New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-28
The Homicide in the Nineteeufh Ward
Continuation Of the Inauest.

The inquest in the case Of James Smith, who
was stabbed Tuesday night at the foot OF Fly fnb.
ct, East River continued yesterday at the Nine
teenth Precinct Sisiion,House. by Coroner Colin
Officers Harris and vermilyea Of the Eighteenth Pre-
c:nci yesterday arrested two men, named OConnor and
Burns, suspicion Of having been concerned Ia tie
murder but they enabled 10 prove their innocence
and were discharged By the Coroner. The following Is
the evidence taken:
Msrsaret Nelson OF No. us East Twenty sixth IT..
testified: On Tuesday evening, about O'Clock. was
standing In my fathers bar.rOom when four ricn aud
Two Indies IN they had not been there but short
time ben two other men cane In tue front door, and
one Of them said to Of the young men. Are you
the fellow that took the Twenty-eighth-si boat the
Young man said Yes" with that the two men who
inst In attacked the ohers the deceased received
one blow, aud he then oat Of the door the short
non struck deceased; heard they called him John
Burns Only saw deceased struck and be ran ont
and the man who struck him sfler hmi blood
on Burnes's hands when he came back; / heard him
say he'd show them IL they would steal oars" /
went up on The hin and saw deceased lying there tho
prisoner, Hooker. looks Ike the man who stabbed
knoi'aiie; could recognize TIE man who stabbed de-
ceased II / saw him saw Hooker strike Rabtaille
knock him down and Lick him.
Ho0ora Dore. residing at No lG2 East Twenty.
ninth 81. testified: 1 was in company with tho de.
ceased, Rabitaillr, two young men and young lady
beside myself, in a boat coming from Jones' Wood;
We stopped at Aliens saloon. Ut the foot Of Fiy fifth
ST. two young men came in and one Of them asked
deceased ~ lie was one Of the young men who
came down In the Twenty eighth-st boat !;
be said YES he then srrck deceased IN the fce and
another man came in and struck Baballo; they com.
menced fighting, and ran up sSrs; it was the tan
man who struck kahtaille; | returned and saw him
have Eabiiale by the head and kicking lin; ran up
stairs again; the prisoner Hooker in and struck
deceased and AFTER the fight saw him come in and
WASH tie blood from his hands he said he was good for
any who stole his oars; young lady told me to
out aud zee II could recognize the who was
lying out the green; went and saw IL deceased
Am sure that the prisoner Hooker IL the man who
c,ne into the b1rrOom, spoke 10 Smith. ana struck
him.
Mary Korney residing AT No 40 Fast Twenty ninth.
st.. testified was in company with the previous wit
ness; stopped ~ Aliens Point while In the saloon
two Young men came In and asked deceasd u he was
one Of the men who in the boat; he said Yes"
the man then struck him; do not see the man here
the prisoner Hooker sruck Rabiiaile aud kicked him
The one who struck deceased i know by sight; no il
called Johnny Burns; deceased Ont and Burns
after him; after the fight Burns into the saloon
with bis hands covered with blood; he washed them
and said he had cut bis hands with the weapon belong
ing one of the men; the man who struck deceased
Was inedium'sized man; he had on dark pants aud
vest white shirt and kossuth hat
Peter Csrcy residing at No. l2l Aveuue testified
joined the party after dark at JOnes's Wood; /
came down 10 . boat with Hooker and johnny Burns
when We came down TO the shore at Jones's God We
found that some bad stolen boys told
that they had been taken by some men In boat will
young ladies; borrowed pair OF oars and came
after them we landed at Aliens Point at Fifty fth.st
remained In the boat and Burns and Hooker went up
to the bar room; soon followed them and met them
coming down with policeman after them;
Hooker jumped into the boat and pulled out
in the stream and dared the officer to fire;
Burns advised him 10 come on shore; heard tho
report Of pistol when Hooker and Burns we're coming
down 10 the boat; Hooker came and the officer arrested
him. Burns up the bin and said Hold on until
90 down 20 The boat and get my and the
ups" he then Disappeared did not SEQ any Of the
fighting; Burns boatan at the foot Of
st.. r. r. and Is n medium sized man; both him and
Hooker were in their shirtsleeve. at the time.
The inquest was then adjourned until O'Clock today.