The New York herald., 1863-09-28
The kASshU Street TaacEnY.


tho Ar.ir-Inssr.stias ncsslupu,eat.-
Sppcarasrc oT the Prisonts~- verdict o.
TO yory-Stson Co,n,.ita.a a. the
Tombs 90 Awats the Action ~, .ne 0rand
jury, Sc.
rha irvrslieatn into tho circumstance. Attending the
shooting Of wm.N. Brown, the propreias ~ ne Powsr
Mug, drtrkrg saocn In Nassau suee, oa"ositr the
rk, was bc'd yesterday at tho rsan'y lth nrecl'ct
sias house, In tho basement Il the city Hall rha rris
onsr who was attended ~ number of friends appeared
s"mewh.t detected, bat his domeanor I'm nd sci
Csfesed ihroYsho tho entire length cf tho nqnlry
ami made quite favorable mprcsr,on upon The minds
Of tho spectators roroner kanmsan oiia, the
cason, assisted BY DR.. rhos. r Robinson Who "a. aa
sye~itness Of tho whole urrencc efficient
service 20 the Coroner the Jury Ia oc all The
facts connccci with Tho melancholy alr IN, inquest
was conducted in the presenco II forty nfty
spectators, many of whom noted ,oliticans lnd
took than ordinary interest IN of tho
yestigstion.
John CHORD. being duly sworn, depcsei folicua-
rosde al Iii Icn.h am not related 10 the d.
ceased but his partner about Yesterday
afternoon Mr. rowp The dscsased was leaving for his
hotel a. Bayrde. 0rE Island hs had little ash basket
on HE arm, which hid pat up for him; stood AZ the
end Of tho cono,er u tho Pewter Mag 192 SasAn street
whom ho said ~ have got coach 20 FOR vro taf
che may 80 down % Ioug Island with kats' fhi- w,.)
he raid goodhy. and won, straight ont of the door
saw Mr. iirown and the prison taking together the
Noop isieppod fpr~ara 20 nr Nro~n and said "pn
and deceased were talking ey.i,edly Mr.. brown told
10 20 In and attend TO roy bn ness 4 20, The door
heard tho report of pistol and, turning sroni Mr.
brown near tue paper s,ad hoar thu odse pf The slde
Walk; saw tho prisoner with pistol in nts hand, nc
said comc on. have got moro u them he ,hsn o,el
tho second shot then made grab al him and eal.
The pstol, whom 4 wont 10 tho ihTd time c,rght the
prisoner tho ahh my eu hsni; ! then
caught tho cnd ~ tbo rlato Win my riaht hani and
wrench n IL fTaIu ~. /. dung
J ead, "What are you iong jim "Iei 70 u n,h
nfo tho hands of an ofesr, and be- taken ~ tse
twenty sixth precinct station house. the ps;,i ~
70 .aItain Horne tho pistol here shown y iho oue
took n m tba prisoner tie lat words head Nj oSa
say % tic prisoner acre, ir bit th he onei,t
an sorry aad bss Your pa.donm did not hear what hs
prisoner Nn'f d. not know that tho prisoner atd de-
ceased we're a,qnahica, have hoown the priouar for
-four or ave weoks be his been lnmy pace often nsYer
kDc. him ~ be qiarfels0nle he IN rav prs
scnce dd not nstIoe that Other tccessd prsoncr
were htiychci lcirl Nr, Brown say Ny G,si
eanno, stand ,as shy ass before the pistol nrei
~ rstprned from 'he Gay Iia saw Mr Brown lying
- lac counter, ia ma 10 nes. HIM they gli ne
doad rctun 70 the ey iali. aai tho prisoner asted
ha dead, and fsaii Yea be ia dead q he mad
some roply, but a. not remember what be aaii
JoserE " erlsAny being cs7tni do,.2H and said =
re % We coraer o Feed avenao snl hlubtdse street
Hfonlyn; I stopne1 IN lh9 Pewter Mug yesterday
ew minutes before four o~'sCs mi askaa Mr. +. arri
ieceased was ~ tom. be nlycs. hc viii be hcra direct
v's going 81, "a tia gr ack tram ha sad No. he
gJns long Tsy ~ iosn va tssn took drink together
.il DC btdt me gf1Jby tstNf ne Wrull Hft uir ~
Monday 10 tgot sua Oa, set from bebnd tho eoartef
and started fur thG dNlr said n think VI .n#
oeut - tho door ard ssw tho de0easod aud trea,er
sian1Dg c,1. together tho prisoner a thu slaTs ~ the
Sgpy riss olcs deceased n.ool on tho rsyemen, near
him, gf.r eoe,o ite alteration between prisoner ah
iccresei r Gnogi ogt and went 40 b. Mr. Brovu
aud isi hls band IN his arm le VI o persGsds HIN
~ aSay Nlr psGwn pushed uifosi aside AMI told him
10 20 aud attend - his bnslaesf; ! cC not gogltGi
bor the TIA, rassai between seccss.d and hO
prisoner Nr uros appeared 10 ny % excuse somst6rg
lad rfre .gn An.
explanation apology, the pris ner kept on alAus.
until hnaly III remarks cunlna;si ln sonsih'nS At
which Mr. Brown be ane very mnsh sxc,ted, then hr.
Brown threw out nls arms ihero sera several lsfaof
nsss & ssos, 'ns ss se's,ss s,a sy ss ~ s s
instant hard the report og pi'i bnt AZ n"t wee hc
prisoner fire three shots were 9sed rapi
With pistol In h,s hand deceased was retrsa.inr
nrisen~r halancrg hrnsef, with the p$ies his
that he had bn, one leg Hr. Rrown rctrea,eI Z, The
lower epd q the n1ws ftand ihsn the rrsoper Ia.
was sboi, saying tome dcoeasfd then gent towsrs
the house ~ha bis usual gait, nLi when about 6slf
way - the h..se f,agsersi pu. ny ARA unaa
BIN ani sofssr caught hIm on ise aher 80.
.sessscd sank down and Dragged hin M
the en,ranc, of ihs Sunday 9ha1 o,ioe ssa
- him; hs male aasssv NC tLso opened hs tbiri.
norcei wound on his l.fi brasst; remarked th,i 4
thought The wound = onc. when hesile
NO said "No be v AZ gooi a. ton dead n,.n nov
thres Q! then carried him 'no thc Pewter Mug sEi
fnnes 20 not know Tho ofig of the dl,eGliy be
tween dsc"ate aud prisoner ns tbs words ahb psAfd
between thga "a not zee decessed strike 10 risonrf
Ro6ers r. u 4, North Goprs street bsns ssors,
Seposei a. ion1vsibo4t for oc.oss ssrday .i,er
noon rass.d dozn Nassau street, ~aere tbS h,s
20 occurred when Sass dsiurhsnee 10 trout q The
Pewter uAs sas Mr. Brown snd The ps.sorsr IN en-.
hnid q ~ Brown and sso niln =, &, ~ no hols~ br.
trown SAID 10 h.m "yoa MUD Jysr bIsiaes AIa v II
nj mine hr. oxford then retained "a, ,bs bsrrootn
nr pfown then tfnsi directly " We prlsaer ard ss a.
ln Now you 20 away from here Or v n1.sc yor co.
tus prisoner replied, - d7sn Ike yvg eoais po' dfivs
rs.ed ai Il, %4na .aass X. rrsosr .ad saS4si la.
down he sir.os him w O, aho"t tha faes Snea tho
pflsoner leh III. Hrows made move towards hsa.
wien some ons al. saort tip Hr. Rro.s ihls
man id thnf hoy sboalfoartr~a years o. sEs, with
rsce of bos-,i N Bls hard ,trsk ~ the nsa ~tu
lsrlpief stop ~. Rrosa aecsA.si tson al sApcrl
towards the prso1S again by that time ~ lgslavs
hsi partially ,.sed Am1si Iron ,he .als 81 - b.
prlsgreE sL1if tpd~e sboa' the n.Slie n tho TO-
yaE ne hsd ha hsds CO. bit wsleiL-r he rsan,oi 10
st,se him again dont know BY thai tire tho rTsopsr
"a nearly erect hs lhen n,,d . r.i directly "a w
Br0sns b0sois he a-i he crowd s,.i,erea TgAt
Brovn hsn lying 10 tho dcsr~v u '- ynstrg Is,>i
odoe s1ldicf so'i o. NJ. iroens hssi, sDs a.otvr
ia.s gpeosi hs clothes sra 80 ths Eyssf = 10
nd "a for ioc,grs I,nk bod ~ bs e~s snf 18th
sis1cs csr.t ha into -. p'are sss I'D asa 20 ,hs
ssos cylllu ifeiasTsd There !. No 80 81 sQctof -
dead tisoa wss, towards the ssw sta tle
prso,sr andEs vsgs ,hs o1y 'hisg is.ra AZ prsoh
then prcces.sa a.vn snf rslniLs - nstr
ins prggner Dsere Va isy sL0sitdse. shsa TIE
u.eturr vas 1fsfss.d "a b.rf -4iA A. Tie ttlas
flsfmsn Gshsts being swim, dsTosed an ~ne - -
side ~ No barter sbOst folrrsn vesrs -
sse. ab4t fe9i n'cArk yestefssy 'rrnssn w. @i tho
Atsf ssart cppav'ts tha pewbt .ag ~ nf0~s nssa
1ss 1d cosuins ca xhrn - sness.f ~ asi ~
visonor So Nssi = he eAr's~s, al panss
sas fasko' n retained 10 tre hpss ~
salI 10 the psisansr. "fep ,nuvt svrute ~, 80
- rnren . a. ~ ,ss rsnes, thls cal1i
asasas~s smssrs ~ 49, S-rsassi 70 ssro svav
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syUa hAa better 500 pr-oe~f -ss setf a"i sAsa
t.ief a. = oAfsr ssul sngs shch NJ. Urt~n "a ssf
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tsar stF1s nr ngssA tbe slih b. sse9, aEd
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sst .het fr~f S~c>.ssS rrtf~assR tsw sFsfy
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ase4frss. ths Trrruner Ass vrlfsed f2ss tfcrs NJ
ir.uf sirHss htfs.
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