The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-02
TEE LUNNEY HOMICIDE.
Investigation Before Coroner Hcrrman-
Verdict Against the Prison er-COmmit-
ted to the TOmbs.

Investigation Before Coroner Hermann
Verdict Against the Prison er--COmmit-
ted to the TOmbs.
Coroner Herman yesterday morning held an
inquest at the office, No. 40 East Houston street. in
the case OF John Lunney, o laborer, late Of "a
GARRISON street, who was fatally stabbed in the
abdomen by knife in the hand of Peter
McKenna during an alteration between them
at their residence 81 Garrison street, on the night
OF the 10th utimo From the manner in which
the widow gave her testimony 1t was clear she did
not want to implicate the accused in the stabbiug
OF her husband, and from q remark made by the
accused after his arrest 1t would appear that he
appreciated Mrs. Lunney very highly and considered
her much his wife as she was OF her own husband
subjoned will be found the most important por.
tons OF the testimony elcited-
Mary Lunney, widow Of deceased, testified that on
the night OF the 10th ultmo she had few words
with her husband when McKenna interfered to
protect her and was ordered out; he went and de.
Ceased locked the door; soon heard rapping
on the door, when deceased went down. but
soon returned and said, MARY I'm ruined - the
who had stabbed her husband; the police came
aud t0ok deceased TO the hospital where she visited
him almost t every day deceased said It was al!
stabbed him; Mckenna boarded In the family and
he and deceased were always good friends.
but was not home at the time OF the stapbing;
saw deceased on the lounge, but he did not charge
MGKenna with sta6oing MIN; deceased and
Elizabeth Lunney, daughter OF deceased testified
that after the stabbing she heard her father say,
..McKenna has ripped the quits OF me !" the witness
ran for an officer; both her father aud the prisoner
were under the influence OF liquor deceased SAID
ne ald not care II Mskenna got out Of prsop:
that on the night Of the stabblng he was in Clark
son street and, hearing man crying out, "I'm
away don't know who the man was was. A"N running
Charles Rock, or No. 95 Charlton street, deposed
tnat late On the night Of the 10th ult. he was in
came in and said he had had dDVa row with with
Lunney; that the latter had chased him down
SAID he had "Just been ripping the CUTS out Of
Michael Lunney;, 81 cut him three times in the
belly prisoner showed the witness knife tien.
on III" McKenna replied, 1.-THE clothes took IL ofr0
Onicer Dunlop, OF the Twenty eighth precinct.
and Washington streets; he denied the stabbing at
first, and said. Mrs tunney was as much his
WE as Lunney's;' Mckenna, when arrested, said
up; found knife on the prisoner which he now
recognized; on the way to Court next morning
Lunney in selfdecnce; the prisoner was told by
the witness that he had better tell the truth.
The knife produced In Court was Identified as
the one found In possession OF tie prisoner at the
time OF his arrest
Deputy Coroner Joseph Cushman, NJ. d., who
made the p0stmorten examination on the body Of
Lunney, testified that death resulted from perito.
nitis and strangulation OF the intestine caused by
the wound in the abdomen.
Alter briefbut pointed charge by Coroner Herr
man, the case was given to the jury, who rendered
the following
vERDICT:-
THAT John Lunney, the deceased, came to his
death from peritonitis and strangulaon of the in
testtnes the result OF stab wound OF tho ahdO-
men, inflicted with knife In the hands OF Peter
Mckenna at "a Garrison street. on the night of the
10th Of July, 1874"
McKenna, very good looking man. twenty-six
years OF age, born In Ireland, aud q machinist by
IRA, rnaae, oy dctaton OF his counsel, Mr. Abe Hum
- BrATEMEET.-
Il am not guilty OF this offence, and have state
meht 10 make which will prove my innocence;
PM ! am ADVISED by my counsel to reserve INV de-.
fence until am tried BY jury OF my country
McNenna was then committed TO the Tombs 10
await The action Of the Grand JURY,