The New York herald., 1866-08-25
MYSTERIOUS MURDER IN BUFFALO.
An Unknown Man Found Dend ON the Street
His skull Crushed tn--Arrest of Two Sus-
pected Pnrties-The Coroner's Inquest.

An Unknown Man Found Dead ON the Street
His skull Crushed in-Arrest of Two Sus-
pccted fnrties-The Coroner's Inquest.
from tho Buffalo Courier, August cal
Another foul murder has been commHtcd In city
which, as yet, IS wrapped in considerable mystery.
and Aibee found the body Of man. who had evidently
been murdered lying on tho sidewalk the OF
% Snd doa T streets The BODY was lying
pieleiy crushed in and the lower Jawbone broken on
both sides There was also large wound tho scalp
and another the top Of the head The body is that Of
man apparently fifty years Of ago, about Ave feet six
inches In height had on coarse gray satinel pan,a-
oons very high laced calf boots white cotton
shirt, with plated BOSOM nen collar with small silk
necktie brown ribbed woolen sack coat and soft black
dealers. ll0 Main street, small key and clean linen
collar. He was considerably marked with smallpox
to tho time Of this writing the body has not been
and Coroner Edmunds Is holding an inquest Two men,
Barney Collins and William Maoney, OF Lockport, have
been arrested charged with the murder and the police
the trail for futher developments Collins and
Mahoney observed by persons the Mansion House
to pass down the street near the Of the murder
and when arrested gave conflicting statements Of their
wandcrings
They also threw away wallet &c. Theprinters in the
news room OF the Courier which Ia about lffy or sixty
yards from the scene Of MURDER heard a about
that hour in the morning, and raised the window TO
the tune, and such noises not unusual Exchange
street, nothing moro thought OF the matter until
tho murder was ascerained.
IL will be necessary for the courts 10 deal summarily
with cold booded urderers for tho general safety OF tho
community. Tho hanging Of Kerchner and Carrington
had most salutary influence.
The following Is all tho testimony so far taken be-
fore the coroners inquest which VIII be resumed to-
day.
Daniel Collins, being duly sworn deposcs and says-
live on the corner OF Elk and Columbia streets In the
city OF buialo do not know the deceased whose body
now lies In Mr. Kr1ft's deadhousc rst saw tho body
about two O'Clock this morning; at that time going
home down Exchange street In company with Patrick
Donovan and Daniel Kelly; three had ben sitting
on the Mansion House steps while II had been raining In
company with another man. who employed In tho
Mansion HOUSE, werc on tho Mansion House steps
about one hour and half, and then, said before
started Tor home; while passing near the
corner OF Washington aud Exchange sireetH the
body o. the deceased lying tho sidewalk short dis
lance from washington street; we called policeman,
o blood, and ifo was entirely extinct; have before
stated do not know tho deceased and do not know how
he came 10 be In tho position In which we found him
Dan ne' Kelly, being duly sworn. deposcs and says
live at Penn Yam, New York did not know the do
ceased whose body lies In the dcadhouse: Hrst
saw his body last night about o'clock or rather
should say, this morning; had been standing the
Mansion House steDs In company with Daniel Collins
Mansion House steps because had been raining
the time mentioned we started 10 go 10 the New York
Central depot on Exchange street; when arrived
short distance below Washington street two going
down Exchange street, the body OF decessed
lying on the sidewalk then called the policeman
who came and found that the dead; do not
pan ons had been the Mansion House stcps over an
hour and we heard not the least sound outcry; III
thcre had been anything Of the kind wiiiie we were
thus situated we should have been likely have heard
Patrick Donovan bslnV duly sworn deposes and snys
live the corner OF Elk and Carolina streets Ia tho
city OF Buffalo, did not know tho deceased whose
body lies in the deadhonse: first saw tho body
this morning while passing down Exchange IN
company with the two last witnesses have their
Testimony and oorcur with II In every particular