The New York herald., 1869-04-18

The C0roncr,s InNestfgo ton.

TuS tOFOncrS IHNestiROttO1s
Coroner whitehlll has held the second investiga.
tlon touching the death OF James HaggeTty, man OF
considerable wealth. but who, it would seem, unfor-
tunately fell into bad company, and, previously
stated in this paper, was taken to the Fortythlrd
precinct station house and died in the cell In which
he was placed on the night Of the 18th inst. The
examination has not been concluded, and ir
is, therefore, impossible to tell at this stage
OF the proceedings what conclusions the jury viii
rive at In regard to the case. From the evidence
thus far taken. the death OF Mr. Hagrerty is some
what unaccountable to say the least and the is
therefore attracting more than ordinary interest II
has been stated that the deceased spent portion OF
the afternoon, previous TO his death, in saloon kept
by Dennis Eagan in Smith street. and that towards
evening ne was either showed out or takeh out by
friend. Thus far no testimony has been taken In
regard to this but from what has been elected
olcer Hennessey found the deceased In the street,
as he believed, In a state Of gross ntoxcation. Hc
picked HIM up and tugged along with him. dropping
him occasionally upor the sidewalk from exhaus-
tion One OF the witnesses testified that the oflicer
lost HIS temper and tapped Tiaggerty on the head
two or three times, as he said, to wake HIM
up. shortly before he reached the station
oficer O'Conncr and the two men carried him In.
Sergeant Ferry was In charge at the desk, and the
officers reported they had drunken man. fhe SER
goant looked over the desk at him, some five or
Six feet distant and said he noticed slight Scratch
on mis- face. There were no other marks about him
which attracted his attention. lie managed, by
asking him two or three times, to learn that
his name was James Haggeriy. lie was then
entered upon the blotter as James Haggcriy
aged fifty, mtoxication. Doorman Half then en-
tered upon tile scene and, together with the officers
conveyed him to cell In the rear where they laid
him upon his back upon the 6oor subsequently
doorman Haif discovered him pulling vigorously ut
his cell door, az II anxious to gain his liberty. lie
told him he had better keep quiet but the deceased
did not answer MIN. at four O'Clock the next
morning doorman 0'Connell, who relieved
Han at midnight, found the deceased eless. lie
was In sitting posture, with his head resting upon
his arm and his arm resting upoa the hopper
lie presented different appearance from what he
did when sergeant FERRY looked al him the evening
previous. One eide OF his fac, was swollen aud
bloody and his eye was blackened. There were two
Just at the base OF the brain suaclent
SO the physicians say TO cause his dcnth.
How or when ne met hs injuries
is a mystery. Dr. A. w. Shepard, one OF the pay
siclans who made the post-inortem examination,
testified that u was almost impossible for the de-
ceased 10 have received the injuries hnsclf aud that
they must have been inflicted with some blunt In
strument The only way he could have received the
injury upon the top OF the head would have been by
aiaI IRON some height ana striking directly upon
his head.
Dennis Jagen was arrested on suspicion OF having
caused the injuries OF Uapperty; but he was subse-
quently released, there being nothing in the evi-
dence THIS FAR TO impcatc him.
The investigation VIII probably Ne concluded next
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