The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-12
CRIME IN The METROPOLIS.



The investigation IN the case cr Richardson Gray, vho
fatally stabbed In Clark street, near Dom ncs, On
Monday night, commenced at the Eighth precinct
station housc yesterday by Coroner schrmer. The ex
element created by the OF Cray was in
tense, and great anxiety manifested by popusce
TO be present at the inquest Indeed great wss Ihe
crowd tnst the Coroner was Obliged 10 exclude
all persons from the station house except tie witnesses,
the jury, sc. Deceased's connection with Guardian
Engine Company No. % brought . numoer Of fremen
TO The station house. Tue friends Of the prisoner,
Charley Manhattan, also stored n full force tn expec.
tation Of being present at the Inquest but the Coroner
very properly refused adms son to the erde on either
side The following report Of the evideaee elected
yestcrdsy-
James Miller, being duly sworn, deposed Is so,.ows-I
a sailor; live at 10 Norton street; company
viii deceased the night OF the murder; Monday al
ternoon deceased came down sixth avenue and met
in tarmine street, at the corner Of Bedford; walked
srolnd . Little and drank some; wen. then to wssn
ington rsrSie Ground there met girls with whom
acquainted, famed LIZZIE and The other named
Mary Ann, went with the girls as TAR as the
OF spring and hacdougal Streets where the girl,
EFT thea went into grocery at the
Vi Clark and Dornnjck streets, met old
named kcEaei We took drink of oecT at tie grocery
store and then came out again then went back tho
Of the house where the old Michael deceased
planxs tho seyway; deceased remained
there, and vent Ia the aleyway myself; then went
nsde The Old mans house, and amer coming Out went
the grocery store again deceased then lying
the plank; he wide awake; ssxof dece2ssd II he
~ss not going III to to take drink; bo said ne
in, got drinks, and again;
deceased a. da not &c in when We came came
walk, with four or Eve persons around; preached
ceased when gone worcs passed between these and
deceased and fight eusued think the prisoner Charles
Manhattan one OF the men who we're fighting ia
deceased the prisoner had his coat of the tim;
soner came out Of the grocery store he fought With de-
ceased did rot see knife in he hand hat time,
ne VAS TOO lar away ron me TO se, wen, 10 sr VII.
come and assist deceased and get him away Mr Wildey
and two or three others came ou and turned around
the corner OF Clarke stree, together; JUST then
one Of the party, wearing black frocS
coat and black felt bat, started and ran away; little
upon the Sidewalk bleedDg" Mr. wdey and others went
into the store where the knife was taken from
could End out who stabbed deceased but we could not
End any there but the who keeps tho store
We then pat deceased cart aud brought him 10 the
station Louise the ARRAY took place fully half hour
amer we lett the girls could not that the prisoner
after q knife, but he something do not
think that either the prisoner his friends ntoxi
Gated feel pretty sure that the prisoner the
sew sighting with deceased; think there were otaers
who had their coats OF beside the prisoner had
the woman in ths grocery store Il any one had tssen
knife out oi the store or not but don't know what
swcr she gave him.
John widely, beug duly sworn, deposed ms roIlows:-
was my place with Mr.. Belts, Mr.. woodrun, Mr. War
and Mr. Oliver when the last witness running
into the store; about eleven O'Clock T. NJ: he
wanted TO know II would 60 out give him low;
street he was bleeding little about the mcrth aud
told him he had better 90 about his business and stop
Sighting; Of the The remark ..Let us ~
around and what II Is" when all started out In u
bocy; when we got 10 the corner OF Clark street
We saw four or five men standing there,
elk street; the man said .Cone down the street
lite and viii fight you;' Miller took his or, and,
throwing it upon stoop, followed the man; this
dressed IN dark clothes and had cap on kept
backing down the street. and Miller walked after him
The reSssiea into aeyway, and was lost TO view
beard some women talking, and on going 70 where
liey stood saw man IN hls shr sleeves just then a
them = some said "Give IL TO him. when the colorcd
man struck him and knocked him down in tn. alcywAy
colorOd man stepped bacS some one then remarked
Thai the resi- Of the party lad run around
Clark street when found the body decreased lying
the sidewalk deceased lying II uon.aick street,
abou, thirty feet the corner Of Clark; stopped
aownio pick HIM up and put ny hand undor him
found thai there blood upon II. SPOKE 70 him but
he no answer then wcui oacs 10 the allcvvay ia
Clark street there saw Miller ana asked Him Il had
any body with him be said ayes, De- Gray and QUO or
Twetiy riGo's ielows " 70 that time b. never said
the man dead tna sidewalk and not any thing 10
anyone aood, y he ma4e some remark sol surprise,
POKE 70 Dir Belts, ard assed hm 70 get deceased
around T. me station hc' &c exam net the body ana
found that ~ vas dead tbea crico Watch watch y
SGT
remark hat they had bcen hshng the grocery store
ara tni TIE who Kept the bal gwen one Of
The msn kalfc told the oncer to tue and
&C., the sn'lt before y Was secrcteo ~ that the
store wa shni up, and tee oacer obliged rap
the door officer sarreniz thea up then started up
the aleyway with farrcnz Ook for The person VINO
had stabbed DECEASED; occr Vac Bcrsa called AREN'T
soon steEw warts and h. back a. the coor seat
the street. where the prispuer he had blood
his shirt, asked MIN liz had the aght. he
said De haa, and that he had been cut, too, tod hin
he haa better site himself up 70 ,ths police,
mo nf.t
oyer 10 him. ! then went arcaod - Don.iaick
street when found taal deceAsed sa Tying the
Sidewalk remarked thai deceased ought % be taken 10
the station honse, and being procured IN. body
was 80 dspoeea ~ did not 50 iato toe store my SELF
did AJAX The woman who kept 4 questions. 1 was
present the store ho-rh wien some one asked The
woman who borrowed knl'c from her, aud s.e replied
ihe prisoner We traced ,he slc,d IRON ,ae aIieyway
along the sidewalk 10 Clark stree, porninck
street, and thee ooiqey 70 post Dominick
street then 70 barrel ~hoh shading abou,
feet from the swntns poet then TO wooden rai,ng
which surrounds frame house No nomin s,rect:
a. re railing there quite pcol Of blood. aud spots
o. hacd could be traced along railing 10 the gate
whieh leads 70 the aresway. there souni
III stone step ami the Aressay covered
with blood tncarh deceased had fallen there whether
ccccsscd sot cat q Inc Seswsy himself er Gas taken
out by some else, cannot say. deceased cap was
found Al the foo, 81 The aTesway scle. the BODY VS.
found en- The Sdevk, right opposite this arca~sy gate
fpeyer saw the pisoLor ani saw lin near the alley
nay.
street keen grocery sad iqpgf store about eleven
O'Clock On Monday nisht, a. was sandilg On the side
oirpsif sIcft across The
street and entered the store be his shirt sleeves
st the time. he right out Again bu could not say
whether be took anything away with him not he went
acros the street towards The ahc way where he lives
be VA absent about four nse niagics. when he
came eack and ran INTO nc store All ost again.
doni Know wb1rc the priso1er a,icr that there
was no one % tie store wbca the before
the prisoner 10 had occasion .oct some ham ~hh
The knsie how shown me- after the pts0ner lad in
toe store The seVCua time ioaud tao covered vnh
freth b.ocd itEIe the knft o. ri box 81 sap. when |
A&t used The knife EFT on tAt meat begch the soap
box about oghiten !ne.tS above tne beucA wiped
ne bloco from The khlc with ~ apgon. minutes
after the pfsoutr cfi my store ~ las ne told the
cfcer thai could not whether the prisncr took the
sAiR IRON my tiefe or act did ppt scc my ese
ercr tie sot beside ine Bower ay TT prisoner len
the store EcceAd time, san l.m yhtpa with stout
butt mar could not say VIII iHc otnor man was
t1o pfsontr ~ss VTedag itcM uis i4et / then sent
u9o me htoie nnd ockcd ~ bc place ilarrg
one would r,th into The pace ara brcaS th'u
John J. Noun,, ~ ire tghth pgeclnCt police being
swrtn, says-WAis si,iuE 10 tie station house iAs,
ali. -. Il