New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-28
HOMICIDE IN F0URTH-sT.
The Assnssin Subsequently Gives Bim'eh Up
.-Coroner'. Inqucsi-TestinOny OF several
wiinessos-yerdicr of fhe Jsry-Ihs Fr's-
amer lomtuifted.

Early on Saturday morning Richard POLLARD
tailor called dpon distant relative named VIM hcComloA
also tailor residing in basement in the rear Of No 100 has
Fourths Until within the past weeks the men had been
intimate friends working and living together and taxing
thormeals with relative named Mrs. Ahearn living OIL he
hOor above them.
About weeks Mccormick married young LADY
70 whom Pollard had been paying ss'eatOn ne be had
10 go to Blackwers Island for it,
Exactly what or who commenced the quarrel Saturday
night known. Certain is that when the Mrs Ahesn
mentioned above went down into the basement on nearing
the OF the quarrel she found both cnched on he
floor She up and got her husband who down and
separated the cobatant- IL only for short space
bnaver for boh men aoen rushed AZ each other and blows
were interchanged While so engaged Mccormick drew
small pocket knife and struck bis opponent IN tue night breast
the shoulder The wounded man exclaimed Aoa naSe
drawn blood and at once tore on BIS coat and vest Inc
blow followed by terrible rush OF blood ana inc fst,1
attempted to gain the open air AS ne reaonea e HUO o.
castings and fell back the door where he bed to death 10
In the meantime the knife with which the act com
mtted taken from the assassin by Mrs Ahearn ana
thrown into Clubhouse. Having done TINS sne advised me
Cormok TO y First changing his shirt which covered
with blood Mccormick followed her advice and let the house
passing the night at tae house Of friend in Lsh' near
Mrs Ahearn then the aarm and Capt Mount OF the
Seventeenth Precinct with of his most trusty oces
started pursuit having first teegraphed description OF the
assassin TO all the Station Houses In the city Inc scan
throughout the night was unayahng o"lug ~ me bouf
o'clock yesterday morning McCormick accompanied Dy @
friend at whose house be had stopped during the ngo
Seventeenth Precinct Station House and gave hse
to tho Sergeant in charge stating at the time that ne CON
mitted the act in setdefense. -,
Coroner Cover having been notified yesterday he'd an
inquest the body the Seventeenth Precinct Station House
The following is the testimony taken By him
No Mary Ahearn OF No i66 Fourth testified A. o'clock
ar the night in question heard the noise OF scung
In the back basement occupied by Mccormick then went up
stairs after nv husband and after telling him Of the scufng
going down stairs we both came down had hesrI no
guarPng preyousy we found both the floor Pollard
on ssed INV husband to separate them prisoner asked
for from deceased was on top and choking
the prisoner; neither asked for asssanoe myself ana
OFF the deceased
prisoner able for him; cnaOt remember what tns
risoner aid they then elm he'd aud saw blood flowing
did know first who saDbed did not hear deceased
anything after be stabbed al that time dd nor
sec anything knife prisoners hand but subsequently,
into the hail. leaving husband IN the room be tod me
that Pollard was dead about minutes after, and
sent u 10 the station house ior Policeman Wheh
the second time Mccormick stu m the roo
said he going remain. bat advised him not 10 40
that he had better 90 away unt the e1ceent was over
aud then come and give himself ups be then went into
hs room and changed his shirt which covered with blood,
this before went upstairs had taken the sne
from prisoner and thrown into the water close at the
time took II from him he standing In the hal Win
open his hand. II medum-szed pocket-hne Wheh
police Mccormick had gone and deceased was dea
in reference to the Questioning OF the police told them
knew nothing about To- had Intended to tell the whole truth
when the brought into court the prisoner Dordea
with the prisoner and deceased related aud 6o re-
me, prisoner my cousin the deceased is more
distant relative about three weeks since heard say
that be- would have IL cost him trap to biaeAWeH
Island the hard feeling occaoned BY the prl'oef mar
rying girl whom deceased wanted Tor MS we uoi 49,.
boarded until eight d0ys si0ce when he oi anu went
o a place In sinth-st. neither was intOxlcated
Lawrence Ahearn husband Of the preceding witness cor
roborated good part the testimony OF his wife be dd not
knife the hand Of the prisoner when The blood came
be supposed that 10 from the FIST blow; immedate! on
being stabbed deceased said 10 the prisoner Iou have drawn
my blood Mccormick made no reply deceased then TOOK
of bis coat and vest and threw them upon ehaf ne theh @
the ho0r and told wife that he was dead he was not
dead at the time but nearly So then went to nay uncle IA
sHths and told hiu what had happened we t9en S4ae
back q the house and found deceased lying where had e
him dead the prisoner had then e soon ailor me
police came NY wife did not tell me she nHd iheh ne Ke
from the prisoners heard the deceased say at he would oe
rcyenged the prisoner II he had TO go the Island Tor
II, this on the;night that prisoner was married
Mrs. Mary Ahearn sister OF the last witness "a" the CON
OF the difficulty and Immediately ran up sars ana
called her brother on coming down enc saw oooa LOVING
from the breast OF the deceased she then ran aai
Ocer George Little Of the Precnc, testified
Al o'clock last night my aide partner raped io me and told
there killed al No l65 East Fourth at we both
wenI 10 and found deceased ng upon the oor OF t oae
basement be lay the threshold with his feet IN the nail
the oor aud the clothing Of deceased was saturated with the
same then up Mrs Ahearns and asked her
wnat she knew about H. she said saw scue and that
subsequently saw the prisoner 90 through the hall the
she said that all she knew about IT. went back
me description but was Incorrect she gave her inorma
ton very reluctantly she subsequently told me that on tie
bis the prisoner coming through the hail. she then
down the basement and found the deceased lying
Dr. John Beach deputy Coroner. made post mOrtem
the body Of deceased aud found stab wound
just above the right eyee about two inches ia length pene
trang inch depth its dividing the artera
mammaa nerna causing excessive hemorrhag and sabse
Quent death.
The case was then submitted to jury who after short
deiberaiIon rendered verdict that Richard Pollard the
deceased his death by stab wound inflicted al the
hands OF William Mccormick at No. leo East touitht on
the 10Th day Of May. Loco"
On being questioned BY the Coroner prisoner admitted
having struck blow but caimed have done IL IN
selfdeense He is native OF Ireland aged 70 years. The
committed him 10 the Tombs 10 await the action OF the
Grand jury.
Tho deceased native OF Ireland aged q years and
sided at No. 90 S1thst
Mr Ahearn held 10 ball IN the sum OF 500 to insure her
future appearance witness.