The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-01
THE MURDER OF OFFICER THOMPSON.

COroner's Investigation Mt the Now York
HOspital-verdict of the Jury-Commitmen
of O,D0nnell.
Coroner Cover held an inquest yesterday morning. at
the New York Hospital the body OF officer Thomp-
son, who died at the hospital from . stab wound
eeved the night Of tho 4th OF November while At
tempting 10 quen a disturbance between a party OF
drunken men in an alley way in James street. The
cused Ia John ODonnell, . boatman Who 1t is al
legged. stabbed the deceased with sheath knife, which
penetrated the lungs The following is the testimony,
a given before the Coroner
Annie Collins. who the 4th ult., lived at No SO
James street, testified that between ten and eleven
o'clock that night she standing a. the door when
tho prisoner was Quarrelng with another man; they
about ten feet from herr officer Thompson came at
that time down the street. TOOK hold Of the prisoner by
the arm and told him TO 60 away, whom the prisoner
turned and struck the officer either in the breast
and then ran away, followed by Thompson; witness
then turned and went IN the door prisoner was drunk
no fighting man for friend Of his, named Fisher,
when the officer came up. M
jeremiah Mahony, officer Of the Fourth precinct,
testified that the 4th ui 81 about hafpast eleven
O'Clock. while he patrolng his beat in Cherry street.
Roosevelt he heard several pistol Shots followed by
an alarm rap he instantly IAN Cherry to James street,
halfway Of o. Cherry rect vhersupon deceased
him in charge, hs hlvins stabbed him; de-
ceased stopped down and picked up sheath
uV,lS swear knife shown 0u here the
one though it has the appearance that picked
up by deceased the prisoner was taken to the station
house.
Captain Thomas W. Thorns, OF the Fourth precinct,
testied-On the night Of the 4th uls officer Thompson
past eleven o'clock walked up the desk handed me
the sheath knife here Produced and said that no was
stabbed: asked him II he knew who did III; he said
John O'Donnel and That officer Mahoney had the pris
oner; while making this statement Mahoney came in
with the prisoner and deceased identified him the
who had stabbed him.
DR. G. M, Bell the house surgeon at tho Now York
Hospital, deposed thai Charles Thompson was admted
into the hospital At about haipast eleven on Monday
the 4th utimo, suffering from penetrating wound Of
the thorax; the wounA about two inches long in
direction somewhat oblique from above downwards.
within outwards and situated between left clavice
and the second about three inches TO the e Of
she median line on admission the deceased was
pulse and somewhat hurried respiration. but there
no symptom At this time that the lung had been
were manifested. There was but moderate hemmor-
image from the wound, which was closed Immediately In
s ,sa IN a nS sS sns '
b.. this Inflammation had on the 10th uk entirely
suosided, while the wound externally presented
to improve until Monday, the 2sth uitmo when
he WIS soized with, severe rigors, which con-
IL .Us Of y remedial aps,
succumbed, and al II A. N. ON the 10th Of November
had entered its cavity just below the left clavcc and
two and threequartes ofvAn inch to the left OF the
% - 70 and
nearly severing the first RIB at the external
trcmity, and penetrating the superior lobe
Of the left lung IN the depth Of and quarter Of
inch. At the bottom Of this wound two three small
fragments Of the fractured rib found Surround
ing the wound strong pleurai adnesons bound the lung
to the wall OF the chest Both lungs but marked
the lsft) found thickly studded with small alb
scssess the weight Of the lungs being ninety ounces
II least twice heavy healthy pair OF lungs. The
other organs were examined, but cause OF death
found In my opinion death was due TO py@mia con.
sequent upon the injury received
The case then given to the jury, who rendered
the following verdict THAT the said Charles Thonp-
70 his death by pymmia. the result OF stab
wound inflicted by knife II the hands Of John ODon-
nell on The night or November 4, 1877
Tho accused his voluntary examination stated that
he HIVES No 70 Cherry street. and that by occupation
ne 10 boatman. He says that he Is guilty OF the
charge. The prisoner was committed TO the Tombs.