New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-17
Uom;eide IN the Twentieth ward.

A NAN STABBED TO THE HEART on ElGarH-AyE.-
ARREST OF THE AUTHORITATIVE INQUEST 70 BE
HELD TO-DAY.
About midnight Oh wednesday Thomas I. Weight,
residing at West Twenty seyena-st. ACCOMPANIED
By two friends named Timothy W. Sweeney residing al NO
lgs West Tweny-seyeatst, aud Theodore DSnorest re-
siding AZ No IS West Twenty cghth-st on his way
homework going do Eihtlaye. When between IWchty'
eighth ard TWeutyninhst., tho party overlook John o.
Skeehau Anne EcaD, and unknown nan skeehsn n de
some remark white hat worn BY weight az wAch ti"
latter Aad been alinag soneNha u--e IN aDff IT,
Div few passed and the men cinehed when sSee'
bn ruk biz ounouent il tic lon breast with small pocket
k. which 10 10 supposed % have dr1Nh ron h5 poeAss ~
TO- commencement of the dacu.ty iuhicg iitei wo9.o
s. uddcu unexpected the assault Tat Qioer No
Donald twentieth Precinct who was standing on ,es
corner Of Iweniyeigmh-si =" .ecs ulsLihL "a, ~
relief toward tho c0ubaans as soon as the ar
fray commenced had reach them ere the faal
sounded ra having OutCY tho officer attempted 70
e shoulder Of weight he was horr6ed fad tho clothes 81
the victim already saturated with blood ms ~ ohSo PpS
derer Vas conveyed station His companions ran
awey on ,ooins whst skeehen had done. - 49,, T.. 49,,
store Il Ils Vicinity shf &c S5t2d examined Il was found
10 be serious one and ne ooc az once striea W.T. l 20
the Jews Hospital In Wet Iwenty-ciTitfsL Dut before
reachng Institution the unfortunate man expired The
be- was en the Twentieth Precinct bat.on.touse
on searching sksehan the knife with wch the wound was
blood When rst brought into tue ,siationAouse.
stchan deud having stabbed Weight bot when tho knife
was found bis lie hestacd and strlsred but dd
not comics hs guilt Tie had the appearance Of man some
80, r,y toe influence Of lGuor lie Is native Of Ireland
agst 81 rs cooper: resides at No. nons. Brooklyn
and : a wId1wer. with one child.
Trs murdered man is native This city srod % years
ana bamnote engrayer but ior TINE past has Deen
enoved a 10 said 10 tle capacity Of bank messenger He
yerJ highly spoken of BY ha friends an esiinaoe man
An seemed much shocked al his Tragic death
Yesterday the girl found b. the police and tsken
into CUSTODY await the result OF the Coroners inquest she
states that night Of tue murder she met skoe6in and h
fie.I Whose either does know declines 10
state In low den kept by Mrs. Meagher az No. 81 West
TVsnty.nniht which described by the pocaas resort
for characters ana made an engagement
N Skeelnn accompany him picnic yesterday On the
way down they had been joking On various matters
usny as a by word phrase How Is wEIte iatf ana
on pa sng fh seeing that he whe nat tie above
expression used by skehaD II was resented oy "eeh
with tho melancholy result aready gwen lac ~noie ahd
shs states did not last more than nhnuto
Coroner haumann notified and VIII noid the inquest
,his morning M tao Twente eth Precinct 5tat.on-Holse
he body OF deceased yesterday removed TO his ae resi-
denee Tho police In search ~ The companion OF oAeeL
he Icing needed q witness oB the inquest