The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-04

ferred charge OF shooting OF himself against MIS-
Loretta Miner, living corner OF Sixty-seventh street
sct BEFORE Judge sssnSe me Essex Po
lice Court, ME- Miner was arrested and compelled
to undergo an examination. was yesterday arrested
Connolly at the YOrkvile Police Court Mrs. Miner,
her husband and two other witnesses made AFFIDAVIT
IN ssss q e answer
THE ALLEGED HOMICIDE IN BEDFORD STREET
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Corener's Inquest-The Evidence and Yer.
dict-Accidental Death. r-
Yesterday morning Coroner Keenan, held an inquest
at Bellevue Hospital the body OF Richard Butler,
who was found on the morning Of May 25 in Bedford.
near Downing street, badly wounded. The following
are the facts elicted:- ro efaF rHt-
TESTIMONY OF PATRICK WHEELER.
Patrick Wheeler, being sworn said:-I reside at
No. ~ Jones street; am fireman for Boyd Kinks
brewery, at Is Downing street; am not acquainted
with deceased; know nothing about him; he was
found dead, they say, at O'Brfen's corner; slept
in the brewery on Monday night but heard no dis
turbance round there; heard noise that mornin g;
when called at three O'Clock lighted the fire as
usual.
TESTIMONY OF FREDERICK RUPEE.
Frederick Ruppe, being sworn said:-I reside at
20 Bedford street; drive truck for John T. McMakn,
II Downing street; not acquainted with deceased;
never saw the man, but saw the blood on the side
walk; don't know whether it came from man or
not; coul not tell when he was found heard OF it
cupy the first floor, front ROOM could not tell what
was going on that night; everything went on as
TESTIMONY OF MRS. ANN NORTON.
Mrs. Ann Norton being sworn testifed:-I live at
20 Bedford street, in the back OF the second oor
90 to bed at ten O'Clock; could not remember what
time went TO bed on Monday night; there are my
self and my husband in the family; heard no noise
that night; slept well; my baby was sick and l was
awakened several times; know of no party being in
TESTIMONY OF WASHINGTON BRIGGS
Washington Briggs, being sworn, 'testifed-I live
at % Bedford street; am dry goods clerk; was not
acquainted with deceased: know no facts about his
death; was in the room on the top floor on May %,
at night heard that night; at ten O'Clock
heard some noise; mentioned that some people
had been drinking there; it the floor underneath
mine; they did not seem to be quarrellng; they did
tS" sonnued but short m ny retired them next
morning, between five and six O'Clock, saw the
blood; the house is generally SO very quiet that l
TESTIMONY OF MARGARET O'NEILL.
Margaret O'Nel testfed:-I live at No. 20 Bedford
he came into our house; he came into the room next
the next floor; 1t was about ten O'Clock on Mon
nv father, brother, cousin and another were there;
heard noise in the next room OF three persons
talking aloud; went up and got in there; my brother
went In to see the Of the noise in Farrigans
room; he back and brought In deceased and his
wife; we all had oysters together; deceased got
some, too; he very much intoxicated; my brother
and this man lay down on the floor in the kitchen
between twelve and one O'clock left them there;
the others were gone to bed after they lay down they
man went to bed FIRST; bolted the front door and
s kitchen to Sed door, left snd put uo Sa the @
70 bed took quit and threw it over
morning between four and dive; my brother came to
my door and said the men had gone away from him;
he said he must have gone out OF the window; got
| the key of the kitchen door and found the Kitchen
the night before; don't know whether the window
was up or down; took the lamp In at night; don't
and shoes We're left When he was gone; hung up the
| coat on peg inside the door and laid the shoes
under the table until Friday and then took them In
the cellar; they were poor shoes. Crhese were pro-
duced and shown the witness; witness was also
shown the coat.) Did not know where the man went
to; heard he was taken from the sidewalk to Bellevue
Hospital some time during the day; no one slept in
the kitchen besides my brother and this man; have
the house at ALL he was away getting situation.
TESTIMONY OF DR. G. y. LOCKWOOD
| DR.. c. E. lockwood, house surgeon, first surgical
posed that Richard Butler was admitted to my wards
May 20, 1885, suffering from acerated wound Of the
forehead little to the right OF the median line; no
fracture of the skull was depicted during life; on the
| day after admission symptoms OF acute meningitis
appeared and the patient died in comatose condi-
| ton MAY 90 in the morning; post mortem examina-
ton being made q fracture OF the skull was found,
passing through the roof OF the orbit In the anterior
| opinion, therefore, the death OF the patient was
caused by acute meningitis, following injuries re-
| ceived.
John Farrigan testiaed:-I reside at 20 Bedford
street; was acquainted with deceased; saw him at
the Ivy Green and we drank and played cards
| with another man; deceased sald "Pay with me, "
and did: went out with him and stopped In
| place and got some oysters; said ! would see him
| home and he said, ''NO, will see you home," and
he came with me- we drank some ale together at the
hear OF the circumstance of his death until the next
day; there was no row OF any kind; laid down first
on the lounge in the sitting room In my own apart
ments heard nothing about the coat and shoes until
my wife said they had been found and we're at the
TESTIMONY OF SARAH oUIGLEY.
Sarah Quigey said 81 reside at 20 Bedford street;
live the second floor; remember the morning this
man was found dead; retired the night before at
hafpast eleven; heard no disturbance the night be-
fore: know that Farrgan lives there; 1t Is donbe
houses live on one side and they on the other;
heard some singing there from eleven until hafpast
one; then heard a sound as If two persons were
going at each other very quick; that was in the hall
way; heard no other sort OF noise; did not sleep
after halfpast one: saw the blood on the sidewalk
next morning and heard he was taken to the nospi-
tai, and then heard he was dead.
TESTIMONY OF JOSEPHINE HAYS.
Josephine Hays testifed-I live at No. 20 Bedford
was found; heard a noise OF loud talking the night
before at ten O'Clock; heard no other disturbance
during the night; saw the coat and shoes when they
were taken from the cellar.
| TESTIMONY OF JAMES 7. RUsHER.
James T. Rusher. being sworn, sad-I am
roundsman Of the Twenty.eghth precinct; ON sun
day May 81, was directed to investigate this mat
ter went to the top floor OF this house; oicer Dab
ney was with me; asked II there had been party al
the house. and was told yes that there had been one
and that there had been some loud talking; went 70
the next and told that there had been loud
talking; went to Farrgan's room and was told there
had been some noise OF talking on the
| night OF the goth; saw Farrgan and recognized him
as the man who got the oyster stew with
deceased then saw Bennett O'Neill, who said there
had been party at the house; then said had beer
told deceased had been taken to that room; he theI
told he had been there; asked for the coat anc
shoes and ne said an get them for y0u;" he said
| he had put them In the cellar; he did not seem to
| know exactly where they were; we hunted some
time before found them In the snavings and dirt
partly covered, In an obscure corner OF the cellar
| the coat was found; there was blood on the righ
| breast, midway up the coat II was blood about tn
size Of large size bean; did not examine where thu
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