The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-24
the EIGHTH WARD HOMICIDE.
COrOner's Inqness-The Prisoner Higgins
Held TO DRil Ia $4,000.

COroner's Inqness-The Prisoner Higgins
Held to Bail In $4,000.
An inquest was held at the dead house attached to
Bellevue Hospital yesterday morning eleven o'clock
by Coroner Gamble, upon the body OF The colored man.
Christopher Bostw ok whose death caused on Sun.
day evening last during scuhle with VIM Higgins, at
his liquor store, corner Of Broome and Sullivan streets
The preener with others arrested at the time accom-
panied by Captain Mills and severa, patrolmep, entered
the room at that hour and tho inquest then proceeded
Cato PAine, residing 81 Ne. 2l6 South Third street
Williamsburg. being duly tworn, dcposed-I am &C.
quainted with the decoased his sister my daughter.
Laurens street. bstweon Grand and Broome Streets he
wa: alone; he came up and spoke to me- and said be
70 tell bis sister that he would N be . down me &c
see her on Tuesday or Wednesday; he said he
then lofts did not HIM again until about six o'clock:
was standing on the corner Of Grand and Laurens
zap muster and 60 and take drink at that a me
young man came up and Clarke asked him If he had
s 70 sns TO CLARKE who
corner Of Broomo and Sullivan streets and Knocked
a. .1 %e 6oGr We could not get n and then we went
some parties passed ont and went 10, then dc.
S Sessed WAS coming out n COMPANY with that
ues' and VIII be OUT" before got the drink there
y, %"s ma s SonI outside and rush was made
oincers were going TO make an arrest for SELL
ing S on sunday I'll heard ca, some one say give
would give me clip; when first got ou the frs man
saw was Mr. Clarke who said, go get some water 10
the deceased; do not know who struck the deceased:
when heard that Nh. Higgins did the decd was as.
friend; Il sounded, when they halloed Gye II 10 him
give i to him." as II it was from half dozen voices
tain Of Eighth precinct on sunday evening a as t' p
seven o'clock, officer Kelly brought into the station
tHSra Rar a.s say9 os name as Charles DAVIS
named Walter Mitchell Of being one OF a number who
had oes'en a man by the name of Christopher
bostwick so badly that they did not EXPECT him
to iye; ] asked the prisoner what he had TO say in
re.alion TO The charge no said, ~ did not do H. but
hgsns oidi' then directed officers Kelley CARPENTER
Henderson and another officer 60 Immediately 10 Hjg
gins liquor store and arrest bin and all there at twenty
minutes past seven O'Clock the officers returned having
"a charge William Higgins, Robert Poole, William Forbes,
James McAise ,6arkeeperl and Michael Hogan the do.
was, and laid on the Goor then ordered ali the
prisoners TO DO locked up, and directed q
to Bellevue Hospital between the hours or eight noa
nlnc oeioeS, took with mo officers Gym aud Keay
brought HIM out aad told him wanted TO search nm,
LOT h,s KEYS IN the presence Of the ofncers and
60 10 his place. and villa, h. had beaten ss 70
vim Higgins said ho had beaten him with he fists And
s soS.s pny ~. and thai be deserved more than he
man would Gle before they got him to ,hs
Hospital when be repeated what he said before then
went 70 Higgins store with the officers and searched N
bur did not find any instrument that thought the deed
vac been committed with; brought the keys back 10
y
r. ornng; think there Q railing around The cellar /
" y, except where you down the steps: whom tho
lee tSed was brought to tho station house no was nsen
ib " the blood flowing from his mouth nose and
ars ] did not examine his weunda
ID MoLean forman, house surgeon 10 Bellevue Hos.
al, raid that man called CHRISTOPHER Bost Nck rae
Omit nd 10 the hospital July 81. suffering from Injuries
aid to nave been produced by his being beaten m no
be tim OF admission he was IN a coma,ose rondi,ion
rom On ne did not rally dying during the nirn,,
N auto Wy On tne following morning revealed small
yer the occpital bone or a little ahc,e snde =.
10 left OF Tie occpita protuberaEcc and sleht am
ION OF bic o. under the scalp around the seat OF nurv
pom rem. wins we oalvar.um there fosnd 10 be |
he whole beng very intensely ooneested and The
lteral VENT 1cscs containing about half an ounce Of
ioody serum 10 injury to the brain tissue except
mall point OF confusion the upper sgrfsoc ~ ,he er
emisphcrel Or crEnsi bones could he de,ss,as |
u the other scerA were apparently keaithe. in INV
pnon the dec, used died from ecmpressoa OF tho brain
, ln probably resared from injury; when he was
lsion about TIT, face and scalp no MARKS sbont she
hest the wound on the back Of tie head could no, bs
reduced by the vs. but would Be- by fali ,hc faoe
ae organs OF the deceased except the iniureJ h,.n
ere 10 healthy sondlton the wound on tbs sesin, |
az lsceraied wound. swap
Tbs tbs testimony esay addscsd IN addition to that OF
harles Clark and Abr pbam HIATT corrcbota,ive OF AZ.
bove Coroner Gamble submitted the aveston a, ,hs
'ath OF the deceased ~ the Jury. who retired 10 con-
der upon verdict WI thin half hour tbev re,,,r.d
ith the following she iveult Of their decision
/" We fnd that sad Chrsvophe Bostwck cane 70 mia
ath By compression Of the BRAIN the rcepl, of fail
lille qusrslne With wm- higgins on the alsi asy OF :
". 1901 o. The eorEsr " Brooms and Sullivan
Covonss Gamble sad that, ,pcey the circumstance,
q 70 accefdencs with hs v,vtct, be would bold |
: aise,ns 2 bail p the cum Y saooa Fen, Lar.
?, Of s2l West street. became hissure,y.
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