The New York herald., 1874-10-31
THE DELANEY HOMICIDE.
OmciaI NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Verdict
Against Haycs-Hs 10 Committed tc

OmcfaI NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Verdict
Against Haycs-He IL Committed TO
the Tombs.
Coroner Eickhon yesterday held an inquest in
the case OF thomas f. Delaney, formerly ofNo 222
Henry street, whose death 1t is alleged resulted
from pistol shot wound OF the mead, az the hands
OF Thomas Hayes. during quarrel between them
at the corner OF Jackson and Madison streets on
the evening OF the 7th ult.
George Nerhercott. OF No. A Jackson street, de-
posed that he mef Delaney and Hayes at the house
OF witness on the evening OF September deceased
came up to the house previously, and said Hayes
wanted to see Witness told him to tell Hayes that
he would be oown In q minute; before the witness
had chace TO 60 down stairs Hayes
came up into his room; witness asked If
he wanted to see him, he replied be did witness
went down stairs with him; Delaney was sitting
at the door, and Hayes said to HIM, II Will natten
your head In the morning, you -" witness
satd to Hayes. ~ do not want any such language
used around my door," Hayes then asked the wit
ness to 60 down to Cherry street, but he declined.
as he had no business there; Hayes and witness
started up toward Grand street, and, when be-
tween Monroe and Madison streets, Mr..
Delaney came up and asked hayes what he
meant by nattening his head in the morning; Hayes
told him TO 90 away, or he would. break him in
hall; deceased said 10 Aayes, "a Will send You to
| State Prison. where you ought TO have been years
ago;" witness toes each OF them by the arm ana
| told them TO stop 4aarrellng or they would be
| houses and deceased toward the gutter; they sul
kept Jawlng, until they ali got to the corner OF
Jackson and Madison streets when the pris-
son street, and calling TO the deceased.
said. Tommy. come around nere;" witness
! to deceased again to come around the corner;
witness told deceased TO 20 home, and he turned
| his back to go down JACKSON street and the wit
ness started toward Grand street: heard a pls.ol
| shot, and, turning around, saw prisoner grab his
hat rom MS own neaa and run through Madison
sight OF him; went back 10 Jacsson street to see
how deceased was and saw large crowd OF
people around ham; he was taken to a drug store,
and witness nosined the police or the shooting,
and Onncer Fagan, OF the Thirteenth precinct, ar
resteu prisoner about fifteen minutes after the
deceased was sh0t witness heard the pistol shot,
but aid not see pistol III the prisoners posses
SION that night; did not see a knife in deceased's IS
hand wnile tney were quarrelling; deceased and
prisoner were sober that night.
Emanuel Harlan, OF No. lS jackson street, tes Il.
fed that one evening in the tore part OF Seplem-
Der three men passed his door; heard loud talking
and quarrelllDg and told his vile to follow them
Madison streets, and the witness saw one man
slap another man and immed diately afteward
walked up a little ways and fell toward wagon
he was picked up and taken to 0 drug store In
jackson street paid no attention TO the parties
and cOuiu identity no One
Mary Harlan, Wife OF the previous witness, cor
roborated the testimony OF her husband
Oflcer Fagen, Ol the Thirteenth precinct, testi-
fed TO arresting Hayes on the night Of the shoot
rag and In conversation with him The latter
stated he had shot Delaney in self-deience, as the
crowd had ''tackled" MIN ana he did not care to
lose his life; previous to the arrest witness Sd "
deceased and told MIN he had been shot by Tommy
Hayes.
Truman Nichols. NJ. d., deposed that he was
called to see deceased on the hight OF the shoot
ing and lUund him suffering rom pistol shot
wound OF the lett ear, penetrating the temporal
bone; he was suffering from shock; the patient
subsequently manifested symptoms OF meningitis; !;
! DR.. Ward, who was also attending on the de-
ceased removed the Dali; IL was found at the bot
tom or the wound IN the temporal bone lying
against the inner table OF the skull; he gradually
sunk from exhaustion and died on tue I'D inst.
! death was the result OF u bullet wound OF the
head.
Deputy Coroner Marsh who made post t-morteu n
examination, testified that pyeMla was the cause
oil death.
Coroner Eickhor submitted the case to the
jury, who rendered verdict against Hayes.
The prisoner SAID he was thrty-two years Of age
born In Ireland, ved ut No. COL Water street, ant
Is a printer by occupation.
! In relation to the charge against him ne said =
lam not guilty, and decline to make any further
statement ut present" The Coroner then recon-
/ mitted him TO the TOmbs to await the actUn OF
4 the Grand Jury. During the examination the
prsone IS wife was In court with their two chill.
dren. aged respectively Two and four years.
Delaney was twenty-4our years oil age and native
OF New York. EN