New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-17
BROOhZ YN ITEMS.

THE GOLD STREET SHOOTING AFFRAY.
CONCLUSION OF THE CoRoNER's INVESTIGATION
AND VERDICT OF THE JURY.
Coroner Redding resumed the investigation yester-
day into the causes Of the death of James mcCusky
Who il will be recollected was shot in sray in Geld
street by Alexander Jansison, on the 5th Of July last
The parties engaged 10 the fight were the sdhereab q
rival Fire Companies, Nos. and ILL., with some OF thsf
friends. They met in q sgerbeer saloon and sooa
kicked ND disturbance. Several were knocked down
and iriured and McCluskey was fatally wouni
The following is the conclusion OF the testimony saA
verdict Of the Coroners Jury;
John Lee, swon-Testihed to the commencemAt
of the asy az heretofore detailed, and stated thAS
McCluskey had Jamsson by the hair OF the heaA
while down Jsmsison tore away aud some oae
handed him pistol and he fired; the mob thea do-
persed in all drectons aided in taking McClusksyN
drug store the corner of Concord and Duthae
streets and saw no more of him until he was taxes
| to the Dead House Jsmaison took few steps, g~
the pistol and, turning round, tred stood INSIDE o.
the barber shop al the time; McCuskey was standing
about the middle of the walk when he was shot ~
fell about three feet from the curb Jsunason We
some six feet distant he said, Here you 20, sc sbey
and fired; did not hear McCluskey say anything;
think Jamsson might have gone away without max
ing use of the pistol am not msmber OF No. IL.
Margaret Ruper, sworn-Rsslde at NO: VA Cos
street, witne ssed the disturbance at Jardins ceooe
the 9Th of July saw three men IN the street wur
ping ore man. whose is Janalson; be ran on tao
sidewalk, McCusky after him with q bncs, wnee
Jsmaison shot him. saw him take the pistol rom "a
other man; MoClusky had hold Of post with his ie1
hand ard brick in his right hand, which ne no'a -
if preparing 70 throw IL, AZ the time Jamamon nrea
John Amerman, sworn-Am acquainted WIN
Jsmason went to the barber shop 70 toe 50
loon in company with Jamaison, W Wsiiace, laws soe
Wilson between l. and o'clock on the 9TH OF July;
stated there some - minutes, aud Jamalson sad no
wanted to go to Hoboken with his wife; the others
wanted to go to Staten Island; we're invited into
tba al M brip hv ook w han
party in were drinking at the bar, when the
disturbance commenced; the first saw was one Of
| the Gsvins strike Wilson and some one struck WA
lace senseess with the leg OF char; McCiusksyr re-
| toward Jameson and sad, =" You s-n Of BIB, ]
want YOU" was knocked down and several kicked
me as J was getting up man put q pht9' ~ ny
hard TO protect myself stood al the door wiz tas
pistol intending to 20 out but was struck severe
| times with brickbats; most Of the MoClusky party
had got outside by this time the pistol was taken
from me, and some ten seconds afterwAd heard the
report Of q pistol; don't know who took the pistol
| from me; If it had been Jsmaison / should hsvo
known 4 heard the remark that JAmaison was being
murdeIed did not see Jamason shoot or McCluskey
fall had just been strrck alongslde the JAW with
big stone and did not feel like taking noice OF say
| thing, under the circumstances.
Patrick Gavin, sworn.-Reside at No. l6 Csxi
street with the McCluskey party in Jsrdin's
saloon; some fellows in there were muwDg; saw
Wallace taken out by his crowd Wilson said he'd
struck hin and made rush at me; the row thea be-
came genera, and the Jamsison party fred tumbers
at us; we got on the sidewalk, and McClusksy and
Jamsison were fighting in the street; saw Amermsa
have a pistol Jamaison took il from him, saying
"Gye me the pistol, and II shoot HIM" he pointed
the muzze at McCiuskey, and said Scsbby, your
times come, and fred Jamsson then ran away
toward Concord street, aud the crowd followed him;
he went into basement, and that's the last saw Of
him; saw McCluskey have Jameson down; suppose
/ struck Jamaison, and it is probable l kicked hin;
saw Amerman give Jamsison the pistol w0 stsAd-
II behind him the Jamaison party commenced the
fgbt in the saloon; McCluskey had no brckbst In hn
hand; he was standing still Jamason advanced 9
few steps, and said " Here you 90, Scsoby, saa
fired.
Adam Schooner testified that persons we're beating
jana son who got pistol from some one aud tired;
McCuskey had brick In his hand when he was shot.
Andrew Stlwell Of No. u Hudson avenue testified
10 the in the saloon and TO some iDues he sus-
taped himself but nothing OF the AFFAIR OUTSIDE.
This concluded the evidence, and the Jury, shsr
consulting for about half hour, brought in the fe-
lowing verdict:
That the said James McCluskey csms 10 his death
By gunshot wound al the hands Of Alexander Jsna-
son said wound having been inflicted on the otn "a
Of July lsst and the uror rther ssy tnst nvs OF e
jnrors believe the came ust fable, while three d.
cent"
Jsmaison WAS present during the e1amnsnon. ne
has no desire to escape the legal consequences. He
s not under arrest, but will be held oy the Coroner
sw ait the action Of the Grand Jury.
THE ATLANTIC ILLfhfsfh iN DhDohLfNs-A
Special Meeting OF the Common Council has bess
called for this afternoon at O'Clock. TO take such -
ton a. may be deemed esssry 10 celebrate the lay
ing of the Atlantic Telegraph Gable. /. proposed
to illuminate the City Hall and FIRE one hundred guns
il each section Of the city.
BrRGL iRrEs os Lose IsLASD.-Tne res'dsnce o.
Walter BOVINE esq., q: Flushing, l.. l., ws snssfs1
By burglars on Friday night last, and oonadsssoss
smoan, Of slvsr plate jswslry and articles Of wearing
.nnsrel taken thersfrom. An entrance vas effected
by means Of fsss keys and 20 clsvefy was the rob
berv cor summsted that not person was awakened,
although they searched the house from basement -
attic Flushing was last Winter the field Of operssssa
for apparently large number Of housebssaksrs. Pm
vsts houses stores and other buildings were brokss
into and robbed of Q considerable amount Of mossy'
clothing, &c, and in or two instances evea mo
carpet on the floor was carried Of by tho roeosfs a
number Of the citizens, with view to their ssfsy.
provided themselves with revolvsr and wssched Their
premises At pight But there was no conosted action
taken to suppress the grevanoss and with the end q
Winter 40 ended the robbsres, and cousequsst1
the feeling Of indignation which psrvsdsd the POPS
lace generally gradually subsdsd, and nothing nofs
"a. heard Of the burglars until the prsssat esss -
NJ. Bovine, which has revived with tssso'd n'sasnS
ths feeling of rstributop which VIII b nstsa cut
tie authors thereof Il caught The e'tissas a.''
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