The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-28
MURDER WILL OUT.

John Sullivan, During an Inquest Over One
OF His Victims, Attempts to Murder n Wit.
ness in the Coroner's ONCE.
An inquest was held before Coroner Schirmer yes--
terday morning on the body OF John OBrien who died
from stab wound inflicted by John Sullivan on
the 18th instant, at No. Whitehall street.
Mrs. Catharne Sullivan, Julia Buckley ana John
Wogan, all Of No. Whitehall street. and John
O'Connor OF 10 Pearl street, gave evidence as to
the drunken habits Of the prisoner. O'Connor said
that he heard that Sullivan was quarrelling with his
wife; he went up sturs to separate them saw
Sullivan sitting on chair with an umbrella
In his hand; Mrs. Sullivan standing with o
child In her arms; she called him numbering thief
VINO had murdered her brother; Mrs. Sweeny, the
mother OF Mrs. Sullivan, just then walked in with
stick in her hand; she asked what the numbering
villain was dong there, and at the same time struck
him on the head with a piece of wood Suli-
van then went out on the landing and
then struck her three times on the head with an UNI
brela he, witness, then saw that Sullivan
was beginning to look dangerous he caught Mrs.
SWeeny round The waist ana she grOwed at him
for interfering; he tired to get Sullivan out or the
place, but he would not go with him; he (wtness)
posture; in less than minute Sullivan up with
Knlie IN his hand, which he was opening; he was
oBrea s orien answered that he was oBr ETc
Sullivan then said, 81 will take you life, you son of
ID. at the same moment Sullivan stabbed him
three times; the last stab took effect Brien grOaned
little: sullivan then down stairs and got away;
could not identity the knife.
Mrs. Ann Kenney, or No. Whitehall street. test.
fled that she resides the fourth floor; heard there
was QUARREL went out on the landing; saw
O'Brien; heard Sullivan ask ''are you The man that
took hold OF me?' O'Bren said, ''No no;' asked
Mr.. O'Connor why he did not lnterfere?; Mr. O'Con-
nor said 1t would be hard to do anything with man
who had knife in his hand
AT this juncture the prisoner, who had been very
unruy from his entrance into court seized the chair
upon which ne was sitting and bounded across the
room to Kill Mrs. Buckley with it. He was seized by
officer Smith, and forcbly put down in his chair.
The Coroner sent for handouts and had him secured
he was very violent and threatening.
Ofcer ]. W. Smith, OF the First precinct testified
TO having arrested the prisoner in Morris street with
large knife In MS hand, upon which there were
stains OF blO0d in presence OF Judge Hogan he said
that he had to protect himself and that OConnor
had pistol to shoot him; the crowd fran after him.
me ante mortem statement of the deceased was
read TO the jury, and the testimony OF Dr. Cusiman,
that death had occurred from peritonitis.
THE VERDICT.
me jury then retired and IN few minutes re-
turned with the following vefdict:-"We find that
john OBrien came TO his death from peritonitis the
result OF stab wound in the abdomen caused by
knife In the hands Of Laurence Sullivan at No. l
whitehall street, on the 18Th OF June, 1907
THE PRISONERS STATEMENT.
Laurence Sullivan was then examined. He said -
am twenty-five years OF age; was born in Ireland:
1--we at No. 10 Albany street: work in feed store;
did the stabbing In self-defence.
He then kissed his wife, and was committed to the