The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-06

Investigation Before Coroner Gamble-ver-
dict OF the Jury, &c.
Coroner Gamble yesterday held inquest at Bellevue
Hospital on the body Of John McAndrews the young
man who died, a. previously announced from the
effects Of pistol shot wound in the abdomen received
the evening Of the LIST inst at the hands OF Louis
Muller. II was supposed at first that McAndrews was
not shot purposoly but the evidence showed that the
accused deceased had been engaged n an alter
cation and did not appear that there was any good
provocation for the shooting. Below will be found
copy OF the important testimony adduced and the
verdict Of the jury
TESTIMONY or.MARrIy KRArrSG
Martin Heating, residing 1t No. $50 West Fortieth
street, being duly sworn, deposes and says-I
quanted with the deceased and prisoner both ON New
Years night, between ten and eleven o'clock.
In the saloon No 400 Ninth avenue In company with
tho deceased. Connolly Flynn Ryan and Gleason Con-
OF sitting by the baeatoie table; the prisoner
and Mr. Hass came In together; the prisoner sat down
70 table snd 6 his irena MI Haas made some remark n
what he said; Mr.. Hass said he could lick any
in the house; the prisoner got up and asked mo
would not; the prisoner and Mr. Hass then went
out Of tho saloon; before Connolly got done eating.
after the prisoner and his friend went out, the
landlord wanted togo OUT We all went out, the de-
ceased along with er we won't ont we stood on the
corner Of Ninth ayeAo and Foryars street talking,
and were about toDp@ote and 20 home when saw the
prisoner and his frssd coming the street; the
prisoner came W 70 me and says Cheating, who insult
s x. sG ba tx n
prisoners hand; the shown looks like the
prisoner had the rst time the prisoner fired the ball
passed through Shirt after be fred the first shot he
stepped back and said, "Scater you sons OF b., or
will shoot you ALL" aud then fred three more shots;
I think about the fourth shot heard the deceased
was shot he fell backwards, and one OF the party
caught him: the prisoner then went across
him; Gleason caught hold OF the prisoner 10 take the
pistol from him. and went to where the deceased was
ae and there Was no WITH
the deceased and the prisoner In the saloon.
Ocer Carey, Of the Twenty second precinct testified
to hearing that deceased shot onhe night Of the 1s
instant BY the prisoner, Louis Muller; he went TO his
house. and. on entering, Muller sang out, 'edaher
that YOU know what you are after I done e. and
wish had shot the whole OF them for words 70
that eect for they were damned lot Of loafers the
prisoner then arrested and taken before the
dered man, who recognized him - the man who fred
the pistol
testimony corroborated that given BY Heating. After
the pistol fired the prisoner across the street.
when he was pursued By William Gleason friend Of
deceased and caught Muller attempted to shoot Glea-
son, but the pistol missed fre Some then kicked
the prisoner the eye and he fell into the gutter
David NJ Cory, House Surgeon Of Bellevue Hospital,
testified that the deceased was admitted into the hospI
tai the morning OF January q suffering from pistol
shot wound IN the abdomen he fingered I'LL the 9Th
Dr. Cory made a post mortem examination on the
body and IN his opinion tho wound In the abdomen vas
jury, they returned the following
VERDICT:
That John McAndrsws came to his death By pistol
shot wound ct the hands Of Louis Muller January
1857 ON tho corner Of Ninth avenue and Forty street,
and that John @. Hass was accessory thereto:
Muller 10 twenty-one years age, native Of Germany
and lives at No. 167 West Forty first street.
Hsss also native OF Germany, thirty.hve years old,
and lives At No 422 Ninth avenue Both ths prisoner:
declined 70 answer any further questions until they could
procure counsel 4E E4N
Coroner Gamble committed them 70 the TomOs 10
await the action Of the Grand Jury. =