The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-08
THE MOTT STREET HOMICIDE.
Inouisition Before Coroner Cover.


InQuisition Before Coroner Cover.
Coroner Cover yesterday held an inquest at tho Four
toenth precinct police station the body OF Michael
Farrell the man who was fatally stabbed at his late
residence 1876 Mott street. by knife in the hands 81
Eugene sullivan. as already published in the HERALD
Below will be found the testimony elected and the YER
dict Of the jury:-
TEsuHoyy HasrgLL
Mary J. Bartel, being duly sworn. deposed and said
live a l26 Mott street. third floor room No s. knew
the deceased VINO lived the top floor. front room;
yesterday, between two and three O'Clock p NJ. was
At dinner; heard . noise on the stars above me:
opened the door; saw two men walking down stairs
fast; saw deceased following them down he was ON
tho fight above me: deceased said. 'Im stabbed"
I'm stabbed" asked him who did II, and he pointed
% me e, .wS men going down stairs saying they ara
the loot Of the st flight OF stairs could not recognize
inc men saw going down stairs. don't know that
ever saw the prisoners here shown: man had dark
CLONES on and the other had red shirt.
TESTIMONY or MARY WOODS.
mary Woods, being sworn, deposed and said-I live Of
heard loud speaking up stairs, being at the time in
room on the moor below me; went up 70 my floor and
,ouna prisoner knocking at my door asked him what
ne said that he wanted to tell every person living
10 the house that bis wife . We. and
living with Farrell he then knocked at the next door.
and repeated the same remark saying that he would
ski the son OF q b-hn he said that Farrell had thrown
him IN the gutter; told him no was foolish TO expose
his family. as all the women laughing ut him. he
then went down two fights OF stairs and there began
repeating the same charges against Farrell and his (Su
wash it OF for him; while rubbing down his coat my
hand struck against something sharp in his pocket and
which he pressed his hand against as If to conceal il
did not see what II wN thought the prisoner was
intoxicated he went down stairs and told the women
his things up stairs, and that he would have
satisfaction before night did not any more Of him
nj tarl nj Farr
stabbed; went up stairs and found deceased lying in
front Of my dpor on his side; he groaned but once and
then died.
TESTIMONY or ELIZA SULLIVAN.
Eliza Sullivan, being duly sworn deposed and said
live at No 126 Mott street; am wife OF the prisoner
and was keeping house for Farrell since New
Years. yesterday morning, about nine O'Clock, deceased
went 10 the store. he worked for Barpum; Chatham
square about twelve o'clock he Came flaming up stairs
bateSs; asked what the matter he said II was
down the street, he was very much excited be went
the mante piece and got large club he said he and
Sullivan had had some words down at the door locked
the door and kept deceased in he to work;
heard Sullivan outside OF the door talking loudly but
he away and thought more OF il; deceased
ate his dnner and then work about O'Clock
went on the roof to hang out clothes and when
coming down stairs | saw man going into
the room, and saw deceased and Sullivan 10
tussIe; returned to the roof and shut the door
as afraid OF Sullivan; did not see anything IN
either of their hands, turning go the roof
peared 10 be going into the cannot whether ne
my son. the knife here shown looks like have
seen 10 Farres ROOM though there arc none 80 bright
looking this one; deceased said, IL am stabbed ~
hearing this rushed down and found deceased At
the foot OF the third flight Of stairs he told me TO send
some one for Mr. whalen the undertaken; after saying
this he died; found the knife here shown lying beside
deceased ana gave IL to officer.
Bridget Donney, OF l26 Mott street, deposed to
the woman living with deceased had been his tSulvansD
wife twensy- years; the witness saw deceased lying
dead
John Beach, N. D., being duly sworn, said IL have
made post norton examination on the body OF de-
ceased, and find three wounds the left side Of
tic body situated Is folIows-0ns measuring an inch
20 inch and fourth, situated line Eve inches TO
the e OF the nipple another Two inches above and Of
same size: the third about thrce-quaSters OF an
inch long and situated four and onehaH inches below
the hsst described wound and little forward; upon
~ cavity cUSsn.d QUANTITY q coeS
wound aescsibed entered the cavity between the
entrance thts wonnd penetrated the pericardum and
entering the heart at les apex and opening
INTO the is ventrce the second wound was not Deep
and lost In the aroolA tissue OF axa; the third
wound eHsssed the abdominal cavity point between
the tenth and eleventh RIBS; il harmless; In my
suit Of The above described wound in the breast
Some other unmportant testimony offered, after
which the case was submitted TO the jury. who
That Michael Farrell bis death BY exhaustion
q he Of q on
the 0th day OF May, 1851, ~ l2e Mott street.
The prisoner, who 10 hty-three wears Of age and
native Of Bristol, England says he lives At Is Peu
street, and rs . tailor by occupation
In relation 70 tn0 charge preferred against him the
prisoner made tho following statement :Yesterday, IS
was walking up Mott street, met Farrell and recog-
nized watch key and the buttons his belong
ng 70 me; as be passed he jeered ut and told him
he was showing or with other peoples property; he
caught hold Of ms and pushed me between wagons
md was thrown down By Farrell Who held me down
he then ran up stains 10 his own ROOM and followed
Ind found tho door closed; I thon lett and
returned In ths afternoon 70 get my property
bong accompanied by my son; Iwent into Farrell
room and found him Stating on bench; asked him
what owed him, and he picked up pair OF shears
md made pass at me: seized this knfo and stabbed
him SELF defence; IL had not the knife think
Farrell would have killed me. -
coroner Cover then committed Sullivan the Tombs
10 await the action Of the Grand Jury.
Deceased was fosty-fvc years OF age and native OF
Ireland
James sullivan. tho son Of the murderer yesterday
lfternoon surrendered himself Captain Garland at
HE Fourteenth precinct. and taken 70 the Tombs
BY officer Symington Young sullivan will be held as
witness.
Mrs. sullivan, who has had eleven children by the
prisoner, Was sent 10 the House Of Detention a.
A MANN Hal nuYpac