The New York herald., 1869-04-19
DESPERATE srABBiNG ArrRsY.

Actt0n of Coroner Flynn--One Man FATALLY
Observation-Disclosures Testimony of the
Wounded FFau.
coroner Flynn held an ante-mortem examination
yesterday, at 2O2 Wooster street IN the case OF
James Nelson, the man who was severely and dan.
gerously stabbed during the progress OF q barroom
fight IN Pages HOTEL corner OF West and Spring
streets, yesterday morning at an early hour as al.
ready reported In the HERALD. Nelson, who Is un.
der medical care Is reported to be in dying con.
dtion, hence the action Of the Coroner who sought
to obtain such evidence as could throw light upon
the case. The testimony. as adduced by him before
the jury, proved to be as follows
James Nelson, OF 202 Wooster street, testified that
he was unable to say whether he could recover from
the wounds he had received or not, and proceeded
to make the following statement:-This morning
about one O'Clock, was In company with David
O'Day in Page's saloon, corner OF West and Spring
streets; when l went IN there were several
men in the bar at the time, among them being VIII.
liam Maher; some words passed between me and
Maher when we clinched while struggling with him
was cut on the head by some one unknown to me:
after being cut broke away from Maher, and VIC
clinched again. and received two cuts on the right
side; cannot say positively whether Maher stabbed
me or not; finding myself wounded again broke
away and went up to the other END of the bar when
some other man who was present and who do not
Know rushed at me and struck at me twice; felt
myself wounded eacn time he struck at me: after
TINS man stabbed me he ran towards the door: a
police officer named O'Nei came Just then and
pointed out the man to him, saying '1hat man has
cut me' it appears that he did not arrest INV assaiI
ant; was then carried to the station house where
my wounds were dressed by surgeon.
David O'Day OF No Ill Charlton street testified
This morning. near one O'clock and George f;reen
In company with James Nelson, went into Pages
saloon TO have drink Vim. Maher, now present
and several other men were in the barroon when
we entered; soon afterwards Nelson and VIM
Maher began dispute, and from words they pro.
ceeded to clinch with one another near the screen
while they were struggling heard Nelson CRY out
.'Fm stabbed" there was no person near the two AT
the time; seeing that Nelson was cut, got a club
from the barkeeper and struck Maher with it;
Maher again closed with Nelson, when Nelson again
threw up his hands, eXclaimng, al am stabbed I
am gomez" then noticed that he was cut In the
face, and asked him II he was cut in the body. and
he replied that he was; at this time officer U,Nei
came IN and arrested us all, and took us 10 the
station house.
John Williams, residing at the corner of King and
Greenwlch streets, testihed-Between Twelve and
one O'Clock this morning went TO Pages saloon
with James Nelson and David O'Day; while there
Maher and Nelson began a dispute and clinched with
one another; there was no person near them at the
time; heard Nelson cry out that he was stabbed
saw Maher strike at Nelson several times: Nelson
was badly wounded; we were then all arrested.
The following verdict was rendered by the Jury
'fnat James Nelson came to his wOunding ut the
hands OF William Maher, on the morning of the 18th
OF April, 1869. In Pages saloon corner OF West and
Spring streets, by the knife.n
The prisoner Maher was accordingly rcmanded TO
the Tombs TO await the result of the wounds Indicted
by him. tie Is carpenter and lives at No. 30l West
street, The witness O'Day was a prominent per-
soDage In the Larkin murder case.