The New York herald., 1873-12-30
Chile.
THE KILLING OF ALEXIS ANGELLOT.
The Prisoner Held for Trial.


Coroner Young yesterday held an inquest in
the case OF Alexis Angelot the Frenchman, late
OF No. 81 Thompson street, who died from the
effects of fracture Of the skull, caused by being
struck the head with stone, alleged to have
been thrown at him by Thomas Corrigan, man of
bad reputation. Below will be found a synopsis OF
the testimony elicited:-
Mary Angellot, widow OF deceased, living at No.
% Greene street, deposed that on the evening OF
the 1st of October she had some difficulty with the
prisoner in her front room, at No. "a Thompson
street; Corrigan alleged that she had a shirt
for the wash that belonged to him, but she
could not find it; he then wanted her to lend
him shirt, as he had to go in the country
that night, and she replied that she did
not lend other peoples clothes; Angellot
then came from the back room and was abused by
the prisoner, who applied some opprobrous epithet
and then lett the house; soon afterward deceased
went out on the stoop with his child when the
witness saw man on the street have a stone in
his hand, whereupon she called to her husband to
come in, but in moment he was struck on the
head with stone thrown by the man whom she
saw; believe that man was the prisoner, Thomas
Corrigan; the man ran away into Grand street
pursued by the deceased. but the latter soon re-
turned and had blood on his head; he was up the
before his DEATH which occurred on the 2Sth Of the
same month; deceased, after being injured on the
before he died; deceased sprained his foot in run
ing after the man who struck him with the stone.
Charles II. Fassin, NJ. D., deposed that on the
night OF the occurrence he saw man running up
Grand street. closely pursued by the deceased the
prisoner looks like the man he saw running away
that man partially pushed me into the gutter
subsequently attended deceased for sprained
ankle but for nothing else; two other physicians
attended when he got bad. In the opinion OF DR..
Fassin death ensued from compound fracture OF
the skull, as he discovered the fracture at his first
visit.
thought the prisoner looked Hike the one she saw
in Mrs. Angelot's room on the night deceased was
injured, but she cannot positively identify him.
Michael Brennan, OF No. 35 Thompson street. tes-
titled that he man throw a stone at Mr..
Angelot put cona @ not denty Int hhim saw the man
one up; after throwing the stone the man ran away
rapidly.
Lizzie Poppe. OF No. 40 Thompson street. saw
man pick up stone and throw IL at Angellot, who
was struck In the face; thinks the prisoner looks
like the man VINO threw the stone; saw woman
pick up the stone afterwards.
The Captain OF the Eighth precinct, testified that
on Christmas day, he arrested the prisoner in
Nandam street, on warrant issued by Coroner
Young, and in a conversation charged him with
committing an offence in the ward to which the
prisoner replied that no mad done nothing In the
ward since the trouble In Thompson street; the
prisoner looked different two months ago from
what he does now; he was stouter and he had o
Deputy Coroner Marsh, whoImade post-mortem m
examination, testified that meningitis, from com
The case was then given to the jury, who rem
dered the following
VERDICT.
"That Alexis Angelot came to his death by COM
pound fracture OF the scull by q stone thrown by
some person unknown to us, in Thompson street,
on the lst day OF October. 1873. but from evidence
presented we think that Thomas Corrigan con-
nected with the same and should be held for trialu
The prisoner is "a years OF age, born in TINS city,
and lived Mt the Westches ter House.
lie has occupation, and had nothing to say at
present relative TO the charge against him.
A motion was made by the prisoners counsel
CMr. Scnwabl. TO admit him to Dail which was re-
fused, aud Coroner Young committed MIN to the
T0mbs for trial.
prisoner and likely he wis plead guilty to man
slaughter