New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-23
ARREST or A PRATRICIDE.
A MAN ACCUSED OF CHOKING HIS
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BROTHER TO DSArd.
About seek sso. oln sod VI chssl Ned ,ald.
bIo,hers called upon Taouss u,rdeo Of No. % BsK-
ter street ard tircs lotgrg Of hin. rai.they
occupied very pleasantly tcgstber till Toured ~
og. when 40 sercs,ion soss b-twcen them in cosss-
ooeu V Of M'chssl coming home much ir,ox c.sea.
He sisted on tskrg qoor io,D his in dtec. op
pc.,tjor 20 the sisnes Of bis brother and scs. Her.
der. He xss disordery DUNG ths evening". sst
Insisted on dorg IS he pleased. Snorly after oolock,
the brothers vent TO bed, but Michael could not -
oai., and st Intervals 6uriog the night alter
cations were heard between them. Hsrdes,
sho slept on the same floor, repeatedly vent
10 TIE door Of their room aud requested them 70 %
quiet About O'Clock n the morning Hsrdso WAS
csec by John Med ,nsld, Who asked HIM for mst,a
Tcs was refused, ami subsequently John knock.d AZ
H.rden's door and told bin that his brothI va
eyirs. HsrdeD juu ped oct Of bed sDd goirg to tho
ON occupied by the two brothers, uod mIchsei
y'ug on the floor, ard suspectipg fodl pay, called
Officers Rsd~sy snc jarvis. Toe eli ,ers e,tered the
house and found Micbse sitting on tbs hoor With his
back to the VAL and his head his breast unable to
spess. He soon sfterwsrd expired. Tue deceased
bsvirg told Mr.. Harden that bis brother choked him.
the officers deemed it their duty 10 arrest John Nc
Dorsld, Hho was accordingly taken 20 the Station
House with the reme.s of his brother.
Corouer smbe subsequently beld 40 inques, on the
tody at he Police Staion. Sahjonsd will be- founi
the most mstsrisl portions Of the evidence:
Thomas Harder residing at No. % Baxter street
bsT sworn ,s,,-D-oes.ed hired q from
dsy nislt above il 10 In the house,
hn,s IRE room from me- aid hi. brother (h. p.on.
t. i've NJ ban the prisoner cane on On sy o. sa,
from for week snd my vie 90. to COOK tss
prisoner y hat hey 'bonld uui'o Tor them sooli ss
nns came home from nv WORK. aud, on sose iao ny
room ouud the soner ad my wife th-re the tsonet wn
eating COS per wife waiting for me- when w,otts
ss,'d where recesed vs. ''"ps snd my whe q
bad been tn bat bad rome odt sssn sad s,d ne -oa
in .oue heucr; prisoner sUd my wre h,d tod as-
essd Pesoas, @ a 60 . no S Ssr S'9s !.
hour decreased came ia quite oai'Hsd he eois"s
% ny "e . on zoo ne sr aSa ts
10 mnue, deceased weot out srd soor'y .ftet 'att
esrd him scouting street. toe pdsonsr said he mae At
pd TO deceased .rrd he would be looted up In about
fifteen minutes se-rwnd they came 40 stars tosetaet inc
h. seu vent uto ysd deces,ed quite drutt
pteu 6I.t hsn In tho evening whS prisoner w"a~y
ceo-aed considerable noise and was .rsio hs would
br.al the shortly stt the prisoner came IN
snd s.'',sd h 70 hrS oeeess.s to b. went WA
Tad done 'h,t stepped out 'pd went % %, o' t'
a. to keep deeessed from ro'g out the prisoner
old tot % be 10 liquor At this ur ao at aay TIA pssl
shout IL ock, fe- minutes .ier@rd nesra tY. Q,
50 ma In heit room OF hersuo ~ent 20 t,a door OF
Gr 70 ,c ss s tb.n osS be P Soss aa
psonrr .i be not BAT that DO ~m only ooisos
hin do~D then went 70 oed sssni .ootsy setN"u nSI
their noe ssu, aud vent to their deot sad tod
hsm 20 beep quiet said he would make 40 much
none wished up several tunes alter that thsy
con iDusd 20 make no'.s cse'J toe ~. - quo soS'
81 thu uo'hug about IL want to s-e sad
two b. ar, st-ivsrd sWsk-I 90 b. afsppnf my d'r
hun az, short time ser ~srd 10 osme back .ae
dyitk; got up soi vent 10 Their foSn
deceas' lying the bed ssid q puoaer you
pascal killed yur brother " he r-Pt-d h1 does
bot hs be h@ pnsone' ss' ottsf
d Re he'd ohoked bim sfsrwAo raa oat for tho pphc
ID c,ois Wsltie aud Besch, sworr--We bsys made
po.t oem examination the body OF deces'ed we f'rod
nun sUteIr sIr.ce s1d ooers Oh tas
po,tor Of the they appeared have bssu mate ~,th
6 sht ooDtuson over tue isVtsmpis
on opening .hu found the btn hshly ooos'tsd toe
ana kidoey. the stpnsrh uesfW
empty and sn.l particles OF white eodsuS
IL r~dd.ped IN pstcnes aua m loh cansss
body the history OF ne Gaze are OF oplnloa orelhv
c.n..d BY susoostion from strsus iisuou .
One or tao oteer witnesses were examined, b
their testimony Of 10 particular Importance.
The case was then Submitted to the Jary, who ron.
| d.red a verdict az folio Ss
"Th.t Michael Donald bis death BY stsnsus
At M hs Do Of lis brother John Donald OF No. gs2bs
street"
Alter the rendition Of the verdict the prisonsr wsa
srrsiened before tho Coronera and smned. lie is 80
Irish laborsr, 80 years Of eye. In answer 20 VIA
ne had to say relative to the charge prsierei against
BIN, he Isplisd
81 did not mean to Hill him.
The pi,oner then, committed TO tho Toubs Ia
bis trial. sbouid the Grand Jury fad sd,ct
merit again him. Decesssed was a na.iye Of IfelsoG
"a years of age.