The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-28
COrOner's Inuuests.

FATAL RN1i,L7 or TIE W0RTH SrRur SrApfaSg ArRAY-
John Leary the young who was stabbed in the tenn
pie while engaged in ARRAY with Mortimer Shea in
Worth street, ner Mission place, Wednesday morning
st died yesterday at the New York Hospital from the
effects his injuries. Coroner Schermer held an inquest
the body Of deceascd when tho following evidence
was elected: Stephen Leary being duly sworn deposes
ard ssys-I live at 1871 Worth street, am seventeen
years Of age am brother OF deceased oa Wednesday
morning last at Ga O'Clock, my brother up stairs
TO awake the hme boy bar for him al his
started Of 10 collect nine shngs which was due
my brother; deceased left the store and met man
named John Smith, vt the ccrners Of Mission place and
Worth street; Thomas Smith asked deceased what all the
people were doing on the oorBr, when the latter
it, Thomas smith then easked deceased il he wanted
to fight; deceased sad he did not feel like fighting;
Smith then struck deceased and knocked HIN
against the stove deceased then struck Smith, when
the after called on the prisoner who at the bar and
asked him 10 come out and show him fair play the pr
soDer ercapon from the end Ct the bar with knife
in his hand brother then ont VI the store and
he went out the prisoner struck him the head with his
fist the prisoner had the knife in his hand at the time
when deceased out he followed by the prisoner
Of The prisoner was opening the clasp knife my brother
struck him and then tried 10 run away but the prisoner
followed him and cut him on the nose; named
Scott went between them and endeavorsd 10
separate them, but the prisoner followed deceased
sticking there; then the prisoner turned go away and
vas followed by deceased followed also, and the
prisoner got opposite No 4s Worth street. officer Sher-
lock up arrested him, and my brother feH 10
tho ground insensibe about the time deceased
brought to the station house and from there TO the New
York Hospital the time he fell 10 the ground he had
just pulled the knife from the wound and handed the
officer; there were three girls in Crowns grocery the
time Of the ARRAY; the prisoner sober.
Ann Forsyth, residing st No las Worth street, de-
posed to seeing the prisoner assault deceased she
borated the testimony OF the previous witness every
thing except seeing knife
Rosanna Murphy also witnessed the ARRAY and
borated the testimony OF the previous witness
James Leary boy about fourteen years old brother
OF deceased, then examined He depoeed to seeing
the knife in the hands vi the prisoner and witnessed tho
stabbing.
Officer Sherlock testified that he arrested the prisoner
and found az described by the
DR. Hall, Of the New York Hospital, gave his OPT
mon that deceased died from compression BRAIN
from heorrhage consequent upon the division OF
more OF the cerebral blood vessels caused By the wound
in the temple.
The bore submitted to the jury, Who after due
deberaton rendered verdict Of Death by compression
of the brain from hemorrhage from wound inflicted By
Mortimer Shea, November % 1859"
Upon the rendition Of the above verdict Shea
mted to the Tombs to await the action Of the Grand
Jury.