The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-05
The yarlck street shooting Case.

CoEoNEE's INQUEST IRON THE BODY OF o BIfEN-
CONFLICTING TEsTIMoSY-yERDIcr OF THE JURY
JTsTIryISG THE HOMICIDE.
The inquest in the Of Martin Bren, the young
man who fatally shot at the butcher shop Of Henry
Ford No aoo yarick street. on Tuesday evening by the
proprietor thereof brought to termination yester
day The evidence Of the deceaseds companions bore
strong against the prisoner but the jury seemed to attach
more ered, 10 the history Of the difficulty detailed by
son OF the accseda lad abou, twelve years of agehan
to the evidence of deccaseds friends and they rendered
verdict of usliable homicide accordingly Annexed will
be found report of the proceedings they TRANSFERRED at
the New York Hospital yesterday
Patrick Icnnegan, being sworn, says-I reside at No.
i9l varic street, met deceased on the evening OF Feb
] in company with John Campbell; walked up hudson
street and rad drink in porter house, We proceeded to
another porter house and had two drinks each after
when DECEASED wished 10 90 lone; way no we
STOPPED In saloon ard had two drinks from there
started to go TO the corner OF Hamersley and Varch
streets and on our way there we stopped at the butcher
shop No 202 yarck street. the prisoner met us AZ the
door of the shop with ccaver and nifc in his hands
and demanded two cents; as the deceased about
give the two cents the prisoner threw down the knife
clcaver and reached to The closet for his carbiue
pointed il at deceased at that moment John Campbell
inlcrfered, aud pushed the carbne side the pr
then pointed the carbne AZ deceased and shot him
when deceased entered the shop he took som, pickles
without asking for them am rot acquainted with the
prisoner
John Campbell being sworn, says-I reside at No SO
Vancam street. on the evening of February l, about Ga
O'Clock, in company with deceased. the corner
Of Hamersiey and varick strc,s deceased uyted M TO
take tea with him. Mr. Walkers saloon in Spring street
had tea; from there proceeted mp Spring street
aud there met Patrick dennegan; myself Patrick Henne
gan and deceased proceeded up Hudson the cor.
OF Charlton street, aud had drink then went to
the OF NaricS ana Hamers ley streets and had two
drinks we then started c King street TO take the cars
and On way there we stopped aud had two drinks
each from there went towards Hsmersey street and
passing butchers shop, In Vack street. Hamcrslcy,
Of said, g let go and have pickle' as we
inside the coor as the prisoner he picked up
the ccavcr aud said something which did not understand
lock onion from the tub and asked price Of H. the
prisoner answered oDc penny the deceased then took
smother one, when he prisoner said he wanted s'two
cents was about paying him when the prisoner made
remark which Cd understand; the prisoner
then laid down the ccayer and took ou his carbine and
pointed towards me; pushed the carbne aside: the
prisoner pointed second time, and saw him shoot the
deceased the brecch Of the carbe not raised higher
than tic prisoners hip al the time fred do not
Know The prisouer We all thrce had been drinking
ge.her.
frederick Ford, Of No. Al rowring street, IA
9d twelve years ol age and son Of the
pr-oDcr) being duly WON, deposcd "a follows
About eight O'Clock Tuesday evening / WAS
in the cellar OF my fathers store with my sister when
heard say in the street, "Ie 20 and have
a muss" Then came MP stairs with axe In my hand
end three in the store, two Of whom were eating
onions, and at toe money drawer my father toJk
up knife and told them they bad business there ami
asked them 10 away but they laughed nj him then he
tia; knife would not them away he got his
ern to Tighten them when one OF them took the gun
away from him while another hit my father on
the head and face two Of them then grabbed
the. gun and when my father behind the
counter the gun went on the deceased had hold of the
mu7ze Of toe gun and attempting 10 Il from my
father when went on alter the gun discharged
ceased walked out OF the store myself and my father
the cried watch and the police emo up.
George y. Sbrady N H., being duly sworn. deposes
and says-l aui resident house surgeon of the New
York Hosmal: the deceased admitted about ten
O'Clock T. ~ the Let Of February suffering from the
effects OF ganshot wound received short time pre-.
vious he very much Frustrated. having lost good
deal OF blood there circular wound about the size
OF two shilling piece situated little above tho pit of
tbc stomach there hcmorrhage from the wound
at the time saw him, which soon arrested he had
good deal Of difficulty in breathing, with small and fire.
qucnt pulse action could not be established until the
following morning nj halrpast eleven O'Clock when he
died; made post mortein examination Of the boIy
twenty ior hours after death found the liver Injured
from the effects OF slugs also the Diaphragm tho cavity
OF The left pcura was filled with blood but the lung was
unnjured In my opinion the deceased 70 his death
from cola,,sc the result OF the Injuries dc scribad
The case was here submitted 10 the jury who after due
elaboration. rendered the following
VERDICT.
We find that the deceased, Martin D3rcn, came 10 his
death by gnnyhot wound at the hands Of Henry Ford
the evening OF Tuesday Feb 1850 at No. 2J1 vaicS
street and believe that the said act OF shooting
done in self defence. and perfectly jusdable
Upon the rendition OF the above verdict, Coroner
0Keefe discharged Mr. Ford from custody and the latter
lelt the court loom ia company With his friends.