New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-05

SHOCKING MURDER IN THE SIXTH PRECINCT
lSrsroS.UorsE-A WHITE woMAy BEATEN To DEATH
b Colonel PRisoSEh--I.a,e on Saturday night al
Irish woman named Mary Bean. aged g. years, was ar
rested By the srih Precinct Police and committed TO
one Of the cells In the statonhouse In this cell were
Elizabeth sayokoe Margaret Peters. and Sarah J..
Williams, all colorcd. who bad been committed for
being drank and fighting in Mission place one Of the
low purliens in the neighborhood u the Five Points
Some time amer the entrance OF Mrs. Bean. she sat
down on Ebench beside the prisoner Williams and
commenced talking with her. While 70 engaged.
Elizabeth savokoe asked whether the new conner was
white or black. .
OATH what business she had to talk with colored peo
pie and catching her by the neck threw her orciby
against the door Of the cell The aged prisoner re-
auested her let her alone adding that she poor
old woman broken down with trouble. She replied
it'll oaths ard impecatons that she did not care for
that and seung hrr tIew her down. and stamped and
Jumped her heed and body. UNTIL according TO tie
Testimony Of the two remaining prisoners her shoes
were covered with blood. AT the expiration Of i've
minutes she desisted from her murderous work. A
few after she again Jumped upon and beat the
unfortunate woman as before. The prisoner Peters
then attempted To call The dooraan. but WAS seized by
the murderess thrown violently against the door and
told that IL she made any noise she would be served In
the way.
Tie mn,dcress thea took the shawl Of the victim and
wrapped IL around her shoulders at the sane time
searching her clothes 10 see IL she hld TN
being told that the woman was dead, she replied that
she did not hut replaced The shawl The doornan
then along. and was told what had happened; He
kan incd the deceased saw thnt she was quite decd
and secured the perpctrator OF the decd
Yesterday Coroner Nuumsnn held nm Inquest on the
body and the above ~ dcnce was elected. Dr. Woos
ter Beach made post mortem examination ana ionnd
that the face head and breast o deceased were terribly
mulilated. In his opinion. death was caused by com
preston Of the b?ain The rcsu! Of tho rupture oil
blood. vessel in the head
in ha
facts and the prisoner committed by the coroner
80 ait her trial She IL native ~ Havana, agcd =!
years and resided at the corner Of Leonard and BsH
rcfsfs. On being questioned IN regard TO the matter
shc replied that she hnd nothing 10 say. Previously
however she had confessed having committed the act
Capt Jouidan and stated that she was sorry for IT,
The residence of tho deceased Is not knowE. Al the
time o her arrest SIZE found living intoxicated Oh
| the grating in ifont Of No. Is MGlb'ry,si.
The two prisoners who witnessed the ossant were
committed to tic House Of Detention. Sergeant Ken
ledy who IN charge Of tho station house az the
time stated that after the arrival Of the coored prison.
ers they were very nci and 1e d not know ANYTHING
what had occurred Capt. Jourdan also testified that
the number prisoners brought into the Station house
that light unusually large. and that he directed tie
noisy ones b, he Kept scpsiate from those who were
more quiet and orderly
CniMrs.-Charlcs Boyle, On Saturday nigh
entered the apartment OF I'd prd McGrath. No. pa
West lThirty and Nruek him on tho head
With a slang shot, knocking him down and afterward
kicked and beat lin. lie was arrested and committed
for trial by Justice Dodge.
Mr. David McMastr. residing at No. 2!s West
Thirty second st.. while endeMorng to reach the box
Office OF the Cooper Institute Saturday night had his
poke. picked BIZ John Jones OF wallet containing
bank Liils and checks 10 tho amount IL s3i4. The
wallet was passed by the thief to confcde ate named
John Brown aud be. the theft being discovered,
threw IL into the si Get, where IL recovered nnu
nurned 10 the owner. Jones aud Brown were Doth
tnd a, the time by the htafaniers but before an