The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-17
THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY SLAUGHTER.
Another Observation-Disclosures Before
Coroner He rim an-The Two Prisoners
Com m ia ed To the TOmbs.

another OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BcfOre
Coroner Herrman-The Two Prisoners
Committed To the Tombs.
Yesterday morning, at the Fifty-ninth street 20.
lice station, Coroner Herman investigated the
case OF Jacob Young, the German pie baker
who, on the afternoon OF st. Patrick's day,
while quietly taking q drink in the
lager beer saloon OF Duranget Schmidt, 429 East
5eventy-iourth street, with some friends, was
brutally set upon by Michael Buckley and two other
young ruf1ans whose names have not TRANSFERRED
and SO terribly stabbed that he subsequently died
et his late residence, 1,32s Thii avenue.
An unexpected witness, in the person OF John
Laube, German, living IN the same house with
deceased, appeared before the jury, and gave his
evidence with great difilculty inasmuch as he was
suffering from a stab wound OF the left side, OF
breast, received at the time Young was killed, but
up 10 yesterday he seemed not to have been known
as one Of the victims OF that sangunary conflict.
His wound Is very severe II not dangerous one anu
such was his condition, after giving ms testimony
That Coroner Herman ordered him to be sent
home in a carriage, which was Immediately done.
Nothing new or particularly important was elected
from the witnesses ether tran heretofore published
In the HERALD. Below VIII he found a brief
synopsis OF the testimony Introduced
Valentine Young, brother OF the deceased, testi-
fed that the latter was stabbed IN the LETT side
81. PatricK's day, and was attended by doctor
TIL he died, which occurred on the sth inst
John Laube, OF l,32s Third avenue testified that
on ST. Patrick's day last he and Young, the de-
ceased entered Schmidt's saloon to get some beer,
alter which three young men came IN
ana got some beer, for which they re-
fused to pay; two OF them Lett and the
other one got hold OF Schmidt and threatened
70 kh him the other men then returned, and one "a
them stabbed the witness In the side. when he (the
witness ran away; Mcnael Buckley, the prisoner,
was present but he did not do the stabb!ng az the
witness believes.
Drongout Schmidt OF 400 East Seventy.fo
street. testified that on ST. Patricks Day in the al
ternoon, three young men entered his saloon and
asked NE whe Tor drinks, which she gave them !;
Two oi them stepped oatslde the bar and Michael
Buckley SAID he would not pay tor them; the wit
ness replied that he oid not know whereupon
Buckley caught him 10y the throat and sad ..Sou
God damned son OF b--h VIII kill Won ~ Encklev
was theh seized ana thrown on the table: another
fellow then came up with a knife and stabbed INN
in tie face and the third fellow struck him on rho
head with beer bottle; Young, the deceased wns
stabbed and also the wiic OF the witness The TALES,
Of the three had the knife in his hand; Buckley
commenced to hght he mad been in the place \.
few months before: deceased was sober and iooE
no part In the fights when the quarrel was going
James Mcdonald was outside the door aud
urged the boys TO "kill the id Dutch son OF a
1--hD
Amelia Best, OF 425 East Seventy fourth street
heard Mcdonald giving the boys announcement
and saw Mr. schmidt struck on the head with d
bottle Whe he was lying ON the sidewalk have
seen Buckley before.
tastlned That she waited Buckley and two other
on 50. P3trCk's DAY and gave them drinks; Buck
.ey refused 70 pay for the drinks ana ASSAULTED
Ma. schmidt; the Dp man then came ~
wIfG hBie aBn stabbed the witness ia
The arm, breast and meek: the same man
who robbed the witness cnt her husband Mi
Iaibe ana deceased Mr. Young. the witness
fought braycly 60 protect herself AMI hsuauu ~
she feared that tisey wOIG all ~ killed
s&y MgDoDad ~ the mioce o. tnc sgeet