The New York herald., 1870-01-18
A WHISKEY HOMICIDE.
Fatal Fracas In williamsburg Barr0om-
Cor0ner's Inquest-Tfe Az.
sailant Held.

Thomas Kennedy, cartman, residing at NO. III
North Sixth street. Williamsburg, died at his home
yesterday morning from the enects, - alleged, OF
injuries sustained on Saturday night last at the
lIQuor store OF Matthew Connolly, No. 13o North
Fifth street, ina quarrel over bottle Of whiskey.
The police and Coroner whitehll having been no
tiled OF the fact Connolly and young man named
Michael Drisco were arrested on suspicion OF hav-
ing committed the assault ana last evening the
following testimony was taken:-
THE C0ROHHR's INQUEST.
Catharine Kcefc sworn, deposed-I reside at No.
1885 North Fifth street; was at home from half-past
nve ON Saturday evening until Sunday morning;
went 10 bed early, and was awakened about eleven
O'Clock by scufling down stairs; heard woman
crying "Waccn,n put did not see anybody; Mary
Burrows was with at the time; about an hour AZ
terwards Michael Drisco came up stairs and we
asked HIM what the matter was; he said that
o tall man wanted to take bottle OF Wills
key away without paying for 1t; Mrs. Connolly
would not let him do 80 and he put down two dol
lar bill; Mrs. Connolly then told him that he had
enough whiskey and should not have any more; the
tall man then assaulted Mrs Connolly and Driscon
said that ne went to her defence; ne also SAID that
Mr.. Connolly was In the Dack room at the time anu
had nothing do with the quarrel; Drscoli t0io US
that he had nard time to get Mrs. Connolly away
from The tall man; that was all the conversation
had with Driscoli at that time, but on sunday even
ing ne told me that the man nad priest anu ao Two
doctors attending him and that ne neard ne was
likely to die; that IS all know about the dnculty
Mss Mary Ann Burrows, the young woman
alluded to by the preceding Witness gave sin'iar
Eliza BRADY, sworn, deposed-I reside on the
second floor OF the where the difficulty occur
red: was in bed, at about one O'CLOCK on Sunday
morning aud was awakened by voices below IN the
store; then got up ana went out on the iaaalng;
time heard voices in the entry, but could not near
what was sad; ! saw some persons IN the entry At
Sqa'!sns g S%aasn' n' saw S9ss esnaay .ns
one e ese they seemed 70 be shutting the hall door
against somebody.
Dr. Joseph Dreamer, sworn, deposed-I reside ct
No. II South Second street; this afternoon made
post mortem examination OF the body OF deceased;
on opening the abdominal cavity found evidences
OF very recent lnnammatory action; In looking for
the cause OF this Inflammation found that the blad
der had been ruptured, dlschargng lts con-
tents into the abdominal cavity; the In,
cause death; the rupture or the bladder
IN TINS case, believe caused by direct violence
II being dlslended at the tlme did not notice any
other marks OF violence on the body.
Dr. Macmillan Scnonler and DIR. Van Brecklen
u nys s gYs tsa oy he e saw
previous to his decease; saw him about nine O'CLOCK
on sunday night; be was then IN dying condltion;
he told me that he had been kicked the night before
IN the abdomen; he did not tell me who kicked him;
said ne thought he would die and was satsned to
die; concur with Dr. Dreamer ~ to the cause OF
Dr. Van Brecklen, recalled, testified that he was
called IN to see eKnnedy on Sunday afternoon; did
not think his condition was then serous ne told me
that he had received blow on Saturday night IN
liquor store; the blow or kick was IN the region OF
the baoder he did not tell me where the liquor store
was; saw hlm again III tho evening aud found him
vomiting; had no further conversation with MIN
about the daficuty In the liquor store the frsJ time
l saw deceased understood him TO say tnat man
named Mcdonald kicked nlm twice.
Mary Rudden sworn, deposcd-I reside IN the
house where the difficulty occurred; heard diff-
Guilty in the entry on saturday night; only saw MIS-
Connolly and two children IN the entry; the dlfi-
Guilty was all over then; did not see Drscou or Mr..
Connolly at all.
street. testified that kennedys wife called her in to
see hln on Sunday ne was then IN great pain;
was In and out OF the house several times during
the day; IN the evening asked him what the mat
ter was, ana he said Matty Connolly kicked him
twice III the stomach ana murdered him.
Charles Pagan testified that he was standing out
side ConnOlly'3 liquor store between twelve aud one
O'Clock on Sunday morning; heard woman inside
man came out OF the front door with rush, as
though he was pushed out; the man returned and
kicked at the alley gate, when Connolly came out or
the front door; tnen heard the voice OF gill say
ing to Connolly, "Father cOme IN, the police have
got HIM now;" and Connolly called out TO Kennedy,
calling him o scoundrel and telling him 70 go away;
Kennedy was then taken to his nome; he did not
appear to be intoxicated but pale ana SICK
MRS. Kennedy, wiie OF the deceased, testified that
when he reached home Oh Sunday morning he was
groanng with pain and said hc was killed; he men,
toned Mat COnnOlly's name and when l asked MIN
what Mat Connolly dd ne SAID that ne kicked hlm
other persons present. but none OF them struck him
but Connolly; he repeated thls frequently before he
died.
The investigation was here adjourned until this
evening at halfpast seven O'Clock, and the prison.
ers, Connolly and Driscoll, were remanded TO the
custody Of Captain Woglom.