The New York herald., 1874-12-27
ANOTHER BOY MURDER.
A YOUTH OF SEVENTEEN SHOT IN DRUNKEN
BRAwL-HE DIES WITHOUT TELLING WHO

A YOUTH OF SEVENTEEN SHOT IN DRUNKEN
BRAwL-HE DIES WITHOUT TELLING WHO
SHOT HIM.
Rapidly following the story ABOUT the youth
Patrick Walsh having been fatally shot In some
mysterious way there came to Police Headquarters
yesterday morning q report that lad OF seventeen
years, named John Mangin, had just died at mis-
home, No. 535 West Fifty-third street. OF knife
wound, which he had received on Thursday night.
The report agreed in every detail, except the one
referring q knife instead OF pistol as the fatal
weapon, with the account OF young Walsh's case.
Mangin from the moment OF his discovery
by his mother, lying wounded on the door step OF
her shanty. up to the time when ne became un-
conscious, refused to say how and by whom he
had been hurt. He died without making any
statement
Coroner Woltman went to the home OF the
youths mother yesterday afternoon for the pur-
pose OF making q post-mortem examination OF
Mangin's body. He empanelled jury and went
with the party into The room where the Young
mans BODY lay 10 witness the process 2, alssec m,s
cradle condition OF neglect and the atmos-
pnere In the apartment was so horrible
ISM. a the e result Of H the aSaiinafi5n revealed
tnat Mangln had not been stabbed, but had been
s So small that it Appeared ike The The aperture which
can be made by small knife being turned alter
being Inserted into PERSONS neS1. The dept q
to which the bullet went seems to indicate that
the pistol was discharged very near to Mangins
body. The prOectlle went through the great sacro-
sclauc foramen, or aperture, into the pelvic
cavity, ana caused wound In the stomachs
coating. 1t then passed down and lodged just
over the left gluteal region. Pertonitis resulted
verdict in accordance with these discoveries.
Ii now remains TO be learned how Mangln was
shot and by whom. His mother says that every
evening when he had returned from his work,
which was that OF helper in a foundry, he lelt
the mousse as soon as his supper was over. On
Christmas Eve he lett his home at about seven
O'CLOCK and she did not see him again until after
some unknown persons had brought him to and
laid him on the doorstep OF her shanty. He was
then bleeding prolusely, and the doorstep was
stained by blood. He refused to tell her how he
had been hurt He fingered until the next day
without medical attendance, and finally died at
nine O'CLOCK yesterday morning.
named Bernard McEntee, who resides
ne xt door to the Manglns, says that he saw the
deceased young man on Tenth avenue, with
several other lively fellows. before he was
wounded. Jonn Blggin, resident OF StryKer's
alley, which runs out OF Filty.secOnd street. also
saw Mangln with hilarious party on Christmas
man named Samuel Van Pelt, VINO Is now detained
by Captain ward in the Twenty y-second precinct
station house. This witness met Mangin and two
other young men on Tenth avenue and took
several drinks with the party. He says he lett
them at about ten O'Clock, before Mangin was
hurt. he has given the names Of Mangln's other
companions TO Captain Ward, and that of1cial and
special Officers were searching for their bearers
last night.