, 1873-06-04
TUESDAY MORNINGS MURDER.


knFcsEt8Ataon OF the Oaac ny the
Coroner Yesterday.
paragraph In THE TRIBUNE Of yeaterd&y morning
informed the public that fatal trngely lad becn
acsed at nalf-rast II o'clock Monday night at tho
Of Wood md Twentioh streats. Tho late hour
at which tho fact transmitted to the Oontza1Polce
Station prevented tho publication Of further particu-
lara at that time.
Tho following facts woro brought out at tho Cozo-
ncrs inquest yesterday afternoon:
Dr.. +, Il. En,mons s,oorn nm County Physician.
mhdc post norton examination On the body Of
Thomas Sullivan at No; 2dl South Ashland avenue.
t~esn the ssourh and md ath rosh e ag e
ries sn passins r hroSsh the cft stdo about three
dueed dosth almost instantly Thoro were no otlor
Hsv isasa 5s oG o at No. 4s7 West Sixteenth
street, present at the place whero tho shooting
night. It was about II o'clock. Thorn waa opon-
ing danoo Of grocery and saloon. Tho place Ia Kept
:en mintos Of IL O'Clock crowd caao % into tue saloon
n ena for ss beer ana & Rad a. for It. !hey ths
asked one to pay for TINY said It WAS somo clsc.
They then wanted to danco hut wouldn't lot them,
to ess ey horo ero
Air. Last told them to got out that ho wantod to coae
the saloon They did 60 out, md started to bEoadng
cols Of earth. Tilen III. Last 1rod one shot. did
not know he had pistol before. lie stood III tho front
Then tho crowd Ill scattered and began Shouting In
i've or ten minutes they came back aud hnallcd tic
5 ss = % s' .1s S NJ Wnsa Last Sso sa out sso%S ss
ss1sa yoaS saw nons '' q tic ' .hots take k?
clmo after Mr. LaRt. Tho SECOND timo I sold tl,o
crowd boog gave thom twentyayo glasses and while
or, which contaiued about $l2. think there were
from eighteen to t%eny-yo pefsons o,,. IL tho party
up staira or not. am brother-n-aw Of Mr.. Lasts.
s Msaas at y o;ass qnss oese
young men ca!ae Into tho saloon. Ono Of The
men at tho aanco aatl Ills wstch. WIS stolen
Which came IN. ono Of tho purity treated tho
wholo crowd. Last asked them to 60 outside; he
s ss to o3 e. ao se VIE
dows h1d doorB with stones and bricks, and many
tns!dotho peorle did not know how to sayo tleu
nome one tho outside hit mo on tho head with
something. THE witncss hero exhibited Bca!p wound
On the % saG o bis ho,a hsn rn I'D
Tho wtnosH hero idontiled number Of young non as
boing part Of tho crowd which made the attack:
ceased. last saw hin, alive ten minutes before ho
ot sho Monday n4nht At IL ooek Sr s90n after
wo I'VE wera At "a taneo thare, ia to saloon Of tie nun
Who slot my brother. While / vas thoro two Ger
sMg M aot NJ watsn l:rr Tee5o p,n q rgo
lar with them. Then they all wont outside. There
were rounds Of boor drank by thu party. Heard
the proprietor order tho party out They said they
wanlod to dance, Thoy then went outside. Bon,u
ono throw bricks. Last fired three ahots 10 nroa
boforo wo commenced to throw bricks. Wo thon
went away ind came back. There woro
three shots dred whom We camo back, My broth Or
was hit BY the first shot. When no waR bit ho Into
msns whipped Que Of our crowd. We allowed him to
be Whipped Ny brother MAS walking past the door
when lo aRhot. I aaw Last hnYe the royolyor In
lis all behind tho counter. Whon 10 fred ho was
IN tho doorway, Whom rau up to my brothcr ho
could not Bpeak. Laat fired toward him. Ono win-
dow was broken before the shooting was dane. =.
Phfhp Mnrry, soorn: know Thomaa Sullivan
l won't with crowd to Lasts place waa . block |
away whom tho fring commenced / was Ill The sa-
loon: tlere wAa row thoro saw Last go behind
. woman tEiod to stop him beard Windows being
broken this was afer hoard the shots There wera
ax shots ted. Tho prisoner sworo that laat bad put
pistol III tho back pocket OF ha palts aud that ho
had hls cont OF At the time Last, who was prcseut,
was requested to tako Oh la coat and, upon doing 80