The New York herald., 1871-06-15
TIE TENEMENT HOUSE MYSTERY.
The Coroner's Iuvcstisatiea-Connlcii Evil
dencc-SnspiciOn Of Foul Play-An Open

The Coroner's Iuvestisation-COnnIciin Evi-
dencc-Suspci0n OF Foul Play-An Open
Verdict Rendered.
1t was sought yesterday morning by Coroner
Young to unravel the mystery surrounding the
death OF Andrew McCraig the man who fell or was
pushed from fourth story window OF the tenement
house 1859 Third avenue on Sunday night last
Captain Gunner, or the Nineteenth precinct made
every effort to procure testimony TO show how
Mccraig got out the window, but was unsuccessful
Hugh Smlth and his wife, VINO occupy the
apartments, and with whom deceased boarded, are
persons of incorporate habits and could not or
would not make any satisfactory explanation; their
evidence conflicting in some material points,
which satisfied tnar either tho other OF them
deviated from the truth. One witness testified that
deceased was subject to fits, more particularly when
he was under the influence OF liquor and 1t Is with
In the bounds OF possibility that he seized with
ut after he had retired jumped up, opened the
window and blinds and fell out. Below Will be
found q brief synopsis OF the evidence and the ver
dIct OF the jury.
Bridget Carroll. living at No. 1850 Third avenue.
deposed that at ten O'Clock on Sunday night she
heard quarrelhng In Mr.. Smiths rooms; 1t sounded
like q man and woman quarrelnng. ana heard q
woman scream, saying, "Don't strike me In the
face and stop pulling my hair" soon heard Mr.
Smith leave his room and 20 In the front room then
all seemed quiet; some time afterwards heard the
noise OF the shutters banging, ana then Smiths
door was opened and Mrs. Smiths daughter said
'ThIs musL be the window he went out off, some
one duwa siars SAID deceased had fallen out OF The
window: looked out aad saw the body on the side-
walk; the people Ia the front room were very drunk
that night IN fact they are continually drunk.
Ellen PitLee, living IN tue same mousse, but two
hours below The smiths, saw bouy falling from an
upper window anu saw The body strike the
sidewalk; 1t lay i'll the madle of the walk; the
Sn.th folks were very quArrelsome people, and
witness raised the alarm or Murder" and some
officers came anu took the bOiy away.
James Re, Mods said that about a quarter to
eleven O'Clock on sunday night he heard q rattle
whe on the opposite side OF the street, and looking
sidewalk; the body came out straight; saw no per.
SON benlnd the body; che room was dark from the
Ann y. smith. OF 1850 Third avenue testified that
deceas sell boarded with her. the only persons In her
| little daughter, Mr.. Hart--who was asleep in hts
bei-and the witness; she went TO bed al haf past
/ nine o'ciCck; McCralg and smith were In the back
| room: there was no quarrelllng taere that night;
Smith we t to bed about ten O'Clock; later he got
a. e aa p TO Sea Sas
/ Almighty Ann something Is the matter-Andy Is
coaae the henS wnaoW wa; & up as hsn as Il could be
body on tue sidewalk; the light In the front room
was not put Out AL night
Hugh Smith was called and his testimony con :
trad cted That given by hts wife. He said she and
McCraig nat some diiiicuity aoout boar and sne
! dlilcuity tnat npht. while she tcs.ined that she
! had no aihcuty with her husband or any one else.
Captain Gunner of the Nineteenth pr cnct police,
tesiiie that after the occurrence on Sunday mig t
/ he saw smith ut the station house and obsel we'd
that he had cut on his haud, and he told two
different stories as TO the manner IN which he re.
! ceived the injuries.
The The meilcal ,ost,Inony showed that deceased, in
/ faling, received com pound rae ure or the skull,
4 and that was the Cause of death.
ihe Jury, 10 wnom the case was then submitted,
fOundthat deceased received his injuries by falling
| from fourth story window OF house 1869 Third
avenue on the night OF Sunday
! Hart and Smitn. the rendition OF the verdict
we're discharged bv Coroner Young, she latter With
severe rei'rimand aud caution to be more care
ful IN Iuture.