The New York herald., 1867-04-16
DEATH UNDER SUSPICIOUS cRcUHsrlHcEs


Ceroner's Inquest On tho Late Jehn q.
Myors-The Exansanafien Nss Yes Conn
pIeaed, Sc.
Coroner Cover yesterday morning empanslled jury
held an inquest Bellevue Hospital over the body
OF John @. Myers, who found dead on Sunday ae
Lovejoy's Hotel In this city, and who had received
injuries about tho head ARRAY with several parties
the day before at the saloon the corner OF Cedar
street and broadway. The principal object OF inquiry
TO ascertain whether the deceased came 70 his death
BY the injuries received. from an affection Of the
heart revealed in the post motem examination The
following are the facts a. far a. elicited:-
TESTIMONY or JOHN BEDDEEkxR.
John Beddecker, sworn-I 1.-Two at No 2Ss Rivington
street. and employed BY Mr. Schwartz as bartender
q his saloon at No. lss Broadwayi have known do.
ceased BY sight about year he came 70 the saloon at
about halfpast o'clock Saturday afternoon; he
was inoxicsted and noisy mot being able to quiet him
went out but returned about half past five O'Clock;
he still intoxicated, but 1t last he took seat and
kept while ,; % On tho ss hs
at him; deceased got up and going TO another bar
keeper asked him, what he laughed a.; q:
hit the barkeeper deceased then went up to . man
named Robert Stacey and shook his fist In his face;
man named Ryan told Stacey not 70 mind deceased as
he old MANI deceased then struck Ryan, which
started hrs nose bleeding; both stacey and Ryan then
and no knocked down. sonre Of us went TO the as
sstancs q and gos him up and in the act
tackled him again, and kno ked him down after he fell
s acey kicked Kim; think IN the face we got these
OF washed deceased and friend Of his took him
away.
Frederick Diekman sworn-Reside AT No ' Frank
fort street; barkeepr in the employ Of Schwartz;
was present on Saturday when Myers was assaulted;
could corroDorate the statement Of last witness, but
knew nothing more; when the deceased fell from his
CHI we
up and struck me in the left eye II was not
very heavy blow did not not return IN the me- D0~
with Stacey and Ryan deceased struggled with one
Of them; when they separated he went TO the door
round again and going to fight asan, but fell down
upon the floor; Stacey and Ryan then kicked at him
with their feet; think both OF them Kicked at him;
they hit him round the eye and on the facl they only
kicked hm two or three tines we PICK MIN sa up and
aiterwar and took him TO me hotel
TESTIMONY join DslrsEY.
John Dempsey, sworn-Reside at staten Island; am
cotton sampl r; went into sci@arzs saloon on Saturday
last, between five and six o'cock, with my brother
Stacey and Ryan, we went up to the bar and had drink
was siarding ut tn bar when dec aased fel; all
laughed; b. fell Just drunken would, in comic
sort Of way; ho was angry when he got up; he came
oer 70 where we're ana hit stacey in he Iace Stacey
sad II have no ion to knock you down." or some
thing 10 that eect said, tion't hit him. as he Is an
old man." and he said 81 won't" and walked away; de-
had my back them; l shortly after went out with
my brother saw nothing Of the difficulty.
TESTIMONY or SAMUEL n. GALLOWAY.
Samuel T. Galloway sw1rn-Reside in Orange county:
had deceased and been employed by him several
years; met him on Saturday morning at nine O'Clock;
we walked up Schwarzs aud left him there'at half
past ten; he then sober; promised to meet him at
Schwarz's two hours time; aboat twelve O'Clock
called at Sch Warzs, and came out; stopped In at
NJ. Robnson's about an hour; left him agan at
Schwartz's; he was RE tiy sober at that timc re-
turned to Schwartzs and found deceased with some
friends Messrs Beales, HincSley, McElroy and Smith
Parkes; remained there an hour and haf;
went out TO Lovejoy's to gentle
for about three quarters Of an hour;
returned again to Schwarzs; found deceased IN the
washroom; Mr. Delano was washing his head; took
the napkin and washed him and Delano away; his
right eye very much swollen; I asked Mr. Myers
how he had got hurt e said four live tad got at
the parties were and thoy said they did not know;
took Mr. Myers to Lovejoys but We had 10 stop by the
way for about twenty minutes; whom We got 70 Love.
joys put him to bed; no seemed 70 have pam
his ches; about two or three years he Was troubled
ia the way; hin again at ten o'clock did not
know he was dead until Sunday afternoon.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY. 44a .sf#
John Beech, n D., being duly sworn, says:-I have
made o posi-. .mOrtem examination OF the body OF de-
ceased lying the Murgue; thero geneI tui-
ication of head and face. with ecchyM0sses around
both eyes, two sbraons the bridge OF the nOse the
being broken also abrasion the right cheek
bone another the left eye, and extensive
above there avc abasons the left knee, throe
the right knee and confusion about four inches
long the anterior OF the Left bia; under the
scalp several ecchymoscd yposng the brain;
the liver ftiy kidneys granulscd hoart hypertro
fed and weighing one pound and half Tao cause Of
death tins disease Of the heart excited by the in
turies received.
The case was thon adjourned until Thursday mosning
at ten o'clock.