New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-15
THE COURTLANDT.sT. MURDER.
Coroner's rnquesi-Examina Of VIII
ne-ses-Postponemen OF she Inquest.


An inquest was held yesterday afternoon by
Coroner Wildey at the Twentyseyenth Precinct sta
tion. House on the body Of William Carl who was shot
in a melSs in his saloon. corner Of Courtlandt and
WashingtSh-sts on last Wednesday week.
Mr.. W. Beach. NJ D., deposed that the deceased
died from the effects OF pistoshot the wound was
situated about half an inch from the inner angle OF the
and the ball was extracted from the anterior lope
! OF the brain on the left side.
Mary Anne A. Quion the first witness examined
testified that she resided at the Of Courtlandt
and Wasbngt having lived there as house
keeper with The deceased on the 9TH OF February al
about O'clock Frederick, the brother OF deceased,
was in the kitchen eating soup; deceased himself was
in the bar the time eating his dinner Theresa
Gaylor and herself the premises at the time;
Strip Frank Mccormick. Duffy and man with curly
hair named Cornell she thought, were also present;
at about IL - o'clock she and Theresa were going TO
Newark: witness forgot her p0cket.book when near
the ferry, and returned TO get III as We were
us into the house. and as soon as we entered
Duffy took hold Of my hatstrings. Offering 10
unite them; Cornell told Duffy 70 leave me
alone. and deceased said TO me, Why don't you go
ON you will lose the train" Carroll then took hold of
deceased by the neck and Duffy pushed him on toward
the door; witness attempted TO interfere when Meteor
mick struck him across the face with pistol similar TO
that Uisto shown by the Coroner; they pushed de-
ceased out the Washingtonst. door when he
went around and came in through the Court
landt.st. entrance; soon he came in
| he jumped over the bar 10 take down that
pistol (produced by the Coroner; the pistol was
taken down and Strip seized bottle and exclaimed
Drop that pistol Duffy at that time was near the
| kitchen wtha girl: Cornell stood alongside the bar,
ana told Mccormick and Strip. who were together 70
deslsti Mccormick made some threat about shooting.
ana sald, Don't shoot" just then Mccormick fired
tne PsOl he was standing in front Of the bar at the
time, and the deceased stood behind il; was along
sde of him; he dropped the pistol when Strip threat.
ened bim which was just at the moment that he was
shot Strip did not interfere until after deceased took
down the pistol when he dropped the pistol Strip
said " Let go Cornell was inclined TO De peaceabe
and did not offer violence to any one; | picked pistol
of the floor similar the one in the hands OF the
Coroner, and laid 1t on the counter; cannot swear
positively that 1t is the one picked mp.
Theresa Gaynor residing al No. ii3 East Thirteenth
ST., deposed that she fruvender. Witness then
testified substantially the the last witness rea
tive TO going 10 Newark the missing Of the pocket
hook end 10 having been followed by the four nen into
the saoon she heard the report OF the pistol but did
not know by whom it fred, the last witness, Mary
Ann, rushed out after the shooting and pointed out
Strip as the man that shot deceased did not either
| Cornell or Strip touch anybody
James Reilly residing at No. II Abanyst., deposed
that he one Of DOdds Express drivers: on Wednes
lay las, week. abon 10 or IL minutes before O'clock
he in the barr0om ~ the corner Of COurtandt and
Washington Mr.. Wm. CARL, the deceased, was
| there at the time; the two women were out,
and came running back in short time, saying that
there were men coming after them Strpp ana Cornel
came IN and commenced ioong with tie women
strip threw parrot 90 one OF the girls, when
deceased told the party to keep quiet or else
I -
and returned in few minutes, going inside the bar
deceased then 10 the Westinghouse door. when
Cornell and strip tried to pull him in bat he got
away jumped tie bar and reached for bis revolver
which be got and went behind the counter; two or
three of the party made rash for him; Mccormick
said Down with the pistol" md as he ran, another
pistol produced dropped from his pocket On the floor
thinks be had two pistols; strip had bottle in bis
hand but did not see him DO any thing with it, heard
the report OF pistol az the lime; think Cornell slapped
deceased on the face before he got the pistol; did not
sec any attempt made 10 put deceased out Of the place
Thomas Coffee, wLo was on the premises az the time
Of the murder testified substantially the the
proceeding witnesses. He had remained eating bis
soup during the scuile. and did not move until the
pistol was fired and deceased shot.
James Allen and John Haines. both colored laborers
who at the Of the murder the time Of its
perpctration were examined but .heir evidence was
| imTaterial.
WIN. strip one Of the party implicated who resides
az No l27 Westsi.. testified that he is blacksmith
on last "Wednesday week between II and O'clock. Nc.
Cormick Cornell Duffy aad himself were in Court
landt.st. between Washington and Greenwich, where
he 90 into the saloon Of III, deceased
the four Of us went IN also; Of US commenced
70 " fool" with the girls deceased went out one door
and in the other and then went behind the bar
and got pistol and pointed II 40 us when Mccormick
fired deceased. who fell acr that witness let the
place; | came back and on my way arrested: DO
not know where tie others to- sober at the
time.
The further investigation Of the case adjourned
20 Tuesday next at o'clock.