The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-25
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Coroner Schirmerss OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES die.
tory Evidence Onered-Discharse Of tho
Accused.
An inquest was held yesterday BY Coroner Scnir.
mer In the case OF Dennis O'Brien, deaf and dumb
man. who died In Bellevue Hospital from the effects
OF stab wounds In the breast and back inflicted
with an icepick in the hands OF Frank r. Daiker, q
saloon keeper ut IS Orchard street. The details of
the case were fully narrated In the HERALD of the
18th inst, the day following the occurrence.
Patrick MCGUIRE, deaf and dumb man, residing
ar No. 20 Spring street, was examined in writing.
and the witness made his statement through another
deaf and dumb man, who intsrlarded the evidence
with all sorts OF queer expressions relative to his
views OF the case. Reduced to readable language,
McGuire's statement was to the following eject
On the night OF the murder the 18th inst, took q
stroll up town toward Twenty eighth street to see
friend OF mine about my own situation; alter came
down town entered Mr.. Klne's lager beer saloon In
deceased; O'Brlen introduced me TO friend who was
not mute, and who joined u.s. after O'Bren's friend
left we went up to fnirtieth street to pay brief
visit to his friends; the friends treated u.s. and after
q short conversation we left and came down town;
on our way down bid O'Bren good night, when he
% Orchard street; we saw baker standing behind
MS own BAR O'Bren, by signs to Daiker asked for
lager oBen again ta paker to give us
lager and that he had money to pay Tor IL; imme-
dlately Daiker came from behind the bar
and pushed O'Brien and myself out OF the saloon
a policeman came along and baker said
something TO him. when ne came up to us
and took US up to Grand street, where he let US
go; deceased and l were much surprised at the
treatment we received from Darker, and OBrien
wished us to 20 back again to lind out IL we had
offended him; then returned TO Daiker's; immedi-
ately Daiker again pushed out and catching up
ice-pick struck mesOn the forehead with IT. O'Bren
suddenly sprang up 10 save me; baker then struck
OBrien with the ice-pick In the breast; O'Bren
struck him back and then turned round as II To go
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the pick; O'Brien then fell down on the sidewalk,
bleeding; the policeman then came and took them
all to the station house.
To the Jury-The prisoner struck O'Bren first and
OBrlen returned the blow; We had been into
saloon next door 10 Daiker's the proprietor OF
winch put us out; O'Bren had not given him any
cause or offence: do not know why they would not
give US any lager; we did not carry deadly Wea.
pons; deaf mutes do nor carry them.
Wllhemlna Raumcr, Of No. 8S Hester street, keeps
a lager beer saloon and testified that Mcclure and
the deceased came into her place the 18th inst In
an intoxicated condition; they acted In strange
anu annoying way and were put out by her husband
Eva Marks, OF 81 Orchard street, saw the mutes
quarrel with Daiker and thought they began the
disturbance; they went away for few minutes and
returned only TO renew the tr0uble she knew moth
ing OF the stabbing until later hour.
EDWARD Burke OF 80 Orchard street. saw the prt-
soner follow the deceased, aud they had fight but
came back after that when Baker struck U'Brien
with something he had in his hand, which he put IN
his pocket; the deceased fe and the witness found
he nad been stabbed.
Several other witnesses were examined but no
new additional facts were ELECTED, the Jury rem
dered the following as their verdict
THAT the deceased came to his death at the hands
OF Frank II. baker, who, evidently, considered his
life In danger at the time.n
Coroner Schirmer then released the prisoner and
he was soon surrounded by his trends.