The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-07

abb he fired. do not know whether he took d..
iberate aim; but he reached round ana nrsd this
fired the pistol jumped over the counter and tool
nm whv hs ne M Trying TO get to the door, asked
not loaded; nothing but a blank is p In it,,
up to M, r., Lyon, who VI cried out my God, am
the breast the marks Of the shot in his breast:
stage was chartered 10 take him to the City H0spi-
tai; 1got there about eleven O'Clock and heard that
he had just died; his body was removed TO No. IO2
West Fifteth street; the body Is there now; Mr..
Timney Butts, Porter and Monahan were near when
Hopson's hat at the store; heard no remark by
Lyon to Hopson; only saw him strike Hopson on
the head with the umbrella: the first blow was be-
fore Calvin got between them and the second,
think was afterwards; no five dollar bin offered
by Mr.. HOps0n to pay. s
william Goodwin-Am patrolman of the Second
precinct; was standing on the corner OF Fulton and
South streets between nine and ten in the evening
last Friday; heard some noise and looked around,
II sounded like pistol shot, could not tell where It
came from; went to within ten feet OF Mr.. Lyons
store turned to go up again when gentleman came
and beckoned to me TO come in; the gentleman has
stand in Fulton market; his name believe, IS John
Petit; went to the door OF the saloon; saw Mr.
Calvin holding Mr.. Hopspn; took Mr.. Horson nv
the collar; Mr. Calvin told me to look out he had
pistol IN his hand; ! took him by the arm and
took the pistol from him: It's small fOur-barreled
pistol took Mr. Hopson TO the station house; mo-
said ut the station house to the sergeant believer
that he struck with the umbrella twice and that
he did 10 to defend himself
Wooster Beach, NJ D., being sworn says:-l have
made q post mOrtem examination of the body OF de-
ceased; it was well nourished there were no ex-
ternal marks OF disease violence on It, except
pistol shot wound on the lower part OF the chest
medan line; opening the body the wound was traced
directly through the liver and the ball found ~
ing free upon the posterior abdominal wan; there
was large amount Of cotted and liquid blood IN
the cavity of the abdomen; the liver was In fatty
condition; there was apparently degeneration OF
the Kidneys. The other organs examined were nor
mai; death in my opinion was from hemOrrhace.
the result OF aceraton OF the liver from the pistol
shot wound
This closed the testimony. During the examina-
ton of the witnesses counsel for Mr.. Hopson Occa-
sionally suggested to the Coroner question in the
nature Of cr0ss.eXamnatiOn. Coroner keenan,. at
the conclusion OF the testimony and without any
remarks submitted the evidence to the jury, who,
after very brief retirement returned with the fol-
lowing verdict
VERDICT THE JURY.
We find that the deceased came to his death by q
pistol shot wound at the hands OF Robert w. HOpson,
on the evening Of September 1868, at the saloon
No. 81 South street.
Counsel for the prisoner then addressed The
Coroner, and, without making q formal appca-
ton to that erect suggested the propriety OF admit
argument he sought to convince Coroner Keenan,
that even under the testimony as adduced the
highest offence for which Hopson could be convicted
manslaughter In the third degree-it being the
Staying Of human being with deadly weapon IN
the heat OF passon-shOuld the proper justification,
sefdefence which the accused had TO interpOse fail.
But the Coroner concluded that he would hold the
with the District Attorney. TO the usual question
propounded by the Coroner the accused gave his
name Robert HopsOn and that he acted purely IN
sel.defence.