New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-01
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Coroner Colln-"Do you think you could Identity 'n'
prisoner" ,,,.trp
ITe ,rties the including The prisoner were mere
requested TO stand 80 as TO De ieA"S oo''''' " '-
Eofoner Con-"Do you recognize the person who shot
he wounded man looked carefully into The fsce' Of each
one present until mia ego gh ed upon tho prsoner then
i@ios hi. hnser .lSwy, he pointed to him.
Coroner Collin"w you. MI Byrnes, state briefly and
clearly may be- the circumstances under which you were
Hr Byme.-At sbou, o'clock this morning. in Greenwich
street between Cedar and Liberty on the north side near the
river with gentlemen the prisoner and Others were
across the street; thought they acquainsnee' hr
Strick. q party got into an argument WIN mem
about what cannot tell called the other an Abotionls
the prisoner who had become angry, drew pistol said
there to be no hshGs and then wa1'sd to KNOW wmy
pistol had been drawn tbs prisoner said he "as pd 'ol
Coroner Collin--"Paid foril
NJ Byrues-" Yes; caught hold Of him 70 take
hold OF the ri.tol do whether It officer or
not he inmsdaely shot me for what know no,
That il all know bad alteration with prisoner
begged him not to psol he was within four OF h'e
feet Of me-
The Jury rendered the following verdict:
ave the jurors find that Thomas Bynes shot on The
29h day Of November BY pistol in the hands oil Dennis
The prisoner made the following statement in bis
own defense: 49,
wa, out yesterday morning posting bills for Alderman
Smith ana was at the place described In Bye.s testimony
Mr. Byrne' ether parties followed no posting bills over
tackled by number persons while had pail and Gi,
and the ladder In my hand anticipation Of attack
Fad CHANGED my my breas, poke, TO the side
Of nav coat, was fist struck down. while my
kuoes some Of tho others commenced kicking me- byrnrs
dow MY coat collar my he.d. when Ia seideen.e'
drew nv revolver and fred. There general knock
down among the parties at the time"
The wounded man, Byrnes, is n prominent politi'
clan Of the First Ward, and man OF some means
lie is AZ years Of age and resdes at No. . motifs
street. He made bis will yesterday and received
the rites of the church. Great interest Is manifested
in his Gaze and while he was giving his deposiuon
Elijah +. Purdy Commissioner Bell and John T..
Deyein were waiting III an adjoining room. ouul-
van is also politician.
Byrnes died at o'clock on Saturday evening,
having suffered great pain to the last DR.. Keune-
DIV, who had charge Of the deceased said ne dd not
remember q case in which a patient had suffered
90 much and remained sensible 10 the instant oil
death, ar in that OF Byrnes
Yesterday the Coroner preceded to hold nm In
quest on the body at the Twenty-Seyenth Precinct
Station-House. Yhe following was the testimony
given:
John Moore, being duly sworn, says: reside at
No p Trinity paoai Saturday morning about h1ipas'
ich street near CEDAR the Nj Strip and myself
had been 1903 Cedar aud len ,hh, Pce about one
street, deceasei said will take val. up to ts 4hd
Ward We got Up A. II .s corner OF Se ~ 40. 20 "a.
too ate Or there were no places oFen IN the a lhi
.nd to him vet then let u, 60 down homes mere
was party the other side Of the way manns
noise a. Il they bad hind Of music and bones playing
N Strip md that side We hoard him SPEAK
ing something shout betting and M byfnes Ala 20 no st
u 20 over and those ust - We sot ~ -
them beard ih'm 'omeihiHs about be,,inf W;
heard prisoner be- would ies7e Ia at' bshesr
hands, recognize tho prisoner as the nsh 80 L-o .9
remark believe Ne ehe gentlemen oeI ssa NE piost
put biz band IN Ais POCKET pat dii roi pun GUY ''
ihs. 1 could see. Mr byfnet laughed ard f.l1 ihai
be would bet that twenty times over hn pIi.;9nffI
replied tsyirs you have got more money va. LA's w
roasr then sat something 70 d~ce.sei bui D. not Te
member what u VS. ihs deceased then i"fle1 20 h
snd ssi What have on sosth1i p-oi W go. n-nu 80
B. very DANCE a.al on, yoans man eri 70,
,e, cary Las pistol" believe there w,i. more men
aita thr lls0rc A. hc tne tlel ~ aounu -
eso.e noy gvsa W eo.e 70 N ca sy, ~ ,h "'s
80 l rise you 10 charr~" ofh'sr 1t thai time
esuis Ao.s ~, ~. .sr had 10 is.o the pr,oner
rrp 81 A. time and saii. e. AsFe . fi.t-i -
49, n - oaieer sul tLo r.onef e' 90 tie pistol %
rs pis-sd h., hald BE I'D rn AL t-co sf.o ga
ny n 80, he threw b. m th~ s.d.~it. % aLeshel
fs ssss 20. % oat o. h haHa e.noi ~ he fo9ee ha4
49, s,o can. 10 tle siafIon.il.us" 10 walled
shers 80 company ~i.h - oi,eli sinyef s-s'e
1900 .id O. - get clacl o. me- Alr ,tnp vent
~ loo. fos ~ ia proceeded dow. 60 go house e NJ
.arrcI ho LAD been taxa 60 the hoGhai aefo ~. no
other Elan she d'c-a''i tasng hol o. i.' l'pn,i
, awe rim r srre " a. d~cslfrd standing W
tra the tAat tfo ils acreaod y a' shfco 81 i'I
,ss pis At iAe tn-o a. t' 'h'9h' s.e'A'-
Mathew strip. WHO was IN company with de-
rsssed sd Moore r~rt eEsui.i, AID PIE tesn0ny
vrffrs lluu0art uIftlc. That ~ Moore
Robef. ". johnson, 81 No 80 Glu'nwich street,
bin. ORR ,avs. GA saturday noliag. about o'cock.
ny place q bus.ae's Aeafd some loud t-l.ia
t i.y aen should come o. ,id deain ny boy ct
oli on steps hs recognized M ByHc,s voice aud sod
ny boy then tue steps snh ci''.e ,se tre
A.. m hini rLuel 70 m % come tono sd ~ 10 be
fles-i h.m ling scros. tte wsy tie dino my Boy
cane tacs tie shot hfed the Cash and heard tho
rror ,,hs pistols tnos~ad saw looking f,f pis;o
vneef the wagons hch stood Ia a street aid then
know that If By5nes had been shot,
George Bfundage OF No. l2 Liberty Street, sworn
say. that Saturday mofniug W. reading ia my room
in slni door the ,hootns 6ctuci Ia mont of ny window
heard loud To- ing oui'iio opped fesdias and listened
hold some one ity " pretended 10 oH "riie uan ]
would for rssers y vote for nsso then got mp
OPENED the window when some one sa'd took cut h.
las at pistol" another replied yes he has showed
4, once before tonight" some ono else remarked
"yes have got pistol and viii II IL
man in TO fr', Ward any Of your party scsc.
going Try aud defend myscf u Then s,cwed 70 mo - Il
srpeared be altogether there were o three
down. then heard ne shot so Of lae h'sh arp.e q be
ga Different dfscious after the shoe fired
Jumped up A. SAID fo''h,h' am AZ yoe. 'A-se '"H"
one said Policeman ieich Mn along" iAen party o-
c-eded toward Cedar aud others Teuin~i where
mot he'd boon fred l think they searching ioI hs
pistols several inquired who hfed the slot but no
TO know they all left without hndng the pistol dad not
recognize any Of tho parties there a. no twelve
over men n the time Of The ihoons should hiak that
there sixteen OF eighteen persons altogether ia tho
crowd. -
/ Charles Il. Milla being sworn, says: am rounds
man the Twcuty seventh Precinct. was psroing tir
wsrd between NJ o'clock Friday night ard o'clock tho
following morning noticed parties converting anguy
tiles and the Of BATTERY places broad
wsy heard cheering for Mr. bmh thsn Nh
sullivan aud three four young with hm they had
4l and bills Tor posting visited y BIose
way aud returned to tho Station HoYse Ia paslg through
the ball head loud and taking IN droeu wien street
beard Policeman Hopper s-y Move " ron q Gser.
wch street and Ohcef Hopper standing iw feet from
the Of Cedar there nearly dozen rer-
tiadus Gresnwial street midway zen
Ceia and Liberty streets, the side thry
iny slowly hut halt aftrT moving sfrfs
herd remark nlde about revolver when weut close -
lhc crowd Tor tho purpose Of seeing Of tho had
revolver posed wLea came up AiI hyiucs snd tho p