New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-15
THE pIyIMON-sT. HOMICIDE.

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Coroner Young held an inquest, yesterday,
in the case Of Augustus Brown age o. Of No IS Lewis
ST. whose skull was fatally fractured, in Diyisonst.
Saturday night last while he endeavorng TO protect
his wife from insults Of several young desperadoes
Mary Brown testified Augustus Brown was my hus-
band last Saturday night went to the Bowery inca
ter and remained there until the hrst drama was over
from the heater went TO Charles Wilson's at NO 90
East Broadway; We remained there some time and then
started TO 20 home little way from there. however,
10y husband went Into liquor store, and when he came
out we again started for home; at Canal and Forsyth
sts block from where my husband was killed, ne was
insuted-a stone was thrown at nun ne turned Tosn1;
but | told him TO come along and not mlnd u; saw
or eight men standing on inc coLD.I ".
Division and Chrystie-sts. one OF them pushed mo
was alarmed and went into an aley-Way; Nheh lcdme
ont | noticed the who pushed me standing on INC
and another man standing on lhe OPPOSITE sue VI
way; before got 10 my huspand the encounter oOA
place heard my husband say what are you LOOKING
atp could not hear the answer Ont the nn iVOa ~
my husband tareateningy; my husband asAeu tiS ui
ii he was going to strike him. and he answered res,
my husband said All right ana was JUST III tle aot "
pulling off his coat when this man struck my husDado on
must nave been very hard; recognize the present
Ithe witness here pointed 10 John hmlthl as tn9
man with the one who struck him ran up 70 my nus
band and found hun on the street neal the sidewalk,
saw strike the blow Oh my God, you have murdered
my husband" he walking away as cool as II no
walked of there another with him, but could not
recognize him; while holding my husbands head, 1
noticed the crowd coming from the side OF the street.
Int cannot saw whether it was the same crowd
that was ; on 5ne said wanted TO get my
Il sband home; some OF the crowd plckeu bln UP GIN
carried him TO c9aooX anu VIZ ~ b evh MI onIy t
him hOme while carrying him across GIantsC, Nc hcs
two policemen and my husband Was Iahen mt tht
had helped him first; doctor was sent ior VINO o9
lad been drinking that nght but not the worse for
auOr: am positive that john smith mere As the Inau
E1waTd Croins of No. DOT Divsion-st testified: Last
Saturday night looking out OF my window alout
u O'Clock when noticed disturbance Ia the street.
saw some men coming up Diyisousi- and also woman
i'm company with another man; the woman slpped lnt9
an alley-way and the man went on aheu anu nh'eu
near hydrant; two or three young men come up
10 the man and heard tho man say Wont alio~ my
wife insulted :" one OF them rCpued DO you Wehb
TO fight" and almost immediately nearda bOW sttGk;
the man struck full backward IN the street sknS ls
head very heavily Of the young men sald " Come
on Doc" BILL" or something to th9t erect tio
fell down on her knees ana to0k hoiu VI .io
mans head; cannot ldenuIy iae U ho tod ~
deceased when the woman said . You nave hllIeu NY
husband" the young men VINO were slahulAs "Iounu
Henry BaSinann of No. 266 stanon-st testified; was
out late Saturday night and standing on the eOrhex
Of Attorney and Dlylsionss. saw man ~aiAns cp
the IN company with woman; saw an aini ~
out from a crowd and strike the man, VINO instantly e.
in the gutter heard no talking before the man WSS
struck; there four i've men around hln anu 'no
man in the corner there John SMITH mixed himself up
nm lie crowd John Smith struck the man. the fellows
20 with told not say any thing about ~ NaS tVu
Georsa a. H-ss an oTncer OF the Thirteenth Precinct
Police testified saturday night last Was on POse III
ST..
ceased wanted to have tine body taken 10 Tue saliO
house hut the woman said that her husband ad merely
fallen down and hurt his head and would not have hun
taken 10 the staon-hOuse; James Tuy was helping 70
carry the deceased and seemed particularly ANXIOUS !"
have him taken home. 80 .-.,a, -
George Spzfader of No. 10 Sherifst. testified: saw
the turbance in DiYsiOn-st. last Saturday night
saw Smith strike the man; the deceased was WahIne
along the edge OF the gutter; when lie came 10 yuI
be stopped; smith went up behind MN ana struck MN
ON the mead with his fist: the man Tell In the stISe
afterward the got down and TOOK hOIu oi no.
husbands head and said he was killed; hearu ohs
.NuI.nn m pnN
crack to settle him at once" did not 10 To tue mouse VI
the deceased, but went to own nome, nave Doou
told by person named Suern not to say any thing
this affair James Tuy was there IN the crown i'o
known smith by sight for a long time
The jury brought in the following verdict
We find that Augustus Brown came TO his death at TIC
hands OF John Smith, the night or tie Sun OF june
sT9 and we further find that James Tuy was accessory
thereto and urgently recommend that the pOce au
fhores take immediate steps for the entire suppression
of ali gatherings OF corner loafers
Smith and Tuly we're committed TO await the action
of the Grand Jury. Richard Tuly, John Allison, and
Richard Alison who witnessed the ARRAY were sent TO
the House OF Detention.