The New York herald., 1864-12-05
ANOTHER MURDER IN A CELL.

AhUIhkh MURDER IN Ctll.
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Spanish Negress IN . Cell sf the sixth
Precinct Station House.
On Saturday evening three coored women, named Mar
garet Peters, Sarah Williams aad Elizabeth savosos,
were arrested BY the SK,h precinct police charged With
being drunk and ds orderly, and locked up 10 eel at the
statin house with Mary Bean Irish woman who had
been found lying drunk grating OF premises No. ID
Mulberry street by officer Cronlu. The prisoners ro
mained apparently quiet TIL O'Clock yesterday
morning, when the coiorei woman savokoe, esinced
disposition to quarrel with her white oompanion After
using abusive and insulting language the woman
Lean, who very quiet, savokoe sezsd her violsay
by neck and threw her with great against
side OF the cell. The helpless pleaded for mercy
aud asked to be ct alone. she again caught By
her assaiiant and hurled TO the Goor. While PROSTATE
and unable to defend herself, Savokoe brutany jumped
upon her face with both feet and Afterwards
peated the violence nlctiug injuries which caused
AT the time the uaction OF the fatal violence the
other colored women were threatened they nteriersd
or gave an alarm, aud the noise made BY the drunken
prisoners cells great nothing distinct
could DO heard at the captains desk On beng ques.
cred savokoe expressed at what she mad doas,
ana said the other coored women were as guilty s nor
Coroner Naumsnn yesterday held inquest the
body at tho station house. below will be found the
Margaret petus being sworn, ssys-I reside at No. 10
Baxter street. was arrested and brought mere last even
Ing, with Sarah Williams and tho prisoner; we were all
placed CELL about half afterwards de-
ID put Ia the coll with tho prisoner asked
me deceased was white or black; told her white; she
pulled deceased of the beuch which she sitting
and sat there herself; decc sed said something to the
prisoner, when The latter took hold OF her hed pulled
her back on the no and stamped on her breast with
her feet she continued 10 her Tor me i've or
ten minutes and went away, thon commenced at her
again attempted 10 call the dcorman when snc struck
ne aud Knocked me against the do0r che said didn't
shut up she would serve me The same way the doorman
along soon afterwards; called out to him that
believed The deceased dead he opened the door and
came 10 and examined her, before no came iet OF dc.
ceased that cold said to prisoner,
Lizzie, be,eve she IS dead she replied, Damn il,
let her die the bitch /"
sarah E wuams, residing at No. 10 Mulberry street,
being sworE, says II arrested last night betweea
eight aud n,ne ococs, the preceding witness and the
prisoner were all i,cked IN a cell together was lying
down the when deceased put in the coll;
ehe sat duwn by and commenced ,aking TO mo, tue
'sos' saa 70 ner wnat M Inc he are y'u , askg s 20
the back part oi tho neck and threw her against the
wa; deceased then sat down by the door; she said,
''Doa't KIN mol am a poor oriunate woman pris.
oner replied IL do1t caro- damu What you are," and
on that she took bold OF deceased, threw her down and
jumped her lace wtn botn her eet she then left her
te while. returned and jumped her face second
time I'll her feet were covered with bood she then
took ber clothes Off and said she would look Tor her
money, sne after~a.ds TOOK her shawl aud wound it
Il around but when she discovered that the woman
dead she pot II back; We had all been drinking
sorne, but The pr rsoner Was tho most intoxicated.
John Jourdan. being sworn saysI am captain OF the
Station Al ABOUT 0alt past eleven O'CLOCK,
ordered policemen Shehan and Cadde 10 bring in the
three present. the two together quarrelpR
in Park street. Mission place; the prisoner was
standing In Baxter street, near Park talking to white
Afterwards came 70 where and told hcr
60 about her business when the officers took away
the TWO women the prisoner followed them Afterwards
the prisoner 10 the cell with the she called
aud said she had done nothing, and asked why she
locked up; A that time there such noise In the
prison that could hardly hear ones voice; told
the doorman 70 put the quiet prisoners together Tar -
he could, and put dis isardery n cells by them
selves this morning. AZ elk O'clock heard that deceased
Dead asked The prisoner how she took her lie; she
told that policeman had hit her with club; asked
another how took place. she said tho prisoner
had Knocked the deceased with her nst aud kicked
her 10 the head Eve or ten minutes and had struck ner
the other corroboraed her statemsnt II Is the
duty take the prisoners from the fr ns
Office and lock them up policeman can only enter inS
prison to assist the doormRn; between twelve ana I'VE
O'Clock he took back eleven Irsoners.
Wooster Beach, Jr. Il. D. testined that ne had maze
examination OF the body OF deceased aoa
found marks 0f injury 70 The bead there were
deep tho face and scalp the njrin pre-
indications Of having been caused by blows wsA
. shoe opening into the crauai cavity rupture OF
blood found have taken place; the Aomorr-
hage from and consequent compression Of tte brain
was the immediate cause OF death.
The then submitted TO the jury VIII renderOd
follow ing verdict That Mary Bean thu deceased
death by injuries to the head by cxs At the
hands OF Elizabeth Savokoe at the SIKH precnct aoa
house, the 4th day OF December. 1884"
The deceased sixty two years OF age but her resi-
dence, if she had one, did not appear.
Coroner Naumann committed the prisoner the Iomoe
10 her trial. she Is twenty-five years OF age, was
born Havana, and lived corner OF Leonard and Baxter
streets.
relation to the charge preferred against her she had
nothing 70 say.
Inc principal witnesses were 70 the Huase Of Do
teutiou.