The sun., 1871-12-21
A CoRoNER,s JURY,s CRIME.
Shall Murder be Punished IAN Appeal to
the Grand Jury-John Kecfe to bo Re
arrested-The Mcnamara Assassination.


arrested-Tbe Mcnamara Assassination.
On the 16th oflast August Coroner Young held
an inquest over the body OF Patrick Mcnamara, a
aboring man, who was found dead in Eighth ave.
nue.. About o'clock on the morning OF the 18th Of
August Fidelius oswald, keeper Of a lager beer
saloon at 626 Eighth avenue, while on his way home
discovered Mcnamara at Eighth avenue and Thirty
sixth street lying on his face on the sidewalk and
bleeding from wound on the back Of his head.
McNamnra was taken to Thirty.sevcnth street sta
ton and DR.. Armstrong was summoned, but before
he arrived the man was dead II was found that his
skull had been fractured. Capt Cahry' satisfied
that murder had been committed, detailed his best
officers to nud the perpetrator. The oficors fast
ened tho crime on John Kserc, OF 3i1 East Forty.
eighth street. Kee'c was, after long and tedious
search, found on the 13,h Of August concealed IN
house In Pearl street, In the Fourth Ward. He con-
fessod that he had been with h-Namara drinhing,
and he recolcc.od that they had bc'1 IN the saloon
kent by Patrick Brady at Forty-urst street and
Third avenue, but he mad no recollection ol thor
MIR JOHN Perryman OF s5s Wcst Thirty.six'h
street testified before the Cor uor's Jury that While
on his way home, ahout o'clock on tne morning OI
the murder he saw tao men stan ing az l"ery-
sixth street amt Ealth avenue. lhe men were in
earnest uut not loud conversation. Patsey ana
Jack the names used IN addressing each other,
Mr. Berryman went under a truck in tho street near
where the men wero stan ling. Whilo ne was there
the men continued 10 Qulriel, alu Nnl
abusive language was used by both Finally Jack
struck Patsty and started to run, followed BY Pat
sey. As they reached the co ner he saw JACK ock
10 a stone, and card him saw PatseY, stay where
you aio; you know I'm a bad man. No man about
here can handle me-" Patsey continued to Advance,
Jack threw the stone aui patsey fell. Mr.. Berry.
man ther went into his houe. and thOuTht no more
OF tho dispute until he read account oi II n IHE
SUN.
Kccie was identified by Mr.. BcrrIman by his
voice and general appearance Awoman VINO wss
looking out Of her window also ifeutihci kecic.
II was also proved that kccie's antccedrn.s were
bad. llo had been obrged to ~ from Llkevi ic,
Com, Tor nelrN murdetug william sworis, aiel-
low workman in the Hon. William ii. Barnum' 8
mine
Other testimony was adduced before tAe Coroner
which went to prove that keoie and McNam4ra had
| been IN company tue whole evening OF the murder
Notwithstanding the woiLht o tho testimony before
them, all ofwhtch pointed toward keeie a. the muir
| derer, the Coroner's jury returned verdict That
Mcnamara "camo to his death 0y injuries received
| at the b ,nds OF some unknown persons
I've Jpry eKhonoratei hecfe, and the Coroner
thcroupon orcered his discharge rom CUSTODY
Michael Mcnamara, OF 900 West IWontysizth
street. brother Of the murdered man, and several
OF us friends, feeling convinced that kccc was the
murderer and not satisfied with tho verdict Of the
Curouer's jury. have presented the case TO the
Grand JurS. lesicr ay all the witnesses were sum
| muned before the Grand Jury, and n warrant was
| grated tor the arrest Of Koeie