The New York herald., 1871-12-11
THE HOBOKEN MURDER.

Coroner's Inquest ON the Body Of Edward
Clarke.
The inuuisitt0n into the circumstances which led
to the death OF Edward Clarke, outside the LIQUOR
store Of Michael Fitzpatrick, on Thursday morning
was commenced by Coroner Parslow on Saturday.
at l06 washington street, the court room being
thronged with spectators district Attorney Gar
retson appeared to watch the proceedings on
behalf OF the State, and Mr.. William T. hoffman
was counsel for the accused man Fitzpatrick.
Timothy Phelan, who resides at the corner
OF Second ana Willow streets, on being sworn,
deposed-I went into the store after
eleven O'Clock on Wednesday night in company
with Thomas Mccormack, and saw deceased stand.
ing in the barr0om with Thomas Conway; McCOr.
mack anu myself left the store for q short timc
and cgain returned In order TO take Conway and
Clarke home; when went In, l heard deceased say,
sIt's wrong;' Fitzpatrick replied that 1t (meanlng
the change which he had given TO deceasedl was not
wrong, whereupon Clarke gave him the lie; Fitz-
patrick told deceased that he another liar; then
followed still abusive ep,hets on the part Of
both men; Fitzpatrick then seized deceased and
threw MN against the door ana when he had
elected him made kick at him In endeavoring to
make peace between them caught Fitzpatrick
telling him that 1t was shameful TO use deceased IN
that way; thereupon fitzpatrick said to me-
.lou'll so ont, too." and ne pushed me also out;
deceased oacK; when the latter fell he ay senseess
and liIted HIM upi hereupon man named Hag-
not take Clarke away until The pane of glass (Which
had been broken) was paid for; went up stairs for
Mccormack and told MIN that Clarke was dead he
came down with me and we carried deceased up
STAIRS and put him in q bed; doctor was sum-
moned, but Clarke died within an hour
Thomas Conway swOrn-I saw deceased about
six O'CLOCK that evening; he was going to New
York with bottle OF wine Tor his sister de.
ceased entered FitZpatrick's barroom that night,
anu l asked him to take o drink; rendered q dol.
lar In payment, and when Fitzpatrick was giving
me the change deceased counted 1t and said IL was
five cents short: then turned away and heard no
more OF the occurrence. Two witnesses then de.
posed to the quiet disposition OF both Fitzpatrick
and the deceased.
Thomas Mccormack ewOrn-When I learned Of
the k1lling OF Clarke that morning l went down
from my room and saw q man named Haggerty
holding deceased by the collar: told Haggerty that
II was scandal to use the man IN such way.
Michael Haggerty was tncn placed on the stand.
He said he had made no remark about broken
pane OF glass; saw nothing OF the occurrence,
except that Fitzpatrick was trying to keep
deceased out as ne seemed about to close up the
store. The jury then retired, and after absence
OF three hours brought in the ioo wing verdict -
"That the deceased, Edward Clarke, came to his
death by accidentally falling from q stOop at the
corner OF Second and willow streets, on the night
OF december g." This extraordinary declaration
did not deter Coroner ParslOw from holding Fitz.
patrick to await the action OF the Grand Jury. The
witnesses McPnelan and Conway are also held In
default OF pail