The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-19

oe"'Aet oAAu mAo AvOA Vucn ~ luCctd your BoAC,
and unninching or his case so much has been said
that 1t u unnecessary to dwell on it. He Ia
firm In his assertions as to the insults
and abuse he received at the hands OF
the deceased, and says he waits patiently
for the time OF his new trial. He seemed particu-
larry impressed with an article which appeared
short time since In the columns Of New York paper
stating that he had openly declared an animus
against the reporters Of that journal. He emphat-
cally and categ0rcally denied having made use or
the expressions attributed to him, and seemed more
panied than angered at the publication Of the article
In question, saying that he believed that the report
was due not to regular reporter but to vendor Of
who sold the statement as o sensation
article. 'grhts," SAID he, 's OF piece with the as
sertiOn Of the same journal that Johnny the Creek
was seen walking down Broadway, while he had
never LEFT the tier to which he had been assignedn
He expressed himself perfectly contented with the
treatment he receives ut the hands Of the prison
officials and seems quite at home In his CELL which
Is model OF cleanliness and neatness, and In which
is perfect library Of works on religious matters
together with the leading journals. few steps fur
ther on is the cell Of
M0HAEL KERNBY,
young man Of nervous temperament, evil
IDENTITY much impressed with his situation.
He was committed by Coroner keenan, on the
9th ut. for the manslauRhter Of Richard Gerdes and
IN answer 70 questions made the following state
ment:-l and two men went into COstellO's liquor
store about nine P. N. on the night OF the occur
renee His store s situated at the OF Twenty
other
tello sang out "Hail0a Joe, what kept you away so
long from coming 70 see mef" "Wen," said Joe,
passed On me-" Costello replied ~ guess NOT Joe.b
Joe replied II guess yes and repeated the asser:
a oooarf IN
accompanied by an oath. At this juncture Costellos
uncle came in, tipsy, and inquired II Kerney and his
replied "No, these are friends Of mine" Joe Hart.
old Costello to drink. Old Costello said that he
chose the friends he drank with. Gail right" said
Hartnutt. Old Costello then said, "WeI II you've
come UP here for light you can get all you want"
accused, denied such Intention and said, sOd man,
let me talk to you" Old Costello replied that he did
not want to talk with HIM at all and pushed Carr
by the collar OF his coat Carr said, "Dont tear my
coat" The elder Costello instead OF desistng caught
him by the throat and bent his body over the bar,
striking HIM several times in the face with his ast
the younger man aiding his uncle. The man Carr
was finally knocked down In front Of the bar
the counter with the intention Of striking him while
down, and was prevented from so doing by the &C.
cused. The younger Costello was kicking Carr all
this time In the face and head, and the accused
again took his part, getting matreated in his turn.
quarrel then arose at the door of the store between
Hartnutt old Costello and several others. The &C
cused picked up Carr and got him out at the door,
where Hartnutt was receiving Ill usage. At this
out, Hartnutt has got pistol" AT the same instant
a man known as Rat Riley hit Hartnutt on the head
and pistol shot was fired, by whom no one knows.
The accused pulled Hartnutt out OF the crowd
and ran with him to the corner OF Twenty
fourth street, the crowd following. Hartnutt
grocery store by Thomas Costello, and was fur
Their abused Dy the crowd, VINO shouted out, xiii
the -" "Murder the -" The accused again
Hncfn nnf m Hart Acfn11a
Piled, "G0 away, you son OF A., or I'll kill you"
and made step towards him, drawing at the same
time weapon OF some SORT thought TO be slung.
shot. The accused stepped back, and as Costello
to follow him he drew . pistol ana fired.
Costello not deslstng, Kerney fired two shots,
ono taking effect in CostellO's side. and then ran
home, not knowing at the time whether any one was
shot When he was arrested and was told that he
had caused the death Of Gerdes he was much affected
by what he learned and as he himself expressed 1t,
"rhe deceased was well known to and esteemed by
me- aud would sooner have cut my right hand Off
gwen very stralghtforwardy, and the prisoner was
at times much affected. He Is machinist by trade
and has worked at singers sewing machine factory
The next visit was 70 the cell OF
FREDERICK sCHLEE,
who was committed by Coroner Rollins for causing
the death, in conjunction with his mother OF Adam
Gesell, on the oath ut The prls0ner-a dlmlnutive,
hunchbacked little Bavarian was very polite when
the HERALD reporter was introduced and volun-
teered the following statement which was given
with no small emphasis and Teutonic accent:-My
case, sir, Is that l stabbed my br0ther-in-law,
Hiram Gesei, on the night OF the 28th Of June last
with sword cane, In selfdefence, at ISL East
Houston street. My brothern-law used to iuse
my sister, his wife, and on the night In question |
heard what thought were cries proceeding from
the first moor, where they slept. was then sleeping
with my mother In the basement and got up and
went to the foot Of the stairs and inquired IL
law came ~ down stairs, followed ' me into
my room and caught me by the throat. i
with him and caught at Q sword cane
which hung on nall over the bed and made blow
at my brother-in-law, who caught hold Of the cane
drawing the end or and leaving the blade bare; he
and were ignorant OF what had happened with the
cane and in rushing at me to repeat his III usage he
ran against the cane which pierced his chest, al
though 1t did not make serious wound, according
ton, who was OF opinion that the cause OF death
was wound on the temple Of deceased, caused by
falling on arriving in his ROOM My brOther-in-law
was very quarrelsOme man and had threatened
and illused me aud my mother very much indeed;
have often been obliged TO go out OF the house and
sleep elsewhere through fear Of him. On the night
he was killed was obliged to call In oilcer to
make him keep the peace. The prisoner has been
nine years In this country served three years ana
half In the army, has been In New York the 4th
December 1864 and IL q CLERK by profession.
The next visit was to
MATTHEW CAMPBELL
whose offence was that OF taking the life OF Maurice
Long, on the Sd OF July last The prisoner who was
an officer OF the 1wenty-seventh precinct police IL
line looking young man OF TWENTY-FIVE years OF aye,
and seems in no wise uneasy respecting his case.
His statement respecting the circumstances under
which Long lost his life is as folows:--
WIS Ill tuc fHsl warn, VI lHc lNcHtf-seNcUlll
precinct, on the evening OF the Sd Of July and ar
rested, at about eleven O'Clock r. NJ, boy for beat
ing woman with stick. A brother ofncer helped
me along with my prisoner. and while gong along
To the station house we were attacked by large
mob The prisoner was taken from us by force, and
we were set upon by the crowd, who maItreated US
considerably. 1 drew my pistol to Keep the crowd
back and being reattacked fred a shot In sefde-
fence at q man who was coming towards me--and
here am. The prisoner says he is we'll treated, and
only wants his trial to come Off Two doors or Is
the cell OF
JOHN PURCELL,
who took the life OF William Herman on the 25tl OF
May last The prisoner has vacant look about him,
by no means denotng hign mental capacity, and
appears TO treat the affair with indifference. HIS
education and moral training have been iamentably
neglected but he must have been Jolly companion,
ana has doubtless been much sinned against. His
statement, Invested Of &c pd3le matter, Il as fol-
lows:-I was standing talking TO Jonn Tracy about
nine p. NJ on the day Killed Herman, at 100 sheriff
street. There was TO be prize fight that evening
between RobDy Day and my brother William The
deceased came up and offered 10 bet me Ave dollars
against my brother, and replied that would not
bet Ave cents. The deceased said, YOU'RE saucy
--.v and said, "Wbat forS because Won't bet
youW The deceased replied IN an upbecoming
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