The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-08
THE FOURTH WARD MURDER.


Conclusion Of the Coroner's Investigations
The vcrdict-iinrtisan, Hayes and McCabe
Observation-Disclosures Discharged.
Coroner Schirmer continued yesterday afternoon at
tho Fourth precinct station house. In Oak street. the
quest the Of tho murder Of Daniel Friel who on
election day, Is alleged shot and killed by Jere-
miah Hartigan. There largo attendance OF wit
and friends. The accused Hartgsn, who, with
three other prisoners implicated in the case pres
ent his left hand oandaged account Of pistol
wound received at the time the murder committed
Mr. jackson schultz Of the jurors in the case
Patrick Hogan the FIRST witness sworn. He is a
plumber, and lives at 4S Mad street, he recognized
the prisoners Hartiean and hayes; In their
pany on election day, between twelve and o'clock;
they Madison street TO get some tckets they
met Captain Ihorne and sergeant. and told them that
they upsettng the ticket boxes in Pearl street.
Peck slip, and that they wanted protection; old
lame had been pulled OF the box; they asked
Captain Thornc to send there and the Captain
told them that he would be down there few minutes
they walked fast down 70 the corner OF Frankfort
and Pearl, and there met McCabe, Gallagher and de-
ceased who asked them where they going now;
they responded that taey going down 10 the dis
tricts; Harsan SAID hing about lghtng witness
ga this is tune 10 hgh, We going down 10 the
districts; this man, Hayes, said hartigan '.Come
along do no good talk - hard words were
passed; fellow SAID they ought to get ncked
way; It party in the crowd 1t was their party that
was TO be licked; when deceased hit Hayes Hartgan
jumped out IN me street wnsn MScabe drew drew
10 the street; second shot fred from the
zane direction. ard i think il was aimed at
McCabe Hartigan cried out 90 Jesus am shot y and
chuckcd tn bag CONTAINING iickes) from hand
the other and put the hand his pocket; after
heard the report Of shot, and another one; could not
say where 4 came from; / heard a man CRY out tha,
somebody was killed after that I Har,gan aud
Hayes ran down Pearl street; tina, was me wituess
saw and he walked away down Cherry street, witness
has known Hayes and Hartigan for eight years. at the
time the two second shots were lred witness did moi
he aI vVilu
or three times in tae morning but did not in any way
participate in the fight; did not pick his friend be-
James Whitley was the next witness sworn He re.
sides az 43 Atlantic street, Brooklyn Is engineer
hvo minutes past twelve on Tuesday stepped door
aud some meh quarrelling 10 front of my door,
when Of them discharged pistol at another one;
who fired the pistol do not know; the man that was
shot stood perfectly still few minutes and then dropped
believe another shot was red at the same time near
Frankfort street, the mat fired the shot
towards the opening Of Cherry street. the crowd follow
ing him; when he had reached the centre
| fired two three more shots; witness can't
| say what kind Of weapon he fired them from don't
into my place: got revolver there returned
| into the street with II; there excited crowd
started down Pearl stree, after tho roan TIM, fred ,ho
shot; before just as came out with my revolver saw
officer Ksene standing by the dead mani he seemed
| know who u was, that tho man who shot had
run down Pearl street, started with the
We down Peck slip into Water street, near over
we heard an officer say the had been arrested
afterwards came 70 the station house, where pointed
out Hayes A. the who fired the shot: think he 10
| she man who bred Il, but cannot swear to IT
John Broas residing at No. 632 Hudson street. being
sworn, dcpcsed-l am fourteen years OF age, and
employed in the drug store, No 35l Pearl street. on
Tuesday, At about twenty minutes past twelve, was
standing behind the prescription counter, when l
heard quarrcIng outside: l to the front door,
when I McCabe square on; then Hartigan
bred the deceased they four feet apart
tho time deceased fell his face when ran> towards
She back Of the store; deceased dropped almost in
stantiy; after got further back OF tho store heard
three other shots did not notice what OF pistol
the man had; when deceased fell he was In the street,
and fell pitching forward with his bead nearly to the
walk al the time OF firing; think tho prisoner Harti.
gan, 10 the man who fired the shots; the man that
fired the shot saw In the morning at about eleven
o'clock 81 the northwest corner OF Ferry and Pearl
streets; he was curslng, swearing and "going on IN
terrible rage" so that large crowd had gathered
around, filling tho sidewalk; / saw McCabe there, too,
he vas standing about two feet from the man cursne
Charles MALTA residing at No 314 Mott street. being
sworn says:-I au a confectoner ct No. 354 Pearl
street. on Tuesday when the affair occurred ct
the window Of No. a54; saw Some eight or ten men
on the corner Of Frankfort and Pearl fighting: raised
ths sash and on seeing the dghtnr called 10 some one
inside; on looking out again heard shot and de-
ceased fall; Immediately after he fell Harsigan
running out from the sidewalk where deceased fell 10 the
middle Of the street he had revolver In his hand and
when he reached tho middle OF the street he fred mp
Pearl street Their sa vas truck standing opposite ss
the truck moved around and fired Of Hartigan;
the latter vas running towards Cherry stree.
been fred at he turned and fred the
man who had shot al At him; that man had run
psa a. Eassn then ran in hs areon On Cherry
street, when the prisoner Hayes followed him, and they
10th ran toward PECK sp after nartisau nrcd toward
allied him; witness thinks he heard about i've Shots
Marsare, Pilis residing on the corner Of Frankfort
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