The New York herald., 1870-08-29

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Large crowds OF pcssens gathered about the Fifty
rnh Sffes aica station yesterday learn further
Particulars VSgAc.ing tae shooting or THOMAS Con-
nosy al tae Ioos OF nny-hfh street. East river,
On Sasunday jeveniSy, as already published In the
ESSMA
Captain Gamer, Of the Nineteenth precinct and
TIC .noaeeys OF ms force, were kept busy all day in
Googing Tie cSoltei crowd In order. Late Il the
ai.cEEco1 Coroner Rollins appeared at the station
hocse Nish as deputy, Dr. Joan Beach, and at once
commenced the investigation. Below will be ound
oS ~ the testimony and the verdict OF the jury
TESTIMONY or ANNA ALLEN.
Anna Allen, nying az the foot OF Fitry-f,th street
.tsaSs riveg, Was called and sworn:-My husband
keeps q bathing house and boats to let;
we have two German men employed IN our
| place; II ine swimming master and the
etser takes tickets In the ONCE; on the
! <th OF July deceased had a diiiicuy with swim.
/ ;Riag teacher who has since gone to Europe
Charles Pua, the present teacher, had nothing TO
do with taat dlnoulty; deceased has threatened to
take the Germans iiie; one night about six weeks
ago, deceased and four others TO our place for
! the purpose OF creating a disturbance, and
, believe to take the Germans life; last
night deceased ana three others came to
our place about halfpast eight O'Clock; Connolly
asked for a drink and my husband gave it TO him
one OF the other men took TWO glasses and poured
the contents on the hoor then pat the glasses under
his coat; my husband TOO one of the glasses from
him; one man, having a light nat and
coat on, into my room and SAID,
/ "Oh, / thought my Gill here;" the
/ man who had the glass threw It; another glass
/ was then nung through the glass door at my hus-
! band; then "a root beer pottle came through imne-
.lfa afalst foI hyn ffaa
men who had horse pistol under his coat; then
tainted ana Tell, supposing that was shot; there
were i've children in the at the time
| OF the firing; the very moment the men
! entered The house Mr. Allen got Puff
! out OF the way, rs they wanted TO Kill him; they
were The men who wanted TO XIII Hambrccht on the
Attn OF july; Pan ran up stairs and remained
there til The trouble over during the diffieuty
Allen requested deceased and his party to leave
the house, bat they did not go; saw Con
molly take the pistol from under his clothes
ana give 70 the man with the light coat and nat;
! he fred the shot into my private room.
Lynch was then confronted with the witness and
idenrlned as the lnan who fired the pistol INTO her
room; the musEet OF Allen was also produced and
identihed by the witness as belonging To her hus-
band.
| Witness resurned-My husband did not get the
gun til after the pistol shot was fired into his room;
tue gun Is always Kept loaded, and was not loaded
alter the man entered the house.
TESTIMONY OF CATHARINE CUNNINGHAM.
|
witness, deposed 10 seeing deceased and three
others come in, and 10 seeing P1fT: one OF them
was tod 10 'go for him;' a difficulty occurred,
which resulted IN q glass, root beer bottle and
pistol shot being tred into Mrs. Aliens room; the
witness saw Connolly give pistol 10 the man with
/ the lght coat and nat; alter the firing the
and attempted 10 burst In the door OF the
room where Puff sleeps; Thomas Butler took two
glasses ana poured the contents on the nOor: the
man with The light clothes came in the and
said be was looking for his girl and was told by
Mrs. Allen ihab she did keep girls: he then re-
Piled tnat he thought there was a dance, and that
be couid have jig or TWO; Allen requested Connolly
ia The house; Butler threw the first glass;
tue man III light clothes threw the root beer
bottle, and deceased took rusty pistol and
handed it to the man with light clothes and il was
immediately fired through the glass into the sitting
room the glass IN the upper nalf Of the door was
burst in the ONCE door where Puff sleeps; heard
| firing outside, but could not see who did II.
| TESTIMONY OF MATTHEW GARRETT
Matthew Garrett, oi 1,G1l Second avenue, deposcd
that on saturday night he, by request accompanied
| turbance occurred; Lynch and Butler came IN, and
Ign ISncn looked into st., Mr. CO., Alsn's reo@ when
ana a4s a5ag raerea an"sSa m h Gr M aa as
and the told deceased 70 cotfse away, fear
| M that there would DO dificulfy Alien TOOK Il
| glass out OF Buffers hand and went INTO his own
| room, got gun aud told him to leave, or ne would
'sette'i iuni he did not level the gun at'Lm, ana
| the witness and Connoly lett lhe place; AS they
| were going up The M, witness heard tne report
| OF hrs place wIn muskel;r deceased
was forty or Gfty yards behind the witness; IN
minute or so after the first shot tne witness heard
another repol t.: did not then know that deceased
was shot; heard OF IL later at night; did not see
pistol the possession OF deceased and did not see
any glasses or bottles thrown nor pistol Hred, as
sworn 10 by other witnesses.
TESTIMONY OF MORRIS P0wERs.
~ hy III oYsGy CoS CoSoaa a. MI Nine down tulre TO wn S
'Ae swimming teacher; saw deceased and his party
coMe INTO Aliens on Saturday night Tor IA drink;
Lynch looked INTO Mr. Aliens room: Lynch took
np glass and Allen took it from him;
Lynch commenced throwing glasses and Uot.es;
the witness getting OF the glass in his ewes pro-
duced MS pistol and fred three shots ana Alien
getting his musket fired it IN the dark; some one
said I'VE DO not want to coinmir murder 10 which
| Allen replied mo, we only want TO rlghten them
the witness found deceased lying dead some distance
from the house and Informed the police; The men
came there in search OF Puff they wanted To whip
hlm; tue witness did not fire his pistol TIL alter
the deceased and those with him had thrown the
gl1sses and bottles; the witness fred shot
room into the barrOom. ana going out
i,n nled TWO or other shots in different direc
the witness then went away and after returning the
gun anu pistol were loaded again; In firing his gun
Allen did not take AIM he hred at raniOm:
Allen could not see TO take aim Az deceased In the
DARK
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES PUFF
Chafes Pun, M the employ OF Mr. Allen de.
posed ihat ne knew deceased; saw him
,Ssi ,wce; ;. saw oo,na hm A., come & In the barroom
as deceased wanted TO kil me; rau up stairs, heard
shots and saw the man gong away; had trouble
John Egan lad living with Mr.. Allen, corrobo-
rated the testimony given by Morris Powers Egan
saw pistol IN the hands OF Lynch, which deceased
had gwen hun; the pistol had cracked handle
witness got out OF a window next TO The station
house ana informed the police.
TESTIMONY OF JEREMIAH LYNCH.
Jeremiah Lynch, Of Eighty-fourth street and
Fourth avenue deposed that the deceased aud oth-
ers went into Aliens and called for drinks; had
some words, when Allen went into his room and
brought out gun; witness and Butler then walked
out and soon heard some shots; said to brGner,
Let's ret away you may get shot" and they walked
OF; Butter was somewhat intoxicated; Allen told
Butler II he did not go he would put MIN out or
something 10 that effect; did not know that deceased
was shot I'LL told when came to the station house;
connolly did not hand The witness pistol nor tell
him to ego lor' Pun; no tulnblers nor bottles were
TgI n Va hmm.