New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-04

rast few DAYS thItytwo children of colored parents
hying within the Wards mentioned have expressed a
desire TO tske advantage of the Public School act a.
thus prescribed; and a petition in their behalf has
been sabu tted 70 the Board of Education.
DEATH oF THE NOTORIOUS CoCSROAcH-CoRO-
yERs IsQuIsITIos.-On the night of the "a Of Janu
ary last Patrick Cosgrove, alias "Cockroach, Wooly
Moon PAT Duffy, Councilman McCarty aud others,
got into fight in the Oregon House, Fulton street,
between West ard sshington streets, which resulted
in Cockroach being stabbed in the left side Of the
chest He instantly cried cut I'm stabbed y aud a
cry Of murder was raised attracting the attention Of
several Third Ward Policemen, who entered the
house and found Woody Moon and Pat Duffy Iy'ny on
the floor engaged in desperate fight, and Cockroach
leaning against the door. The whole crowd were
arrested and taken TO the Station House, where Cos
grove said repeatedly that he did net know who
stabbed him, and there being no one to make com
plaut all the prisoners were discharged except Cos
grove whom the police conveyed to the Hospital.
lie remained there for seversl weeks, and left before
being cured. Subsequently he had relapse, and
was again laid helpless bis bed. Being considered
in dangerous situation, Coroners Gamble and jack
nan waited on him at intervals, with aview Of taking
his ante mortem examination, but he stubbornly re-
fused 10 make any statement as to who stabbed him,
and if he knew who struck the fatal blow the secret
was kept to himself
He lived in the hope of recovering that he
could inhct summary punishment upon his assailant,
whom, from the way he talked, il is presumed he
knew He continued to fail, and died on Friday night
a, his late residence, No. GA Water street.
Coroner Jaokman commenced an inquisition yester.
day at the Seventh Precint Police Station. Ouly
three or four Witnesses were examined. None OF
those called to the stand seemed TO know who inflicted
the fatal blow. Subjoined is portion Of the most
material testimony:
John Mead, sworn, says-I am an officer, attached
the Third PIespet on the ID Of January Last about hss
OF the difficulty by an alarm rap proceeded 70 esce sp
eyAmsp n.nsd Es0ert, in Fulton street between West and
other about time Informed some
one been stabbed aud thu, they had cried Mnd some
I OF hsr about HIM deceased said be had been stabbed BY
q h. asked h rso ss Sd 4 1na ma s, as
him sran we then took him the Station House ikewise the
rest pary when the Station House. he refused 70 make
the oifeulty could make complaint, the prisoners
were all discharged took deceased the NewyOrk Hospital
William Moon, sworn, says-I am lodging at No.
254 Fulton street, the ID Of January last after occt m
myse Councilman McCary Barney Coles and John Crotty
w3Tr No 24 Fulton street sitter taking drink then
snock door, when Duffy and Ccoye cam. in spoke TO
Duffy and and said 10 Are here
he s2,d whes had Teass replied not since came
6e as. s .sd ne s4 @ Iit ss aid 1' T, here
brrsk your uose for sayng that sd, he wont IL know IT,
.s Of h. sS s %
end OF the bar while the floor tesrd voice which
& Sss % .I' c.s S si .spsasd sas Duty .ad %y,
John j. Cro,y testified that there were in the house
The time Of The tsAi cGgnIiimsn M MteSsy Billy A0O0
Drs. Thomas {. Fpne and John Beach made post
morte examination the body aud discovered wound 9n hs
side and opening the ehe quart OF Pus ws ound tIe
n lung against he spine aud iree from air In
The opinion of the examining physicians death caused by
empyems result Of the lett side Of the chest
A. this point the further investigation was ad-
ourned till next Sunday afternoon, in consequence OF
the absence OF Councilman McCarty, Barney Coles
and one or two other witu s'es who have been or
will be summoned to appear before the Coroner and
Jury. Coles and hcCarty now absent on an ex-
cursor. Cockroach was buried in Calvary Cemetery
yesterday afternoon.
His criminal career is well known in this city, there
being scarcely crime known to the law that he has
not been are sted for. He had been imprisoned re-
pestediy but often when in Jail could muster sufficient
political influence to procure his discharge. Some
years ago, when occupying position in the Custom
House, he vi.ted Bowery gambling hell, and found,
ike many others, that "the more he put down the
sss he took up and at the end Of the play he found
him nself minus some So Watching his opportunity,
late the same night he way laid his successful rival,
and, knocking him down, took forcible possession OF
the money be had lost at the gaming table. For this
offense he was arrested for highway robbery and
committed 10 the Tombs, but managed TO save him
.ef from the State Prison. His crimes might be emu
merated by the column, but as he aud his ofen'es
have been go often exposed, il scarcely worth while
Ia repeat than