New-York tribune., 1876-07-28
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE McGIyEN MURDER.


,veT1vovy GIVEN AT THE CORONER'S INQUEST
HENRY KING HELD AS TIE MURDERER.
Coroner Woltman Yesterday held an inquest
nnon the body Of Sergeant James McGyen, VINO died
Monday evening from stab wound in the abdouen IN
Aicted nv thief named John King, alias "kcnnecker
The testimony OF Deputy Coroner Cushman sho"eu 'e
cause OF Sergeant McGivens death to have Oeeh S'o
wound in the left groin and lower part OF the aouohen
inia, Freiburg OF No 80 Firstave testified that he
was going home on Tuesday evening" July Is, ana "heh
on First-ye between Fifth and Sixthsts, young man
ran against him and stole his watch The witness creu
"stop thief" and ran after the man. Tie witEeSs
recognized the prisoner King MS the man VINO ioDoeu
him of his watch,
Angust Uereman Of No 166 Avenue testified that on
Tuesday July 1s he was going up secohoIve'' anu ~
when near Seycuthst he heard cry OF "''ch
Turning he saw man across the street. Inc VIC
ness ran after him. shouting, "SOp thief" Ihe man "h
on through Secondavc. toward Eighth-st sergeant nc
Given and Officer Kennedy OF the seycnteehh iIc'"o'
Police both in civilians dress, stood on 'he
corner Of Eighth-st. aud secoud-ave They had priS
ouer whom recognize as this man pon'lng To hihsj
As Sergeant McGyen took hold of the prisoner 81" w
stoon os II in great pain Then Kennedy Supported nm
mill others came up and bore him to wagon
in which he was taken to the Fifth street Ponce
Station John Turner Of No 1S7 Orchard-st' 'eSuAou
that he saw Sergeant McGNen place ms Il"
Oh The shoulder Of prisoner and at that moment cry
witness recognized the prisoner King as the man VINO
s,ahb.d Sergeant McGiveu. James Donohue Of NO 337
East Nnh-st testified that he standing at second
ayc and Eightst on Tuesday, July Is, about . oclo'N
i the afternoon with Peter Gillespie John Tyler Kelly
and JoEn Monaghan when Onccr>Kenncdy OF the sew
euteenth Precinct Police came along. As tue Witness
was looking toward the east side he saw Sergeant BIC
Given and saluted him At this moment the cry OF
sion theft" was raised, and the witness saw SUS
man running rapidly toward nm Ihe pspnI ~
lC1
aud pl9crd his hand upOn his shoulder 10 arrest h' ~
that moment tie witness mad got Wlthh llGe vi ly
feet of the Sergeant, and heard MN say 20
noes did not see the slabbing. MCGyen aud Kennedy
were not in uniform. John NoLoghan oi NO -1l iil' @
ST. testified tn1t lie was STANDING "u te i W. ,, ~
ner OF SCc0nd-aye and ElshthsJ on 'hc Va
he stobSing in conversation with Kelly and Gillespie,
and officer Kennedy, standing near bS, SetStdH,
NcGiveu came aoug on the other slde o! lle sueeI;
man whom the witness ccgnZed as the prisoner hhI
ran up Secoudave. to Eighth-St, ana down L,EI-s
he had gone only three four doors down EshIHsI,
when thg sergeant ran and met him lhe WithtS> saw
the prisoner strike the rgeant IN the lower lt Vi 1
abdomen. The witness hurried across t!c siL'tl, I."
when ne arrived there Officer Kennedy hdd hold Oh 5
prisoner. John Tyler Kelly Peter Di'sPi,,' an Hl,t
Officer Kennedy of the seventeenth Iitcihc.
police corroborited the testimony OF the previous
vltncSsee Officer Kennedy arrested the prisoner
aner Inc had stabbed Sergeant McGiyCn, and saw
in his hand the bloody pOckct-kniie with winch he
had inflicted the fatal wound - i,
10 the Jury After short dchbrrdion NeidtI %!S
rendered that Sergeant James McGiveu came 10 hlS
death by peritontS the result of stab wound G tuc
lett groin, inflicted with knlc IN the h'huS Oh i'lS
King on SecOud-ave. and Eighhst, on juy lS' so
Tue prisoner being examined after the Ncrd h"d 9ceh
rendered stated that Henry and not JOhn
2G years Of age and "a plumber by trade. IHe llis"Htt
declined to make any Ler statement IN regard 20 tht
prisoner to the TomDs without ball. To await the action
OF the Grand Jury.