The New York herald., 1870-08-09
THE FOUR fEENTH STREET TRAGEDY.

Investigation In tho Caso by tho Coroner
Contradictory Evidence Addnced-Tho Pris-
oner Justified by the Jury and Released.
Corner Flynn held an inquest yesterday In the
case Of James FlnReton. who was killed on the lst
inst. by Adam Langfrled a baker, at No. 614 East
Fourteenth street, as already reported in the
HERALD Of the following day. The following is the
evidence obtained In the case:-
Patrick Reilly, Of Slxty-second street and Third
avenue testified that on the morning Of the Let inst
he and his brother Michael and the deceased, with
some others. were passing Langfried's bakery and
one OF the party said, 'Lets get loaf Of bread;n
the deceased and the witness went down stairs
and asked for q loaf OF bread in q Joking
manner but Langfried refused to give them
one; they then came out and talked little when
the deceased said he would 60 down again and buy
loaf witness and the deceased went down, whom
Fingeton took q loaf from one OF the trays; Lang
fried told him to put 1t down, and began clubbing
both the witness and the deceased; he also seized an
old gun, with fixed bayonet and made rush
at them; the witness ran up the steps, followed by
Fingeton, and the prisoner followed them and
stabbed deceased because he said something TO him:
none OF the party were intoxicated
Thomas Sands, Of SOC East Sixteenth street, was
ssT % Msss
some angry words were exchanged; Reilly and Fin
gleton ran up the steps. followed by the prisoner
Bernard Courtney, % % Of III East Fourteenth street.
heard q noise aud went down stairs only to and
u
the witness took the man or and he walked away;
two other men were standing at q short distance
or; the prisoner had an Old gun In his hands and
his wife Was the only one with him.
james McCabe. also an inmate OF the house tes.
tilted that he heard row, and on looking out OF a
window saw four men come out OF the bakery; one
Of them seemed excited, anu took on his coat
threatening to shoot Lanyfried; the prisoner came
up with gun and bay0net and said, you'll shoot
me- will YOU" at the same time stabbng one OF the
men; there WAS another row between the gang
and the prisoner; witness was certain that the man
who threatened to shoot Langfeld was the deceased
-. Parrck Powers also living In the house. testified
witness. He was certain that Lanfred stood on the
steps when he indicted the stab, though the man he
saw stabbed WIS not the deceased.
Two police ON ccrs, who made the arrest testified
that Langre1 accused the gang OF having attempted
TO steal his bread and create disturbance and had
was dead that he had acted In selEdefence. Patrcf
Reilly was In, Oxicated when arrested. LanUfrted
haa always proved himself SnisS aua lnOuenslve
The prisoner then testified that Reilly, the wit
ness, came down alone and asked for bread on trust
when he refused 10: the deceased and Reilly then
came down and Fingleton seized a loaf Of breads
the baker put them both ont when the entire gang
OF four or five men came rushing In and sezng one OF
the sticks used In setting bread began beating him;
he defended himself as well as he could, though his
all Of the men ran into the street; he then heard
them speak Of coming. down again, ana
seeing .he Old rine and ba, onet, he picked
II up and went out on the steps; the deceased
then told the others to stand aside and he would
shoot the son OF a b -. at the same time putting
his hand IN his pocket as II TO draw pistol Lang
Mr.. Howe then introduced an oilcer, who testified
that on the 18th Of July, 1868, he arrested the de-
ceased Tor highway robbery, and he was duly In.
dlctcd by the Grand Jury though never tried, the
case was compromised In some way by tbe COM
plalnant.
The Jury then rendered verdict Of justinable
homicide, and Mr. LangIrled was released by the
Coroner.