The New York herald., 1871-08-31
THE sEANTY HOMICIDE.
C0roncr's Euguest On ssI'eg" Rcii,y-Mcfsau-
ley Woman Bcaser-The vcracs-He Is
Locked Up in the TOnbs.

COroncr's Inquest On ssr'ego Rcii,y-Mcfsau-
ley az Il Woman Bcnser-The vcraici-He Is
Looked Up in The TOmbs.
Coroner Herman yesterday held an inquest in
the case OF Agnes Reilly, the Irish who. 1t Is
alleged was fatally beaten sunday last by James
McGauley, her paramour. at their shanty IN Fourth
avenne, near F,t1y-eghth street. az previously re-
ported IN the HERALD. Both deceased and Mcdauley
had long been sadly demoralized from the use or
liquid poison, ana beng naturally vicious fire.
quent broils took place between them.
McGauey. beng a powerful man. often
amused himself by nooring Agnes with his heavy
hstbiows, and after reducing her to lnsensibity
would apply restoratlves in the shape or buckets OF
water which he would dash in her face. Thls sys
TEN was brought into practice nearly u dozen times
on
THAT FATAL SUNDAY.
SubjOined wtl! be found o brief synopsis or the
testimony elIcIted before the Coroner and the YER
dict or the jury
EOise Walker, colored, depOsed that on sunday
he saw Agnes Reilly and prisoner quarrelling at their
enany In Fifty-elghth street; McGauley woua knock
her down with his fist ana then throw water on her.
as soon az she would recover and get up Agnes
would make for the prisoner. when he would knock
her down again ana throw water over her. this con
tinued for nearly an hour, during which Agnes must
have been
KNOCKED powN A DOZEN TIMES
and the water applied; both deceased and the
prisoner were drunk; she screamed when knocked
down; heard the next morning that Agnes was
dead
John MoManus, q LAD twelve years OF age, living
at i28 East Fifty-etghth street. oOrroborated the
testimony OF tue witness Walker In every Important
particular julius STANCE. also a lad, gave similar
testimony.
Catharlne Wren. mtddle-aged woman, saw de-
ceased and prisoner quarreng on Sunday after
noon; McGanley threw deceased first on o chair and
then to the noor, after which he dragged her into
the snanty; saw prisoner have pan or water, but
do not know what he did with 1t; deceased
CRIED OUT ''MURDER -
when he dragged her into the room; had often seen
them quarrel before; b0th OF them were drunk On
sunday.
Nellie Lang. OF li6 East Fifty eighth street.
sunday afternoon saw prisoner KICK deceased In
the face and SIDE after which he dragged her u
short distance and lald her head on pillow, throw
ing water on her face; prisoner aud deceased were
both drunk
Bridget digg.ns deposed to nnding deceased
LIVING DEAD ON BACK
IN the shanty on Monday morning.
Roundsman McArthur, Oi the Nineteenth precinct,
deposited to arrestng McGau!cy the charge OF
causing the womans DEATH deceased when arrested
denled all knowledge OF the affair and charged IL
upon his son John.
DIR. John Beach gave the result OF the posr-mor-
TEN examination, after which The case was sub.
mitIed TO the jury, who found the following
VERDICT.
That Agnes Reilly came to her death from conges-
ton OF the BRAIN, which, III we believe was acceler
ated py violence at the hands OF James McGaulcy
on Sunday, August 2?, 1871.
McGauley, VINO Is sixty years OF age ana born In
Ireland. by trade a blackatuith denies his guilt.
coroner Schifmer committed hun TO the TOmbS to
await the action OF the Grand Jury.