New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-01
NEYJERSEY NE US.

CoKOyTR's isQtTsr ON Young CosRoY-PRoBLbLE DEsPE
RArs LIFE AND DEATH STRuGCLE-STATEEEST BY MoNABAs
rR PRIsosE#-DIsTIScI CRrEs or MURDER HEARp-Ihe IN
quest body Of james COnroy boatnan employed Of
sneroyes boat foot Of BsseIs Jersey City whose
body wa recovered on Friday afternoon under the CRIB work
OF The Central Railroad In Communipaw Cove and who Is
rupposed TO have come HE death by foul play at the hands
OF Thomas Mouahan whom deceased undertook TO ferry out 10
one Of pedryng machines u the Cove Oh Sunday night
commenced at the jersey City Aims before Coro
ner Kristen nj o clock yesterday afternoon.
From the evidence far elected 1t would appear that while
on the way the pile driver the boat skeleton boat BY
some means was upset; the occupants sought safety BY clam
bernc on top capszed boat when found that
psoner he vs submerged 70 the waist the wster with
the alott certainty Of death in this position would appear
that there struggle Of considerable duration as young
man named Stngham, fisherman employed as night watch
man on derrick at the Communpaw Abbator heard distinct
Of murder about midway 10 Ess Island lie IN med
aey jumped small boat and alter rowing distance o.
about six blocks, stopped and listened when he heard
two cries Of murder once In a loud voice and the
second time very FAINT be rowed In the dnse-
ton from whence came until be thought he was near The
spot and again listened but heard nothing nore sshaos
in his boat short distance away something that
looked like plank aud going up he discovered that was
in which enroy undertook 70 convey Monahan the derrick
On the following morning honahan appeared at the Aims
House. Of Washington st. dripping wet without hat or
boots and after staying while left for Brooklyn without In
forming Mr. whitley the oveIsee that there was any other
person In the boat with him when capzed Inc evidence
OF surgeons shows that deceased received severe blow on
head causing eIravasation Of blood which could Only he
At the inquest prisoner Mouahan brought 10 hand
cued by Detective Mcwiams who with Detective Nusss gen;
effected his in Furman-si. Brooklyn on Tue i
last Monahnn is about - years OF age short l .J
very muscular He has very peculiar saT white eve
brows eye lshes sparse beard Of seyeai als go"j
his eyes Of Tsddshgray cast wn an sbno
twitchng and altogether he somewhat Teeem'es h Dno'
Drs Theodore f. Morris and w lani submitted Tue ioi
lowing in writing TO which they made sinda'5; l., NJ.
Found the body place OF Baehes fIagc IN MONT
there being no convenience light the examination
deferred I'LL n o'clock a. D. sept - az Wlcn uuie We
rns Of the Whole body somewhat dscoored
nencing decomposition The ef side OF the face upper lip
completely Destroyed the lower lip partially and portion Of
the cheeks left eye oberaed and the integumen around
the apparently eaten also the left part OF the nose
and the greater part ~ the The right remained but
the lids ana the surrounding inegument for little dstance
the like the other side DESTROYED more marked
elsewhere; the ntegumen Of the anterior part OF the neck
for little space partially destroyed; made an iDcison
dsecng back the scalp tho temporal muscles and their
attachment apparently confused and inhltraed with
small eliot OF blood lying upon the superior surface OF the le
hemisphere Of the cerebrum at s point of contact with the
fax creb no other morbid appearances IN connection Win
In connection with the above Dr. Hunt estihes: The
cles the right temple presented bruised APPEARANCES the
eXaaaon Of blood ust have been done before death did
lind any fracture Of the skull deceased might have re-
ceycd blow which rnpured smol blood vessel Or the hem
sphere Of brain; found signs Of violence about the
throat and there marks Of violence on the bod de-
To Juror- is certain that something must have come In
CONTACT with his head before death 10 have caused TO present
STATEMENT BY TIE PRISONER
The prisoner being called up Informed bY the Coroner
that he liberty TO answer such questions ~ ne wished
he need not any that would cnaie hin.
Nv name is Thomas Moaahan, reside at No n FurBan
Brooklyn since last Fall belong Canada have Led
dock building since 10 the States came over 70
Communpav Saturday night to commence work on pile
dIyeT worked al night and until about 10 O'clock sunday
ashore jersey City az 10 get some q
had only bread and ham board 10 the boat house
ana took 10 the OF my knowledge five drinks Of strong
bat knew everything dOit
IN company with three other men. lawrence Kelly Fz
Gerald ana stranger we stayed at boat house abont
hours and then back the he driver in small boat
belonging 20 ~ the hqnor took elect on me, ana as was
staggering about the deck they sleeps slept ior
about three hours woke mp saw The b0ss cstug ana
asked bin for something be SAID be would not give me any
took boat and came ashore 10 the same dock
before II coming dark before !aoded. some IN
belonging 90 pile driver near ours came n boat and over
taxing Of The got ihto my boat aud after bad
Landed he took the boat away weti into the public place
again and got glass uf lquor after got weIt OFT on
tie dock again aud hired shs same boat that
was cap,izsd; engaged deceased to take me over 70
tie pile DIVER the price agreed upon was toc,
Which paid before got into The boat, paid lin ~ end
STAMP musk when started 70 be rowed
lag Vays outside o! the Central Railroad aad about LAh
NILE from the shore capszed something better than ha
way the first pile dock did not kuoS anything uni tie
water coming the side Of the bla aud 20 the ocst OF nv
sodge the got erabUol was sitting nearly 10 toe
stern and deceased was sitting about iogf e rom me uu
Inc price; offered him 60 cents TO take me out md lie
Wien the boat enpszed deceased got on TIE Top 81
T. on the keel got top oil the boat remained on Le
5 about ten minutes be had on got the other ard
We both padded toward the pile dock after padding about
ten minutes told him going TO lenve be said. " m al
night witty" whel was swimming found ~ boots were
heavy snd put hands down 10 get them ~ Wheh got
thev were not laced up, swan awSy for the pile
dock; did not look behind TO see deceased;
1 NJ. auImmiug away 10 save ny own life:
wea nom one pile to tie other ry se ups went to
to ny 20 get up aud as was raising my hand struck
spike BY the assistance OF that aud another gC NJ on ne
sfng pieces short time previous, when could MOI get ont
commenced 70 ToaI out as ioan as ever Souu naoo.o
nearly the whole o. The ngh al tines l4au GU t.s peee
timber until about five O'Clock N the noring and thea saw
oTed asked them 70 take me on thd t9a the Nss
there since eight O'Clock the evening before got down IN the
boat and they said they would take m out 70 the pe ae
said pot me on top the dock walked down 10 Tue gap
they brOuChi ashore IN small boat previous o that
tod The hggeTs what bad happened me about Tie boat sag
sizing; told them that left deceased on the top OF the bot
Of the boat and thought be wm drowned asked me
Young fellow N the boat aa. brought me , ashore IRON ns &
cramps legs he sent TO the Amshouse while coming
No told two persons OF the accident the boss al the hospital
asked NE sbou, myself. and told hin had been
swimming all night they gave me some cone, Gomez
the man they call John going to Newiok aud the 6o''
told aim to lake me along and pay ny fare 70 re-
fused 70 go .. hqa 10 Dat auS some boots outside and hs
Young fellow at gate gave old bat and i've oents
,essd on Tue,dsy evening" on Tuesday last amer dinner
tsd Patrick Gilmore that was going over TO jersey c
though ~ mus. have been dro.ned Gilmore advised me
because brother Of deceased had been over
TO nd me did DOT hear deceased ha0o amer left him on
the boat the water was toerably smooth .,.o..
10 JurOr-n hcn we were botn on 49, "
peeiJ submerged was 10 TO my waist IN The water
THE CRIES or MURDER AND ATTkhrED sUccoa.
John W Stringham. being sworn testified reside 10 La
fayette Hudson County. n. j. sn FISHERMAN and al
present employed by Mr. Sanford as night Waterman On
his pile driver sunday night at the slaughter house
Conmunipaw between aud II O'Clock sandsy night
heard Of distress they seemed to come from about hall
way between the slaughter house and Ellis Island beard
the cry OF murder distinctly eight times got into uJ boat
and started for where heard the cries. rowed about h,e
blocks toward Jersey City and kept OF about olr blocks
from the outside cbs stopped short time when beard
The cry Of murder again loud aud very lows that
seemed 10 BE- and half three blocks from where
was cd toward the place and stopped again. bat ala
moi hear auy,hae; stood up boat aud little way
an somethiHg tst looked like long plank; rowed TO ssd
found tbs, Was boat with the keel up; It blowing