The New York herald., 1869-06-07

said, "You lie, would not give them to a nigger;''
alter some words together Hartnett sad. "Ihat
elt moneythat was what ne opele0 that place for;"
Old Mr. Costello calae ~ soon after ana as asked ali
Old son OF b-h' ne replied 'lf you won't have
drink shake hands, ana caught HIM ny the side OF
chief, T" and, after a few angry words old Mr. Cos
tello caugnt hun by the throat, and the man
tender struck the man and knocked him down, put
bis knee on MS breast, and with bottle IN his hand
you;' from his appearance think ne was In the act
OF drawing pistol when the bartender knocked
him down; with that Hartnett partly drew pistol
nom his pocket, when Mr.. heIein aud MI horan
jumped at him; with that the younger Costello said,
''Dont hit Jo," so we let him go, when he put him
out by the arm; after he out ne walked TO the
Twentyfth street door and cooked the pistol; when
saw that l got a stool and stood with II by tne
to the First avenue door and pointed the pistol at
STOOL and stood behind hun at that time;
sad, "Blaze away;' with that hit Hartnett on
the head with the stool and at the same time
First avenue, and l, young Costello ana others
chased hIm, hallowng '.stop thef;'' idenuiy tine
while after HIM, and near Tweny-iourth
street. somebody Jumped rom hallway ana @ strISH 9S
Younger wTeu Costello said GO through nm and take
the pistol from him." while was searching some
persons don't know came mp anu kicked nun;
while he was being kicked o pistol shot was hred
from across the avenue, and Costello said Pm
shot," Michael Carney nred the shot; after thai all
around Hartuett went away aud got into the hlll-
ways OF the houses; there were two other shots red
after Costello was stuck; aiGer that came TO the
hospital, where Costello had been tahen with The as
sistance OF Two men; afterwards heard that Gerdes
had been shot; wnen Carney nfed he stood about
ten feet from the gutter on the east sde; the first
shot ne pointed at the crowd around hartneEt; that
was just IN front VI deceaseds sore; the second shot
he pointed up tie avenue; the third sno5 dld not
see.
TESTIMONY OF PATRICK HoRAN.
Patrick Aoran OF Ala East Eighteenth street. de-
at about nine ociock June 3; / hrst stood outside
talking to Hei1ernan, when 1 saw that Carr anu the
hun away, when he cilnchcd Costello; the younger
costello rushed from behind the bar and gave Carr
SWING, throwing MIN down; saw hartnett make
noon to his SIDE pocket, III IL to draw pistol; TWO
three rushel ut HIM ana tried 10 prevent
him rrom using the pistol; young Costello
then showed Hartnett from the door, but
did not strike hlm, and tired to pacily hun,
then went into the store again; Hartnett drew
his pistol from his side pocket cooked it and nut lt
Into another pocket; put MS foot on the door step;
1 cied out ''watCh two or three times; he ielt and
stepped away few PAGES; he looked round and
came back, when Carney said "Biaze away nov,
Joe;' he had the pistol pointed into the store aol
fred Hartnett tuea ran down the avenue to Twenty
fourth street, when he 1el; ran after nim; saw
Michael Carney standIng on the lower crossing of
lwen yi0urth street, near The east Track; heard
shot from the direction where he STOOD ana lnen
heard Costello say, "im snot;" saw another man
Wnefe lie stood; 1 saw hun carney lire q second
shot IN the direction OF deceaseds store; inmedi-
ately heard some one say that another man was
shot; heard another shot alter that
TESTIMONY OF JAMES EGAN.
James Egan OF No. 437 First avenue, sworn:--
On Thursday evening, about nine O'Clock, / was
standing on the corner OF Twenty-1ft street, when
heard there was disturbance ut Costello's; went
there and saw that there was an angry talk going on
between the younger Costello, Hartnett ana Carr;
afterwards saw hartneit on the sidewalk; he took
pistol from his breast pocket and put 1t INTO his
side coat pocket wnen he stood looking in1o the
door; he walked TO the window and then to the door
again, when the elder Costello just walking out;
Hartnett fired the pistol INTO the store; he
then turned to run down the avenue and fell
at Twenty fourth street, when some one attempted
to take the pistol from him and others kicked him;
Carney came up and said-"dOn't kick hm.n then
ten feet, and fired pistol pointed at the younger
Costello, who said-'Jesus Christ, Pm shOt;n Carney
stepped across the street and little further down,
when he pointed the pistol toward the crowd and
afterwards pointed 1t at deceased's store and fired
again; he then walked 70 the sidewalk 10 Hamiltons
door and nred third shot in the direction Of de-
ceaseds store door; he then put the pistol In his
pocket and ran down the avenue; afterwards heard
that deceased had been shot.
TESTIMONY OF THOMAS COSTELLO.
Thomas Costello, residing at the Compton House,
of Twenty firth street and First avenue; June
three persons came into my place about nine or
ten O'Clock, when Hartnett accused me OF giving
MIN a bad stamp; tbe last time he was In there he
called me "God damn iIar;' afterwards my uncle
(Costeio) cGme in, when Carr quarrelied with him;
/ saw HarLnett about to draw pistol, when I
walked him outside; / was not much nearer the
door than the wInoOw when | saw hun fire o shot
through the window sc my uncle Hartnett then
ran down the avenue and after him; wnen got
up to him saw Carney standing IN the middle OF
the street on the crosswalk; he had pistol his
hand, and fired at me; and as soon as he could he
nred a second shot, which think struck deceased;
he was then at his own door, think there were iUur
or fve shots hred.
Malcolm McLeon, assistant surgeon at Bellevue
Hospital. testified that deceased was admitted on
the evening Of the Sd instant suffering from
snock; he mad a pistol shot wound over the eighth
well ana appeared In nne condition up 10 five
O'Clock Friday morning when he became worse and
sank and died at two O'Clock Saturday morning;
autopsy showed a wound OF abdomen passing
through tho stomach paucreas partially cutting the
splenic artery and vein, and passing through the left
superneal capsua to point near the junction OF the
twelfth rib and gerteOrg where pistol bali was
found Just beneath the integument. In my opinion
death was caused Dy internal hemorrhage The result
OF the pistol shot wound.
This closed tue testimony, and Coroner Keenan,
delivered a brief charge TO the jury, In which he
commented severely upon the almost universal
tom Of carrying pistols and other weapons, which
In this case had resulted In the death o an innocent
man, who was sitting quiety IN his own doorway.
Reckless aud vicious boys and young men, sad the
Coroner, who carry weapons, often use them GU the
most trivial pretexts and without the least justca
on Tor 80 doing, little thinking OF the responsibility
they incur.
Tie case being given to the jury they rendered the
following
That Richard Gerde5, the deceased came 20 his
death by pistol shot wound at the hands of Michael
Carney, on the I'd day OF June 1852, at the corner
having been intended Tor Thomas Costello
Carney was then arraigned and formally examined.
He Is TWENTY-FIVE years Of age, native Of Ireland,
by occupation q machinist and ives at No. $50 First
avenue. lie had nothing to say al present OF the
charge preferred against hrn. Carney was COM
mitted TO the 1ombs 10 await his trial.
Considerable surprise was expressed that the Jury
did not ind against the prisoner Hartnett AZ beng
an accessory to the murder, as he commenced the
shooting and wifh Carney oil through the difi-
Guilty which resulted Ia the murder of Gerdes.
Coroner keenan,, howevsr, said he should take the
responsibility and commit HartnetG to await the
action Of the Grand Jury.
Hartneit s twentythree years OF age, born In Ire
land, lives at SOS First avenue aud IL also a ma
chlnist by occupation. Like Carney he had nothing
to say
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