New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-30
THE LARKIY HONICIDE.
TIE coRoNEn's INVESTIGATION.

Long before the hour appointed for the IN
yestgat.on into the circumstances attending the
death OF Felix Larka, who stabbed We'd
ncsday morning last by Hugh Campbell, IN the
saloon Of the latter the Of Canal and Hudson
sts tho approaches 10 the Coroner's Office block
AIDED by dense crowd OF people. The Office itself was
filed with men whose rough dencmor and brutal faces
showed them TO be members Of the fancy" lowest
Of Ward politicians The wife other relatives Of
Larin present, attircd in mourning Seeing that
the CorOuers Office insufficient 20 accommodate tho
immense throng Coroner Flynn secured tho OF the
Board OF COuncilmcn aud the investigation was pro-
ceeded with there No counsel on either side was allowed
not in the cast disturbed by the threatening looks bent
upon him by the rough crowd Only the testimony Of
David O'Dca taken II Is utterly variance with
the accounts Of the fight heretofore by himself and
others. Tie following IL his testimony:
David ODea Of No. 122 Chartons st. testified that he
with Felix Larn at the saloon, Of Hudson and
Cnaste, the morning OF the homicide, between two
and three O'Clock; they went into the saloon at Mr. Lark
ms proposal, 10 get something 10 eat witness entered
the saloon Cana-st Larkn and three other fol-
lowing the three others were WIN. Mclean Jim Collins,
and the other mans name he did not know; he
some one inside said who's there r. he said "A friend"
the inside opened the door and the party went in
Good morning. aud asked for an oyster stew;
he said NO" his fires out; witness asked II he
could give them anything TO eat he said he could
give them some raw oysters and sandwiches; witness
said that would do, and he'd take sandwich Hugh
Campbell identified ny wtneSs went 10 get some sand
witches; witness asked INN Tor piece OF meat nc showed
Il TO him the point OF carving knife; witness
took it, and asked LarIin II he would have sand Wich
be said. NO" II he couldn't get stew, lac would not
take anything; Campbell, who cutting ham, stopped,
looked MP at Larkin, and sad, You dirty big loacr
can't keep fires burning all night To accommodate YOU"
Mr.. Lariu said, SO, should Mt think would" with
au Oa Campbell them without tany prOvOcatiOn what
ever from Larkn went to the udsOnst door. and wit
hess could not what he od-wcthcr he locked
not he came back, ran behind the counter took
vover and came around the end of the COUNTER witness
met him as lie came around; Campbell had
the carvingknife IN his right hand. and the
pistol IN his left hand; Ghe weapons used in
tho n2ht were displayed on the desk front OF
ingknlie sheath-knife and two ordinary pOlicemens
cubsJ Witness said to Campbell stop this muss; this
man don't want 10 fight with YOU" Campbell said Get
the belly out Of YOU" witness Jumped back he then
went To partition or door, turned his back 10 IT, and
raped Oh II with the knife handle ealing on somGbOdy
by name prepare himself aud come out; Iarkiu was
standing all this While where he stood when he en-
tered-neaT the table, Campbell got the other side OF
the table; witness got between tneD laid his hands ON
the table aud asked Campbell, For Gods sake 10 sion
that muss; that they did not want murder;" Camu
bell and Lirhin were both talking; Larln, with omen
hands extended said don't want TO quarrel with you
hope you don't intend 10 kill me with that g-caning
the knife Campbell had the knife raised At this moment
out Of the adjoining room identified John
Berligeu In ms shirt only, aud tackled witness with
club; witness asked him when he struck him with the
club TO stop, but BergeD said applying an Indecent
egn iet 10 bD, III XIII You" Ber1gen had dfkkniie
~ the OtDcI hand witness fought VIII desperation with
LNs bare Aauds. BerligeD sIBek him with The club;