The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-11
HOW was CASSIDY KILLED?
Tho Alleged Eighth Ward Murder More Con-
ficting Statements Two Wit
neEsss Ssw-lemarkable Case.

Two more Witnesses In the case OF Peter Cassidy
alleged TO have been thrown from the fourth story
window OF his room At 70 King street, by his wife,
Ann, on the afternoon OF the Attn INST, were exam
ined yesterday before Coroner Rollins. aud notwitl.
standing both OF them the fall which resulted In
Cassidys death, they swore to entirely different
state OF facts and both equally positive that they
cannot be mistaken. The testimony is so conflict
ing, though the witnesses either side apparently
desire to tell the truth that il Is extremely difficult
to reach satisfactory conclusion.
Coroner Rollins announces this case to be one OF
the most remarkable that has come under his notice,
and there to the Coroner and others to be no
immediate prospect of unravelling the mystery.
The further the investigation proceeds the more
complicated 1t becomes. Subjoined VIII be found
the main points in the testimony OF the additional
Witnesses
Margaret McGraw, bright. intelligent girl OF
thirteen years Of age, living at TO-. 10 King street.
in the rear, dep0sed that on the afternoon OF
the 4th inst she heard Peter Cassidy and hts wife
quarreling, and saw her go for an officer and
ceased's room and spoke to him lmme.
diately afterward the oiilcer passed the door OF
out on the half landing and then saw Mrs. Cassidy
standing on her landing BY the door, Cassdy's door
was CO e se az AZ @ e ere
were no words passed between Cassidy and his
wife; Cassidy went TO the window, and the witness
could see him sharpen knife on the stone; IN the
meantime Mrs. CASSIDY stood on the landing; me
merit thing the scttness heard aoas the tGO boys in the
room crying ont that their father had tduen ont or
the toindOr; as soon as Mrs. cassidy hea,u the
alarm she ran dODn stairs. JOltOred on
the sostness to the gard, aonere they fovnd
deceased; she mrs Cdssdv) dfd not 90 IN The room
after TIE alarm ar0S gsUen, but ran dl9ectg do1rn
stairs; the scatesS Is positive that at the time de-
ceased Jelt out OF The qcidOD Mrs. CASSIDY
In the room, ont standing on the faa.dtiag
Catharine McDon0ugh, living on the second moor.
front house, No. 70 King street, says that was
attracted To the back window OF her room the
afternoon Of the 4th instant by disturbance III The
rear house; the only thing the witness saw was
deceased came to the window. resting his hand on
the window sill or stone looking out Of the window:
deceased had no knife in his hand that the witness
could see; did not see him sharpen any knife;
while deceased was IN that position he pit,.ess
saoed,s that she d,stir0ttv Mrs. Cassidy come
up beltnd hn. ana Hly0t0 him out nth both her
hands; soheaa ne zen out Mrs. Cassidy and the
largest or her boys looked ont or The actiado,o and
then do,cR stars; the aoitneSS is positive TINT
she sdW Mrs. Cassidy NsOD deceased ont Of the
DaliOao; aid not hear her make use oil any express
sion when she did It,
Captain Rollins has further adjourned the investi-
CATION to give Captain Mcdonnell time 10 procure
other witnesses, II any are to be found. In the
meantime Mrs. Cassidy remains in the TOmbs TO
which place OF confinement she was committed sew