The New York herald., 1873-11-01
TEE TWENTY.SEVENTH STREET MURDER.
Coroner Herman Makes nm Investiga-
tion-Verdict Against the Boy Me-
Mahon-He Is Committed to the Tombs.

Coroner Herman Makes nm Investiga-
tion-Verdict Against the Boy Me-
Mahon-IIe Is Committed TO the Tombs.
At eleven O'Clock yesterda morning Coroner
Herman commenced an investigation at his office
into the circumstances attending the death OF
William Scanon, the youth OF nineteen years, who,
on the 9th ut., was fatally stabbed in the chest
with knife in the hands OF John Mcmahon, during
q slight quarrel between them in the soda water
mandatory Of Crotty 4 Madden, No. l29 West
Twenty-seventh street. McMahon, who is a
hardened looking boy Of sixteen years. was
present, with his counsel Mr. Beach. and listened
to the testimony against him with all the COM
posure imaginable. Below will be found report
OF the most
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY
ELECTED before the Coroner and the verdict OF the
jury.
Emile Punelier, living at the corner Of Twenty
fourth street and seventh avenue, deposed that on
the day OF the murder deceased aud prisoner had
hard words about fifty cents claimed by the pris.
oner, who was ordered away they had clinch or
two III the shop No. l29 West Twenty-seventn
street; saw Mcmahon holding q knife in hts hand
and James Slattery attempted to wrench the knife
from him. heard the prisoner say sect away, Jim
Slattery, or will stick you too:" saw the prisoner
and scanlon clnched, and heard scanlon exclairn,
Ions shirt stained with blood and ran for
q doctor; saw Mcmahon throw down q
bottle OF ale on the sidewalk, and he also threw
away knife, which the witness picked up; then
examined Scanlon and found him to be dead; Nc
Mahon started away, but he was arrested by
0ficer Kelly Mcmahon had been ordered away by
Scanlon, VINO was O steady, industrious man Nc
Mahon had been employed there, but was dis
charged on the 2Oth OF september; dld not see the
prisoner strike deceased with the knife.
JAMES sLATTERY,
OF No. 129 West Twenty-seventh street, deposed
that on the afternoon OF the MURDER deceased
and he said, mo, l want that fifty cents;'
Mcmahon was then advised by scanlon TO
60 s1d or 0ek showed e ana ey had
clinch; Mcmahon had two bottles OF ale In his hand,
and in striking at deceased MT the witness Nc
Mahon then ran up the steps, but in afew moments
returned with knife in his hand; ne and witness
had clinch, but Mcmahon squlrmed away and
ran towards Scanlon, who clinched with him; In
few moments scanlon cried ont, my God, I'm
stabbed; run for q priest;" saw the blood gush
from deceased's shoulder; saw Druise on de-
prisoner had in his hand was long one; deceased
was quiet, steady man.
ABEL L. REED,
OF No. I24 west Twenty seventh street, said that
on Monday last he saw the prisoner very much ex-
cited, with knife in his hand and using proiane
and indecent language; Slattery and Mcmahon
scuied. and the latter made Tor Scanlon, who IN q
few moments exclaimed, my God, Pm stabbed -
the blood gushed from the body as II an artery had
been cut Mcmahon then ran out, pursued by the
witness, when Mcmahon said to him, "Keep away
or Will serve you the same way;" Mcmahon was
followed and arrested by Oficer Kelly: the knife
shown looks like the one Mcmahon had In his hand.
John Gulan, employed in the grocery store No.
13l West Twenty seventh street, testified that the
butchers knife shown looked like the one taken
from the store on Monday last; the knife was kept
under meat bench near the door.
OFFICER KELLY
OF the Twenty-ninth precinct, testified to the ar
resting oil the prisoner alter the murder and taking
him to the station house; noticed that his Hip was
cut and bleeding and that one OF his hands seemed
to be a little swollen; the prisoner made no serious
resistance.
Deputy Coroner Joseph Cushman, M d., VINO VINO
made the postmortem examination, testlheu ,aac s
he found the subclavian and mammary ar,eres 'a,e.
severed and that death resulted rom nen,oa y. ~
Coroner Herman then delivered the oase w 'no
jury, who rendered the following
tsThat william Scanlon came 10 MS ucaen ~
hemorrhage from stab wound OF the cues, III
nicted with knife the hands OF Jonh nv,
at No. 129 West Twenty-seventn ssreet, ou '"o -"
Bv advice of mis- counsel the prisoner decllnea
making any statement touching his quit or inno-
cence. ana was committed 10 the T0mDs Ior Trial.