The New York herald., 1867-03-22
THE WILLIAMSBURG MyaDER. !

ionrnmenr OF the Inquest Until This Alter
noon, &c. @ * fst
Coroner Smith and jury met at Fremen's Hail.
Fourth street. Z. D., yesterday afternoon and took
vaiie OF testimony bearing on the murder OF John
ri zpatrcs who fell by tho hand Of an unknown as
sass.u In the stscets Of Williamsburg on Monday night
last. The young man joan Murphy, arrested on sus-
p.clon OF having a aaoaledso of tho murder, was
present AT tie inquest se ..ta.fm N@
The following test mony was taSen:-- %
TESTIMONY OF DEATs SHORT
Denis Short, sworn, dcposed-I reside at 167 Fiffh
street, was not acquainted with deceased; saw him at
the OF Grand and Tard streets about line O'Clock
Monday night; there were several persons with him.
one OF them was tall man with dark hair another,
shorter and younger man, said he would kick the
head OF deceased, think Michael Hughes Was OF this
party; deceased ana the Young mrn went mp Grand
street, the latter linked vita girls about Fifth aud
Grand streets; the man who was qrarrellng with de-
ceased about five feet tive iDches In height, with
thin ece; had Scotch plaid cap think could re-
cocnlze him; don't think any of The men see now
luos Ike him; the man speak Of appeared 70 want 70
get deceased away from the party saw OF Third street;
deceased staggered when I saw him; don't know
whether he was drunk or not; the young man ard de,
ceased parted cor reuy AZ the corner OF Grand and
see deceased again until cav him dead at the sation
house; think the Young man who was quarreling Win
deceased was inoyrated - M
TESTIMONY JofrS WEAVER.
John Weaver, sworn deposed-T reside at 157 Fifth
street. saw deccasad until after he was urdered
saw him at tue underiaker's: when came NJ Grand
street, near Third, on Monfay evening, about nne
O'Clock. saw some men quarreing; short young man,
| with Scotch cap said he would kick tie head
| of deceased; this young was or light
build with smooth face and light hair there another
tai er ,pan dak hair curled unie- saw the par
ties further up Graud little later; cannot iien-
Ii any OF the pares prssent as those sa~ in Grand
street. the men al dc 70 appeared 70 be intoxsassd
Young had LETT, with two girls, near Fourth street;
parties passed heard tho yonng man say they
had been 10 New York drinking; there wero num-
Der Of persons tie the time; another
with the parties at Ihrd street, wnom look 70 bo
block thosrht heard me yorng fellow saw. III You
go down thai youil yet yoar God damned head on
ard deceased say. we have been oyes 70 New York
aud have drinking tngethrr;' saw no attempt to
| lsht ~ tho corner OF Graud and Third streets
TESTIMONY OF OWEN HoiIAS.
Owen Toyan sworn, deiuseG-l reside 10 North First,
between Fourth and Filth vreets saw deceased at the
station house, ana recognized him as the man bad
seen on Grand street previously; quarrelliug
with anoher naa; there vas party or four men on the
time can't IDENTIFY one present. as Of
thai party the last ,ime saw deccasei alive was in
Gfand street. between Fogrih and fh that was about
| nine O'Clock on the night of the murder
TESTIMONY HENRY HsGaN
Henry Eagan, deposed-I reside at the corner
OF McEhbon and Mo,reI streets; am acquainted with
deceased aud have been for five years. Kept bis CON-
pany good dea Monday morning went to the house
whcre he lived TO 70 with him TO Charley Shields, IN
BROOKLYN; IL about halfpast seven When
went there; deceased, Charley Shields and myself
deceased the of Cook and Morrcii sirets did
not 500 Nj. Fitzpatrick again that day did not know
ne murd red until next day; heard that Martin
Bryy john Ford, Peter Ford and John Smith went 10
New York with deceased; John Ford told me about noon
on Tuesday TO New York with deceased and
tod o. his rider; john Ford s OF tar complexion,
mGstag ne, and Is about five feet seven inches
ois his aer LOOKS ike him; OF them works
at Wals ropcwak and the otter a. WaorDurys; never
heard OF deceased having trouble with any one but Mr.
Hry E.seman; he told me be had apoogized dcccas
not a drinkAg man; don't know of his having
moaey about him on Aonday Ford sad he was over ihe
ferry with deceased and lost him in New YORK deceased
acquainted wiihssome persous in New York
rEsTIs0SY oF NICHOLAS lUGuEs.
Nicholas II .ehes, sworn, ceposcd-1 reside In West
avenue, Hcute-s Point: am 9 boatman by occupation;
WORK deck band Oh one OF the Hunters Point Jerry
boA,s; was IN Williamsburg at O'Clock Moncay
evening an1 wen, home Ia the cars Took tea at my
s,ser's ut creenpoint, that evening; did not know
ceased did hear Of the murder until the police
alter me; uiis was ON Tuesday morning about
six O'clock had not heard o. the murder previous -
that time fTs mad been arrested by the police
suspicion ard was d;scharg d by the Coroner.]
a.s ~. TESTIMONY OF csua0E L. STILES.
George H. Stiles sworn deposed-l reside In Eckford
street. Norman avenne, Greenpoint; broi!ern-
law Nicholas Hughes the previous witness; he ut
house With his brother Norman, who iu Afterwards
ne hat tea With us; first learned OF the m.rdcr
through the papers; when no lett my house he did not
say where lie going; never saw deccased Norman
Hughes Is tall anf sim; Ncholas told me ne was In
New York and saw the pro,esson ne did not tel mo hc
was gong TO Whsmsbnrg; think he sa'd ne had seen
the light in New York aud thar policeman was killed;
he e my house about seven O'Clock ne did not say he
had been AZ hts sisters III Williamsburg.
TESTIMONY OF SoaMAN gusHHs.
Norman Hughes sworn dcposed--I live in Greenpoint
between Norman and Meseroe avenues. Ia sixth street,
was not acquainted with dcccased don't think ever
hun; work corner OF Iweatyhrst street and second
avenue, New York; worked tall tnsee four ocsock
then went to First avenue TO SEQ the soldiers then
TO Grccnioint; board with my sister, Mrs.
Stiles; got home at quarter past six o'clock; when
brother Nicholas Ia the house and TOOK with
my brother hGd piane and void me he had borrowed Is
OF carpenter; ne told me 10 had not seen the pro-
ccSsivn Nichoas SAID bo hard someihing about nst;
back TO Williamsburg and went TO Edwards
Opera House. had no girls with me; when got TO tie
corner First about inmates
10 e,snt o'clock; did anybody that was
quainted With, met Two girls, do not know theni
d not SPEAK 10 them; ca,nc out OF Edwards Opera
House il oat; did not near anything OF the
murder until my SISTER toll me a. baii-pas eleven
o'clock, slc asked mo whether Hc was with me; wien
got home my sister asked where was; told her,
and she inen tod that Nick was arrested next saw
Nick W home; NICK vas no. on Grand street with me;
kalw iwo girls that nvc Ia Williamsburg; walked
M Grand 10 Firth STREET; swear positively that wa
Aondas night tAst sister tod mo my brother was
arrested; sa@ him last nishi; left Mr. SIZES with
my brother five oricn minutes 10 seven O'clock left
him tho corner Of Union avenue and Nooie street
nobody was with me in Grand street; had no couvsrsa
on with any one IN Grand street thai night ulns
my brother my sisters. because he told
told last night lac was to my SISTERS; when went
hooe no was no, there, bu, time alter:
lie told inc tc had borrowed The plane TO plana or
bosom board for his boarding mrtrcss; said he at
y SISTERS on Monday nights nobody has told me what
to say did not any a. the opera house that
knew at that time; the first I heard of the murder
was aftcr came from tho opera houses my sister
tod NicnoaS WAS arrested. uitl not
reH on Moaday night; had blae Coat on that
night; green plaid cap Monday
night and striped pans; went 10 the Opera
House in my clotlcs tha. the first time
lad to Edwards Opera House since Scayer eii
most generally associate with Mr. Drummer, no is
short man. a little coat and blue cap did not
hinl IN Monday; no works In The same shop with
iaa
TESTIMONY WILLIAM coLss
William Coles, sworn, deposed--l i've at Hunters
Po,nt; work on the fer Hunters Point ferry ON tho
boat Harrington; am fireman; have worked there
on d wont "a, yxprk rkst
twelve O'Clock and got home at O'Clock: Nicholas
Hughes the morning tour left the slip at six
and got homo quarter eeven O'Clock: after ale sup
per the grocery and stayed about five
minutes wont home aud dd not again. Mr. Hg gh-s
came 10 my house about quarter 10 eight oc ock
II would take man about twenty MINUTES
70 80 from my house TO Meserolo avenue;
he STAYED from twenty 10 twcntvnye minutes.
he left my house about quarter-rast eight O'Clock;
understand IL not books from where live
to where Hughes lives; he l. Ia tho habit Of coming
ingo my house: he did tel whore ho hal b,cr.