The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-12


fian VITO vas killed Il the Of Wet Boa isay az
worth street on Wednesday afternoon. ~oe engaged :
hgpt with mau named Sichae forrest, co1c'n ~
yet3rday, hy Corons NH. The evidence AZ i'si %
rhonet appeared 70 be- conclusive. That y" stabbed "a
Gee ssed wa clearly provrn, but the origin d tho dun
enlts vac xpicabe Tn following Is ropo. Of IN.
evidence, together with the vtsdct Of Tie jury
Mathew kpP, residing a, No 50 West Dro4dwiy, bets
| duly sworn, de, osed rs to0wsS-Oa Wednesday str
rson, aiout half past thrcs ocs stdiug tse
corner oi Worth street amt Wet DroafwiH aging;
| noticed two coming oat ~ Purcel's bSslor store;
they were ta!hm loudly, pus ,ont not he.y what sas
sai, after taking ogtbcr for fw monens tho prison
| cy drew lnfs from his ,o,, paeket ana s.,Dh,s, AZ
craSef The back he repeated the stsbhng ,wcs IA
diatey sterwarss, IN the back and IN ,ss
breast se stsbs gwen a. tast rs hand could
used; as deceased was ssabbei be attempted u
away; he then went on Pure f's st0oP fell i"wn
the psisoner Immediately sp rwsr,is awav Puces
Ia the same corner that was before She prsooor
stabbed decessed ne gase him blow the breast; de
ceased did not strike single blew the time him.
Louis June, residing at No 10 Worth str,l-t, deposed
/ u III he dio no know deceased; | men FUR.
cells stoop about forr O'Clock Wednesday afternoon
saw one oi them stise the other IN the neck did
acc any weapons used the who struck put his
mi around the all ng and held tn IT, knife
used, nor any other bow given; tbsee then
and took drug store Idii not see any blood
aud old not think that decreased seriously njrei
could not dentfy the WHO struck deccased the
worn by The scne' Is similar 10 that BY the
who sirntk deceased but could not say that the pts
oDer Is tho person who assaulted deceased.
Patrick Mooney ba keeper in Purceis liquor ss"re,
prisoner the store the prisoner pursued ny
the dsreasei there disturbance Ia the stose there
night faye been words between them but did nos
hear any soon after they ran ont some one told ms that
there lad been mugs outside paid no afternoon 70 what
told me; knew nothing about tne stabbng ARRAY de-
ceased stage driver have MIN under the in
utDce OF qSr and have heard OF his beUg arrested for
n'oAicaon knew the prisoner 70 DO IN any din,
Guilty before this
Jhn Brunix residing at No IS Worth street. depcsed
that ho Witnessed the ARRAY between deceased AMI The
mispef ~, Wo,n, stay afternoon these uf
his pocket and draw out something, and then
strike deceased did not s the knife until the prisoner
PASSED No ~, and then saw in hs hand the prisoner,
taking look at deceased went up West way
towards Canal street. the psoner, now here is tho man
CAcer Rollrs of the Fh precinct deposed that he
rested the prisoner the Of yestry and Grsenwh
Killed deceased, bu, sad that was done IN self dcieace
he said nc carried the knife 10 protect bnse as he had
been stabbed on one occasion asked him for tho knife,
but he said had been taken from him by the person be
slept with the night previous.
iauc e Mason Of No 81 West Broadway, deposed that
he ted taking deceased 20 the ho-pua did not
thirg Of The dcuty between deceased and the pri
soDer sod and the prisoner in company
they always arp AIRED TO be good friends know nothing
further about the matter.
Fsber Hoffman, Of No IS Thomas street, deposci that
he KIN ~ both decreased and the prieoaee on wednesday
afternoon ~he in Pusces liquoc store, saw the
prisoner setting barrel the deceased came in and
slapped the prisoner across the face as If in fun the pr
then picked w brIckbat ami fred at deceass
did no, hit him the prisoner then out followed
by deceased did rot The difficulty outside as did not
not know what SAID they we're angry words that
heard Forrest did mol give deceased any provocaion
| when the latter slapped HIM
| The then submitted 10 the jury, who, after
brf dclbcr alton rendered the folio sng yerdctTdat
thu deceased TO bis death by internal hemorrhage
from ipesed wound OF the u, from knife ia the
ands &c M.chael Forrest The s December 1858,
| Worth street corner OF West Roadway"
lyon The rendition Of the above verdict, Coroner Hills
proceeded 10 examine the prisoner la the usual manner
prescribed by law, ms follows
O. What Is manner A. Michael Forrest.
n TnU MI Nnt,r Tvgsp
O. Where were you borDs A. New York city.
O Where do you ivcs A. No 459 Greenwich street.
a. What In your occopat'oDs A. Pedlar.
O. Have you any ng say and 50, what-relatve
TO tho charge here preferred against your was done
! In self defence.
The prisoner was then committed 10 the Tombs to await
| the acton OF the Grand Jury.
THE CENTRE srRsKr PRE-
Coroner Hills held an inquest yesterday at No 102
Leonard street. the residence Of Harry the Chief
Engineer upon the body Of Hugh LIKE, the hrenia
who killed at the burning OF the Harlem R,lrosd
freight depot. Centre street, Friday morning There
present the inquest large number Of aremen and
friends q deceased. vino manifested deep sympathy
who pershed in the discharge OF his duty tire
man and citizen. Tho evidence elected was brief, ba
/ 10 the point
David a Baker residing ut No. 255 wot Thirty seventh
street, ocns sworn, says am foreman OF fngne Com
pany No. Is; deceased member of our company
about four o'clock on the morning oc the 10th OF Dcccm
Der he the fire in White street. near Centre. he
there insurance no under
command OF Captain MacIey not present at the dec
missed him siefJay and suspected no might DO under
the ruins ~ tie Ore; called on Mr. Howard, the chcf
Eueineer and he directed search 20 be male Tor hun
he 'oupd sst evening about half past eight O'clock
our company assisted by fngne Companies Nos 70 and
80 ana llok and Ladder Company No succeeded 10 get
trp him Out oand under large printing press
the White street the r>t floor supposed
4. wns engaged IN rong aarrc Of uylr out Of the bui
mg when the upper door fe him tie went IN, in nv
OPINION OF hts accord, and not sent by any one
Iidonuned his BODY, when found by his coat aud pint
1 looms.
| John Farrell, residing in Eighty eighth street, Ocsg
sworn, sadbcsssed and myself were ordered 10 G. IN
the building and remove the goods by tho captain Of the
| wesser Reach, NJ d. being sworn, a'd.-I have
amincd the body u dec acd and nad the body chsngd
from the testimony given IN he cannot say ~hclcr
hls death Vas lfom isjuli = of from burns.
The jury THIS iered the following verdict
Tbst deceased 10 hs death by injuries received
at The Gre Ia The Harlem Railroad depot, corner OF Whte
and Crre streets. the norpipg NJ the iM Of pccsm
her, 1868 while the discharge Of his duty AZ nm iusur
Deceased was thirty years or age and native o.
Ireland. The futera will take place from Nr HoSards
rcsc,Ice. above. ths morning, AM = expected thd
argc representation d Arrm wll be 10 attcaialce TO
pay The tribute of respccs n the memory OF the de-
INVITING ~ TUX INSTR 'scr rau.m.
There spceai meeting q the patrol yesterday re-
alive to the death Of Mr. Lake. Appropriate resolutions
read and unanimously adopted, and ordered y be-
| published. They viii DO found IN our adversasins
/ columns.
| SUSPICION oF rouL PLAY.
In yesterdays IiAtD published the account of an
unknown man, apparently German, being found dead
the alley way Of No. go Rcwery. since then Coroner
Hills has investigated the case, and the opinion i that
foul play u-ed the premises. Snc testimony
a. the medical gentleman who made tho post norton
animation II the body clearly Gated violence hal ben
resortsd ard that the Injuries received could hardly
have been the result 81 accident Win the exception
OF the evidence tho testimony uninii-ctsnt
and de, nld uf Interest Tho following aastrsct 81
he proceedings before tho Coroner yesterday In rc'on
TO the tase-
WEBSTER Beach, IT.. NJ n, hcing svurn says'I have
| made pcat norton examination ~ the body ~ man
ytpg dead the Seventeenth precinct station house tho
lungs showed marks ~ tubercuia disease and were con
sestcd the heart healthy, with the exception ~ De
tsts tie metral valve the other vscera We're healthy
on removing the scalp observed marks Of violence be
| hind the rrht there slight sstrayaSatinn 81
blood the BRAN congestrd nn the posteror eurtcc
IL The cavity 81 the skull there was large cot o. blood
aaa asturr the SKULL about tao inches "a length from
these APPEARANCES am of the opnon death was caused
1 by blow the head.