The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-14
jersey City News.

HOMICIDE IN NEWARK Acknowledgements Morris, Of Jar-
scy City, held inquest Saturday afternoon on the
body OF Jeremiah Sullivan who died the night previous
from wounds inflicted with sheath knife by colored
sailor named Elijah Jones' during fight in Newark ave-
uue the night Of the fst instant
At the ante mortem examination Of deceased he stated
that about O'Clock the night Of the LIST inst he
pas sing up Newark avenue, and colored VIII
he did not know woman talking together near the
junction Of Sixth street, deceased stopped and looked at
them when the colored asked him what he look
ing deceased replied that was Of his business,
when be turned around, and deceased struck him. they
then fought fifteen or twenty minutes; Sullivan had tho
colored by the hair and struck him. when he heard
the blood rushing from his breast and the coored
away he about five feet and ten inches in height
and had n Kossuth hat.
Officer Rose testified to finding Sullivan lying wounded
in the hallway Of house at the junction Of New ark
nue and Sixth street and soon afterwards found uvans
hat in the street, with another one which identified
as the by the negro Jones'
officer Daley testified that between ten and eleven
O'Clock on that night he standing the Of
Erie and Secoud streets when the JONES' who
appeared be drunk, down the street without any
hat on; Jones stated that he had been attacked aud
beaten by Two white men In Newark avenue, near
McCoy and had escaped without his hat he then went
down the street.
Dr. Quidor testified that The attended deceased ;and
found him very much Frustrated from the loss OF blood
produced by s,abs the principal wound between the
first and second ribs, the LETT sde about and
half inch above the heart, running obiaueIy down
wards backwards between four and inches Deep
and penetrating the lung upon the post norton examine
ton he found about two gallons of blood and serum
petcy mortified. The jury found verdict that sullivan
10 his death by stabs inflicted with stheath knife
by Elijah Jones, and also censured the officers for
arrestpg Jones when they met him. 1t is supposed that
Jones escaped coasting vessel, which sailed from
Brooklyn the day after the afray.
PRoRAME SUICIDE IN GRAVE YARD.--On Saturday az
ternoon the body of German named VIM. Gross, was
found lying dead upon the grave his in New York
Bay Cemetery, the Bergen plank road 1t is supposed
that he had rcsored there for the purpose of suicide An
INQUEST was held Justice Spcer Grcenvile hut tho
result not asceranet Deceased resided at No 255
Washington street, New York where he kcpa grocery.
TIM FVr RAILROAD AccpnSr--C Coroner Morris held IN
inquest Saturday the body OF Julian joel The lid
who did the night previous from injuries received by
being by the of the New York and Eric
Railroad Company at the Barrow crossing Jersey
CITY. The Jury ren iered verdict that deceased cnmc to
his death by being struck by locomotive Of the New
York and Eric Railroad Company but that blame
attachcdtc the employees said train roid They fur
thor the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation
Company nr The nadcapaic protection Afforded 10 foo,
pass.. sers al JIG Barrow street crossing,