The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-17
THE HUDSON STREET MURDER CASE.


Yesterday afternoon Covpner Collin hold an inquest
the Twenty eighth precinct police station $50 hudso
street, ON the body Of John RsMmng. tho German WIN
was fatally stabbed by Knife In the hands OF Augustu
Buckley, during quarrel between them in tho saloor
OF deceased sra Hudson street. reported in yester
days HERALD Subjoned win be found tho most impor
tant portions Of the testimony elected aud the verdict
OF the. jury
Frederick Rehm, Of No eos West Houston street. being
sworn deposes and saysI one OF tho proprctos Of
the Hudson House, No. 372 Hudson street, where the
deceased was killed. the deceased was my partner at
about halfpast one o'clock Sunday morning party
OF mon we're in our saloon playing cards. there
or six OF them they had been there all the evening
among them were Rober. Anderson, Hugh McNeaIls,
Matthew Conin, William HcGrAw, Benjamin Cohen,
Thomas Murphy and Augustus Buckley these are ell
can recoect; at about haifpast twelve O'Clock the
party stopped playing cards; there were but two
playing; the rest were looking on took the
cards from the table and gave them 10 my
barkeepcr to put away; McNealis came up and
told me to give the cards back again, as they
wanted 70 have another game; said It too late we
would be all right they only wanted 10 have another
game for drinks for the party refused and then he
went to the deceased, who behind the bar and asked
him Tor The cards, and he gave them to him. they sat
down and played again McGraw and McNcas) FOR drinks
then went out Of DOORS and Buckley out after me-
gave the cards back TO the party from whom had taken
them asked him to 10 up to the next block and have
drink, as that was on my way home; We had drink
IN place In Hudson street, about block above my
place, and then bid him good night and about go.
ing home, when he induced TO 90 down my place
sgan when we went in the same parties were playing
there still; sat down at a table the door and
talked 10 Anderson McNeas then told deceased get
beer for the party he drew the beer and placed the
glasses on the table where they were playing: as de-
ceased was behind the bar, while was standing with
my back TO the bar, Matthew Conlin up and at
tempted to strike me, and called me son Of b-h !;
MCNe0ItS UrQyantnd m ring y1i la Cnu-
lin was engaged with me deceased stabbed the
bar; ! booked around and all the others ex
the bar and PICKED up the body Of deceased; did
see Buckley leave; there we're no words between
deceased and Buckley or any person in the house;
about two weeks ago Buckley said to me that he was
down on deceased and would have satisfaction Of
him; my wife was present at the time he did not say
why he was down on my partner after the police
In wo sent for doctor; did not the stabbng my
back was 30 the bar al the time; think Buckley stab
bed him, because he was the only who had left after
tho occurrence 1t was all in about two mnutes he
lived about hour and quarter after being stabbed
nc was partially intoxicated and so was all the parties
In the house were under the influence OF liquor
AlonzO j. Chadsey, NJ. D. of No. 288 Spring street,
being sworn, saysAbout two O'Clock on Sunday morn
ing was called to attend Tue deceased; found the de-
ceased sitting on q chair found wound the right
lower jaw, and one under the right eye; this the
fatal wound; there four wounds in ALL he
conscious at the time, and continued till he died
there had been great deal Of hemorrhage from the
wound under the eye dressed the wound and ordered
him TO- be taken home then went away, and
when ! went the first NINE asked Rchm who
had done It, and he replied, ~ saw the
man %no struck n% n and he could make
said they IL; Ms. Rehm said thai she had heard
the man who had KILLED the deceased threaten to Ef
him some weeks before IL said by the persons
standing round that the deceased stabbed while
drawing beer, and that the struck him with the
right hand; tie nature Of the wound would answer 70
the description of the manner in which the blow
struck; some person mentioned Buckley as the
who had stabbed the deceased they said that he was
Hugh McNealis Of No. "a King street. being sworn
deposcd--At about one O'Clock Sunday morning I
was in the saloon 372 Hudson street; Buckley asked
Fritz tKefml one OF the proprietors 10 treat him;
don't remember what reply was made by Rchm, but the
deceased said that he had Just treated Buckley told
deceased that he speaking him, that ne would
NOT drink with him. and offered him Ave cents for hi,
lBuckleys) drink deceased told him that he did not
want the Ave cents; they got 10 calling each other
the barroom; McCraw and Cohen separated them, aud
then II appeared TO be an satisfactory: there
noise after that; was sitting playing cards With Nc.
Conlin opposite me, alongside Of McGraw; Con'iu
and Fritz had some words, and we settled Il and
Fritz went over towards the bar; heard him say my
bartender is killed., words TO that effect; got up
and deceased lying behind the bar; called for help
and picked him up; Mct'raw and Conlin assisted me
place him In chair; got sponge and bathed his face
he was bleeding prousely from wound under his right
eye; did not sec Buckley in the house then; had
him there two or three minutes before the stab
bng; did not the blow struck; was standing with
my side to the bar arrested on Sunday morning
one had any difficulty with deceased but Buckley, and
II supposed that no stabbed deceased Buckley has
been In business since he left the army after the first
scuie noticed awound on the right lower jaw Of de.
ceased; !, wss bleeding; thought !, was bite ten CT
af'eeh minutes elapsed between hs Org! sSue aud the
wp N.GTas, Of No. 40 Clarkson street, sworn-I
was present In the saloon No 312 Hudson street. in the
neighborhood OF two O'Clock Sunday morning; Hugh
McNealis Matt Conlin the deceased, his partner Gns.
Buckley, Robert Anderson and Ben Cohen; had been
there all the evening, playing cards with McNesls, Gus
pt fkA al
into clncp aud struggled Oh the floor Cohen and l
separated them; immediately sat down 10 the table
after the scufie; some fifteen minutes afterwards Reim
called that his partner was killed. at this time there
present McNealis, Matt Conn, Fritz Rehm, Ander
and myself; did not any else; Buckley
not there when we picked the deceased up; did see
the stabbng Buckley and Cohen had gone when we
rased the deceased up don't think Murphy there
at this time. Fritz said 81 know who done it, but he
would not tell; asked him II he would not tell, 1
asked him any OF those present bad done To- he shook
Ids head and sud MOI from the position in which
deceased found should think ne STOPPING in
the act Of drawing beer the faucet OF The beer barrel
was partly open and turned II.
Benjamin Cohen OF Ninety second street. between
Third and Fourth avenues, dcposcd--I went in the
saloon the early part OF the evening friend
and sat down TO play game OF whist. being caught by
the rain ] remained there IN company with Robert
Anderson, whom ] had met in there remained until
about one o'clock in the morning, when there was a
quarrel between Buckley and the deceased which ended
in q scunle; the decessed cinched with Buckley saw
Buckley biting the deceased and took Buckley by the
forehead and called 10 Mctrsw TO take the deceased
away; they separated, and everything appeared 10
be qne,ed down; sst down alongside Of Anderson and
was talking 10 him In about minutes afterwards the
deceased who standing behud the bar wssnng the
blood on hs face where Buckley had bitten him. took upa
lager beer glass from the counter they were both niox
Gated and excited thought that deceased was about 10
fire the glass; and said 10 Anderson III there's TO be
any glass rng shall get OUT then went Out, leaving
Buckley standing al the counter having some words with
deceased did not know OF the stabbing or the desth
oC deceased until was informed yesterday. ! went
home immediately after leaving the saloon, did not
weapon in the hand o any person present a. 'pa'
time.
DR. Thomas Robinson dsposed 10 making post NOR.
tenn examination OF the remains OF decsascd, and
mnutey described the fatal wound under the right eye,
AZ published In the HERArp OF yesterday.
Coroner Collin then submitted the case TO the yafy,
who rendered 4 verdict as follows THAT John Ram
ming the deceased, came 10 hs death by stab wound
with knife n the hands o. augustus nuoAiey, On oc
tober ls, 1895, az No 372 Hudson street"
warrant has been issued by Collin for the ap
prehenson OF Buckley, and placed 10 the hands OF Cap
tain Dickson OF the Twenty eighth precinct for esccu
ton
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
Ntw l6 1895.