The New York herald., 1865-06-18

FATAL REsrLr o. SrAB-0n Friday last Coroner
Cover called 70 e house Of Patrick Cavansgh 277
Tenth avenue to take his antemortem deposition he
having been stabbed In the breast by knife the hands
Of John Drake From the sndavis Of Cavanagh 1t ap-
pears that on last Tuesday evening he at Drake's
house, 2oo West Twenty eighth street. and during his
stay there, Drake, from cause unknown, became
enraged, and after calling him Hcoundrel plunged
knife into his breast Cavanagh able TO 70 home
but growing rapidly, his friends deemed L advisa
Drake who 10 In custody, and yesterday Cavanagh ex
pired from the injuries received Coroner Cover will
hold an inquest over the body to- day, Deceased was
twenty i've years OF age, and native Of Ireland
DEsPERAn ASSAULT A NAiLEr-Axrr- MoRrxn
EHAnHAroS--Last Monday evening Michael Corcoran
Of No. 3o7 East Thirty street, was drinking lager
beer with stranger In saloon In Second avenue be-
tween Twenty eighth and Twenty ninth streets during
which they became involved In quarrel and the un-
known man struck Corcoran the head with a mallet
causing fracture Of the skull and reducing him 10 insen
ability The assalant was arrested but Corcoran after
partially recovering went before Justice Kelly and
withdrew tho complaint which had been preferred
man arrested Il not known. corcoran WAS subse.
quenty taken worse and fearing that his injuries might
terminate fatally Coroner wildey took his ante
deposition The jury found that Corcoran DANCE
rousy injured by being hit the head with maict
by man whose name is unknown. Efforts now
being made for the arrest Of the assaant Corcoran
is twenty three years Of age and born In Ireland
AsorHKs ANTE MoRru EXAMINATION Coroner wildey
yesterday proceeded to Bellevue Hospital and took tho
antc-mortem deposition Of William Dougherty twenty.
four years OF and native Of the United States who
dangerously stabbed by knife In the hands Of John
Smith alias Jcn Smith Wednesday evening last corner
OF Broadway and Thirty ninth street Dougherty In his
deposition says that be and Smith had been skyiarng
and when Smith was about 10 strike friend OF Dougher
tvs the latter pulled him away and stabbed for his
interference Smith Is In custody awaiting the result Of
his victims injuries.
THE wrBBrR AND AISsLrr TRAonY-DrArH OF WEE
srR0fccr Gustavus webber late Of the Eleventh pre-.
cnct who, on the night Of the Sd instant, while In Q
partially dennged state Of mind, shot Albert Ainsles
At his (wcbbcrs) house, and then discharged q
bullet into his own breast died yesterday In Bellevue
Hospital where he has been lying since the tragic
renee Coroner Wildey held an inquest on the body
and the Jury rendered verdict Of tDied by suicide i
shooting himself with apistoLn Deceased was thirty
three Years OF age and native Of the United States
sriTosED FATAL RAnRoAp AccpESr-Tm CoRoxm
ChiIsn.-Yssterday afternoon Mary Barten, woman
about thirty years Of age living In Worth street.
near Baxter, attempted TO oross Centre street. near
Worth, with barrel on her head when she was run
over by the horses attached of tho Beecker street
aud Fulton ferry line OF She was crushed beneath
the bottom Of the cars sustaining fracture Of the Jaw,
collar bone and other injuries She conveyed 10 the
New York Hospital, and II Is feared she cannot
Coroner Cover proceeded TO take her ante morcm
nation but, owing TO the absence Of witnesses, the
investigation adjourned The driver of the was
arrested but subsequently discharged by the Coroner