The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-25
The Centre street. Homieide.


Yesterday morning Coroner Widsy held inquest, at
the Sixth precinct station house. the body Of James
Brennan the young who shot dead while Great
ing disturbance and committing assault upon Charles
Hohner proprietor Of the lager beer saloon and disrs
putable house No ia Centre street, Saturday
ing, reported In yesterdays Herald Although not In
evidence before the coroner appeared that Friday
evening Frederick Bishop entered Hohners place and
saulted him. after which he away Hohner subss
qucnty appeared before Justice Bowling and lodged
plant against Bishop, FOR whose arrest the magistrate
Issued Warrant and gave IL TO onlcer Anderson OF the
Tombs Police Court for execution This action OF Hohner
hs deceased 70 him 70 MOI ia
street to get satisfaction BY renewing the assault on
Hohncr; and at Bishops instsston Brennan attacked
the keeper Of the place, and during the commission Of
the assault, was shot and killed
TESTIMONY
Below will be found the testimony OF Of the most
important Witnesses friend Of deceased who with
HIM nj the time Of the shooting.
Charles wesneld, residing At 20 Chryse street. being
sworn, says-I do no business at present was going
through Centre street last night between nine and ten
O'Clock, when saw woman knew went with her
her place while was there deceased and Frederick
Bishop came in deceased was very noisy and disposed
TO light he knocked the woman who keeps the place
down behind the bar persuaded HIM to leave the
house after we got out he insisted my going
into ia Centre street, Bishop went in with de
ceased as soon as be entered there went 10
her. afterwards be went 10 The prisoner and attacked
him. hcht him and kicked him; the prisoner then len
him and went behind the bar deceased followed him 10
the bar and struck him there the prisoner then pro
cured pistol from place and pointing II at de-
ceased nrcd he fell as he shot; deceased
offered the prisoner bill the nst OF the trouble the
prisoner said he did not want his money, but wanted
him TO leave did not any weapon in the hands OF
deceased; ! do not know whether the prisoner
danger OF his life
several other witnesses were examined. but Their tes-
tmony Drew no new light upon the matter. Wooster
Beach, Jr NJ. ~. made post mortem examination and
found that the bullet penetrated the brain OF deceased
and in his opinion death have been almost instsn
taneous.
ygRbicr
The Submitted 10 the Jury, who found 'Hhat
deceased came TO his death by hcmorrhaee from pis.
tol shot wound q, the hands Of Charles Homer ia
Centre street, ON the sd day Of June, 1866
IyAMiSsroS PRISONER
On this verdict the prisoner arragn.d for formal
examination He is fortysix year. Of age born Ger.
msnv, and lives az lfs Centre street
Ia explanation, prisoner sad - Deceased beat me
and threatened to shoot Bishop also threatened to
shoot ms, deceased about TO throw tumber at me
Just before shot him" Homer was committed 10 the
Tomhs, but viii I've liberated bail
Henrietta Backett. Of the principal witnesses for
the defence, who was absent al the inau sion. has
since been found and u v probable that oroner wdey
viii reopen The case foN,he purposa Of iakins her
nony Deceased was single man, and lived al No PSI
West Eighteenth street HIS friends took charge OF
the remains Tor interment.
Frederick Bishop charged with assault aud battery on
Hohner after giving bis testimony before The Coroner
was arrested on Justice Dowlings warrant and commit
ted TO the Iombs for trial.