New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-29
THE BORERY SHOOTING CASE.

An inquest was held yesterday, by Coroner jack
man, at the Sixth Ward Station House, the body Of
Charles j. Sturges the man who shot in the base
ment Of No. SO BOwery, early lsst Fndsy morning. BY
John d. Pfoner one Of the German propIetors Of the
coffee and cake shop there located Considerable tss
tim,py was taken the most important Of which bsing
that of two witnesses pTesett at the fatal ARRAY Inese
persons are Fanny McCary, domestic, and Frederick
Vincent lad who occasionally worked ia the place.
Although Fanny and Frederick swear that they saw
eysrythioe that took place between Pfroner and
Sturge, on the fatal OCCASION thei, statements widely
differ in many important particulars, 50 much so in
fact. that il vas the subject of much comment.
Below will be found tue most important part of the
evidence elected.
Timothy Donovan, Of Second ay., between Fifty
eighth AID Ey streets bsios dePoses and says
About l. cock FnoAY morning ana mend went INTO
he coffee and cake 50 Bo-eIy aud had coffee
snd cakes were there some time alone n,n came
nom the street with coat Al ve.t Off, ana passed th 1ush tAe
saloon into the Kitchen. AID were there hooo he-n seeoAa
when heard the report OF pistol mIneeis1ey u N cane
oLt cyirg I'm shot, I'm shot sd'a man 70 set aoc.oI'
but ssd this tho; sat down IN e9air apPA
ronted TOW sd me told thought he had ssd too nas-
lily; thought time for Tie 70 get out iaena OF tae
ny nsmei Mr. Seasris, Eho wI present. gave ma zane !
tod him that al night that wnen he ssh,ed me ne oo.o
.t ne. the drceed aud bis inenc into the saloon %.
rttei bis euo TOOK ii his coat aud Ves and washed himself
toe deceased aid The sAne tniIg Nhsa s S
passed the clcscd ait MIN 80 IN icVe
20, SEE wnst occunsd In toe Kitchen; the deCess-a's
ito the saloon be ook up sussrbou commenced tons
L. between bs h,lds ana tsaosi the oenL AAo
very in the saloon piled some sugar on ihe %
but break ii he might have cracs H. ei a oohu
dert it not bfoien think he had sFsnG ltle some peg
think tod deceased 70 d-sst do LOT sno WIS ss~e
he smother who had coffee aud cakes pat so"h
ten cent piece tar Deceased reached over tne bar .nd
gave the obsuge The prsoue was p1ssn ia a
90; OF the during ali this time, waiting on the .o.
cannot tell VII, deceased went into the iSn.n Snoas ne
intimate scau,n>ncs wh-n hosIa th- spo OF tnS
PISTOL used, thoush siyAihns Whea ths seoeAied
II was the Dutohmsh ~Ao ,he. MN ,aPP;l
p the prisoher woen ne Pointed 20. t'.a
trhen door, iheFe ~ sso woman IN Tue AoA'.
All S-AoIist testified 10 berg in the saloon st the
time Il the shooting he having there 'r th'
a.rm,n .pew uotag of the connected with the nomi
eide, arc lett afisT the pistol was area.
Fanny McCary, being duly ssoIn says San an
was employed BY Mr. Pomer san.Sy 4s'ch 20 lss iae
who .ho' came into the saloon ~,,o a -. ~ 81
p1evious TO Til, mat ng he soHen doof Snca
s..k op ssenE h, was - cro.. cpsred the door when
be wanted sst y 20 ick tee easrf
THE caast; ksl ey toe sao4aet
and SHOWN him sbsu said he SA1tod 20 hos hs VOC eAaI
khea; Pioner SAB "a him tnes 70 lea'e the pms
ouer fua, hold Of the eeee.ed AID p h oi o. s
i,hs snd csrd door against eocessrd acceI 70
,hoIt time rshi into tAe tiioarr asAn Ana 'a' a.
was going hos the baker sue 10 vHs e.'s , ..s
-, 40 wu shoi c,sght tee prisoner secona TINE
sud comoepcsd knocking hiE about TIE 'nouos &c
OF 80 ie Aoo' Ii.5 % =. .. irsrru ,;ias aaa
r... The deceived -oud Dot 60 taeIc .,A i % 80
o.. Of he kstB prisoner west 10 there sna s.,'-a
vs bi presently 6ota into "a Aiea.E t9ss'hst
N. pu,ou,r AsSik P.o! IN ne nana SEQ -. 80 - .
~ hsf he then hr-d 81 deceased Aei ht' '-ss @ -
ga go whics dects.sd would 10; a. as ohy na
~s. .apoirg 81 toe tine 'ns
powder n ny fee the Priscnef ~est ieto t,' ~
icr he pastel nos seeming - be 10 stras :,
at hastily ne .. I t $3.50 remain
tssslOn sad Ios ,sbCw IL sHeT TIE AIMS - -,
e3 hiicb.n q hate naie Iupoas ~ 80 "a,
chest saying be shot OF soea ana mo- San I'D o.,
loaded pistol with prisoner oeoiei -, -
the pistol bad thsi nigel .t-t zoe | ,s-
went saloon aod thfrN tP s1tne go
Ssd va. N the hao Of coming he saloon ese! asa
~h- there 20 get upper never sac ni ~ "a "a.
,1r. 90 Dot kno- beeer any bloc gwen soie hc
pi.,o know whether d-csAsd AHd p''''-
eve quaIrel-d before, - ,-..-;.. -.
TfsI. "a, sso httie boy IN n. i;ch-u recot4e Ise
y, A, ~ aeo.ssrd a. tina. Of the Who va shot
Efeder,ck Vincent, bctEg sworn, says-Sturgcs snu
into toe toss.aet last Friday nor,insi
Kssu s "a ls aud 20 VISA h!m'ei s'ys-s pa
- h. ,1s lIak y, ssi Pov'ss ~o'' taey ~ess ana ns