The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-02
THE MULBERRY STREET BUTCHERY.

Official Investigation Before Coroncr Herr
mnn-kuOw Nothing Wiinesses-Verdict
Against tho Accused.
Mover, perhaps, In the history OF Coroners inqui.
sltl0ns was more complete set Of know nothing
witnesses called to make out q case against an
accused party than appeared yesterday afternoon
before Coroner Herman. at the City Hall, In the
case OF Giovanni Patrilla the Italian, late OF No. 81
Mulberry street, who died from the effects OF slab
wound Of the abdomen received OF the hands Of
Michael Rosa on the afternoon OF the 22d ult.
The first witness called was the widow OF dc.
ceased ana Notwithstanding she was present at the
fatal ARRAY and witnessed the struggle between the
parties for possession OF the knife she did not see
her husband stabbed, although ne was fearully cut
In half dozen different places In fact, from the
manner In which she gave her testimony, it seemed
as though she was anxious for the prisoners &C.
qutta ald TINS Ieeling was greatly increased when
I! became known that Mrs: Patrliia had instructed
uty wnen called to the witness stand
Four or i've other persons who saw the fight from
the commencement till It was closed could not
testify 10 The stabDtng, ana said they saw nothing
or It, although they all observed the men struggling
the blood flowing freely from Patrllla's wounds.
surjolned will be found a condensed report OF the
testimony eiicitcd and the verdict OF the jury
Marie G. Patrilla, widow OF deceased, was sworn
and examined through an Interpreter and testified
nsb an and another man ouarre,e in me rear
yard OF the tenement house 81 Mulberry street; that
man was Michael Rosa, and he stabbed her husband
with knife; saw the Knife (shownJ; prisoner saw
the witness in the yard with her little boy who had
some buttons on his snlrt Rosa asked the witness
for the buttons and she said no: at that time de-
ceased camc down stairs and pushed Rosa, who re-
monstrated whereupon deceased Knocked MIN down
with his llst or ny blow from his loot;
they then clinched, and during the scuflc the wit.
ness endcavored to separate tnem o knife was then
produced and struggle cnsued for It's possession;
DON'T know who first used the knife, but saw notn.
Ing oil the stabbing never saw the knife before;
saw blood on her husband when ne was in the
VA N her w ICh from
ner husband; In tho mouse deceased said he was
stabbed nut he said not much more; the witness
and deceased lived happily tOgether deceased was
jealous man; but particularly so OF the prisoner;
prisoner aid not take any liberties with the witness
that he saw quarrel In the yard between deceased
and prisoner; ParIlla struck Rosa first anu knocked
him down; then saw knife, OF which they both
had hold with their hands; did not either OF the
men use the KNIFE
Raphel barr, Of ~ Mulberry street, saw the fight
In the yard; deceased ana prisoner were struggling
for the possession OF knife; saw blood but did not
see the stabbing, which the jury thought strange
Antonio Cohki, a volunteer witness who did not
gee anything Of the fatal quarrel, testified that some
four months ago Patrilla and Rosa hau q quar-.
, the latter.
after the stobbng he went IN search OF Rosa, and
after a thorough search round him concealed in the
qucntly prisoner was taken to the Centre Street
Hospital and identified By deceased as the man who
nan stained nm also the xne
some Of the witnesses, from whom ne understood
that they saw the stabDlng Oh the fight which led
! to 10.
| Aftcr reading the ante.mcrfem examination oil
deceased and report or the post inortem exami
nation Coroner Herman submitted the case 10 the
jury, who rendered the following
VERDICT:
''That Giovanni Patrila came to his death by O
stab wound OF the abdomen, indicted with q knife
In the hands OF Michael Rosa, az No: 3! Mulberry
street. on inc ne ssn aay Of ls ma.
was twenty-five Ears OF age, porn In Italy and
labOrer by occupation.
trial.
-Four OF the most important witnesses with the
exception oi the widow OF deceascdl were committed
10 the House OF Detention by COroner Herman.