The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-07
Ooroncr,s Inquest.

YOUNG MAN FATALLY BEATBN In EAST HOUSTON
srREEr-THE PERPETRATORS UNKNOWN.
On the night OF the goth utimo, Mortimer Mcguire,
son of Mark Mcguire, proprietor Of the Red House,
10th and Second avenue, became involved in
quarrel corner Of Houston and Crosby streets with
stranger during which Mcguire received injuries TO the
head which soon reduced him to Of insensbiity
After remaining that condition for several hours in the
porter house, IA East Houston street. Mcguire
moved to the New York Hospital where he fingered till
Monday last and expired. Coroner Cover duly
notified OF the fact and made an effort to secure the at
tendance of witnesses who present at the time OF
the fatal ARRAY but it found impossible to find them
till yesterday An inquest was held on the bedy, when
the follow ing testimony was ELECTED -
William Bennett, being duly sworn, deposed and said
live 1873 Crosby street and employed bartender
by Matthew Moore Of IA East Houston street; know
nothing Of affair other than deceased the
store Thursday night between ten and twelve O'Clock
and washed himself and said he had had fight
he coming down from picnic; he said he felt
sick and wanted 20 bed; told him go up
and IL there bed he up the front way and
/ up the back way and showed him Mr.. Moore's
bed he lay down. in the morning. about three o'clock,
went up stairs to awake him, but could not do So
let him lie, and between three and four O'Clock
Mr. Moore came home aud tried again to
awake him, but failed; the next day doctor
him, and deceaseds father came and sent for
other DOCTOR the doctors bled him deceased still in
sensibe he remained in that condition till between four
and six o'clock when by the doctors orders he was re-
moved to the New York Hospital heard that deceased,
previous his coming to house, had been in fight
Mr. Pigeons place. corner OF Crosby ard Houston
streets but don't know who was in the fight; had
description Of the man, and fret thought knew him.
tried 10 find him, but failed TO do So the difficulty
in the car believe in Third avenue car: deceased
was q sober and peaceable.
Lawrence Mct arthy being duly sworn, said live
at 1875 Mulberry street. acquainted with deceased;
Thursday night between ten and eleven o'clock was
standing on the corner Of Houston street and Broadway
when noticed crowd on the corner OF Houston and
Crosby streets; / went there and saw deceased and
man that have only two or three times engaged in
fight; they were striking each other and during the
tight they fell into Mr. Pdgcons doorway; tho man kind
gave nm then deceased followed him in and they had
clnch in there the police came In and separated tnem
the went away and deceased went into Mr. Moores
place. he bleeding little from the nose ana tnat
was all the injury saw on him. he washed himself,
and in fifteen twenty minutes took q drink OF
sarsaparilla with him and then walked away; about
twelve o'clock returned again. and then learned that
deceased bed went up stairs and found that ne
asleep; tried to awake him, but could not ana
went down stairs again. Friday, the next day. saw
him again he could not speak nor could he be aroused
heard doctor had seen HIM ! saw him again on
Saturday afternoon Just before he was removed to the
hospitals the man that deceased fighting with
Sized stout man, and think comes from Phil
adephia heard that deceased had been engaged IN
fight with this man that came afternoon at Cremorne
Garden corner Of Seventy second street and Inrd ave-
during the part Of the fight that did e." sS
deceased fall, nor did see his head come In contact
with anything the man struck him on the right
side Of the head but did not think was hard enouc
TO hurt him ct all do not know what the cause Of
the difficulty
- D.. james W. Mclane, house surgeon Of the New
YORK hospital, made post-moriem examination on the
body of deceased and removing the scalp discovered
confused wound the left temple but no fracture
OF the skull upon the right hemisphere of the brain
there was large cot OF blood and the whole surface Of
the brain was congested The docto! was unable to
result of blow aa,sea by mother person. the
sequence Qi fall In his opinie death was caused by
pressure upon the BRAIN owing 70 apoplexy upon ne
fight hemisphere.
The then suhrhirted 10 the jury, who found
shat the deceased TO hts death by eporexy, the
result OF violence at the hands Of some person or persons
Deceased was twenty one years Of age, native OF
New York, and employed as messenger In the
County Clerks Office.