New-York tribune., 1870-02-02
TIE FIFTH Ward MURDER.

COROEER's INyEsTIGATIoN-TIE CHILDREN OF
THE MURDERED MAN Of THE sTAND-THE
VERDICT.
Coroner Flynn and a jury yesterday. at the
LeOnard-st Police Station held investigation into the
circumstances connected with the assassination Of VIM
Townsend in his store, No 1872 Hudsonst on Saturday
night last From early hour street in front OF the
Station. House was filed with crewd who. judging
from the short conversations that occurred and their
frequent ordinations, desrous Of ynching the as
sassIn detail OF policemen kept the crowd from ap
preaching the main entrance OF the Station
House. 1t being feared that rush might be made for the
purpose OF selling and executing the prisoner. Seated
in the examination room the widow and children OF
Townsend their after heplessness exciting the commits
Soon after II a. IN Coroner Flynn announced his read
TO 20 on with the examination OF witnesses The
prisoner this luncture brought in. handcued, by
acting Seargent Tuck aud greeted with Of
suppressed indignation. The children OF the deceased,
witnessed the murder of her father ming for the
meut completely overcome. The examination was then
commenced, Jury having been previously impanneled.
The first witness Lydia Townsend. age I3, who
testified that on Saturday last about p M. tho pris
into her fathers store. ana sat down near the
and said TO her father. You know me- am your
said he could not he had not room for nus own FAMILY
and wouldn't he peGse go out he went ana sat down on
milk In the store; her father said, 1t 10 no Use
sitting down. yon must 90 outgo, like good fellow,
and put his hand lightly upon him was near the store
door when the prisoner took ont the knife and stabbed
him IL knife like the produced; prisoner got
up when he stabbed him. and dragged him 10 the front
her sister Harriet present at the time Witness ran
round the room after the stibbng, and halooed Mur
the time OF the stabblng but not so aterward lie could
walk and seemed TO Know perfectly well wiat ne w'
when he opened his shirt aud showed where he had been
stabbed; when herst In hc walked right into the
her father went and lay down the bed about
three minutes after he stabbed. aud died III The bed
never saw the prisoner there before.
Harriet Townsend age H. corroborated in good part
the testimony OF her sister After her father was stabbed
witness ran into the street to look for a policeman on
the steps. his shirt All blocdy she Identified the priser
as the man who stabbed her father.
Thomas Hudson Of No. 1888 Hndson-st., shoemaker.
testified that the prisoner came into hs store about
o'clock. and asked for Job said he couldn't give him
work scarce; lac sat down and said he had been
employed at egw0rk he was scotchman and had been
In this country niue months he Kept lingering the tools
all the time, and supposes lie stole the kufe there be
had coat his the knife missed after
ward by the who had been using 1t; the basement
Is next door but To that o deceased heard five mn
ntes aier tne prisoner irlt OF ,he murder; prisoner
what he was about Ine knife Was shown to aud dent
led by the witnessJ
Thomas Becher Of 80 &C Barrow-st testified that On
the evening IN qnesdi lie was with his mother At No.
ls9 linhson,sl; aboat o'clock while sitting down 10
his niece had been run over he into the street
passing In front Of the door, witness got
hat and Tie cars having passed ran across the street In
front Of Toynsends stone witness found the latter iyIng
send said ho was stabbee witness todd him to and
down and he would hold the fell,w Townsend went
Dd adSs oASd to Sp hero SoaS Is al ees u
tho kDifo that scounArel stabbed me with :"
toom Day dOwr aud died ia few nioents before The
pnsOsf went u the store be had been the
sister y the wtsess at No ss ho only little gifl
there hut persona came down stars aud he thea
wanted c0fee and cakes aud said he had SIS his
pocket 10 pay Tor chem Another person had hold Of the
prisoner nkn wit9sss there hut I've broke loose aud
witness then gfabbed him decreased sud you hold
hun a. gud wtpess said yes can hold him long AS
lie has toe Dals ON hs feet :; Peter Kline s the
who had .t ef The prisoner witness aud pris.
oner hhd tleso, and he sald. a. you -, give me "A
shsv. Lick Two Ike you " ~itoess pepllsd II give
you all the ahos you want both fel. and when ls got
up he hit witness Twice but held unl the oior
rived aud took bllD frOuI witness.
prleS Kline OF No. 81 Nassau 4 testified that be saw
the pnsOner strIggiDg with TOsLs id: fle broken
kinfe In prisoners hand. h wreuched from hun The
remainder Of the evidence sf this witness coTrODorae
that ~ Belcher
Wm. WEIGH of No. 202 Iudson-st, testified that las
the prisoner lying on the siesp outside of Townsepd's
a0Ie aud heard the latter say " AN stabbed there
Two other persons Ireseih witness gave lhe
prisoner Jerk of the coat, aud TO nseDd ten
prisoner backed tho stop and bied 10 get away but
witDrss held him by the collar Townsnd to tho
sidewalk shd said. That fellow has stabbed what
~ III doi" wiin1ss beId the srisOnsr u tw6 officers