The New York herald., 1862-02-18
THE PAT. MATHEWS TRAGEDY.
Testimony OF Alice Gray, James Fitz-
patrick and Others-yerdict OF the

patrtck ohu OtnerS-Ver0lct OF tfle
Jury. AZ ~ t3ASA D Il
The inquest the OF Pat. Mathews was concluded
at tho New York Hospital yesterday by Coroner Ranney
The testimony of Alice Gray and james Fitzpatrick fully
corroboraod the evidence Of the witnesses examined on
saturday and left but little doubt the minds OF the
jury the person who inflicted the fatal wounds An
nexed viii be found abstract of the evidence together
with the verdict OF the jury and tho subsequent action
OF the Coroner in ion TO the disposition of Che p
soners:-
Alice Gray being duly Sworn, deposes and says;-I
side at No. 122 Greene street, the morning Of the 9TH
inst. Kate Smith aud mysel hired Sleigh and went to
Fennoyers on the Bloomngdale road here met hr.
Mathews, Mr. Felter and Mr.. Fitzpatrick, not, however,
by any agfeement; stayed here about hour; Mr..
Mathews asked me to ride home with him. stating that
Mr.. Felter had consented TO take Kate Smith with him.
New York, Kate Smith riding with Mesrs. Felter
and Fitzpatrick, and with PAT Mathews we rode TO
about Fifty second street, think, when kale Smith fell
from Mr. Felters sleigh, sleigh being abreast o theirs
at the tme Pat stopped his horse aud got and asked
Kate II she was hurt she said that she not and got
into the sleigh again drove half block, perhaps when
we heard somc one calling "Pat;' Mr.. Mathews stopped
his horse and looking back, sad Those thieves;
my friends are getting murdered il my opinion that
il was Mr. Feter who called Pat Mathews jumped from
the sleigh and went back; fell in trying to follow him,
but soon recovered myself, and ran towards them:
saw Mr. Felter holding man on the ground; Mr. Ma
thows and the man with the light clothes were standing
about two three feet apart but words or blows
passed at that me just rs came up saw the man in
Matthew's he again attempted to strike at him, when
rushed in between them and placing my right hand on
Matthew's shoulder, reached out my left hand and
camed, For God sake do not kill him.; he then thrust
the knife into my side, and cried "My God, I'm stab
bed Mathews then pulled Up his vest and said, 'sI
murdered" and turning to me said, s'Wach that man.
several tines Mathews at this time lying the
side cftho road saw the in light clothes
the road towards an aleyway; very soon after this the
police caDo, and placing Mathews in Of the sleighs,
took him the station house in Forty street,
at the time Kate Smith fell three standing
within six or eight feet of her; OF these
the one who afterwards stabbed Mathews and myself;
when returned to Mathews sleigh after going to Kate
Smith, Mr.. Feiter return for Kate recognize the
prisoner, John Reynolds as the man who stabbed Ma
thcws and myself do not recognize either Of tho other
prisoners; roIo or our party were Intoxicated except
Mathews.
James Fitzpatrick being duly sworn, deposcd fol-
iowsI reside at the corner o. Spring and Crosby Streets
have occupation; about ten O'Clock on the evening OF
February g. in company with Horny ID. Felter, left the
city for Pennoyers; after remaining there short time,
went 10 the ST. Nicholas Hotel, near Manhattanviie,
where stayed about an hour aud then returned TO
pcanoyers again while in tho parlor at Penncyers Pat
Mathews came in and addressing Mr. Feer sai ''therc
are two girls here, will you take cue Of them
the city in your sleigh. and win take be o.hcr in
mine' Feter spoke 70 r about IT, and sad had 10
objection then started for the city Mr.. rsiter, Kate
Smith and myself beng in Mr. Feter's leigh. and
Mathews and Alice Ora, being in Mathew s.eish %ier
had reached Fifty second stree. or that ic ~ The
sleigh took side and Kate smith fell out ;r liter
stopped his horse and drove hock fast he could TO
whore she was, and turn ng round mis- sleigh requested
her get in again; three standing by talking
Kate at tho time; she these men had insued her,
Fecr said "Get into the sleigh she then got in at this
time the three seized the rein the LEFT side Of the
horse recognise John Reynolds and Whison as two of
them Fslter said 'Let go of my horse several times;
but they Still kept hold and Felter struck them the
bead with his whip; Feter then got out Of tho Sleigh
when he was Immediately attacked by Whtson but Nj
Fcltcr got the better of him and held him down on tho
ground holding the horse, having let the sleigh:
this time Reynolds, Pat Matthews and Alice Gray
sculng the sidewalk; saw Reynolds strike Matthews
knife n hand and cried
Pat he has got knse' about this timo Pat cried out,
81 am stabbed, am killed." just thcn the oficsrs
run across the street; l went across tho street
with officer, when ! saw Reynolds como out
OF an alley way; tho officer asked me il could identify
tho man. and said yes officer placed Mathews in
sleigh and took him 10 the station house; We were all
sober with the exception OF Mathews Miss Smith fell out
10 consequences Of the slogh striking hump Of snow
going very fast al the time, having passed every
thing the road;I was about fifteen or twenty feet
from Mathews when he stabbed Mr.. Fe!ter had per-
control Of his horsc ard when Mss Smith got in
after falling the sleigh the horse standing per-
fecty still did not strike or kick any ono that night
neither did any strike me; threatened 10 strike
vh.tson With the butt end Of the whip. but Mr. Feter
"ao, and Isad call right hsn IN identity the cloth
ing shown that worn by Mathews; would not
To able &c identify the knife saw in Reynolds hand;
DO act lpow what object these had in attacking Us
hon Teyro,ds out Of the aeyway be was perfectly
Lc .Ia 10 IL o. .empt 10 Escape.
~ Roo !. house SUI gron ,f the New Yo<; HOSPITAL,
testified the J DEATH which tool: pIee eight AID
Ean da af;cr " atints admission 10 tnc inst :u
don dsath .Gsvd ~ iiranna lon Of tire inne AMI
IL
three knives shown the witsss css.t hrve f,,i,i
tho wounds :, the matter Of the knives
,re speculation however, anu tne docter es souis-
what ayerse in giving any opinion IL relation 10 the
subject.
pos ed that he heard cries o. .mnrcrn aud watch
the morning Of tho 9th ns AMI on reaching the
&C Broadway and street lac found that there
was disturbance going on, and that several sleighs
were stopped as he up TO the crowd he man
the street; found that Mr. Feter had bold Of
l. int n TINA OH
Clark arrived, and took hold OF Winston a'se;
the girls said that tho man who stabbed deceased
the street, sent officer Clark after him with
'nsirucons get him he could; then put
Mathews in the sleigh and took to tho station house
Robert Clark, attached TO the Twenty second precinct
police. testified 10 the arrest Of Reynolds, and find
ing him in the mouth Of the alley way, nearly oppo-
site ,ho spot where the sabbng occurred Reynolds
said nothing except "What TIE matter, when he
was arrested; he denied having stabbed Mathews and
said lie had just come out TO see what the
nuss was about when he was arrested Reynolds
had no hat on when no arrested he was dressed in
light clothes there some blood his coat and shirt
s.eove could not tell whether tie blood fresh
Officer Goo f. Bord testified the arrest Of Sicily and
conveying him TO the station hyrse charge OF being
implicated the stabbing OF Mathews. The prisoner
was bleeding cut In the hsad aud upper lip; the
prisoner in bed when no arrested; the way
to the house he asked the witness where Reynolds
was; witness told him lie would soon see him; tho
prisoner seemed 10 be intoxicated, but Whitson
aud Reynolds appeared to be sober Reynolds keops u
drinking saloon place has rather hard reputa
tion ii resort fer fighting mon and persons OF low
character: never heard any thing against Reynolds.
Officer iIenry Murl ay deposcd that he conveyed the
boiy Of deceased TO the New York Hospital.
sergeant O'Connor deposed to linking knife In Rcy.
noids pocket the knife had marks OF blood upon it and
locked as Il IL had been wished; searched whtson,
and found iufe his person also (nives identifed)
the large dirk knife shown me was found Mathews
person.
Jas. Cook, ba-kccper for the prisoner Reynolds,
testified that his employer, Whitson and Skel-
ly had boen drinking several times that evening,
but they not intoxicated; ihoy went out Of
the bar at thrce o'clock, and he then shut up the
bar; knew nothing Of the ah'fay.
Robert W. Pennoycr deposed that Mathews Fe.or and
Fitzpatrick his place the night Of the 5th
present when Mathews asked Mr. Fel'er TO take Miss
Smith with him TO tho city, they all sober with the
exception Of Mathews, and ho was very much intoxica
ted
Policeman Fcro re-caled-I took Reynolds clothes or
saw marks OF blood the coat sleeve and the wrist
band Of his shirt handkerchief which found In tn,
pr s oner 5 rocket was also stained with blood
Coroner Ranney here stated that he wouli read the
ante mort examination of tho deceased, which
taken before him soon after tho stabbing. The dying
naft tfr then as