The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-07
THE MANGIN MURDER.

INVESTIGATION BEFORE THE CoRONERs JURY
THE MYSTERY UNExPLAINED-DINAN AND
CoRCoRAN HELD FOR FURTHER ExAnNA-
TON.
Coroner woltman yesterday afternoon held an
Investigation in the case OF John Mangin, the lad
seventeen years OF age. who died on the 26th ult
at the residence OF his parents, No. 535 West Fifty
third street, from the effects OF pistol snot wound
In The back, received on Christmas day. De-
ceased was out drinking and carOusing with
jeremiah Oman, Thomas Corcoran and one or
two others, but before he reached home at mid.
night some one shot him IN the back, innict-
ing a fatal wound. The most singular feature
OF the is the TACT that deceased, although re-
tanning his senses almost up to the hour
OF his death, persistently refused to tell
any one by whom he had been shot,
cOntentlng himself by saving. 'Never
mind; Jerry knows everything" But Jerry,
according to his own showing knew nothing
whatever about it. In fact, all the witnesses
seemed ignorant of important facts relative to the
shooting, and the close OF the investigation left
the matter involved in quite as much mystery az
enshrouded II at first. The following Is brief
SYNOPSIS OF THE TESTIMONY
adduced-
William Fleming Of No. SO Cannon street. de-
posed that Christmas evening deceased and
Jerry Oman we're in his liquor store IN Eleventh
avenue; Jerry went away and returned late with
two other young men; deceased was then absent
and witness did not see MIN anv more; heard
next morning that deceased had been injured.
Peter Donneliy, OF No. 557 West Flty-frst street,
met deceased, Jerry Oman and Thomas COrcoran
In liquor store, corner Fifty-third street and
Tenth avenue; they were having friendly con-
versatlon; heard Of no fight quarrelling be.
tween the parties that night; Oman was little
intoxicated.
Other witnesses testified to the same facts.
James Rooney deposed that he saw Van Pet,
Oman, COrcOran and deceased come into the
liquor store, corner OF FIT y-thlrd street and
Tenth avenue. and they had some drinks, and
afterwards they went away down the avenue; the
men had 20 quarrel; week previous saw COrc0-
ran have a pistol; Corcoran SAID on Christmas
Day that he had pistol; Rooney said that on that
morning CorcOran told him he had some OF Man.
Bernard McIntee, OF No. 551 West Fifty-thrd
street. testified that on the morning alter de-
ceased was shot he called to see him and asked
what was the matter; ne replied, "Don't ask me
| Jerry Dinan knows all about :" deceased subse-
quentlv repe tied the same statement to the wit
ness but refused to make any farther explanation
John Regan had talk with Mangin on Christ.
mas night. but be did not tell him how he had
ne sa es got Of
ran told the witness that ne had nnety-ave cents
which ne had taken from Manglns pocket.
Samuel Van Pet, OF Fifty-second street and
| Tenth avenue, was told on christmas night that
! Oman and his brother had a quarrel, and Oman
said ne was going to give himself up; the witness
saw the parties up 10 a late hour at NIGHT; Mangln
was very drunk; saw Mangln give something to
Corcoran. and told him 70 keep it; saw no pistol
| in the hands of any OF the party.
J. Thomas Uorcoran, OF No. sos West Thirty third
street, was examined, and testified that on Christ
mas night he saw deceased and Oman and had
several drinks with them; knew nothing as to
how deceased was injured.
! jeremiah oman, OF No. ISL Eleventh avenue, was
called and examined and knew nothing OF the 0C-
| currence which resulted In Manglns death; the
! witness had quarrel with his brother Christ.
mas Eve, but with no one else that night. The
| witness contradicted the testimony of one or two
OF the previous witnesses IN one or two mp0r tant
particulars.
The testimony OF DR.. Early, who made a post
mortem examination on the body went to show
that death was caused from pertOntis, the result
OF pistol shot wound.
VERDICT OF THE JURY.
The case was then given to the jury, who found
that John Hangin came to his death by q pistol
shot wound OF the back received at the hands OF
some one Unknown, on the 24th DAY OF December,
1874. The jury also recommend that Jerem an
Oman and Thomas C0rcoran be held Tor further
examination by higher tribunal. Coroner Volt.
man decided to hold the suspected parties In $500
bail each to await the action OF the Grand Jury.