The New York herald., 1873-11-29
THE BRo0ME STREET MURDER.

Coroner Young Makes an Investiga-
tton-Verdict Against Steffa nj, and PO-
lice Officer Watson Compsimented.
Coroner Young yesterday held an inquest at the
Eighth precinct station house in the OF Michael
Harold late saloon keeper at No. 496 Broome
street, who was fatally stabbed in his own place
last sunday evening with clasp knife in the hands
Of Peter Stefani, otherwise known as Rode, aided
and assisted by sergent Paoli. as previously re-
ported in the HERALD. The most material portions
Of the evidence Will be found below
Christine Harold, widow OF deceased, depOsef
that she lives at No. 496 BrOome street; deceased
was her husbands last Sunday night man called
Rode and another man came in and asked for two
glasses OF wine, and were told that they must not
quarrel, as they did on the Friday previous; Rode
quarrelled with Peter Colbert, into whose face he
threw a glass of beer; Sunday night Rode had
difficulty with Gobert and deceased put
them out; know well that one OF them
stabbed deceased, but the witness did not know
which of them did it; the witness ran out for an
officer, and when she returned she ound her hus-
band lying on the door and his clothes bloody; saw
Rode standing over her husband and his hands
moving; Peter Steffani, alias Rode, and Sergenu
Paon had been in the habit OF coming into the sa-
loon, and they were both there on sunday night
Peter Colbert, or No. 4o6 Broome street, deposed
that he knew deceased; on Friday evening pre-
vious TO the stabbng he was standing at the bar
drinking. when steiani, alias Rode, used some bad
words when the witness was going to throw
glass at nj him. but dd not; the Witness was IN the
came in and wanted some beer, but there
being being :, none one they had some Rhine wine;
pushed Rode away; Harold then went 70 the door
to call an oficer when both the prisoners caught
o M as5 lam 9 down 9s VITA
OF either Of the men; the witness pulled
Rode from. Mr.. Harold, and Harold ran
the fioor in two minutes the prisoners left ana
the police soon came the prisoners held deceased
last on the noor after they got him down; both the
prisoners had been drinking, but were not drunk;
when Harold struck Stefan, in putting him out
he did not knock him down; both the prisoners
struck deceased before he was thrown on tine
floor.
Onicer Charles Watson, OF the Eighth precinct.
deposed that hearing cry of "Policep' he ran to
the saloon, and saw there man bleeding to death,
and from information received ran to No. 228
~ m n Se On ee en ss
had cut the man with, and he said he had no knife;
there the were several Italians there; pushed Rode
bled down stairs; the witness held fast to
the prisoner searched him in a saloon down stairs
and found the spring knife open In his pocket:
there was blood on the blade OF the knife; there
was also blood on Rode's hands; confronted Rode
could not identity him; subsequently arrested
Paoli at No. 223 south Filth avenue and found
blood on his shirt; neither OF the prisoners was
drunk; both the prisoners were taken to the
station house.
DR.. u. i. L. Marsh, who made p0stm0rtem ex>r
animation, testified that he found Ave stab wounds
on the body, the steel having penetrated the lungs
and liver, death ensuing from internal hemOr-
rhage.
The case was then given to the jury and Coroner
Young In his remarks took occasion to compliment
Onicer Watson Tor the efficiency and daring he dis
played In arrestlng the alleged murderer while
surrounded by his friends, single handed ana
alone, and at the great risk OF his life.
The following is the verdict rendered by the
jury
That Michael Harold came to his death by hemorrhage
from stab wounds at the hands VI Peter Steani
known Rode, and that he wiifuy aided and
abeted by SARGENT Paoli and the jury would also take
occasion that they commend the action OF Ocer
Charles Watson worthy OF notice by the Commits
sioners of Police and the community at large
Counsellor Brooke, who appeared for the pris.
Oners, moved Tor their release on bail, but the
motion was not entertained by the Coroner, who
committed them to the Tombs to await the action
of the Grand Jury. Stef1ani Is ~ years OF age.
and native of Switzerland. Paolf Is % years
OF age and also born in Switzerland. Both
through their counsel had nothing to say excepting
concerning the charge against them.