The New York herald., 1867-09-05

Her Ante.AIOrtem Siatement-Other Witness.
es Examined.
Yesterday morning Coroner Cover went to the New
York Hospital and took the ante norton statement
Caharine Lyons, the GIRL fifteen years Of age who
shot in the head by pistol In the hands of George Ham,
mer on the 26lh ult, previously reported in the
HERALD. Other witnesses were examined, and below
will DO found the points Of their testimony
STATEMENT or cArHARrrK LYONS.
willing make true statement; know that was
shot but do not know when where was when shot,
TESTIMONY KLIzAaErH pnuSpAGr.
ss street second aOor and ii. wife
lived On s, Sss 1Is w x s the s se. MIN he
the influence Of hquor or twice. have heard prisoner
severa and about four or Ss aso cary in
the evening they had difficulty and she hAllooed help;
oos 1a aa he S sd Of % the
prisoner ssd DID not want anybody Interfere hi
business his wife was crying and down stairs don't
influence OF liquor; have heard them talk though they
18th daS Of August UrsoSsr came in ana went on, Of the
SS, % s n, he sss sIsa os a
either in the mGGn1s Or a. his wife told me The din
she said had struck her that morning. in the alter
noon .hs was in my room crying when the prisoner came
@ ssis. so some ' S..aTs.lc with her anS rsaaesaa
s& II hour Ss fSrss. after she Went
the house in about fifteen t-eaiy minutes the
Ssrs si Sosp sr shot in street in the book
badery rear OF house, think pistol report be-
tween four and five O'Clock In the af,ernooa.
Another witness. bring the house gave testimony
similar 70 this gwen by Ars. Bruntage.
sIArEMEST OF RoUSDsMAN H'KHLvKY
"a n nv % W hc IN
Of Miss Lyons and nauilng they had heard pistol
shot, when Mrs. Hammer. who was down stairs,
sad Yes she further said that she thought
her husband. then up stairs In his room, had
hred the pistol The roundsnan went 10 the prisoner
charged by him accidentally; Hammer con essed that he
had been quarreng with his WIFE, but denied intending
shoot any one.
TESTIMONY.
The House Surgeon At the New York Hospital testified
that the condition Of Miss Lyons still quite critical her
mler oo,ng from the wound; she unable TO make any
mental exertion, and suffering from partial blindness
result OF the wound.
vERnrCT JURY.
On the evidence presented the case was submitted to
the Jury, WHO rendered the following verdict -
THAT Cathnrino Lyons 70 her wounding by q
pistol ball from p!sto in the hands OF George Ham.
mer, tho 26Ih day OF August 1867, and believe
said wound was cccasioned through the culpabe
lcssness OF said Gecrge Hammer
The prisoner was subsequently taken before Justice
Leonard, OF the supreme Court writ OF certiorGr
The Coroner appeared by his deputy, and stated that
an cxaminallon was now In progress. Ar. Blunt, Tor
the District Attorney, rtked e: adjournment until
two O'Clock, at which tmc the Coroner would probably
be through Prisoners counsel, Mr.. Howe, claimed
that the shooting was accidental, and that he believed
there would have been proceedings had before the
Coroner " he had not sued out this certiorart.
Mtwo O'Clock the hearing was again adjourned until to-
day ct eleven NJ by consent OF Mr. Blunt TO allow de-.
fcndant TO put in ball. Judge Leonard fixing the
at ooo The Coronsrs jury end that the shooting
caused by tho carolessnes OF the defendant The girl
still living II she dies The offence will probably bc man.
slaughter fourth degree, and sho nves fsonious
sault aud battery.