New-York tribune., 1867-08-30
THE EOSLYN MURDER.

INQUEST BY CORONER OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
WITHOUT VERDICT.
The inducst in regard to the murder of VIM.
OBrieu by Edward Coughlau resumed yesterday at
Roslyn. l. L. 10y Coroner Seaman, DistrictAttorncy
Downing and Squire shllman. The first witness
examined was j. O'DonrclL lie testified follows:
live IN Rosyn: am laborcr: have been working for Mr.
Valentine iu his paper mill was u company la.i suu-
day night with Edward Cou-hlau at Du Lcatys house.
left about y. III. aud went 10 Ed Coughla- house re
member going uoug near O'Ncils Coughlan shouted he
would fight any COrkoulan woman came To the WIN
dow put her head and asked I'd. Coushan ~hat ho
wanted and IL 10 any IN THIS house they are
ready for you: we then went down to Conghans house,
don't know how long we stayed 'ouShhh SId ne Monid
home; went by the hotel hc said ne would
have some beer then went .a'A 20 'ouEl,an E
house all TINS tliue toutnilns ha,nl. 49, ,,'.ii"
Johanna, with MS; ~ ONch- mousse '"utHih
d s, o ,rn1,en 2 came ont: one uf the men
named Morris German, said he would lght them took
ing no crowd back; went % Coughlans house with
him. stayed there long while Johanna overlook us
for us ~ 20 home aud he would 20 with
by ONcs house some one opened the door and watched
he went ~ and we then left him; went fir
the papcrV dgm ID the r"ld stayed there, 20 as %
half an hour when we heard some one hallooiUg We
then came back 10 whore O'Brcn was killed: came
down we saw them bring OBrcn INTO ONcas house; did
lot know who they weJG dgpoi see Id Coug!au after
that, apd AaYs net seen him since. $50.
what sort Of knife IL was II a butcher
knife; though might have been small one or pocket
not him have table knife, or hear oi his sharp
tning any kind Of knife have been in the
habit Of going 60 COughlans house or
twice week / have been keeping company
with his sister 6hce and awhile; have not been there
/ Coughan's brother, on Monday evening" saw
the sister OF COugIu at the Rev Dr. Eys house three
four times since sunday evening" We did not say any
thing about her brother; all that was said, Wa tit IL
bad thing II wes aBtlt midnight when | saw tho
knife, and between and o'clock when / heard the
al lis house; went out OF the house only for few
minutes did not gct anything TO drink and did not
J. Geardon brother Of the wounded man, iswom:
live In Roslyn; at ONcis sunday night, August 22
saw VIM OBrcn going ont frOu ONeils about o'clock.
Monday morning. asked his sister to 20 aud where
her brother had gone; went out and saw OBrcn sitting
SSG S & S E conan On Gf Pi anGnS @ e to h D"Sii S m
nhtds in his pockets said 10 OBrcn that II was a cold
the house he said, "Come here, want to speak 20 YOU"
he asked me if Nike Reardon was anything TO me- said
know who stands hercl" said, mo, hut might II
could see see him, him by DAYLIGHT, s,o.o or III,
think my brother then stepped out, and all the rest
out too; Morris German, W. Grady Mary O'Bren,
O'Nel spoke aud said, "I- that you, Ed." "Yes' he
said. at S me-" said. Ed YOU have had good deal
stepped up aud asked Inn what he had him; ho
replied, Il have nothing against yon;a Wen, ~ you
is all want" said Mike. then Morris German sand TO
Ed " That is enough-he OF We had better 20 home"
German then led him of by the arm; | ana
Grady hung back William OBren, Mike Reardon
aud siorman stepped ahead, and the rest stayed back
road; William Grady first went to help him and he said
10 me- William Is killed. "Why, he amt, said ]. "hOw
could that be" oh, he is said he. and picked him ny
from the road said Let HIM be, for ho might faint
then Hooked at him, and saw he dead; German l.
and william Grady picked him mp, and put him In the
house, then saw my brother Mike lying on the bed;
had taken two glasses Of liquor that evening. Cross
e1amincd-I did not know about any bad feeling be
tween OB1en and Coughlin the first saw OF COughln
was when he was calling my name and Mixes
VIM. Grady swOrn.-HcaTd the testimony given by
Reardon think Is correct for tho most part heard
German tell Ed that should hurt him. and that he
could 20 home; saw OBren fall; did not any one
strike; heard Ed tOughn just before he fell have
way Of killing half dozen of them, come 10
heard no other talking from any one; | heard what
thought sCutlng between them; made toward the
noise and met OBrien bleeding felt for the wound and
heard the blood running like water from pump as
first stepped up to see what the matter was. met
Mike RcardOn coming toward me, at the same
time j gong from him.,
in my opinion, it Edward Coughlln; O'Brcn fell
inside OF half aminute was the first man who got back
10 OBricu; KeardOn came up almost at the same time
Mike RearOn told that COughlin had threatened to
take his ReaTdOnsj life; never heard OF any difficulty
between O'Brien and Coughn. Cross cXamined-O Brien
tried 10 speak to me- but could not understand him. he
m0aned twICc, and then dropped dead.
The inquest was here adjourned until o'clock next
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