ~ 25 minutes after came M % -
ne o.n rV9n 3 Ds me- Of he slee had sh b and
daIh clothes haye hesid 'Sce .ha. ne W" , I'm In ced
MsIep had hgh,cclored frecost with bone e3,.Ias ea
remember what ne hsa on ne & ma a In aud .ocd BY the
bar bad aask clothes on medium hisn, % & % - IN
sf s,s .pV* sS .d I'D I over e. op be ;: Re
srked-uo ~hsAersi Iwss standing 10 the ron t m - ~
49,; ,b bsci ~om b. the bar and had rot ba these over
mnu,s when Lsy made use of The eSpe's'on Isl 1 I'm
pror % this. then M smon.ou Up 70 ;hen and say
sometime bl, ia not bear whs; was IS r va 81. 60
hard h. s. a. on word bcsd mad hen wen. ont
sr ,h, Is or y nuue. syins the d'eac snd tue th'es
Sh 10 .oni, one r.e seI Lay mse the eHs. ey d'ens
~ va. q' siS. Aa Ssrs S Zoe ,d wen, my :.5 q
Prrrsponi into the front par Of ns ,So & las,
was The hrs ths; sttrsrt"d my s;t'ut"h l@r"I
fhttI yy.n As u
was u!,le more hsr half way down ID" s"psi ss ns "a
be got n. as; step his fs' sr'h.S T" i $50 49,
aud he rolled tbs. be lay on uls hNslbS ten
~ Sh "a, tns p % n; wa. s1o:ker man came don behind HIN
AID stepped right him. and ran toward t,,on .Ie" IN
ard came down appearing perfectly ees no
.r y,Lirg would If living The Two parties tso t
hs ard turned and looked 81 ihe body an W ne
steps and called od to those in the oaE room ma t'e Ie,
Ifv brf.sf il not ~
rnn rieh back with 9TH, and picked decea'ed ~ ~
fS stir. We ISa ysgs 1% 5s " E5S lSS S We s
he gas ish deceased the docos were IN nes
y lent 1 % 70 sy saw P pS =. rE s .SS s c ey glanced
INTO The OF the .o "ye should Iddse ,ne %oLa ~ - 49,,
len ,%e be- was ,en.re,s sNer short time he was taken mp
siols looked a. the steps n.At morning. Wien "n@ % ~ ~
cess th,rr anotr itins door some "gh' OF Zoe e.
s sgay. shut being S2,sa oy Ps he .s9s Ior the outside
doors were open the door ON the top step the
Sa,d a; oS SS 81 sod ST. R ss n.t have S dppd rom
uP ,hs evening Previous there was ohef 300 IS. ~ 80.
II tile he tJVr OF VIC
nd on the buroo and ssius these pots DID no' oo
HE dIcps BIZ 81 oi pah OF blood we & Sa sr g four or
five steps little blood abon three or four steps
FROM the quite dsdb OF b'd INA. was on tas
same side wherr HI. bead went down the sslg there Wa.
quite pool Of blood think there was moe OF ies o" "n
every step but not % much as There was Oh "a. ee '"
To J.ror-wb.n to him soiu. up .oa when saw
tion there wa. no sht over there light IN the
between the two doors light COMES inus @ .as S a
zee no was aud vice there was ls,
ny stable N thf 0nee SJ % INV Sb In; il %s not II q; t
time should be standing in one OF the ree..es Gnns
tie doors coming ont IN hurry would DC" os 'P
10 M Wnderhu-IIaye seen Lay McGsTy and ha.en sace
r F, 1sS5 p.Hct psTs saoa House G the the The CITY
s BE- & s s n .sS 2s sa. sS pRHs be 'sH SSs .'
70 a fo-Jane. Phslen picked the DID rot see .h.
cap prchedup p.I Sc t1 @ am d n sn 1 he ,vo mr.,
they running as, The one hat I1h away "a ' & had ' Q.
ore the the time than those have described
The man Pbalen alluded to by above wituess Wa.
sent for a; the suggestion of the Jury, aud in the mean
time they Cthe Jury visited Mr. Story's saloon i'll
Perrepon street with the view of examining the man
ner which the steps constr ucted and their posi-
ton with reference TO the position OF Mr.. Nodne when
he saw the deceased failing down. Their situation has
already been described they being OF wood with banis-
ters on each side, terminating at the bottom by the
Tagging on the sidewalk, and at the top by q landing
extending some nine feet back 10 partition door FORM
ing recess with door leading to the bsrroOm. Mr..
Nodiues stable is immediately adjoining the saloon Of
Mr. Story and between the steps leading to Mr. Storys
house and the csrisge entrance to the stable is
descending path to the stable beneath the ascending
platform and the descending one are fush With the
landing Of the steps.
On the return of the Jury red plush cap was
exhibited to Mr. Nodne who identified it as the one
tha. bis man picked mp and which, he thinks, was the
one that Lally had ON when he saw him in the bar
room. Witness examined the cap carefully 70 that he
might be enabled 10 identify the same when called upon
the trial.
Ges.; deceased IN The employ oi Nh Nodine re-
ns5 Ra uP the cap IL The pes~ss way ., yoA g. down
there first deceased the foot of the
stairs Of Story. house running away from tbs sioop
icy positively at Ills 'ne M Notas my,slf aud one q tho
S sGs ss sno% sh. @ he l d, sf WITH IT,
10 JcIOr-Csnt say whether the hsd or cap
deoesd az the toot of stairs wnen ge sbcre head
= ta4 which wls: caused me 70 run
Joel Smith, Captain of the First Precinc, Police,
e. BE- ?. sSssS ws S1Gp1H e hs % S
private oce and shed before the sech concluded
6sosr Dcpton brought tbs cap osp shown aud
that ives cop Lad Mr. suonson tee
h into the private ONCE, where laid down bo
the san. lDe handing TO him he said Yc. tas.. y cap
"spd glad 70 get IL never expected u AzLe7 he
bis bead 81 The engine house him Il u the oss snd
r'en took !, from him anef The rap for the psPoss Of
SESSION ever ,uee.
This concluded the evidence, and the Jury retired
about O'Clock. At CI2 they they returned with the
following verdict
"Ths; the said George II. Simonson, deceased came
TO his death by blow or DloWs land the injuries con-
seQueDt thereupoD inflicted at the hands of Patrick
Laliey, Joseph J. Aallon and George Mac Carey, or
more OF them the afternoon oi Saturday the
18th day Of February inst. and the Jury DO further
say thar the said blow or blows wa or were premel
tated, and that dangerous weapon or instrument
used by the party parties who struck tho b.0.
or blows.
Signed by frUeis & Kirby, Stephen Cubcu.,
~. ". HalsL, job. 4 sntA
fbinfss Barzess, Samuel Foster
A. H. Walsh, W e. L.vi.
John Macdonald Goodwin k.k.r
CORNELIUS COLfNE. Coroner
After the rendition OF the verdict the Coroner pto-
ceeded 10 take the voluntary examination Of the prs