The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-03
CRIME ON NEW YEARS DAY.

New Years day was replete with deeds Of violence
less than three murders having reported at the
Coroners' Office that day. The first case which de-
manded the attention of the Coroner was
MURDER IN THIRD STREET
which occurred at early hour in the morning. among
party OF drunken screnadcrs the corner Of Third aud
Lewis streets TWAS first reported that dczcnor fifteen
men belonging % Hose Company No. Il New Years
in visiting drinking saoons serenadIng but we
learn that the only individual engaged in the affair was
the unfortunate man who lost his fe The serenaders
brought up the saloon of Lewis and Third
when a difficulty between two Of the party named
Patrick lane and Daniel Cunningham. jeremiah Iooney
member Of No. a.. seeing the trouble, nerfercd in be-
half Of Cunningham, when he attacked by lane who
drew dirk knife and stabbed his antagonist to the
heart Iooney lived but few moments after receiving
the stab He had just time to say 'I am stabbed,
and then expired Lane stood the body Of his VIC
tim weeping bitterly at the result Of his folly and when
the police came up he quietly resigned himself into their
charge. An inquest held upon the body the de-
ceased by Coroner ackman, at No 693 Fourth street.
when the following evidence was elected -
Charles Judge residing No 327 Ninth street. testified
rs follows last night, about IL O'clock was CON-
pany with Richard Kelly and saw number of Young men
together who had pieces Of music we thought
they were going to play followed them; among the
number saw the prisoner Iane Daniel Cunningham and
deceased; we followed them to saloon in Third street.
three doors from the corner while there they all com
menced quarrelng; Cunningham and Lane commenced IT,
Lane replied, If you called me son Of a b-h,
would do the same TO your meaning, suppose that
he would lick Cunningham as well as deceased.
deceased said, " You - they then got hold
each other and knife in the hands of Iane they
from the saloon to the and continued quar-
reng; deceased and lane Ind hold Of each other again
saw deceased strike at lane, and Lane then stab
at deceased did not deceased strike the prisoner
neither did see Lane stab deceased: saw tho kniso IN
the hands Of Lane and after making the motion (as though
in the act Of stabbng hm) lane went away followed by
deceased for little way, but do not know whether or
I'M ha h.ol-
up Lewis 10 Fourth street. came up after him and saw
him in the arms Of young man named Regan, who was
Of the party when up deceased was diving: he
was then conveyed TO his residence.
Charles Kelly, residing at No. 1911 Ninth street. being
Judge Edward Mltcn Michael Kane and mysclf s,ooS
on the Of avenue and Eighth street; a party OF
young men, numbering about fifteen, passed by we fol-
lowed them down avenue u TO Fourth street, to Lewis
and so to lager beer saloon, Third street. near
Lewis; the prisoner and Daniel Cunningham had an ar
gpment in the saloon; did know what about tbov
came out the sidewalk and had a tusslc: deceased
stood by and said the prisoner large for Cunning
nami prisoner said to deceased, al am not of n
b-b' the prisoner replied, you are'' deceased and
prisoner clnched can't say who first got hold; de-
ceased had Lane by tho coat collar, and lane
struck at lane, and ] o knife in the hands of
Lanes while they were at holds, lane made motion with
his right hand, which contained the knife as il 10 stab
deccased the knife before they clinched and saw
him take i from his pocket they parted Immediately
and the prisoner ran away asked him where he was
going, and he said be going TO have the deceased
taken up; deceased was running after Lane when Regan
up 20 stop him, and as he did go he said 10 de-
ceased, you are stabbcd' deceased said, so ann
and ran up LOWS street TO Fourth street, when ho fen
upon the side walk; he picked up unable TO sneak
and conveyed TO his house: ! saw no knife with nny
person but Lane; deceased in liquor so was Rcran
lane came back and helped TO deceased into his
house; the stobbng occurred between two and three
O'Clock in the morning; Lane stood the bed OF de.
ceased crying and made effort to get away the per
sons in the house showed him around egan had some
slight trouble with deceased but there no bad feeling
Rcgans part he quarreed with nobody else but lane
Daniel Cunningham, residing in Lewis street, testified
that he was with serenading party belonging TO No
" Hose, aud that deceased OF the party they
visited several drinking places winding up mt a lager
bier saloon in Third street, Lewis while witness vas
In the saloon he threw the domino box the floor when
lane took hold OF him. witness asked the boys IL thcy
were gong to SEQ HIM licked, when deceased came IN 10
take his part and said to Iane you must not lick this
boy' he deceased and Lane get hold of each other
and then went away.
Policeman John II. Elliott, Of the Eleventh ward test
fed that he went to the Big Alley, No Fourth street
where he understood had been stabbed about four
O'Clock In the morning; at the of the alley way
he saw ianex who said ~ suppose you have come to ar
rest mcl Will go with you" witness asked him why he
stabbed the man; Lane crying and said "Oh that
should Kill my best friend, who was like brother 20
mc he asked witness to allow him TO back aud see
tho body again witness went back with him. when he
threw himself upon the body Of deceased sobbng and
crying; witness asked him what he had done with tho
knife; he replied that hc didnt know no was crazed at
the tme he conveyed tho prisoner station house.
Dr. Thomas 4. Fnncll mado a post mortcm examna |
ton, and testified that he found wound the lo side of
the chest which penetrated tho apex the left vonrcc
Of the heart and that ho died OF Internal hemorrbase
from that wound.
The then submitted 10 the iurv who nner
due deberaton rendered verdict OF "Dcath from stab
IN the heart with dirk knife In the hands of Patrick