The New York herald., 1874-11-10

street. laborer, in response TO the usual Inter
ABOUT it. but / do know got ncked myself The
nrst thing laughterl-l was as the potiing place
scds iy;e there e'V was man with me named Lowry.
O. who struck your A. stephen O'Brien
o. VINO was the other partyf A. uOnit know.
q. What was said on that occasions A. He SAID
"You -. you are gong against my brotherr;n,
he tried 10 give me 1.-THE Ioot,r and II ne had I
might as well nave been dead as the man tnat's
dead. tLuughter.) Inc witness lurtlp.r testified
The Assistant District Attorney submitted that
this testimony Ead nothing 10 do with the death
The Coroner remarked thar, as the witness had
referred to disturbance on that morning he
Thought there might have been some hnk between
TESTIMONY OF EUGENE HEAEY.
Eugene healy . lad about fourteen wears old
was the next witness examined. He testified that
on the morning Of the 81 OF November, a little
standing together; O'Brien came running across
the street; he did not Anow who made use OF the
s. hrst expression, bus he heard Croker calling
said that he iO'Brienl had kept his family agoing
while his iather Went bind after some words
again, and then tDey commenced to wrestle wit.
ness ran out towsrd the gutter; In saw pistol
he saw s Hickey aim toward orsn Sis but he doassd
the shot; the man who was shot was turned over; !;
0sren SAID M to M me; Didn't you see that sonnyf"
q. VINO hred the snotss A. Croker and the two
Hlckeys
9. How many shots were nred altogether A.
q. Where was Mr.. Croker standing at the times
A. Near the car track; could not say whether
Croker or Hickey fred the hrst shot.
me witness then explained az length the various
the occurrence he seemed to be somewSat ner.
yous during the examination. He subsequently
identified Mr.. Crokei and on being asked to point
out the person he alluded TO as Hickey said he
could not see him in court. He saad he would
know Hickey II he saw him In the street He had
not say whether Croker or Hickey shot McKenna.
Henry Hickey was here asked TO stand up, aud the
the shot The Witness re replied in the am NAIVE
but the District Attorney insisting that George
Hickey should also stand up, the witness promptly
declared he was the party TO whom he referred.
John Mccartney. marble polisher, Of No. 322
East Thirty-third street. testified that he saw
boys, let US Kill him;'' Croker was near the car
track at the time; witness was employed at the
polls that morning; his brother had charge OF the
Thomas Murphy, bookpinder, Of No. 5s1 second
avenue, testified tnat the only man ne saw win
Croker; O'Brlen struck the first blow and he saw
Croker hit O'Brien; they were being separated as
see q pistoe In the hands oil either O'Brien or
Croker; he could not tell who fred the shots.
The Assistant District Attorney, an adjournment
having been suggested, called rne attention or
the Coroner to the important evidehce which had
been elected in reference 70 tine death Of John
Coroner Croker had been charged with the killing:
IL might turn out on a trial before . petit Jury
that both these men were innocent, but under
the circumstances he respectfully urged that they
be tax en- into custody and not be admitted bail;
he contended that there should be even.handed
Justice ior the high and low Tor the rich and the
poor he therefore asked that the parties be held
In custody
Coroner Woltman said the case was now before
the Jury and remained In the same state as when
1t came before him; he did not see the necessity
or Keeping the parties In custody at the present
time. The matter was IN the hands OF the jury
and upon their verulct the proper action would be
takeE
The Court then adjourned tin ten O'Clock this
morning. Ta.
Arrest of Sheridan.
Ex.SheriT James O'Brien yesterday applied