New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-07


Coroner Rollins yesterday held an inquest at
the West Twentietst Police Station the body OF
Peter Rooney who was shot on Tuesday IN Twenty
ondst., Eighh-ave., by the cOlored man Robert
Fry The evidence OF the principal witnesses entirely
corroborates the account given In THE TRIBUNE OF yes
terday Thomas Lynch Of No. 2E Elghth-aye. testified
that knew both the deceased and the prisoner had
never known OF any previous difficulty between them
previous TO yesterday he detailed the commencement Of
the difficulty his saloon, and the threatening attitude
OF Philip Farrell and Meaney, when he declared that he
would put them out but they still menaced Fry, and
applied to him foul ephets Farrell then struck Fry and
IN the latter knocked him down. he was about to
strike Farrell again but at the request OF the witness
desised: Farrell, Murphy and Meaney then left the
saloon about l2 witness the deceased his brother Far
re Meaney and others were In the saloon; they
much excited and said IL shame for Lynch TO
stand BY and see Niger strike white man witness
loud talk followed, the deceased being especially
excited; witness advised them to let Fry
to tSfe care himself iS he aso endesVood
the deceased FROM having anything to DO WITH the am
stable; few moments sfterwerd the prisoner came
down the avenue and witness and us bartender ehdea
ored TO dssuade him from going 10 the stable telling him
the party had been looking for him and would XII MIN
he replied cannot help IT, have h gS to go So SysT
and left witness followed after, and on reaching
twenty secondst and EIshthave saw the prisoner on
the walk with a pistol IN his hand aimed NJ the De
ceased who was behind tree twelve or niteen ieet
there was the swapping OF pistols ana hSd bs
u
pointed toward the prisoner, apparently In the act OF
hiring before he fell witness ran ana ,asea o
brought this man TO his grave run ana get aoc
only sapsa ad Fart ape the
was knocked down, and prisoner Ned Farrell,
the body Of deceased and asked him II he was killed;
Farrell had large butcher knife IN his nsna soon
asked who had shot the deceased prisoner said he did
not know but that deceased had attempted 10 shoot MN
he
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pointing ps;S. at the prisoner as be fell the pave
inent the pistol dropped from his hand the prisoner Inn
who had snapped pistol at him neither weapon was
discharged The man then threw his pistol IN carriage
ave; another OF the party had Ratchet in his
bosom OF deceased. and saw where he was wounded.
Patrick Rooney, brother OF the deceased living at No
seen the pistol found beside his brother before that day
thought must have dropped from his pocket the prls
oner he stated snapped his pistol at him; witness had
no pistol on that day. Philip Farrell OF No 3i5 West
Twenty .hfthst, did not know what caused the prs,
oner 10 strike him, except perhaps he might nave
said 'o%g itness detailed the meeting with the
Rooney.. and heir consenting to accompany him in
search OF prisoner the knife witness procured at
Fsreys store in Twenty-seventhst, between Seventh
and Eighth-ayes; never saw the Ratchet and pistols
shown before Several other witnesses were examined
Friends Of the deceased else eqdsaYsa to show that The
csrvy IA h6 turned into Twenty from Eighth
ave The Jury rendered verdict that the deceased
came ~ death by pistol shot wound a. nc nals p
Robert Fry on 80 uay or October, 1859; hnu We
further say said shooting jusnabe, and done "
| self-defense" The prisoner, In his formal exami
nation testified e was 81 years OF age native o
The and lives at No ll9 West Twenty nfth-st H'
I claimed TO have fired the shot In seideense liner,
@ ierge number on relatives and acquaintance IL
oiD I'D when the verdict rendered they wer,
Iond in their expressions OF dissatisfaction As ther,
nrisoner Coroner Rollins deemed IL adylsu1e not TO re
eas lin AZ that t,ue aud he temporarily detained
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