New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-28
TWO POLICEMEN CHARGED WITH
HOMICIDE.

ycupg ms1 named Bernard ksrrigAn, who, having
recently lost hs Eiie to the city few dayi ago,
to place bis children Ia the Of friend, died st the
residence q his uncle, Patrick FaIrel, 10. T. Lau-
rers street, or Friday rgEt. Of H. urei which hs SAID
be lad received o. The hands Of two policeman on ths
rreI eedirg night. The officers according 10 MS YER
SOD took Eim into custody without cause or warrant,
be being qe sober aud quietly going about bis ba'i-
nsis. ard, because he refused to be- thus summsrly
arrested. dragged hin through tina street and
punched bin IN the bowels with their clubs, DONG him
mortal harm. Coroner Jsckmsn convened Jdy on
Saturday, aud duIiog that dsy a1d Sunday, elected
the following testimony:
Patrick Farrell at whose house the inquest was held,
deposed-Thst deceased was his nephew; that he
worked in the cou.tTy Tor the last eight years about
two weeks ago hj, wife died. three days ago ne came
10 the city 10 look after bis children deceased eit AIS
house about clock last Thursday, quite vel, and
returned the next morning between at1 COCK,
comp anirg very much Of pain IN the bowels SAID ms
hsd got THEE blows o. ClGO from Two policemen IN
the Leighborhood Of Mott street sud that he thought
sC1ethrg broken within him he SAID after being
arrested by the policemen, he vas taken 10 station,
where he Vas confined for the night ana next mo -ning
was taken before Jucge At the rombs where be Was
tXsurnec the policeman whispered oOmtthing % the
Jucge and he was thee asked by the Judge where ne
belonged he ssid h. lived ia tho coultry ths Judge
then tod him L. 20 where he came from he sAd that
the policeman 10 taking hin 20 the Stston-Hou,e,
crscged him along, ana the punched him with cllD;
he vas perfectly sober when he et wltness, as also
when he returned on Friday morning; witness asked
him # he was arrested Tor being drunk; he replied
that lie was rot por could he tel Wy ne was arrested
licensed was peeC; stranger 10 the city OF rstIrn-
irg home he remarked that he could not I've, anu
that he felt such distress abOu: the DO gels inst &c
thought he would die ir the StatCn-Hou-e, witness
never saw him crank, AID, far ne knew, 10 Wa
avery sober msr.
O.her witressss, who saw the man when ne came
home. TESTIFIED tue. told them he ;sSen oy two
officers about II O'Clock on Thursday shi, somewhere
lear Mo-. street, vino, became Ne you'd 70: 20 WITH
them. dragged rim along ami punched him 40 Ut the
lower part Of the b. thst lie rel'ei - 20, be-
Cause he Sss not drunk, Hor sss 20 making say nose
or dispu'irg With ary person.
Drs Fi1neM Ferguson Ard Gallagher, who msie \
ro-t-noI,em exsIaiLs-cD o. deceased, t-sta-l tahI
ne BODY presented no external marks OF violence, olt
that OF opening 10 abiouen the. found eyd-to-s o.
active Inflammation With rpp;1ie Q! the sinA- mes
tres H. .he.r op uion DEATH was cs-ssd oy IN n
nation Of The psrOneum The resCl; Of rupture :. ne
.ral ries;ires.
Michael ColroIy, Justice =. .se Lover Ponce
Court ieeo.ed ;ast deceased brCue1 ~ before am
n Friday morning charged by Al Ctfcer whoss name
he I'D lot recnlect with lrrke1 snd ciso'isf! coz
dact The fl ser charged rs. ne ioa'i ios deees'el
fstIng in Low house n Batter st-esi, a. S-a' n
too him TO clz.o3y n4yse !or Is Own 2iO-Ss'"a
thai f0T anything siss. s-., ". 4.
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