The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-27
THE M'DONALD MURDER.

Coroner's Investig atfon-vcraict Against
Lamb-He IL Committed to tho Tombs.
Coroner Schirmer yesterday morning held ON in
quest in the case OF Mark Mcdonald, OF 6st East
Eleventh street. who was killed rom stab wound
In the abdomen, inflicted ut the hands Of James
Lamb during quarrel between them at o late hour
on Tuesday night last The court room was quite
crowded with the relatives and friends Of deceased
and prisoner. Lamb, who Is vicious-looking
youth, was in court, accompanied by his counsel,
Mr.. KNITTING and appeared to be quite unconcerned
about the result OF the investigation.
A brief synopsis Of the case will be found below,
together with the verdict Of the jury.
James Hanlon, OF 522 East Fourteenth street, de-
posed that on Tuesday night last deceased and the
witness were in conversation. when Lamb came
along and said to deceased, 'What are you talking
to that fellow meaning the witness) for ?" De-
ceased said, 'He Is q decent man." Lamb then
struck the witness in the face when deceased in
:erfered and took the witness up stairs; had no az
quaintance with the prisoner.
James Duny, OF 534 East Eleventh street, deposed
that shortly before eleven O'Clock on Tuesday night
he saw prisoner In the act OF taking or his coat to
fight somebody; prisoner then came to the witness
door and tried to get In but did not succeeds then
heard q noise in the street, and q few moments
later was told that Mcdonald had been stabbed !;
Lamb told the witness directly afterward that
deceased came at me with club ana gave II to
him; I did not cut him much, but will lay all night
for the cockeyed son of b--h and kill him before
he goes home;' prisoner had penknile In his
hand the prisoner was drunk ut the time.
James Weahan, OF No. 626 East Eleventh street,
saw deceased and Lamb on the sidewalk Tuesday
night; heard them disputing and saw deceased
make u rush at the prisoner; tho latter also made
for deceased ran after each other around wagon
In the street Mcdonald ran into the witness place
and said "Give me something Pm stabbed;'
Mcdonald went into the back room and asked for
glass OF brandy, but he got none; afterwards the
witness opened the door and saw Lamb on tho
sidewalk who said, "He came at me with a club
and l gave Il 10 the g. of q b-h;" witness said
out ~ saw q small knife In the prisoners hand
while he was In the street; officers came aud took
charge OF both deceased and the prisoner
Mary Heaney, OF 500 East Eleventh street. saw o
difficulty between prisoner nnd deceased; blows
were exchanged, but saw no club In the hands OF
deceased; saw nothing OF the stabbing; deceased
first struck prisoner with his fist about the face.
Two or three other witnesses testified to hearing
Lamb using pr0fane and abusive language to
deceased and threaten to Kill him before he went
home.
Wooster Beach, NJ. D., who made post mortem
examination OF the body, testified that he found u
small penetrating wound OF the abdomen, severing
one OF the intestines; death ensued from perl
tonites the result OF the wound.
Officer Finn, of the Seventeenth precinct, tes-
titled that he arrested the prisoner ana on search
ing him found two pocket knives in his possession
The case was then submitted to the jury, who
rendered tue following yrr,,cr
"That Mark Mcdonald came to his death from
peritonitis, the result OF stab wound OF the alb
domen, indicted with knife In the hands Of James
Lamb, on the sd day OF July, 1872"
In his examination the prisoner said he was
twenty years OF age, born in New York, and by
occupation q laboler by advice OF counsel he had
nothing to say. Lamb was locked up to answer.