The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-17


wcen Thirty fourth an" -
md got to .ocona .r.,no No
fnirty-hftA streets; We passed
ssIking with some yop.x men PLAYING
--.us; the landlord behind the BE-, sa,d ~
the men that we're playing cards that thew
should pay Tor fosg layers and cigar he had the dis
pute with man named Callahan; the landlord said to
him. want you TO pay for the lagers Callahan said be
would pay for them, bat not for the cigar the whole
party went out on the sidewalk Schneider the popre-
tor came out with pail Of water empty IT, and some
ooay asked MN what he got SO angry at some of the
ana tnen came out a. the door with revolver and
pointed At the crowd one Of the saad 'bons
shot The man next TO him. that man was deceased;
schneider then threw the revolver down ana said 1--WE
shot him. 'the then ran eound ThIrtynsh street and
Cornelius J. Callahan being duly sworn, deposes and
saysIreside in Fifty street. Third avenue;
drivea railroad car; after got through my work ON
Saturday night went in company with Michael Court
ney I'd Fitzgerald and stepped In Schneiders lager
one OF the party was with asked for drinks and walked
ont after they had got glass Of lager; remained in
door; III settle fcv them; how mach is itY He replied
Twenty i've ccnts asked what for for four drinksY'
ne said, 'one man had cigar told him knew
disturbance fel give yon sveny cents" ne did
not take The twenty cents we got dsputing and be
tho corner of Thrty-fsh street; stood there four
or FIVE minutes wairing for car; I heard
policeman saught hold of me and asked me
whore wn going; said l was going home; he took
hold al me and brought back to where the occur
renee happened and sewthe deceased lying in front of
the tooro tho lager her saoon the officer then brought
me '' thg station house did not see tho shooting
anything iusi prcveUs the shot being fired there
another man with me around the corner waiting for
docsor
~Emmerich Seine der being duly sworn deposes and
says:--I am proprietor of the saloon Nc 837 Second
avenue; on Sunday morning last, about halfpast two
o'clock, i've men came into my saloon; four Of them
asked Tor beer and one Of them for cigar the who
called Tor them went out one OF the party asked how
uca IL was; told him twenty five cents he asked me
how that was; told him four layers and cigar
was twenty five cents he said he would pay twenty
i've cents he would only pay for the beer told him
did care for Ave cents-hat he should give me the
twsnty cents and would be satisfied he chen Gem
penced to call mo all the he could think Of the
deceased offered 70 make match between me and one
Of the men to fight, told him was fighter; they
kept on abusing told them to 20 out; about five
minutes sfterwsds1 had to carry pail OF
water they stood IN front OF the door they
quietly through, hut when returning Of the
party called me dutch son OF bitch and struck me-
got the pistol To brighten them or they follow
ing me in; the pistol behind the bar came the
door the deceased stood there and lie reached his
hand, got hold OF the pistol and 10 went on put The
pistol behind the counter and up 10 the station
louise TO report myself and on my way mp policeman
aud back FROM behind with loaded whip In the hands
OF one OF the party some OF them struck me with their
lsts and kicked me; rushed in and got the pistol
thought they would ki me the deceased reached hold
OF the pistol and it went Of.
The medical testimony showed that deceased Was shot
IA the left breast and that the wound caused death
Coroner Collin then submitted the case 70 the jury
who found THAT deceased to his death by pistol
shot wound at the hands Of Emmerch Schneider ON the
morning OF the 18th OF August 1896 and the Jury also
think that The prisoner unustly provoked by the
treatment he received the hands OF several persons
among whom deceased
Mr. Coughlin was twenty-thrc years OF age and q
native Of Ireland He lived at 677 Third avenue.
vendct; but he will be admitted TO hail In the sum of
t2eoO Ne is fortytw0 years Of age, q native OF Ger
many, aud lives at 637 Second He pleaded not
gvih. 10 the charge against him.