The New York herald., 1866-09-29
PROBABLE MURDER OF A WOMAN.

She is Dangerously BcRten-Three Parties
Observation-Disclosures Examination.
deadly assault committed upon the person OF
Mr Elizabeth Russe keeping lager beer saloon at s2l
Third avenue, on Wednesday evening, by three men
named James Cullen alias Curley, Daniel and Patrick
Loone, aided and assisted by another individual
whose name has not transpred. After Cullen had
struck Mrs Russo the head with heavy club he and
his confederaes left the saloon and made their escape
Curey and the brothers Loonie subsequently,
found sccrcted in stable Ffty-third street. betw
FIRST and Second avenues, and arrested by tho Nine
teenth precinct police On Thursday morning the prs.
taken before Justice connolly, at the Fifty
seventh street Police Court and liberated bail Cor
oner Naumann subsequently hearing that Mrs Russo
considered in critical condition from the ecis OF
the violence inflicted ordered the rearrest OF the parties
and the brothers Lo0ne again taken In charge hut
Curley having become frightened has decamped, or hts
friend are secretng him from public view Below viii
mony OF several other witnesses, who were sworn be-
fore the Coroner.
STATEMENT MRS. ELrzABrrH pussr.
On "Wednesday evening last, haitpsst six O'Clock,
in the saloon sitting down by table, four men were
tSem STOP they % We're " the ony Gentlemen
s nn esTSs ssy ay sss Oh
them no answer but turned my them they
o s fh 4 gn g so as qp hey
s struck a S sSs aSana 'ns
him to leave he could not use better Ian a. that one
behind the bar save my uncle and one 81 the party
as aSse on % e 1a1 es %
who hs sys me- over ss INK hs bsaS S%e @ sesy
stick he had II his hand; was knockea scpseess on the
TESTIMONY OF AUGUSTUS BArs.
a Bsns dSy & ha
keep wine saloon under Mrs Russes places on wednes
& desk wrns when beard an Unusual Sprcr up stairs
the saloon meda,ely rushed 10 s,as hen saw the
strike Mrs Russo the head with heavy stick; saw
MAN. @ usq she s e on he floor nsensbs at the same
ne ~as n on & her snd Down for
helps when returned the men had fed identity the man
wy TESTIMONY OF THOMAS p. sorrn
Thomas r ssper being duly swS se pce
Wednesday evening the time of the fraca II was be-
a % a ana % % Rs Ss ns S9
who committed the assault were Standing up
requested them not make much noise; one Of them
sa sSs i've sas pay 0r 1a hSn s hey hey should
turned her back e nsr waen ous they ,n
men went behind the and and pulled
sa sas Is sT.s'
While The the man who qs Ar went H0sse TO .sse r s
nSo the ,s had her IN s ssa s hsnd sn
Eoesod al her into Of the Mrs.
soT from ae man when he S advanced
ay Somebody al ass o with
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rsss % T. esqs ny Ss sna
day even n.y. about eight clock called attend
Mrs. Russe; found ber room attended by two
physIcians found her suffering from extensive con-
fused and the OF her head little to
the scalp bad been detached clear from tho skull she
had lost q considerable amount OF blood; OF the
large arteries Of the scalp had been divided her
ssSs T.. a; might oq0a s hsr I'M sr S no.
wound the wound. and character. the
result without doubt of blow from blunt nstru-
inent her habits of life and temperament warrant IN
she In not free iron she is liable TO inam.
NATION of the brain from the wound direct.
rgTisowr or ps. nRAr
Dr. Carl Brau. Do East Fifty fourth street.
and corroborated the testimony or DR.. Hadden
No further testimony being offered the sub
mitted to the jury, who rendered the following
That Elizabeth Russo injured By blow or blows
on the head from heavy stick at the hands Of James
Cullen md that Daniel Loone and Patrick Loonie
accom- pliccs 10 the beating
Coroner Nsunann admitted the prisoners 70 bail In
the Of 81 ooo 10 await tho result Of Mrs Russes
Injuries.