New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-17
The Homicise IN the eleventh ward
COvouer,s lnuuest,

| Last evening at the Eleventh Precinct Sta
tionhouse Coroner Widey held inquest on the body
of Michael Coogan. who sho; on Thursday night n
No. 90 Cannon ST BY Michael German. From the evi
dence appears that German is OF the wife of the
deceased and believed that she not married TO him
and for some time past bitter feeling has existed be
tween himself and deceased On the night of the occur
he went to the house TO get some clothes and
quarrel arose between them resulting in blows being
exchanged Finding that be was being overpowered,
and believing that his life was in danger. young Cor
man shot his antagonist and then went to the Station.
house and gave himself up. The following Is the tes-
mouy:
Henrietta Lanoron- residing at No % csnnons testified
live with my mother our apartments sdoip those OF
deceased be lived with woman whom lave heard not
u. woman who lived with deceased three four years he
lived with her the above her he has been In
aas army ana way year ago re va, ho"e o' sh
us he would not enter dccessed apartments, but when ne
has boarded with his second cousin Mrs Lynch in Cannon
st sine. then be las not visited deceased that kno"
when heard noise OF soothing bad heard sny ose 80
IN there previously in few moments heard the crish of
glass was ordinary thing for the persons there TO quarrel
Bridge, German residing at No. 90 Cannon testified:
ava me % ' mp % was hesr 40
That he bad wife and soue children living cannot tel vi
No " Cannon-st for the pss fourteen years; my son
lived with until he went to the war; ] was mar
NY in the habit n sending money at times nv
would and TIA return
soeotk my son came ts see mo my husband va. in The room
al tie time husband and me spoke standing near
husband and son soon commenced gure s and blows wer.
EXCHANGED they tel on the fco ~ the scufe husband
sometimes drunk while scnfnr IN they broke
pam OF sie' and the ook nsesi heatd systo hot and
think Is my vt fired the pistol shown locks like the
yns USED ny Husband ga y.e, Dous, me p.S when -
private arms. he gave It 20 when he returned home gave
iouehi ont on the landing found ho-b.pd sitting on the
stairs and brought him IN he said nothing ard fe bach
the floor; my son had previously lett the house my
ssi.iod e'ar iaoou f1s''eei be bed &C., ~, 81
into the room; always trcied nc ',fN I.u
live with my husband my husband yea a
me, he pow eriul man cien4 iooi sIasIc' % "a |
tie dsy in question. my husband was not dsuhs WE mn
Mr.. Mn sntb No 77s santcnst testified resided
No. Cannon-s, about year ago and me p'ohe, h,
with he wa. .sy good o1y 70 ds ~. b,. tod me ,h,,
he was H. FRIED % The deceased a. ABOUT Z" nv ' P
1nef and said be had been 70 see hs aoih th'h VIZ,
nsS s.s WI. Wy violent in the h.e',
beating his he wssa constant source OF "
Roond.msn Sanford Of the Eleventh Precinct testified On
ou. and the told that murder had betl com
nted in Cannonsi went to ne place ana oaI ,,~
hn.se and tod me 10 hunt the pistol found u pe"osh
the tieks 0. tie bed do rot know who p.crd y n.ie m
co,ne, of Columbia aud Hou-top-sts. about ~ on the
evening in question and told that man hsa oren nv.
dcd Al No g. Cannous, went thee and Jaw the c9fp-e
p mon n. aoor asked who committed the ac' and wa;
ia hy M. Coogan tina; she did not know IePo'so
H. case 70 the Captain, ct the s'a'on,hou'ei .,
sen, with me, and on reaehin; the hou.e ,, SCI,
the yyounn in MY charge 70 the s'hicnlioui. "h'e
standing before the desk the prisoner came N aha sag
Soue ,nnt; / van. to give myself up dd II IN my 'si'
lens. asked aim II he Killed the u an ~ cannon 81 S'u ~
80 Yes and added That he vss ila; ~ oiEaus son
Dr Woo,ter B.a testified hs he made post norief er
srn,iou and found two wounds IN the breast iound ,he
90 ba. Iere shown IN the brcest o; which had pehe
III, hert Il. NV opinion that the cause Of death
The tn,lowinp verdict was rendered by the Jury;
We ind that the deceased came 10 his death nom
nistols hot wounds at the hands Of Michael OorHs'
and we further find the said shooting was Ia se"'3e
Tense and justifabe." .,. .w.. Al.
On the rendition Of this verdict the prisoner was dl-
charged The deceased was native 81 Ireland seeu
IS years.