The New York herald., 1870-08-02
THE MURDER TERN.
Fearful Record Of Blood In
Town and Country.
Murder, Homieides and Deadly Assaults In tho
Metropolis and Elsewhere.
The Knife, the Bayonet, tho Bullet
and the Are.
At THE POINT OF THE RAYOsET.
Eras1c Result of n Debauch at Midnight-A
Man Run Through the B0dy-Arrcsts by
tho POllce-.Onlrtnl Tn yc~etSntiOn.

Erasic Result of n Debauch at Midnigbt-A
Man Run Through the B0dy-Arrcsts BY
tho POlice-Omsial In vcstisation.
An afray, resulting fatally was brought TO tho
attention OF Coroner Flynn yesterday morning by
Sergeant McGlven, of the Seventeenth precinct. Ac
corning TO the report OF the Sergeant appears that
at q quarter past one a. n. James FlDgeton
twenty.six years OF age, born In Ireland
and living at $40 East Fifteenth street,
entered he bakery Of Adam Langfried, No. 5l4 East
Fourteenth street, In company with Patrick and
Joseph Reilly and Thomas Sands, and demanded
that supply Of bread should be furnished them
but nothing appears to have been said about
paying for the same. Langfr ed, therefore,
refused 10 comply with the request where
npon Flngleton and his confederates, II Is
alleged, made furious assault the proprietor OF
Che place. Langfrle believing his life to be In
jeopardy, or that he would receive great bodily
harm, seized an old musket with bayonet attached
and stabbed Fngleton In the left breast, the steel
entering In the region Of the heart and causing almost
instant death. The alarm was instantly given when
officer John Kelly. OF the Seventeenth precinct, ap-
peared on the scene OF the tragedy aud arrested
Langfrled. wnom he took to the station house. The
men with deceased at the time OF the TRAGIC occur
renee were detained as witnesses. The police
carried the body Vi F1nget0n TO the police station
TO await an investigation. Patrick Riley, being
visited In his CELL made statement Of the occur.
.
STATEMENT OF PATRICK RILEY
Patrick Riley. Of No. $50 East Fourteenth street,
Tho was win deceased who is prisoner In the
Seventeenth ward station mousse. on beng waited
upon In his cell, said that he and his companions
bad been out all the fore part or the night drinking
Freely at place IN avenue b. In passing the
bakery they entered ana asked for bread and on
beng refused Finketon took a loaf OF bread for
money not Dein2 forthcoming dispute arose be.
w cen them. during which Langfr cd attempted to
Beized some weapons and attempted to AID their
Irlend when Riley, his brother Joseph, Thomas
Sands and dece iscd made an onslaught on Lang
fried, upon which mis- friends. Ritche and Bower,
being alarmed, ran away aud hid, leaving him to
contend alone with four aSSalantS
Lansfred, who Is also under charge Of Captain
Mount at the station house, on beng questioned
BY armed men that he used the bayonet attached TO
ssevera! years. Alter deceased was stabbed
Of Of premises 800 90 Eas. East Fourteenth A''stss street,
where soon afterwards he was found dead.
was badly stabbed through the rign. thigh, and Is
row lying at his residence, e46 Second avenue.
under surveillance OF officer Larlgan. 1t stated
a. the station house yesterday afternoon that for
TWO on three years past Langfried mas been sub
oi that neghborhood, aud hereafter. it IS sup.
posed, his present locality viii be too not for
@ Ssspn Hs ns IN i an
witaout pro, ocation whlle standing the pave
%ent out The truth o. his assertion WI! be estao
Reilly received blow on the head, but not OF y
Serious character.
EMPANNELLING A JURY.
Late In the afternoon Coroner Flynn appeared at
the station house ana empaDnelled the following
named gentlemen to act as JurOrs:-CeOlge w.
Lam0reaux. 337 Bowery; Joseph King, 373 Bowery (;
Abraham Polhamus 36l oowefy; Daniel Van Reed. 9S
East Fourth street; Thomas J. Robertson 800 West
Tweny-sXth street; William f. Almis, IL THIRD
street.
After the Jurors were sworn the Coroner dis
charged them till nine O'Clock next Friday
ai which time the investigation Will be proceeded
with AT the Coroner's once. City Hall.
During the afternoon large crowds or highly ex-
cited peOpa gathered about the Fun street police
Station and
THREATS AGAINST THE PRISONER
were freely INDUCED In. Captain Noun. and his re-
serve 10. ce managed to prevent any vo'ent Demon
stratons or breach OF the peace the part OF de-
Ceased's friends Owing 10 the vigilance display cd
by Captain Mount and his officers every PEI con-
cerned IN the array, which resulted disaslr0usly.
have been secured. The prisoner, who Is well
known III the Seventeenth ward, maintains an eX-
cellepr reputation industrious, lnoenslye and
quiet citizen.
POsT-NORTEM EXAMINATION.
DR.. Shine yesterday afternoon made postmor.
TEN examination on the body OF the deceased at the
seventeenth precinct station nou e, and found 4
stab w0und Of tile chest i've Inches 10 the lett OF the
median line IN the fourth tntereOstai space. on
opening the thOrax the wound was found to extend
through tile border OF the lett lung, through the
percardium and then entered the left aurcle O the
heart passing through the aurce II passed through
the aofta and entered the right lung. Death was
caused by q stab wound OF the heart