New-York tribune., 1867-07-30
investigate the Of NJ, Tying to have met yes
terdey, but lacked quorum.

SUNDAY LIQUOR DIVERSION ON THE HUD-
sos-MtH r;kovxrf.--on Sunday afternoon the Thubha
Mccarthy Association, composed Of roughs from the
Fourth Ward left the foot OF Franknst on the
RhineDeck and Durant bound on an excursion up tne
North River The barges were ashed to the n
William Tittamer' from lnforinauon eheo oo'"ee ~
Capt Petty, Il appears that on the preyous eyen,ns my
Messrs Farrell q CumsEy, liquor dealers Of NO. ~,
wes who had hired the bars on both eS.Ees - nse s
other liquor and soon the boats were clear o.
Disputee commenced. and in short time there was
general fight This was In measure queed but mol
struck them and the captain Of the Tttamer
decided 10 return in spite Of the expostulaOns Of the
wife bottles and Knives In the melee john
McDemOtt and Laurens Kean stabbed, the latter
Finally Patrick Barry, one of the combatants who was
much intoxicated attempting to escape, climbed over
nO e ON Ra s asE OF s - Soon
possible but before this had been done some Of the
small boats towing astern and started to Barrys assist
ance but before he could be reached he was seen to
reached the city at about 81 O'Clock and immediate
dispersed Capt Petty was engaged yesterday & In
dispositions Of Capt Abraham Sherwood OF the barge
Drant, and Others taken 1t is the intention on
Capt Petty to complain of Messrs. Farrell d Cumisky
before the Excise Board selling liquor shpboard
within the Metropolitan District without license
ALLEGED WIFE-MURDER.-Last evening, at
the Fifty-nnth-s Police Station, Coroner Cover com
menced investigation into the OF inc
death of Honora Carey who shot In the thigh on ehe
18th inst near her residence at the intersection OF
Seventy Arst-st. and secondaveDue, and who died on
Friday last. The husband arrested Immediately
after the occurrence, but the wife refused to make
complaint the prisoner discharged by Justice Kelly
Coroner Cover held inquest on Saturday but no posi-
tive evidence was adduced, and verdict was
rendered against some person unknown. a nu1nDer
of witnesses were examined last evening. CharieP NC
cnry OF No 234 East SeventyfOurhst testified that at
about D. 10. on the 18th inst he heard the report OF
gun and moment after saw man, followed by boy,
running through Seventy frstst.; the boy said
that the man had murdered his mother; soon
saw the man returning In custody OF an ohlcer;
he resembled the prisoner; DIR. Charles A. sear,es,
Who attended the woman on Thursday last found ner
quite reticent, declining 70 tell who had shot her he
testimony OF James Carey aged IA years tne so oI ,o
deceased woman, very contradictory N0tninB u
rect could be obtained from him. Indeed al tne VIZ
nesses except the policemen testified very reluctahty
Joseph Ress testified that he heard the shot hreu
running 10 Careys cabin found Mrs carey iyhg on .o
ground through the thigh The Witness atsl %
siderable hesitation admitted that the woman tou MN
that her husband had her. but added that she s01
woman said there had been difieuity petween %
her husband and herself about one OK the Do9 :.
RoundSman Patrick Connolly and Patroman lha{{es ~
testified that James Carey said that his Iater nav
his mother; that his father had often quarrelsd WIN &
beaten his mother and now he had hnisnea her, ine
rv rendered verdict against Carey, and ne was com
United y the Coroner In default OF 5000 Dall 10 avail
the action OF the Grand jury Mrs Carey was nstlVe
OF Ireland, aged AZ years -- -