The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-28

Investigation Before Coroner Kecnan--Several
Witnesses Examincd-vordict Of the Jury.
The investigation In the case Of ex-policeman John
p. Bend0n, who stands charged with causing the
death Of Patrick Egan by stabbing him In the breast
with knife at bis late residence, 225 West Forty
second street, early on Tuesday morning as already
reported was yesterday held before Coroner keenan,
ct the Morgue Several witnesses were examined,
and copy Of their testimony with the verdict Of the
jury, will DO found below ~
Catharine Egan, Of No. 225 West Forty-second
street, andlwife Of deceased, testided:-At about
quarter past five O'Clock yesterday morning I saw
my husband at the gate in front OF our door; came
down stairs and handed him pipe and some
matches; he then sent for half pint Of liquor to
the distery; went for It, leaving him quite alone,
and on reaching the distery In Forty second street,
when I came back l saw the prisoner running
towards me ana man following him; don't know
Soue when saw my IN IN e
OF the street; he was just breathing his last, and
there were four or five persons round him; saw
examining him found q wound In his left side we
lived on the second floor and the prisoner lived on
told the prisoner not to make noise, as he wished
great many hard names, and there was Considerable
down stairs to the gate and there challenged the
prisoner to fight him; the latter replied he would
in had bee drnsns
some, and there was no difficulty that know Of yes
terday before deceased was stabbed.
fed-I knew the deceased and the prisoner by sight,
about hafpast four O'Clock yesterday morning got
fore i've; then sat down by the window. when /
saw deceased sitting on bench on the opposite side
Of the street, whiting stick; his wife came
ceased, when she handed him bill and
went towards Eighth avenue; he remained standing
prisoner come down stairs, and as he reached the
street he turned towards Eighth avenue at quick
step. when deceased stepped up to him and walked
side and the deceased on the outside; the deceased
said, Now, look here;' this the prisoner struck
his breast, on the left side; deceased said "oh'"
and stepped or the curbstone towards the middle Of
the street making three Or four steps then staggered
TO arrest that man. and before he lay down saw
blood on his shirt, near where the prisoner struck
his hand, though cannot say that he had anything
In his hand ne had knife whiting before, but do
not know what he did with IT.; after the prisoner
struck deceased he turned and went towards Sew
enth avenue; he looked at deceased and said Now
take that, you % walking away after the blow;
the prisoner to fight; he had an axe in his hand.
Morris Handschell, q No 227 West Forty,seeon
HEIDI heard Of the quarrelino going ON In the pris
oner's house. and on going there on Monday evening
prisoner who, be said, had called his wife hard
names; l told him not to use violence, but go to
laws deceased said he always took the law In hts own
hands; my wife told me that she had heard deceased
threaten the prisoner; yesterday morning heard
cry IKE murder, and on going out foun0 the de-
ceased stabbed in the side. 80.
Catharine MoCook and James Kenna, living in 225
West Forty second street. testified to the fact OF the
deceased and the prisoner Quarrelling together on
Monday, but they knew nothing Of the stabbing OF
> Omcer oliver T. Donohue, OF the Twenty-second
precinct testified that he heard quarrelling going on
In the tenement house occupied by the prisoner and
deceased; he ordered them to desst else he would
arrest Them everything was quiet after that while
he was on post Olcer Charles Miller relieved Dono-
hue and also heard quarrelIIng in the house, and
man say III VIII have his life before mOrning;'' as
matters became quiet he made no arrests Other
omcers were examined, but their evidence proved
unimpOrtant. . =, ~
Edward savaraa, Of 227 West Forty-second street,
testifed:-At quarter before five O'Clock yesterday
morning looked out OF my window on the second
Moor and saw the deceased In front Of his house
walking slowly; at I'VE O'Clock went into the yard,
and he and man went down stairs In 225 towards
the street, then deceased in front OF my house,
and saw nothing In his hand; the prisoner came
the breast on the left side deceased stepped away
few steps and walked into the street and fell down
slowly on his back; recognize the prisoner rs he
stands with his back to me as the man who struck
deceased
After lengthy deliberatIon the Jury rendered the
following verdict:-'That the deceased, Patrick
Egan, came to his death from the enects OF a stab
wound received at the hands Of John p. Bendon on
the morning OF the 2oth OF May, 1868"
mitted to await the action OF the Grand Jury.