The New York herald., 1864-11-08
DELIBERATE MuRDER OF A POLICE OFFICER

oncr-Escape OF the PerpctE y ater-CorO-
nsr's investigation, So.
tragic affair, resulting In the death OF ohcer Joseph
Nuiet Of the Twenty ninth precinct place
Of premises 20 West Twenty ninth street, sooa after
three O'Clock yesterday morning II appears that al
about three O'Clock In the morning two attempted
TO gain admssion-4o the house OF Jenny Meadows.
No. IT West Twenty fourth street. but failing In
their designs, Of them forced open a window and
jumped into the from. parlor. The cry OF sswatch"
brought officer Nulet the spot, and he succeeded In
arrestng Of the men, and started for the station
with him. IL passing through Twenty street
the prisoner sovpsd and instantly drawing revolver
fred 1t the officer the ball entering his face near the loft
eye and, passing inwards, lodged in the brain. The
wounded officer instantly fell to the pavement 10
. state OF insensbility, where he was soon after
wards found by officer Rankin Of the same precinct
discharging the pistol tho murderer fed pursued
by officer Rsukin but he out Of sight, and made
his escape The wounded officer removed to the sta
ton house, and there attended by Doctors Elliott and
Peters and Police Surgeon Ranney Medical aid howover
OF avail as death ensued soon afterwards Tho
police hon went TO the house OF Mrs. Meadows and ar
rested her three other whom they
found IN the place. and took them to the police station 70
await the action OF the Coroner.
Coroner kanney, being notified OF the murder empau
nelled i6ry and proceeded TO examine witnesses Tho
following testimony was elicited-
Josephine hnston, being duly sworn says-l am en-
prostitution No II West Twenty fourth street; hayo
only been tbore week between two and three O'Clock
tne morning the bell rung Violently ana tor some
time was the first floor, front room got up and
opened the bl and at the door; one was
abon five eet four inches In heght aod the other STOOD
five feet eight or teu inches, the short one had on
light colored pants, dark vest, back frock coat ana
SILK hat; The other essed in dark ciothes he had
silk nat also the shortest seemed to be quite drunk,
much more so than the other and II was the short enc
who made the 9 Tort TO ges ia asked them what they
wanted aud they said they wanted 90 get In told them
1t after hours the house closed the short
one asked for Miss Jenny said she had gone e. sleep;
he contlaued to pull the bell fourth
hour; after the bell stopped said TO Miss Jenny,
lhe loafers have away" laid down. and bad just
got into doze when was startled by the rafting OF the
windows: then heard working at the blinds; IN
about minute the blind flew open, and the window
opened up stars and hallooed "Murder" out OF
the watch here" came down stairs and Miss Jenny
msn: after that all went to bed; about quarter
OF an hour later the bell rang again, aud ocked out
ana and, asked @ who was there. and they said officers
it was Joe, meaning deceased "let them in did 30,
and then learned that deceased had been shot; the
ales Of the two men did not say anything to me- and
think the little that getting the win
dow. they were both strangers to mo
Jenny Meadows, being duly sworn, saysl live at No.
II West Twenty fourth street, Keep bed house at that
place. at three O'Clock this morning came my
servant, Josephine Johnson coiOrod woman, opened
the window and told them they could come
the window III English basement house). burst
open and jumped in; was sleeping in the back room;
jumped and az did Josephine, the
up stars and followed her and told her hooo she did
so called 'sWatch," &C. the man then came into the
ball way but soon went back out Of the house IN
way he came just then the deceased Joseph Nulet,
says "1he police are here don't make such noise;'
then went to the window and deceased and three
other men; deceased was coaxing them to 20
along with him; never the who
broke into the house before to my knowledge
he about tive feet four inches height dressed
dark clothes, high black hat did not his face the
other man had light pants dark coat and hat: Peter
Kehoe, present. recognise other Of the three
men, Peter kehoe has often been in my house, stood
the window until deceased started with the the
house, them till shey arrived at the sixth
in about ha an hour some other ocers
with Kehoe, and told me deceased had been shot
Peter Kenoe beng duly swo ssve live n at iil
Avenue Railroad and have known deceased about three
or TOUR months; this morning, about two O'Clock, fell
avenues, when deceased awoKe me; walked UP to the
corner Of Sixth with him. and while talk
ing woman from II cried out sWatch - deceased went
back to the house and followed him up there two
men bursting in the shutters deceased had hold
he would take him in the man made some impudent
reply, and then the officer arrested him, and the
ninth street and between Broadway and Sixth ave
nue, and they went on; when ! turned to
n os and
and Fifth avenue the man that the officer arresnR
ran past me witha pistol in his hand he had gone
more than three feet past me when baooed watch"
was afraid to take hold Of him for fear he woald
me- an officer came in about four or i've minutes and
went down TO Sixth avenue with him then returned
TO look after deceased who thought had been shot
the when got to about the middle the block
between Broadway and fifth avenue found deceased
had been shot, and there then abost four policemen
around him assisted In bringing deceased the station
house, went with the officers 77 West y.fourh
street, they arrested woman that kept IL il is
house OF prosttution do not know the woman that
there in month did not know either OF the men Who
| first created The disturbance, but ! SAW the
| Who shot deceased; ! think could recognize him;
sicp, yesterday until two ocock r. ~ went up
sixth avenue u the corner of Twenty fifth stroct met
Mr.. Head and then went to the Eighth street
and Stxt had of DO hosA
mcnt; then we up twenty sixth street and sixth
| avenue when left ycad th,u down seventh
avenue and arrived home; 10 the evening went aud
went to Forty third street aud sixth avenue and stayed
there uIl about eleven O'clock and Mile.
mans Twenty sixth street and seventh and had
some lager ber when started for home; but going
home went TO the stable, where the police found me
black coat ana pants, high silk hat was about twenty.
three DID, with smooth facc, but do not kEow the
color Of his hair; he talked like an IrIshman the de-
ceasod struck the above described before they lett
Twenty fourth street. when he took hold Of The off,
Ger, and once when he put his hand behind him 70
aks someihing from his pocket tho second man had on
light pants, kossu,h hat and gray coat long whis
kers .nd mu.tache; don't know what became Of the
second man. the first one was the one who ran BY
Mortimer Rankin. being sworn, ssys--r am police
man, attached 70 the Twenty ninth precinct about
quarter past three O'Clock morning was standing
the corner OF Twenty ninth street and Fifth avenue
street. about hundred feet east Of Broadway they
were taking al at once they stopped, aud heard the
was dark and could not him: gave the alarm rap
and ran IN that direction until deceased no
was lying down, with his bead resting against the euce
raised him up and spoke him. but he did not
the blood was running from his head then started to-
wards Broadway at the corner found kehoe who ssid
. man had Just run like lightning by down Sixth ay
enne, having his pistol raised in his hand far ~
Sixth avenue but could neither hear learn which
way he wcnt and returned TO Kehos who stood where
first found him; brought him 70 dc.
ceased, and thence, with other officers. We
took him and decoaeed 10 the station
house; In company with ciRht officers and Kchos
back 7T West twenty street. arrested
Mrs Meadows and three others, whom found the
house returned with Kehoe and he told me he thought
he should know the man who passed him the
OF Broadway and Twenty ninth street: be said be was
dressed In dark clothes, with dark high hat.
Catharnc Brown, being sworn, saysT live a rs West
Twenty fourth street. keep bed house. about half past
two o'clock this morning man came, stranger me,
and lea lady a my house, who also stranger; In
tenor fifteen minutes afterwards two other
and knocked my door; went 70 the window and
two the steps; asked them what they wanted;