New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-17
rex nUDsON.sT. MURDER.
Corsusr,s Inssest-Testimsny Of Import
a ans Witnesses.

ant W1tneseess
Coroner Collin yesterday held an inquest al
Al. ru.nty. eighth Precinct Station.ho No. 5sl
o,,snvich st., on the body Of John REFINING who ws'
-urd.,ed in his saloon No. 372 Hudson-st, early on
ndsy morning the particulars Oh Tnen hayE % s tbs
been ppbllsDeu IN ABE Ahi'e"N' ~
ErqSerck Rehm no 96S West H9ps,on.st aH test
6edI am one Of the propretors OF tne naaso haS Ss
o.. nsrtper at about Il o'clock on Sunday morn
trc a marty OF men were in the saloon playing % Snus
among them were Robert AnGeIsUn' BENJAMIN Cohen
fhomss Murphy and George Buckiey az ~ ocaoes -,
the marty had stopped playing win the e1cep1o. ~
two the rest had gstheTeo barSeepe to put away
MNs.is came 10 me and asked TO have tIe cares ie,
fnrned ss they wanted TO play; rein.eu anu sanucu
the cards to the barkeepsr iaey h@n Of dnor.
Tn,tisy came after me and tod me ny
nsrtns, would not MUD re as wa, shown ny
ihe in which nS -, ssTs drinks in 'I
sbout block from my place: WIS ABOUT To go rome
when he induced me 10 re urn 10 my place; 'he pll'e
were stin playing; l sat down ty tao!e acc e'seu
Snrnished ire patty with some beer tnat Eai peeh
crdered and then went behind the barr was stalplng
by the bar with nv back 10 1t when Matthew Collln
came up and attempted 20 strike me- NJ me same tine
collin o me son Of a b-h; McNealis prevented hin
from striking me; the deceased was STABBED whhe
was engaged with Conlin; j looked around @ anu
found that all the party except Buckley had hea me-
deceased; did not see Buckley leaves there were no
words between deceased and Buckley or any person 10
the house; about two weeks since Buckley tod NE .na
Ae down on deceased and won,o
ont of him think Buckley stabbed deceased peeause
he was the ot one who had leit after me occurrence
deceased lived one hour and quarter aiteT pe!ls my
stabbed; he and and all in the room were unuor 'ne
AIonSoJ C6sdsey, NJ. D., residing at No. 2ss Spring
st tostl6ed-I was called on Sunday morning NJ =
ocock 10 attend the deceased found him sitting on
v ~
under the right oye this was the fata wound there
were four in all lie unconscious at the time ana re-
manned so M be died. there had been great deal of
Semorrhace from the wound under the eyei 1
dressed the wound and ordered him 10 be taken bome
4 then went away. and on returning IN half an
hour found him dead; kehm ioio me thai ne hnew
who had committed the ac and that he would make o
complaints several others who were present also sald
that they saw the act committed Mrs kehm sald that
she had heard tie man W no had kleu deeeasea
cons standing around that the deceased was stabbed
while drawing beer and that the man struck him with
his night hand the nature re- o @ nS % Ssen
struck; some one mentioned Buekley's name in con-
tection with the act 90. u,
Hugh MeNeils of No. 81 kine.st testified thaf az
about 10 o'clock on the night in question the de.
ceased and Buckley became involved IN Dun
Guilty he and others separated them later In the eve
ming Rehm and Conlin had slight difficulty but II was
settled. Rehm then went toward the bar, and beard
him say. My bartender il killed." then sa* de-
.eased lying upoa the floor behind the pari MeGrsw
and Con1 helped me PsSe m opDa gRG1a nSdsr tss
night eve did not see Buckley in the house al that
time; had seen him there just proT;onsly did l0t
wee the blow struck; had any difficulty with de-
- rsed but Buckley and 1t was supposed that he had
re. ii deceased; he has been IN no business since ne
stao3. ny; afte the first seufiie noticed wound
jeff the s' eyer Jaw Of deceased; II was bleeding;
on the night, 10 or Is minutes elapsed between the
thOught it bite, -.abbipC,
brSt scnihe ana the 4ng in Ninety 'secondst, be.
BENJAMIN Cohe9 resi- -, testified that he went
tween IhId ant tQurtL'aVs vt Of the evening, and
cene detained hy the rain, eonlni>. out O'Clock in
Sitb the Marty already mentioned abs ,ane engaged
,oornitc: Buckley and the deceased bet ting the,
Ia a scufte, and I saw Buckley hg. aud
csfed 10 McGraw TO take the deceased ava.
they were separated, and everything appeueu
~ he settled; in about ten minutes the deceasou
who was standing behind the bar, Tsshlng 'ne
blood from his face took up lager beer glass; ooth e
mud Buckley were intoxicated AID excitedi IthonghI
shat deceased was about throw the glass ana sa1
80 knderson "if there's 90 be any glass-hriIg she
ret OUT" then went out leaving Buckley standlhg a.
Ee counter having some words with the deceasea
did not know Of the stabbng or the death OF the oe
ceased until yesterday, having proceeuse home iroih
The saloon; saw weapon IN the hands OF auy pe'
Dr. Thomas Robinson testified that the eaus' OF death
vaE the wound pnder the right eye the weapon having
penetrated the brain.
Tie case was then submitted TO the nr, who after
short deberation returned verdict that the de-
feased came 10 his death by stab wound with knie
81 the hands Of Augustus Buckley. 90
On the rendition Of this verdict Coroner Collin issued
warrant for tie arrest of Buckley, and handed II IL
Capt Dickson Of the Twenty Precinct for exc
eution.
Deceased was o native Of Germany, aged 81 years
He leaves wife and five children.