The New York herald., 1873-07-10

Conclusion ofshs extraordinary Inquiry into ~
Death Of William Habersroh-The Troubles
Of the Larkin Family -coemsr
Kessler ON the Warpath. ,rr,

The adjourned inquiry reistive to the death a
William Xavier Haberstroh, who died from the
effect Of blows received at the corner OF sixteenth
street and First avenue, on the evening OF the SSd
Of June. was resumed yesterday morning, before
Coroner Kessler, at 40 East Houston street. Tho
inquest has been o most extraordinary one, the
parties to the ARRAY being Irish and German, and
both being unwilling to give testimony. Coroner
Kesser had vast quantity OF talking to do before
facts could be elected, and he stated at least
dozen times that ''he would not shrink from his
duty" It seems that man named Larkin was
implicated in the killing and as consequence
several Larkns were arrested and committed to
the House OF Detention. some OF them being en-
tirely ignorant of the matter. The evidence will
be found below. When the verdict had been found
number OF men, two OF whom have families ana
one of whom looks a respectable man, were de-
tanned, in default Of ball. by the Coroner to appear
as witnesses.
Mrs. Mcclure was the first witness examiDed-
Live at 264 First avenue; saw q crowd on tho
corner OF Sixteenth street on the evening OF the
23d OF June, but did not leave my room, and do
not know the row was about had no conversation
with any one about this matter; was not told by
boy named Smith that Reilly the prisoner, had
threatened to kill him If he would tell what he
knew.
fashions; knew nothing of a row which occurred
on the 2sd OF June; talked with some men who
were confined in the Tombs; do not know anything
about certain william Larkin; do not know Of
my own knowledge that he struck Haberstr0h;
had q conversation with some men about this
matter, but did not say that Larkin b0asted that
he had struck the blow; never asserted to you
addressing the Coroner) that Larkin was tho
man; the William Larkin whom l spoke OF Ia q
son Of first cousin OF mine.
Patrick F. COtter, an oficer OF the Eighteenth
precinct, examined-Was apprsed by the sergeant
that q man had been beaten on the corner Of Six
teenth street and First avenue; was told that the
beating was done by man named Larkin brick
layer, and arrested him and brought him to the
station house, where he was held; Andrew Diehl
told me that he saw Billy Larkln strike Haber-
strOh; Larkin lived in Dlehrs house; at the same
time the older OF the two Walker boys told me
wnen was taking him to the station house that
when ne was put upon the witness stand ne cQula
William Larkin whose name was mentioned in
connection with the case, but did not succeed in
Thomas +. Westerman sworn-Am sergeant Of
the Eighteenth precinct; was in command OF the
when Haberstroh was brought In in custody of an
officer; he was bleeding and said he had been as
saulted on the corner of sixteenth street and
First avenue by number OF men whom he did
not know; the doctor who attended him told me
next day that the assault had been committed by
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say since that it was man named william Larkin
who struck the blow.
Peter Thornton examned-Am a mason; CON
tracted for the building Of the house that was
burned about two weeks ago on sixteenth street;
there was man in my employ who gave the name
six weeks; he came for his money the same as the
other men about week after the occurrence;
when he came Tor his money said to him that
people were talking about him; he said he had
only given HaberstrOh push; don't know any.
thing OF his whereabouts now; know nothing Of
him having left with a son of mine.
Ernest Vale swOrn-Am barber living on East
Sixteenth street; saw the man named Schmidt
struck In front OF the liquor store; did not SEQ
HaberstrOh struck, but saw MIN lying in the mud
gutter; there were people standing around him.
when the occurrence took place; while l was
drinking Haberstroh and another man came in;
the row that TOOK place outside; know OF a man
named. William Larkin; he worked on the same
building with me; ne was IN Rei!y's store at the
from behind the bar.
Peter O'Neill sworn--I am a bricklayer by occu-
on the 23d OF June saw william Larkin come out
OF the store and strike either Haberstroh or
Schmidt but don't know which one it was; did
not see Mr.. Reilly push HaberstrOh out OF the
store; he was standing behind the bar; Mr.. Haber-
str0h was little unuer the influence OF liquor,
DR.. Leo testifed shat he had made postmortem
examination and that death was caused by COM
preston Of the brain. the result of ciOt Of extra
vasated blood caused by violence.
THE VERDICT
inc jury lOund ''tnat William XAVIER HaOerStr0n
came to his death by compression OF the brain, the
result OF blow received at the hands of William
Larkin, on the 23d day OF june 1873, in front Of
Farrell Retley's liquor store, 272 First avenue, and
we eXonerate Farrell Reilly and Thomas Sheridan
from any participation in the assault"
After the close OF the investigation in the case OF
Frank Haversteoh yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Patrick
Larkin, an old gentleman living at $50 First avenue,
who knew nothing whatever concerning the mat
ter was required to give $500 bail. 1t was
alleged that an informal statement made by him
some days ago differed somewhat from his sworn
testimony before the Coroner. Mr.. John Oates, q
householder OF $40 East Sixteenth street. became
bond man for MIR. Larkin who was tharanpon
liberated from custody.