New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-29
HOMICIDE AT TnR HOBOKEN PERRY
MAN STABBED AND INSTANTLY KILLED. MINSTREL
TROUPE AND TWO ITALIAN MUSICIANS AkREsIhp
coposyR's IyyRSTIGATlOS.

--CoRONERS iNVESTldATloN'
About "a o'clock yesterday morning disturbance
occurred in the ferry Hoboten between two OF the
Sr,y hand. and couple Of italian min,ire resulting in one
NJ the ferry hands named Nelson Little receiving stab In
the stomach which caused bis death IN less thsns quarter oi
az hour. o., -. 49,, v,t
sitting themselves. Dunau Claffs Etcsi.or h.u'Ieh'
together with two Italian had been out %
aud their way home Tho deces.sod Nelson Ltol
Tom Bel got INTO d'tatbanoe with the oeesa.
The latter refused play and during the melee Little received
death stab The police arrested the two lAiiAn. nansd
s and JGnS % ToS ssfSsi
Cbrsvpa5. H;ln VIM SPra't John Clever aal H. heaf!
Sands. coored.
Coroner Avery lmp,nnssi Jury and commenced "a nVe'
ugatlon At p at the large hall No. . u arden 81;
where ,ss number Of Psopl' assembled 10 sa 10 Tue ''
dsnce. ,,. ,.t.,
M.rsee, r. Mefsees beng swora testified; fsdeia no.
City and am produce co@m'oa aes'f s'.,sd ~. ~.
ferry gate ast 20 minutes past a. n wear ao
the middle p looking Ou' tS Wing 81 thought
drunk while looking at him saw the msp that was te1
rke At man sitting down OF the saloon Just out OF
ny view a diagonal direction; the man rose up WIN hs
mouth bleeding and the room aud deceased rnn
after him recognized the tho one that bad the harp
four Of the party that became engasu W voc III
lair did DOT until tho onS takon from inc
that struck (t this stage OF inc pr9oeengs .0
eight prsoners-onea negro-wero brought to tu' J,1
as the person struck the mouth he also doonou
a boy brother OF Coarssyi he also ,dentihsa John
oarsey the person that had the harp as soon
the boat went on board saw dsce,sed oiss .ii
him on tue ground asked the policeman 10 arrest Bel along
with the others thought he was a. much impSatea
into 1t az any he running around the ferry nouso
irving 10 strike the boy Coursey tbee bat three persons
engaged the nsie, exclusive OF tho boy VINO was t'ns W
Al him Bell struck al boy there oonien on on tho
part Of Michael Coqrsoy except that he tried &c g'
sirings supposed immediately sfef hoard deSos'oa DRY
OUT .. tSo,us.a . I,rnA na,tel knf, ,Lioh vas
found in possession or Michael Coursor the hsrpi.l
Henry McDougsl sworn testified reside 10 nvoeen tn ~.
am commission merchant; at tho Hoboken eits %
tween half past this morning attoo.'on was A.
traoted b. loud congregation N the iory hoass
shirt using rough language no went part gay
them and told thcm to keep quiet toward ferry
whsa heard loud taking again Looked 10 aaa .sT and The
boy Coarsey 10 the midas Of the ROOM Mr. and the do
vert out OF the door 10 the 1agsog aud came 20
from their position that they wers trying 10 take knives
40 make attack the Italians went to look to
ferry master and returned back whom Bell letting dc
down the ground think heo three taat came
IN collision 10 the at the time looked toward we
ferry Slip think this the time deceased stabbed ~ b
walked with his hands his stomach aud groansd saw
the Italian Michael Coursey that got hit IN tho mouth IA n'
the time Bell deceased the that "er,
making the noise whom frat them the small boy seemed
To be afraid thero nnmber Of other people IN t1e e
saloon that time the coored VIM Henry sands
and Frank Dumont in tho did not 500 them doing any
| thing.
John Garrison bworn reside in Hoboksn and an sPsca
Policeman duty al the ferry. dui 'Ds morning.
ethe ferry five Minutes three 10 call three men tnd &C.
turned little before the hair past boat In. Mr. VI
came running and tod Tat Nrb dead SAID NJ
hal been stabbed and wanted 20 and arrest the
passed down saw the body Of Ne lying ON the pavement
Bell pointed oct the largest Italian Michael Coufsey
as The man Tat did u Bell said that be could take his aiiiyi
that he the that stabbed HIM took Mohea Ceursey
IN custody one u the prisoners Dumont pointed out THO
o. tie party and took them custody prior 70 this ahi
had seen deceased Nttle) and Bells them nee at two
aud half Little and Bell lad bee out over TO the hotel hre
or tur times oy both work for the Company Be was 20 -
10 Long Branch on the Newark train al oooct Bell had Oh
! bine checked jacket.
Dr. X. T. Chsbert testified made post mortem eNamina
ton tne bcay Of tho deceased found punciured
wound Il incl long running rsnsVerev across the body =,
inches 70 the let Of the navel penetrating through the wall o
the abdomen through which opening about h,ndfnll o.
omsntum protrudng opening the abdomen M o,viiy
was found flied with Blood The intesnes were 'onnd
wounded in several places aud In one pses the infssne
almost cut two: knife did not penetrate 10 tn,
back Of the abdomen the cut In the garments cOrespondee
with wound Ia the abdomen; the stomsoh did rot smell
liquor in the hs knife taken from Coursen shown
TO vitnees; he positive not the knife used, bens
Jagged and rather blunt thinks the cot was made With
double edged Knife death caused from internal heofr
| bGge produced from the wound
TESTIMONY oF EONR or IHE hiSfThEk.
Frank DumOB be.Lg sworn, ettihed-I Tetde nj Nc ~
GJssos,k kes.igt All oonlse'0ee - tue e"''9y {