New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-04
BROOKLYN NEWS.

THE FURMAE-sT. HoMICiDE--INyEsrIGATIoE BE-
FORE CORONER LYNCH AND JuRY.-Ccroner Lynch com
menoed inquest yesterday afternoon into the circumstances
attending the deh Patrick McGuann who expired at the
Long College Hospital the 3ls u from tie effects
Off pistol shot wound head inflicted by Eugene Fergus
on the evening the 9th OF August 1t appears from the evil
dence that Fergus had with AcGuann in conse
quenee Of former difficulty between them and deter
GnTed MeSsnn and two friends WERE waking along State
the above named evening about O'Clock, and when
peared very anxious fight with MeGuanD bat the latter
refused One OF McGuaun companions took up the quarrel
AIRED at McGuann (whO running away the ball entering
the Of bis head and lodging the brain Fergus then
pursued who struck him short distance pistol In
hand cry of Stop the murderer having been raised
be attempted escape policeman having seen the aray
The following is the main portion Of the eyas1ee b.,
Known MoSsnn time q the eth Of
Ass' :ds ss A.. sSms " ;%S S S. %
oMsys store on the opposite SIDE Of hs street fssa. stepped
about 10 feet in Is. the me when came up there
ts sEs. nS soss @ 70 s s s s H.
B. ] e DO POI %:G' + S 49, s he
request and Win ,h.. Kirby struck st,s' blow
IN tns & or not there we're ioa ia the party at The
tine Fergus put biz sh hand coat pocket .Sd drew
head Mc0usnn running away a. The time he vas shot he
sss e. s nd made @SoD 1s ss.n bs ssSr
i cit 70 &: :ds. h on Zee , ca's hot man
D%'d e IN , s: %s x ,s' wa H T
.. SsT sS been s:S"s y SI d r
gus time previous growing out Of boat about two w.es' pre-
ia small boat pulling "a the atlantic dock esasd
bS ana Sss,fH sIs the Sc no S secuS
Fsrsr' stripped had esh Meessnn and aeh both ,oet
r.deOn the boat. vas 0y1sd By m.n named DlO1
Interfere answered tina, did interfere
party had intention Of eHoOuS'su Fergus on the Dg of the
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% g isHsss s ss S % AS .s,s:, G ssf. .S
Furm.D1s ons 2, the time we went along F.rnsn,.
s. Pro Standing & door Fo1
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TIE fence Outside; T:ssa .isd MeGas@H
sss 10 90 ss~ SsSo.p% refused GEO;
by :SSI IL s Il: 'SS s Sn ss oS
% :ss: e an: BE s' az ; 5 nice @
Fergus thea a.ied TO fs Dot r,t..d. when he again
% Us. 70 TO ss adu.sa .. he ' oy F.s:
ss SS Aa .s % 80 'O f.s so pp. s 70 az
::5 . net net nS y . hand hand % my s s
would hit him Shse he took his band snd .,rSsi hm
SsSd =; iS tine :: ;lss
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b ss running ssss 9Th Ssb.et toward vera. when bc. ran
@ ts fns .sS . SocSs ' s s On the
pa 's so ass & s
F. q.
rSsa thfcssh sSss the fec, Of
JOrsismoa o. 10 bshs At the time met hD hsGusnn
sober and heard hs
qpsrr,l with any hsze Known ha boyhood
brought tosebeI and eepehy Ia each others company
John Halofsn ofko Atanties
the preceding witness 10 every important particular
John Don OF No State ehea that FssOs and another
msn we're hs sct on the evening Of 9th Ht ans
out and In t while haa oppsse
the In with crowd Of ohes the
aud strike Fssns and ssrheara she kA wit
heu turned bsst sssRs he sEus np oasou
At ths snge Of the proceedtnEs the Investigation Ad
jearned until Wednesday nesf- FfvH
The prisoner present. pas attended By counsel
who dssirsd exsinatiop witnessed which
Was agreed TO By the Coroner FT