The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-02
CoRONERs' NQUEsTS YESTERDAY.
Fatal Result Of n Quarrel.

Coroner Schrmer held an inquest at Bellevue Hos
pita yesterday the body Of Patrick Carroll whose
death was occasOned by hemorrhage from wound
which he received while engaged in an alteration
with Otis Capp, in Thrtyeghth street, the night
Of the 10Th ult. The following IL the testimony I'D
duced:-
Arthur Roach, being duly sworn, said--I am
sergeant Of the Tweuty-ninth precinct police; ct
twelve O'Clock p. NJ Saturday the 18th, the prisoner
Otis Capp, came to the station house and told me
that he mad had difficulty with . man named
Patrick Carroll and that he and Carroll were IN the
employ OF Mr.. Ed. Jones, who had discharged Carroll
and that Carroll had come to him and charged him
with being the cause OF his discharge: he also said
that Carroll attacked him and he could not get away
from him. so he drew small pocket knife and cut
Carroll across the wrist; he also said deceased was
bleeding prOfusely and that he desired to give him.
self up; the prisoner handed me the knife when he
came to the station house; he said he had acted
Benjamin c. Riggs M. D., testifed-I am acting
house surgeon at Bellevue Hospital; the deceased
was admitted July 2e suffering from an incised
wound OF the wrist dividing the radical artery he
was weak from loss OF blood when admitted; he de-
veloped deirium tremens after he got to the ward
ceased he tore the bandage on two or three times;
on the night OF the S0th ult., when the ward was
quiet he tore on everything, spnts, oandages, &c,
and the hemorrhage following this act very pro-
fuse was called al three O'Clock in the morning
and proceeded to the ward, where found deceased
struggling violently and the floor and bed Gov.
cred with blood; he died in about an hour; the
wound was not dangerous, and he would probably
have recovered n the dressings had not been torn
or; made post mOrtem examination Of the body
but found nothing save general disease Of the
organs.
Ofllcer Woodward, OF the Twenty ninth precinct
and julius Fay also gave their testimony, which,
however, was unimportant
The above was all the testimony taken, and the
jury, after short consultation, rendered the follow
ing verdict:-"That deceased, Patrick Carroll, came
to his death by hemorrhage from wound OF the
wrist inflicted by Otis Clapp In seif-defence and that
1t was through insanity Of the deceased that the
wound resulted fatally"
Coroner Schirmer thereupon discharged the pris-
oner from custody.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
Cor Schirmer held an inquest at Bellevue Hes.
ptal yesterday over the remains OF Mary Kearney
native OF Ireland fifty years OF age whose death rc-
suited from injuries received on the 2sth ult BY
being run by car No. 40 of the Secorc avepne
line at the corner OF Cherry and Oliver streets The
evidence showed gross careessness on the part OF
Thomas Pe the driver OF the car and the Jury rem.
dered verdict In accordance. Pel was committed
by the Coroner to await the action OF the Grand Jury
Sudden Death.
Coroner Rollins held an inquest over the remsins
Of Charles Drum, resident OF New Jersey, who died
suddenly from disease OF the heart at the New Jersey
Central Railroad Company's ferry house foot or
Cortandt street. The remains were removed to New
Jersey for interment.