, 1873-03-13
IN ELF-DEFENSE.
gucIl IS Found 10 1Inyo Ecen the KILLING
of Patrick l1cYcigh.
Result Of tho Coroncr's Inqucst---
Ollccr Koch Recovering.
Additional Testimony as 10 tho Character Of tho
GloYcigh Brothers. -

Tho Coroner hold IN inquest, ycstorday aftor-
noon, at Union 1Iall, South Halstsd stroot, on
tho body Of Patrick A1oVeigh ono Of tho mon
who attacked Policemen Koch and Rcinert, on
Thurday morning leHt, md noarly killed tho
forrnor. Tho alfray occurred 40 rooontfy that
oven mn outline OF It would DO aupor1luoua'
Patrick McVeigh was shot by QUO Of the oiflcore,
aud liol oarly yesterday morning. Koch Is atni
alive, and viii probably recover. Tho Coroner
road to tho jury tho ovidonco adduood at tic In
quest On Jnmos MoVeigl,, another doad partcl-
pant ind DR.. Emmo,s toHtlled to finding two
g11nshot wounds in th6 body Of Patriok-ono in
tho chest causing doath: subjoined. is tho yer-
dict Of tho jury:,
Tint tho said rntrlck n1cvo,gh cnmo 10 his DEATH,
March IT, 1879, from \ gunshdt wound III tho r!gLs
hroast, penetrating the right lung and tho Jury
of oharlea Koch or Nicholas Reincr in self-dcfonBo
whio in tho discharge OF their duties police occrs
Bridgeport has hcon exceedingly quiot since
tRs aRSsa e % tha %MsyseS qns r. TSea
employees commence operations, which Will bo Ill
n week or two. 1t hns been assorted that the
MoVoigls woro good and peacoable citizons, but
Sergeant Hood proyou tho contrary in tho fol-
lowing report, which needs no explanation:
., OFFICE Foun1u potIcE rnEcINor.l
Capt. ah G. Hickey, co,a,naniing t1ts I,rkef,|st:
/ SIN: On Saturday night Fob. between 10 and IL
chargo Of being drunk and dlaosorly, on Ilnlntod
strcot Just bnnth Of DouBlaH place. Onn Of them Bavo
tho If Edwartt OHare. Tho oiccr, after lock-
Ing them up. returned 10 his beat In company With
roundsnan Mnrnont, and found another noisy crowd
in the locality, and found 1t neces1ary to tako
two Of them Into custody. On tho way to tho station
tho balance Of tho part yassaed MaEnont, and on
tcayorcl TO rescue bis prisoner. Thoy knocked him
| down md got his clnb away from him, and during
tho Rasaut fractured Ills finger, ns certified to ty
1iH attending physican. ofoor Fyfc. who WAS somo
distance nhea1 with Ills prisoner, bearing Marmonts
call for assistance, returued and found him on tho
ground with two Or threo hasnu1ting him. Uc struck
Of them with ha club With such force TINT 1t split
rie:o OIL md, during tho scufla thnt followed. the
whole purity, oxcept tho prisoner Of Marmo escaped.
At Tho station lie gave tho name Of John Brady, and
waH lnod $50 Monday, the 10Th Inst, by Justico
Bauyon. Subsequent Investigations hHyc devcloped
olccrs Kocl and RencFt cano III contact on Wetncs'
tho james D1ovcigh who dead Ono OF tho parties whe
attempted to rescue hIarnont5 prisoner, nnd who frac
turcd hls ger was Patrick nloVeigh, who lies al
the po1nt Of death. Marmonts praoner, who gave the
| name Of Brady, ia tho John Br1ckioy spoken Of BY
Jamea McVelgh In hlH statement under oath, at tht
inquest, bglng ono Of tho party who With then
/ on Wednesday night. This shows conclasvey thai
theso men are not aobcr, rcacenble and quiet Eoot
citizons, certified by four mon who Bsylo themselves
Captains but TINT, the contrary, 1t habit d
therB to Aot law and order ut defiance and assault M
claim to know them, that whom they formerly resided
III the West and North Divisions they nwcyH bore th,
reputation Of being drunken rouGhs, and have fre
qncntly been nrtested BY tho police. Respectfully
| EDWARD HOOD,
Ecrpcant COMMANDING Fourth Precinct.