The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-07-01
THE NASSAU, STREET HOMICIDE.


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| COroner's Imvosttg atI0n-Verdiot OF thu
Jury.
Coroner Naumann commenced an Investigation yester
day at he Second precinct station into the circumstan es
attending the death Of John r. Lowell, who was found
dead in water closet at No. 80 Nassau stroet on Mon
day evening under circumstances which lead 10 the DO
lief that he fouy dealt with. From the evidences
ELECTED before the Coroner appeared that deceased
bookkeeper In the employ Of Messrs. Adams Grenus
glass at the above number aud employed In
taking account OF stock whom quarrel between
him and named Thomas H. Henshaw, who was q
friend OF Mr.. Adams. Loud words heard TO
emanate from the room, and nonshaw heard 70
say az do not allow any 70 strike me-"
Soon afterwards deceased was observed 70 60
up stairs the direction OF the closet whore he
was found dead 10 about hour afterwards by the an
tor OF the building when deceased secn going up
stairs he bleeding from the mouth, sd appeared to
bs quite wsk and hardly able to get along Subsequently,
when the police called In and Mr.. Henshaw
taken custody no confessed that he hid beaten dc
ceased but justified himself by saying that Lowell called
him sneak and assaulted him FIRST. Austin A. Briggs
snd Mr.. Adams. who present during tho difficulty
and arrested accessories also admitted that Hen
shaw assaulted deceased but said that lowell struck Hen
shaw nrst and called him The following is alb
sract Of tho proceedings IS they transped on the in
quest sss&t 94,..I
Theophiius Taylor, bong duly sworn, deposed as
follows IL am q policeman attached 10 tho Second
precinct; about eight O'Clock Monday evening
l was Informed that murder had been commit
ted at No. 80 Nassau street; went there imme-
diatey; 90 going up stairs 7 saw tho body Of de-
ceased inquired about deceased and told that he
was in the employ Of Mr.. Adams; went TO Mr. Adams
room and arrested him and Mr.. Heashaw: they
both excited Henshaw told mo that ne struck deceased
ewtee ana kDOcko0 MIN down good deal blood
and broken glass on the bench aud paper asked
Henshaw why he knocked deceased down. when he re.
phod that deceased called him sneak, aud nc would do
1t again TO him or any other mans asked them II there
we're any witnesses IN tho at tho time and hey said
Mr.. Briggs was thore; asked whore Mr. briggs was,
when they said they did not know: soon afterwards
Mr.. Briggs came In and said be had sent the
boy away / then Inquired who this boy was.
when they said he was the apprentice asked Mr..
Adams II he knew where the boy lived when he reped
saor rns ,ncn s'on sgas ~
asked him why he came there, words to that effect
one Of the sthor officers took the boy 10 tue s,at
hoipe; ored woman told that Mr.. Adams ask cd
her husba he know the man IN the water csset md
that he we up there and recognized the body she also
said that child had seen Mr. Lowell bleeding wh u, he
was going stairs. and that tho prisoner (f,pshaw)
asked her sew button on his shirt bosom lac said
ckng tha woman also told me that Mr.. Adams asked
her for tho ~ 70 lock the scute to keep the boy
roof; also that she did not give him the keys. but Mr.
Adams fastened it with piece Of wood
Julia Holmes, being duly sworn deposed that sho knew
deceased by sight for several years, lim in Mr..
BuahS ToDtn, aOouL eiEnt O'CLOCK on MONDAY evening
her husband asked for light TO go to the closet
saying there tnero; handed the light TO her
husband they then went TO the closet and saw
Mr.. Adams and Mr. Qunhy coming out witness' hus
band then went for policeman Mr.. Ad ms said
dered who deceased was; witness said 1t was Mr. Lowell
Mr. Henshaw said he would go Tor the police. soon after
the discovery Heashaw asked the witness to- but
ton 90 bis Shirt aud said he had given down stairs
good licking
Eliza Holmes to seeing the deceased bleed
ing saw him gong up stairs and then sawh enter the
water clsset be bleeding from tho face and was
" hant No TIM told
her mother what she had subsequently that
= was found dead IN the ci set.
Oliver A. Holmes, OF No so Nassau street, testified tht
about eight O'Clock r. NJ Mr. Adams called him into his
room, and whe there Mr. Henshi told him that he had
given man good licking; he also soid that he had
struck him twice after this upistsSFs my
room Mr.. Adams caTre and sald, thci a
the closet asked him who it was hen he said
II was dark and no could not tell yxtAess IN and
man lying tho floor did not recognise him at
irst hut Subsequently, when the light brought idea
tilted him as Mr. Lowell; then weat for the poll o
Dr. Christopher welte deposed that he made poi
tenn examination OF tho body In connection with r a
Robnson marks Of violence wero found about the head
and face the lips were cut and lacoratd aD1 the head
was covered With blood upon opening the skull
large co OF bleed found upon the g henishere
Of the brain Of the meninge arteries rup
tured and THIS, IN the opinion or the witness, The
cause Of death.
The then submitted u tho Jury, who after
due deliberatcD. rendered verdict OF "aeath by 10
juries at tho hands OF Thomas Ambroee Henshaw and
tho jury further beove that hts aoath premedtated
by the said Henshaw. They also OF opinion thai 10
sab Adams and Austin abbott Briggs accessories
after the fact' II W
mann decided 10 hold Hepshaw to ball in the sum Of
IS 900. Aesrs Adsmsanf Briggs also required TO
give bonds IN the o$50o each await the action
tho Grand jury.
deceased forty three years OF ago. was native
Of England, and resided in Brooklyn Ho leaves o wife
and family TO lament his unssmely end.