The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-13
TEE FOURTH WARD HOMICIDE.
Ipoyc.t by Coroner Cover.

house, by Coroner Cover upon the body OF
David More. who killed on tho night Of wcdnes-
day, December II, IN shooting ARRAY which occurred
about past eleven o'clock front OF No. 50 Cherry
street. The following testimony was taken:-
TESTIMONY or DAVID TOWNSEND.
David Townsend, boirg sworn says-I board with Mr..
Brown in Oliver street, with prisoner from four
O'Clock in the afternoon til twelve O'Clock wedncs-
day the day deceased shot, IN evening We went
together TO liquor store Gillespes, So Cherry street,
We bad been drinking together all the afternoon;
abou! eleven O'Clock we met deceased In Gill;
sspssi vim ,I.snd IA mine ASKED o,,x MN d,,n 70
when we went out, but deceased renamed behind
US; no words OF anser passed between prisoner and
deceased then; returned 10 about half hour, hav.
parted With friend IN Hamilton street, IL beng
then about hafpast eleven; when went IN deceased
was sitting barrel; did not ask him drink, but
told him only bad ten cents or would treat HIM.
vncreupon he said, "You drink that yourself and can
get drink from the boss; the prisoner said nothing;
then all three went the street; Nc got skylarking
when prisoner sad IF don't stop your footing III
shoot youn he did not appear angry. TO address
particularly deceased myself deceased said nothing
but with this PRISONER stepped back the gutter and
INTO The street, and drew revolver which no raised
and fired; dom, know whether he meant TO shoot mo
deceased after The explosion deceased fell 10 tho
ground and tho prisoner ran away; stood alongside
deceased, when policeman came up and arrested me,
but being told by two men who standing near be
let mo 20 and started after the prisoner; waited until
some 10 my assistance, who picked the body
Of deceased up and brought it up to the station house,
I have been sbipmatc OF prisoner about eighteen
months; did not know be had q pistol until no drew
il and cred; never saw deceased until las, night
TESTIMONY OF RouNDsiiAS TAYLOR.
John ]. Taylor, roundsman Of tho Fourth precinct
being sworn. sated-About halr-pa seven O'Clock
Wednesday nigh, while on post n Ecose.es street;
through James street 70 the corner OF James slip and
Water street. and ec,ing crlwd there heard man
there say "rhcyve cot nim;' ran across the slip 10
where the crowd was aud found officers Bgrfort aud
Fitzgerald with the prisoner charge: inquired what
was tho matter aud they said be had shot man; then
nsen mani lad n
reached there deceased laid The floor; was told by
sergeant search the psouer did SO. and found
n rista tsma revoverl on his person tps;o shown 10
the jury it III ms right side pen,aoons pocket; he
bad also a iackknifss N bis other pants pocket
being sworn testfed--I in Cherry street,
near tho corner OF James, about quarter or
twenty inmates 10 twelve on Wednesday night, when
heard shot fred: was within fifteen PAGES
Of where the firing took place. saw man drop, aud
for the place, bu, did not see who had nrci; tho
prisoner was standing In tho gutter near ceased and
tho witness, Townsend, sisnding the body;
caught hold Of Townsend. and prisoner commenced 70
edge OF towards tho middle OF the street. and then
started TO hard he could down the slip: let
80 OF ownseBd and telling citizens hold him,
pursued deceased. whom overlook aud arrested be,ow
tween the Hunters Point aud Bridge street ferries he
gave utierance to some souId between o whine and
officer Fitzgerald then joined and brought tho
prisoner into tho station house the body OF deceased
then there did not ooserve any marks Of violence
on the prisoner
TESTIMONY OF PATRICK BArnY
Patrick Barry being sworn, t-s6edI live at Rcdigsns
Roosevelt aud Cherry streets; about basf past
eleven on Wednesday plight last three men in CON-
PAW was coming out OF Giliespe's liquor store So
Cherry street; deceased OF them; was moving
deceased; cannot positively that prisoner tho
mean. but saw VI tho men draw something
gittcring from bis pocket and directly out the
shot was fred and deceased fell: dad not hear any
words pass between ihcm; whom the officer up
and arrested Townsend told him trat the man.
that no bad ran asav and pointed 10 where h. was
the officer then eartod In pursuit. and saw him arrest
the other man; the deceased died almost Immediately
alter being shot
Henry Fay, beng sworn, tesned-I resids 1t 20
Oliver street. about half past eleven Wednesday night
standing the corner Of James and Cherrv
streets; saw three men come out ar Gilcspics, 50
Cherry street; recognise the prisoner OF them
y heard say, .You had better Put that up''
then saw prisoner step back. heard rspor; and
deceased all prisoner ran away after the officer came
up the officer arrested tho wrong man rst but being
informed OF the iact fo,wed and pursued prisoner and
crested HIM.
TESTIMONY or MICHAEL mcHrArp
Michael Highland. of LIVERPOOL being sworn, testified
substantially 10 tho facts narrated by the Other witt
nesscs He was in Giilespis's at the ,ime Deceased
prisoner and Townsend were there, and the shot
hred; the only additional circumstances mentioned by
him being that he heard the prisoner laugh after be had
Aired the shot.
TESTIMONY or DrxETTrus coRRA
Demesrius Cora being sworn, tosthed- Deceased
house November ~ last; in nv houe last night
about eleven o'clock; told him he had better go TO
bed; no said he would after hs hai glass; no then
wont out and In few minutes after that heard shot,
and going out to inquire regarding saw deceased
On the sidewalk opposite doad; deceased was scotch
man, and arrived hero IN the bark john Cumming,
English vessel.
TEsIMoSy OF sTRGEnN rEAcH.
Dr. John Beach. y. D., being sworn, testined-In con-
ncc,lon With Dr.. G. c. Terry made post norton
animation OF tho cody of deceased; We found pistol
shot wound entering the right thoracic cavity, about
an inch md half from the median line;
tho ball passed through tho upper loco Of the
rrht lung through the aorts through tho lobe Of the
left lung making lis escape out II the left oracic
cavity just above the upper border Of the second RIB,
and found buried in the cles Of the shoulder
Death resulted from internal henorhaga
VERDICT.
The then submitted to the Jury who. without
retiring ret urned verdict that .David More deceased,
to his death bv pistol shot wound at the hands
of James 0Eiiin. December II, 1867
James Grifan, being formally examined, sad:-r am
twertythree Years Of born In ireland; reside
al No 30 East Forysecond street, and sp by oecura
ton sailor don't know anything aboutNhe shooting;
know had the pistol, but have no recollection Of
drawingn