New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-04
THE ELM-STREET HOMICIDE.

Coroner OKeese yesterday held Az inquest, q. the
NewYoik Hoe ,itsl, on the body Of William +. Baker
the WHO died from the effects Of slabs received
during a drunken brawl between several persons 81
the corner Of Elm and Pearl streets late last Saturday
night, as previously reported in The TRIBUNE. John
Lynch who occupied the premiees where the homicide
took place, il was supposed, beyond doubt stabbed
Baker but the Testimony sdduced before the Coroner
was rot positive on that point. The Jury, hoFever
from the evidence elected believed that Lynch In
iced TIE ss ard that he was aided std assisted by
his wife.
The following is the most important portion OF the
testimony taken in the matter:
Patrick j. Muldooa deposed-l am an officer at
tschsd 20 he Sixth Precincts duty In Worth street
-ar Mission place The night Of Jan % about u O'Clock
stabbed proceedec No. 25 Mulberry and found de-
ceased .apdng the floor Of the room saw that ne was
oLuoed in two places asked who stabbed hm when he
sp.wered Never miDd-it is much my f.al; bis
asked Mana Lynch show The no stabbed deceased
arrived there pushed the door open and asked of
the knife Tie nifs was gwen me BY Mo- Lynch. 'ay 10
Lynch pointed the who stabbed 5eceaef conveyed
IT, prisoner 20 the Station House.
Mana Lynch deposed-I live in Pesrl street rear
Elm deceased snd e boarded there, With the prisoner
deceased home last Saturday evening" aool. O'clock he
quarrel with olspu'e arose between tue prone,
AID deceased taty haa 'c-i 'sf W. . & s ,bat
deceased WIS stabbed untl be tod me Of IL ni.
knife a, belonging 70 the prisoner deceased ""
not n.y huibsnJ, but lived With me as such.
Ellen Lynch depf sed-I sn the wife Of John Lynch,
and reside at Pearl the evening Of Jan =
retired about 10. O'Clock about time cec-ssed want to
90 out quarrel with deceased and Mara Lynca
went Of The house together and returned shortly
husband Joined Knife IN the hands Of Mara Lynch and
attempted 1t from her. in doing %, cut my nan
the influence Of liquor the time say no blood on
the floor the place did see blood on ae knife
Maria Lynch recalled, ssys-l DID not have the
inife IN my pos-es. on during the sfrsy.
George A. Quinby, resident surgeon o' me New
York Ro.pi.., depo,e5-wm Baker admitted a. l2t
ococt Jsn g. suffering from thIee tAe cne
Of the tbdom which were SAID 70 nave ben nctri
sbout an hour half previous % his admissions OF
animation of the wounds found one about I'VE inches 70 the
left the umbscus The second wound which t,yered the
abdominal wall in direction downward and inwhi ana
through which portion of the onenum had escaped ani pro-
truded eDh from the outer wound the third wound
in the l side and passed inward but did not seem %
penetrate the peura cavity The fourth wound entered tn
peura cavity considerable hemorrha2e the hh wound
side Of the chest and passed obauey upward
the dIih OF about nch symptoms OF pe'on sprei
followed I ade postmortem examination after
DEATH found general peri,on large quantity Of blood
vas found IN the peura cavity my opinion decreased
by bis death from pentonis combined with p!ruro pnen.
uoDa with herounsee into the plegTs csVy me result oil
the wounds already described.
This closed the case, which was submitted to the
Jury, who after short delberation, rendered ver-
dict a. follows:
Chat William F. Baker, the deceased, came to
bis death by being stabbed with knife in the hsnds Of John
Lynch, sided and abetted by his wife Ellen Lynch
Lynch is q years old, native of Irelsnd, AMI
shoemaker by trade His wife is also an Irish woman,
aged 90 years He denies his guilt, while his wife
had nothing TO say relative to the charge against her
Both prisoners were committed to the Tombs to
await the action of the Grand Jury. Coroner
OKeefe, however, will liberats Mrs. Lynch on good
bail in the sum of A. 500. She can get it.