The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-30
Cor0ners' Inquests.
rATAL AFPRAY BETWEEN NE0ROEs-THD GUILTY
PARTY HgCAPEs,

PARTY EsCAPEs
Coroner Cover yesterday held an inquest At the New
York Hospital the body Of William Murphy, colored
man, sixty years Of age, who died from the effects Of
stab made in the neck received the oath inst at the
hands Of william Calhoun II appears that on Saturday
last deceased who lived at STA Canal street. had few
angry words with Calhoun, also colored when the latter
seized large butcher knife and stabbed Murphy In tho
right side Of tho neck nnictng horrible wound, from
which the blood flowed copously. He was conveyed 70
the hospital where death ensucd on Wednesday Several
persons in or about tho room Of deceased at the
time the fatal blow struck but they did not all zee
The knie in Calhouns hand below will DO found the
testimony Of the most important Witnesses.
Ellen French being duly swoI deposes ana ssys:L
my second cousin and have been In the habit OF going
to his house to nx up and on Saturday last went
lime 10 whitewash; brought II home and Stacked
II In pail and covered over; Calhoun eod me thai
ness deceased told him not 20 interfere with me- tha.
he would talk 10 me II IL was necessary; Calhoun toId
him to shut up, that he Was putting on too many AIRS
deceased told him 10 leave the place as soon ~ he finish
ed his dinner; Murphy turned TO go out and Calhoun got
up and struck him did not the blood until deceas
ed came stop the beedng he told Calhoun that
ne struck him. Murphy went out into the yard and Gal
houn followed him out; Murphy soon returned, and !
have not seen Calhoun snce the police came and TOOK
deceased 10 the station house; did not SEQ knife IN
Calhoun's hand when he struck deceased Calhoun was
about half drunk; deceased Was man who drank good
deal. -
DR. David Mayie House Surgeon OF the New York
Hospital testified that deceased admitted to tho hos
pitai on the Oath instant suffering from an mcsed
wound cf the neck, tho right side; the hcmorrhase
was excessive; deceased resscd favoraby uDt the
evening of the Goth instant when symptoms Of decrum
trcens supervened and he sank and died In the doc
tors ornion after making post morten examination,
death was the result OF dclcrum trcnonB the exciting
cause being the injury received.
Tho Jury found 'That deceased 70 lbs death BY
stab wound inflicted at the hands OF william Cs'houn,
on tho cath day Of June, 1868"
Calhoun who escaped INN adlaicly sftrr the murder
is still at large Captain Petty, Of the Finh prcc.nct
aud officer Field making vipant cfors 70 arrest HIM
Deceased was native of New York
DROWNED WHILE BATHING
An inquest yesterday held by Coroner Collin ON
the body Of James Kelly, ialso Of Ireland, thirty
years OF ago. who drowned last Sunday evening"
whe bathing tho Abbey dock near the foot Of loo,h
street. North riser Deceased and Two friends, ne'tiei
Of whom could swim, entered tho wntcr WITH Jonet
hands and wadod out till IL w. UP to- their necks
when Kelly broIe loose from his companions ana en-
deavorcd TO swim but getting ioyond his depth SANK
the bottom and did mon rise again Tho body was not 70
covered Till yesterday. Tbc Jury rendered verdict
accden tal drowning Deceased was employed ss gar
denet at tbs DeI.J Of ,Gsth aSenoc a~ ioV'n sVssN