New-York tribune., 1868-05-28
THE HOMICIDE IN FORTY SECOND ST.-CoRoNER's
INQUEST


Coroner keenan, held an inquest at Bellevue
Hospital yesterday the body OF Patrick Egan, who
was on Tuesday morning fatally stabbed in front Of hs
residence No 225 West ForysecOnd-st by John p Ben
DON who lives i'll the same place The following ls the
testimony taken before the Coroner Caharne Egan of
No 2a5 West FOrtysecOndst and wife Of the deceased
testified AT about SIS O'Clock yesterday morning saw
my husband at the gate In front OF our door came down
stairs and handed him pipe and some matches he then
sent TO the distlcTy for half pint OF liquor went
for it, leaving him quite alone and on reaching the as
tery I'm Forty secOndst., beyond EIghth-ave. found
the place closed when came back saw the prisoner
running toward me and man following him; dOnt
know which way they went as | passed IN toward my my
house next saw my husband lylng IN S tnS
middle Of the street. he was just breathing his last ana
there four or five persons around him. saw DOOd
on him. and learned he had been sabbed on examining
him found a wound in his left side; we lived on the
second floor and the prisoner lived on te same noor III
'front.' Monday night my husband told me prisoner
not make noise as he wished 10 go 10 sleep Jne
prisoner called my husband great many nara hamos,
and there was considerable talk between them about
midnight my husband went down stars TO te gaze ana
there challenged the prisoner TO fight him. the latter re-
piled hc would LAY him out and he would be taken 70
Bellevue Hospital in cofln;' my husband hhd DeeI
drinking some and there difficulty that know OF
yesterday before he was stabbed. .0., =,
know Egan and prisoner by sight about 43O O'Clock
yesterday morning got up. and my husband leIt top
work a few minutes before then sat down by me
window when saw Egan sitting on bench on the op-
posite side Of the street whiting stick; MS we came
out and talked with him few minutes, when she handed
him a bill and went toward Eighthave.; he remained
standing the curbstone OF the Sidewalk heaIu
prisoner come down stairs and he reached the street
he turned toward Eighhave. at quick step when Egan
stepped up to him, and walked beside him rev steps ;
the prisoner was the inside, and Egan on
the outside; Egan said "nOw look here on
this the prisoner struck Egan with his right hand ABOUT
the middle Of his breast the left side deceased cried
Oh" and stepped of the curbstone toward the middle
of the street making three or four steps hen saggered
and Law down; before he did he said want you TO
arrest that man. and before he lay down saw blood on
his shirt, meanwhile the prisoner struck MIN Wheh Ega
said now here" he raised his hand though cannot say
that be had anything in his hand he had knife whlt
tng before but do not know what he did with IL az
ter the prisoner struck Egan he turned and went toward
seventfave looked at Egan and said now take that
YOU -" walking away after the blow; heard the
prisoner the night previous challenging Egan to ngnt
lie had an AK In his hand. -,
Morris Handschell OF No. 22 West Forty secondst I'd
ward savaral OF the same place, and others partially
corroboraed the accounts OF the preceding witness
After heightened consultation the jury rendered YER
dict against the accused and he committed to the
Tos by the Coroner 10 await the action Of the Grand
In