New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-16
THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER IN THE
BOHERY.

Coroner Sehirmer yesterday continued the nvestiga-
ton Of tie mysterious murder Of John Sexton Sun
Sav evening at the Seventeenth Ware Station-House.
The only person known to have been with the deceased
on that evening is Edward Doyle, young man in the
employ Of butcher at Clinton Market. He was
arrested shortly after the body of deceased found
IN the street, and has been detained ever since as
witness The following is the substance Of she testi
ssony taken yesterday:
Edward Doyle being duly deposed In the
plOy ofME Msnshed buteher Eve Ct No so3 BOwery
aecessed two three months was introduced 70 him oy JOS
sbshd VIII when BE- boarded met hs SsSsSsed on suIss
noon after remaining short time there The deceased invited me
ss, sis S he proposed E1s od M stSs s. iaiSG1 Jas
SserdAn bed oil the time were there w sober at
ar tinss there there when we vent In other gsy
who came IN with u, know hi. bat believe he
esns BALTIMORE he gong by the saloon as We entered
end r. g f hin s' R Sa ah
been ": sS6SSd X nc Grail s amer .1 anys
with fifteen twenty anetes he had no Quarrel Nth the
SsS 70 SU %c nhsseyeT Mr. sexton ssd to M Css I've
sTesi lick you" there had oeen quarrel and do
we len MIRA Brns ard directly to Nj hsrten No sos
Bsw we had mors GaO A,r. but 90 not ,sSee, ct hS
tksrs lDew Of them and did the decessea we len
s tsh and stopped the corner tfirst street and tbs
Boer FOR IhOrt times quite Intoxicated at that tine
and have recollection Of any or OF the time Of
IL
scsmbsr Of stoppps at any place on road arriving
ioma went imrnsdiatey slsep the With JAS
.bt that cannot ssy whether he VS.. Ia bed or not
s s time sferwsd by the policemen who came for me-
aus. hags brought me to Sis stson aud have
49, d.,sosd ~, m when parted with the decessed he
dow Bo s's Ti hat Ss asny %h hSS
existed between the deceased sd the sheridan, believe oTs
ssS 'So 's T .,oaH ia a b. decead
don Of James Sheridan for striking hi light and that
they Better 1t drop heard either sa s,a:
Sheridan vast the ell the time the deceased and were
there.
bs Bowery between Sec sree when heard my
oRSs s %So biz
Iented that he bad The sSysntsgs Of me did no, know
h.s he'd agSf 81 ssn ss ssssd me 10
empsBy all went into Brun. saloon sud had drink while
ehstas be told his SEXTON be asked me knew
VI BE- .Ppssd angry question: and took
"a q By the shoulders. pushed h' hand: Of and = that
The dscsssd showed Doyle AID tod him to mind hi.
ny done to y me he oorsd me liz hand and 10 rted me to
drink seeing thai the wss and wishing 70 keep
were taking sbout th,stresi matters and be begsn
Icss something proposed to 81 :s,ns that ws: nscs.
and ssd should not TN be pleased said very ~en for
S . s ia d ss tssn 'ia
and wh be sns the deceased engaged 10
~Se W.. prss ssndd Doyle and b. s the place. g.
returned shory AID called for dhok which the landlord
fused him but him cigar the deceased quite nto1
Gated and nss.sd hst should dt
Doyle and the deceased had words DO not know how
they ofnaied heard deceased cay that he did moi Ike
something that Doyle had done wett directly home and ala
not the Decreased again quite four O'Clock when len
the saloon went to dinner With friend that evening and
.s1i Ss a n, soSsy oH 1 % Ss tho;
you made an evave reply ard he thea wanted to snake
hands With me- he intoxicated aud several times tried
knock Of my hst
Seventeenth Precinct Poce Sunday evening at about
Patirg down the Bowery when German Hocosed aud
said THAI atse We. lying the ddewsk either frozen
urk went TO the place Indicated 10 front Of No en- and
there ow man lying bis back with his bead the door
q Ii heie we're seven or eight around him the
pocket and having lighted examined the mans face saw h
eye. ron about AID beard hm .ad then the
possible and 50 took light that by for
that porpoe helped put the man IN the WAGON
and we then dragged him to the Stallion House when we took
Ann 0p Of tn5 "sgon We found be dead when got
tie light In the Station House asesnod that hA had
been sebbed bis shirt and Of his garuents were
saturated with blood searching bis person found few
two 81 Mr. ksren's business cards. bsrk 10 the spot
where bad found him living the Sidewalk and with
any Violence no psrson ia the ycni,y had heard
uIeee knew how ths deceived came to lying there's
nets nan who bad passed the spot previous to
y hins the body aud he sad there lying there
subsequently, learned that The Of the deceased was
John se1ton.
These being no further evidence to be had at the
tine, The inquest adjourned until Friday afternoon
at O'Clock. Persons who are supposed to know some
thing Of the family difcalies viii then be examined.
Doyle was released from custody there being no evil
dence 10 wafrsnt his further deteation.