New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-21
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
If EIGHTH WARD NEGRO MURDER.

THE EIGHTH WARD NEGRO MURDER.
INQUEST UPON THE BODY OF SAMUEL PETERSON
STATEMENTS OF WITNESSES AND PARTICIPANTS
IN TIE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES COMMITTED 10
THE TOMBs WITHOUT BAIL.
The inquest on the body of Samuel Peterson,
who was killed by sorren in the negro praw on
Sunday last, was held yesterday by Coroner woltman'
Fifteen witnesses examined Warren Grifen testi-
fed that he william Henry, alias "Bally" Henry,
get clcaver from basement store in Broome"st ana
through the with il to Dlgers saloon Eber-
hardt digger testified that he the proprietor OF the
saloon at No. 521 Broome-st About or 10 A. I'D. on
Sunday there four or five colored men sitting
around table, talking together quietly While he was
behind the bar making change he heard noise ana
grumbling and upon looking around be saw "Baly'
Henry trying to take hold OF digger ran from
behind the and took hold of Baly and told nm 10
stop 1t, as he did not want any disturbance " BABY
said: " All right: will stop ? and then the "hoe
party rushed out Of the saloon. This was about IL
o'clock Dnger identified "Bally" as William Henry
Henry came into the saloon a few moments before the
disturbance. He had nothing in his hand The witness
thou ght that they all rushed out OF the
saloon was that they were all afraid OF "Baly.' Ihey
ran up Thompsonst.
Anna Amelia Elliot, alias Jane Richardson testified
that she saw man rush CT Dilgcrs saloon between
ii and IL o'clock and pull knife out of his pocket lie
was on Diger's steps His coat was torn. She saw no
blow struck by the man. did not him stab any one
The man ran UP Thompsonst after officer and spoke
to him, and the officer right down to the place. sue
saw the body OF Peterson lying in Thompsont between
Broome and spring-sts., truck She sa" no ono
knife that morning
Alfred Stanley testified that he was in Dgers siiOon
with three other colored men, One of them had his he"
cut and Stanley asked him what was the matter Win
him. and said that he had been beaten the night
before and down to the man who struck MN 10
get satisfaction ont of him. A friend Of the wounded
man said that if he had been hurt he would nave inadc
their hearts ache. The witness went into another roon
and while there heard seufle, and when he came ont
the men had all run out into the street, witness followed
and ran up Thompson-st. after Them and when between
spring and Broome-sts he a man with dirk In his
hand catch ho of man and stab him IN the back, and
this man fell Then lie caught hold OF another man, and
drew him ND to him and stabbed him in the heart This
MAN went "A little way and then fell. The who did
tine stabbng ran up Tnomps0u-st; witness followed and
the caught At Prince ana lh"ns0n-s ny an
officer and taken to the statonbOusc. The witness
identified Sorrell and Matthews the persons who were
in saloon when he won't ill., aud soIrell as the man
who did the stabbng. lie used dirk knife. The wit
ness did not SOrell cut and did not know who cut
him.
Dges saloon with a clcayer in his hand, reach across
table and raise the ccayer then every body got up
and made rush for the door Dilger then came out
from behind The bar and took Henry by the arm and told
him make any disturbance; the witness saw no
Daniel Matthews testified that he saw "Jcf" Sanders
emf Sorre with razor; lie saw something in Bay"
Heniy's hand but did rot what 1t was; Matthews
cut in the head at tie uptown saloon on SATURDAY
night by jeff" Sanders.
Henry Baughnaugh testified that he arrived In the
city Oh Sunday AT m; lac in the saloon with the
rcst OF the when Henry came In then he went oht
and went into house opposite anu looked ont of the
window aici staying IA re few minutes he came out,
and The crowd seized him, crying XII him." Lynch
him lac arrested and taken To the station
honSe witness saw stdbbng he heard that Henry
Lad a clcavcr in his hand, but did not see 1t.
WashiD II BrOkcnbcTTy testified that he man
fall in the street. Baughnangh Standing close by, and
SorIel the sidewalk. As tic fell these two men
started TO in opposite directions. The witness ran
after Baughnaush and caught him and delivered him 10
AN officer thinking he the that stabbed the man.
Baughnaughs hand The witness identified the knife
which was shown him AZ tie one lie SAW III SO1eils
hand.
William Henry alias "Bally" Henry was then cx-
amined and testified that he did not know the deceased
He DgcIs saloon and reached over the table 10
shake hands with Sore when they all got up He had
nothing in his hand except MS hat Henry said he SAW
JEFF" Sanders cut Sorcll while going the steps Of
the saloon Witness denied going into the grocery To
get "A clcaVer. He did have ccaycr. Additional
evidence gwen TINS pOnt bJ Rosetta Palmer and
Thomas Hicks. Officers Larkin and Macdonald and
Roundsnan Crook testified "a 10 the arrests.
Suricll made a statement acknowledging The etabblng
claiming that he b,ng mobbed. and afraid OI
his own c, and stabbed the two IN selocnse lie
excited Lat lie not remember the particulars
the stabbng. DIR. f. T. L. Marsh testified TO the
result of the pOs-nurtcm examination made by him Oh
the body of Samuel Peterson Alter cnaige by the
OrUncr, tie gwen TO the jury, who, after "a
short dciheiatUn rendered verdict That Peterson
his death by astah-w"und inflicted by Thomas SOrreli
The Coroner then committed SOrrcl 10 the IOnDs, wtk
ont BAIL and held "Bally' Henry In 81 900 bail. The
wItnt committed to the House of Detention.
Peter Mitchell appeared as counsel Tor Sorrel.