The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-27
WHAT cossrIrurEs BRKAK IN rHB cAsAL.
Before Judge Leonard
Coroners' Inauests.


I'm cEuRcH srRxn IN uRnEs. --Coronsr wildey yssters
a proceeded to tbs Fifth precinct station house for the
1spose OF holding inquest the remains Of john
son Pollock, the young, man who was murdered
q Lispenard and Church streets Wednesday evening,
~ being shot through the brain by pistol in the hands
Il Harry Yelverea Owing The absence Of important
illnesses and to give Captain Petty Of the Ffh pre-
Was postponed I'll 9niue O'Clock tOdnorrow mornng In
Ne meantime the body Of the murdered remains At
- resdencA or his mother 3S2 Washin gton street
ty Burke, the woman in whose apartments the murder
occurred 70 detained az witness she being In the GUS
sooy o. captain Petty at the station house Che IL
woman about thrtyon years OF age than ordna-
NY intelligent, below the medium size and has dark
eyes and black hair 1t is thought that the murderer has
~ the city But little ID known concerning him. except
mat OCCASIONALLY, when he found or neces
ry g leave the city, be would take passage board
government transport for Port Royal or Beaufort.
yhn CHATHAM STREET. HoMc1pE. hquest was held
u tho New York Hospital by Coroner Cover on the body
q william H. johnson, whose death was the result Of
An;ahes received during eight in a porter house In
Chatham street. Roosevelt as previously reported
Ths violence showed that the fatal blow given BY
= man known as .sslemn and that two others were
occeasores. Patrick Hays the policeman arrested at
the time OF the ARRAY did not To have taken any
part IN beat ng the deceased. The tnry found "that
VIM johnson came 70 hts death by blows inflicted upon
Ids head with shovel in the hands OF known BY
she name Of sem also that Thomas Cohen and Patrick
Hebron were &C essories to the sane Stem and Hebron
ars s at large Coroner has issued warrants for
tAeir apprehension. Cohen committed to the To,nbs
90 the toroncr required the most important witnesses
70 give bail In $500 each TO appear and testify when the
shall be called trial Deceased was twenty eight
pears OF age, and born in Now York. r. s'n
TAI GovERSoR's IsLASD Acknowledgement Gamble yes
ssrtay held an inquest at the hospital Governors
ISLAND over the remans Of John Connegan the soldier
Who brnally murdered Saturday evening last by
having his skull crushed In Numerous witnesses were
examined but none OF them seemed to know by whom
sha fatal violence was infected but tho impression pre-
walls that deceased was murdered by OF the soldiers
stationed ON the island The jury found that the
ns 70 his death by fracture OF the base OF the skull
from violence at the hands Of party parties un
Sncwn 70 them. Deceased was thirty years Of age and
aativs OF Ireland M t.a
TR DRAm or Mr.. CusHNa.-The inquisition IN tho
sass Of Mr. Horace Cushing late Of No. Is woet Thirty
Ard street. whose death Is reported 70 have been caused
BON injuries received by leaping from second story
window into the yard while in dcranged state Of
aind, has not yet been held. jury empannelled
md atsr viewing the body, the investigation post
tonsd till Friday, the Sd proxmo.