New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-04
AFFRAY BETWEEN WORKNBN.
Fatal Result Of . Bar.Fesm Row-Cers-
ner's Inquest and Disehnrge Of She
Pvssoner.

About III O'Clock on Saturday night, Charles
Asbenfeldt and Edward Kelly fellow workmen, guar
relied in the saloon of Thomas Higgins at the corner oil
Thirty secondst and First ave. and the former struck
Key in the face The latter returned the blow, knock
inc his opponent backward. As he fel he struck his
head against of the bar rendering him lnseDs-
BILE ard causing death in short time. The body WIS
renewed 10 the Twenty-t first Precinct Station.house
and Kelly was soon after arrested by Officers RockWci
and Rusher of the above Precinct Last evening Coro
ner Goer held inquest on the body, ana the follow
ing fest rnony excited:
Tho Highs resding at No 5t5 Fi,tave. being sworn
says-I keep liquor store at the above place at about I'VE
or four oh er sitting in my when the deceased
came in AMI called all hands for drink; the prisoner re-
s tst that was the last day he intended work at
Ksy sbcp that none bat cabs worked there; deceased
who also worked in the shop said that not true and some
,yord PASSED between them in, and
IA NOT rotica The two for little while; my attention was
again attracted them by seeing them scuiins togetheL
sn together deceased striking the lower Of the
bar with the back Of his head when they iel, they
ated from each other the prisoner got up after that aud
sons in the carried him out OF the sidewalk be was
terward removed by the polce after deceased iei ne au
perfectly motone.s the prisoner and deceased were an NY
place evening and seemed to be on good terms oon
were slightly intoxicated at the time deceased was nlufed
both tyer. quiet and peaceAhle as far a. ! knew.
Patrick Welsh Of No. $40 East Thirty st, testified
Il was in Hslins saloon last night some tune alter II
O'Clock the prisoner asked NE and some hive others to maze
dnk AFTER We had the drink prisoner and deceased had
some words together about the shop IN which they worked
was about TO cave when heard heavy fall and ON look
Ing round saw deceased lying his back, with his head
near sharp esrner Of the counter he laid perfectly mooh
less returned and saw the prisoner ne went outside wh'Io
be stood little while aud then walked Up lhrytecohd ~
At rate before saw either the prisoner OF the
deceased noticed deceased soon aier he eui ne see.u
be dead be carried out by some persons N the store
the sidewalk the prisoner did not appear TO nohes de-
Geo. Welsh Of No 2c7 Fast Thirty ,hird. testhed-Ls,i
nigh, was '9ndhs IN Thirty nd. esi .n we.
killed; went 20 the place where they said ne was ara "a"
deceased lying on the Sidewalk iome policemen ,ook nun
away in wagon followed the wagon 70 the corner oil mr.
ty third aud Ftsye where saw crowd; one OF the
up Tnry -thrdsi. toward seeondaye noticed him
particularly and Aerward told the police Of h Whereabouts
be aer captured and proved 10 Dc we
recognize him now as the same man knew neither u.eeA'eu
nor the prisoner - .,e, -
preset the difficulty between decea,ed snd prisoner DE-
ceased came into the saloon and invited all present to DRINK
he then sad biz shop was sea6 shop ana Una, al "4
there scahs including himself the prisoner ana
deceas,d seemed friendly deceased trst caught boid
prisoner, hands aud then struck him they then cn' rd ana
both fell can't say whether deceased ,EuoA NJ heAu
not but be seemed much injured by the fall ne vas quite m
sensible and spoke aieFwafd We carried hIa our On
the sidewalk and tried 20 reviyr him IN the meantime ue
prisoner came and looked At deceased aid fou have
killed your friend and repeated III he looked at the de-
ceased for minute and then lefi have Known De
cesssd about three months; DO not know the prisoner
both were intoxicated the evening Of the sfsir ~,
Henry Schmidt Of No lo bat Thrtythirdst, tesihed-
was standing 4 the q Thirty third t. aid FIisave
when the wagon containing deceased pared by some one
aid the man dead the prisoner .ad, % Oh NY did
- he was then ADVISED 20 leave. and walked away,
Corueu. Kelly Of No 7J Eas, Thirty second - testified
have Morocco dressing shop at No l9 Past lhiy second
deceased aud the prisoner worried for me discharged
the prisoner Ihufday, he vork did not .u me b"
lei. lat usht De seemed quiet and peacrsbe until saturday
about h. past ~ O'Clock iA, ngh heard deceAsed was
the prisoner In Thirty hidst and tod the
officers Il IL be- arrested soon alter
Ofcer Rockwell Of The Twenty fret Precinct tsGhed-
Last night " o'clock while going down Third ave saw
crowd 1. Thirty SECOND d.cssd lying on the side
wax: Patrick We sh tod lad kled TIE de cased
WI body th. station house heard the prisoner
was in TAirty ird TOOK him into custody In the sta
ton housc be a. knowled. ed strkus the deceased.
John Beach, VI D.. estihed-l have made post inousm
examination Of the body Of deceased, and found sgh scalp
wo about m length situated on the nedan line
and midway between the promnene, Of the parieta bones
underneath scalp large ccchymo.ed spot extending
from the rfh .ef pari.ta bones the cIvarium
moved aud large amount Of blood found IN the surface Of
brain ser removing the brain simple fracture wa die
covered extend from the base Of the occpa bone 70 The
Occip paheal cuuTc the BRAN emitted the ofor Of aco
hoi all the other seyeray Examined ana found
hsahy In opinion death resulted from compresdon OF
the brain the result of The above descfhed fracture.
The submitted TO the jury and the following
verdict rendered after short deilberaon. We find
that the deceased to hs death by an accidental
fall while engaged in scufe with Edward Kelly az ths
saloon Of Thomas Higgins. No. 3i5 frstave.. and the
Jury believe she killing was unintcniiDnal' The
prisoner was then discharged by the Coroner. De
ceased n native 81 Pennsylvania, aged IS years.