New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-08
THE POLICE AND PEOPLE OF THE FIRST WARD
THE LATE HOMICIDE.

Coroner keenan, yesterday held an investiga-
ton into the circumstances attendant on the death OK
Maurice Long who shot on Saturday night by pa
trolman Matthew Campbell Of the Twentyseyenh Pre-
clnct during difficulty there, the particulars OF which
have been already printed in THE TRIBUNE The room
was filed with crowd of residents Of the First Ward TO
whom the deceased was well known. Margaret Long OF
No n Westinghouse testified that the deceased was her
father she did not HIM shot only heard OF IL about 10
P m; deceased vas at nome UP 10 :, hna 'p m
brother James, she did not know that was her brother
case Of residence and there recognized him. she tried
~ xii him. tbey showed her aWay and she then went
clubbing him. Lawrence Moran, or No. l25 Greenwich
st. testified that he acquainted with the deceased
and was present when the assault committed; al I'd
o'clock D. he coming out OF No 1l6 Greenwich st.,
when he saw policeman coming along, having boy
in custody; the deceased was running after them,
and coming np with the officer when Opposite INC VII
struck an deceased with his club aud the latter caught
the officers arm, and partly tore the sleeve OF MS cua
around The neck of Long fred two shots at hin at tho
second shot Long sank 10 the pavement, saying Pnl
Tecolect which tho oracer then dubbed the
deceased about the head ana meek oc,i iCr
up, and raped for assistance the two then drag
ged the deceased his back for 30 yards no one IN
there 60 persons the sidewalk and In the
street when the officers we're Clubbing the deceased.
Patrick Curran OF No l2i GrecnWlchst testhtd thLt
he was acquainted with the deceased; Wit
messed tho shooting his attention was attracted by see
ing policeman scze mold OF the deceased by the necB
after that the officer put his right hand behind
Lin and draw a revolver and fire twice at the deceased
the rst shot was fired into the breast ana tho second
seemed TO be three four Inches lower down. At ne
second the deceased staggered aud fell and the OIL
Ger then followed aud struck INN several times WIN ms
clubs could not say on what part OF the body deceased
after the shooting that witness could Adcnc Rem
sen Of No IS Washingonst testified that she was stand
wheu she James Long, the son Of deceased running
up the steps next door he was pursued by two officers
boy into the house; she then heard a noise and the
boy crying she went stairs aud saw the prisoner club
hing the hoy the head; also Jamcss h!scr come
ont OF her room aud beg the officers not 10 XIII her
brother the officers then dragged the boy down stairs
deceased came up OF the officers aud inquired Of
him what he doing with the boy; the officer seized
club him deceased seized the officer BY the arm aud the
latter struck him three or four times. aud then
pued out his pistol and shot HIM the officer who did the
Shooting the prisoner Mary Loughrey gf No 70
the testimony of the previous witnesses with
reference the assault on the sou Of deceased ms arrest
and the subsequent shooting o ~ the oc'
sbc added that visiting the Station House 10 see
Long dead She assaulted by INC oiccs cluDDSu,
and locked up all night on the following morning sne
Testimony sle was very much under the influence OF
liquor. James Murphey OF No % Greenwich st. testified
that he was acquainted with the deceased knew the
prisoner by sight only witnessed rho ARRAY first cav
The deceased standing on the sidewalk Win Iis arms
clubs thought there were three policemen thty
pushed deceased into the gutter, and one OF thc
body of deceased, and fired; the officers
then pushed him back about two steps, when the
same officer who had fired the first shot fired again ~
tho deceased who fell ~ firing the second shot me ON
Ger placed the pistol several times against tho body OIL
the deceased, trying 20 find particular place TO
shoot through; the same officer struck MIN twice
on the forehead with his club after this TIE prisoner -
the officer fred the shots. Fredk f. Harral house
surgeOn at the NewYOrk Hospital testified That ne had
made post norton examination OF the body ana fOunn
fwo gInehot wounds One several Inches from tue
left nipple and the other one inch 70 ie lght OF INC
ternum on level with the lower END OF the breast bone
Death was caused by internal hem0rrhage caused 10y e
gunshot wounds Counsel for the accused requested lne
Coroner TO call witness Patrolman Toner VINO was
with Campbell when the shooting occurred The coroner
declined 10 examine Toner on the ground tlat ne cOsd
cred the evidence already given implicated lin az al ac
anime any other witness for the defense. PatF0inan
Cbarles T. Pierce testified that while patroling Green
wclRt near Lberty.s he heard an alarm rap ana mast
ened down 70 near Carsle-sti acrowd OF meh Women,
three four officers who were trying TO Keep the crown
back from something on the pavement; witness puhneu
into the crowd 20 assist MS ieoW,oihcers anu saM
man lying on the pavement; while lie and his brOlher
standing around the man, stones were nubg
nj them by the crowd; officer Campbell sald the man
must DO taken 70 the Stati0nHouse grocer living uear
pttepted 10 assist the officers TO remove the prosate
man but was pushed back by the crowd; all thls tho
tbe yoeys OF stones continued by the CROWD VINO
did their utmost TO prevent tile officers dong then duy
DIR Wooster Beach testified That ne had mace super
Acai Examination OF the body Of deceased, and found
marks OF violence the right temple apparently Whee
with some blunt instruments there was "a marx on the
nose, and one on the Leg there WeIe also Va h
nails on the back OF the neck ,, -. Az
Coroner Keenan, then stated that he would close the
case The Jury after n brief deliberations rendered
verdict that the deceased came 10 MS dealh ~ psyY
sIot wound at the hands OF officer Matthew Campbell
o. the rendition OF this verdict the Coroner COMMITTED
Campbe 10 the TOmDs to await the action OF te OfAhu
Jury officer Campbell denies any criminal intent
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