The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25
THE MURDERED SAILOR.
coRoNER's JURY VIEW HENRY MApDEN's BODY
AT The FOURTH PRECINCT STATION HOUSE

A CoRoNER's JURY VIEW HENRY MADDENs BODY
AT THE FOURTH PRECINCT STATION HOUSE
SHOCKING SPECTACLE.
The jurors empanelled by Coroner woltman on
the spur of the moment had CHASTITY spectacle in
deed to look upon they stood in the waiting room
of the Fourth precinct police station yesterday.
Stretched upon the floor, stiff and dead, with
traces of the past nights wild orgies I'M
obliterated and the face distorted by the
last moments agony. lay Henry Madden. the
jolly tar Of the British ship Omba. The shower
of lead which Smith. the Oliver street dance house
keeper, had poured from the shotgun upon his
drunken pursuers had struck the sailor full in the
throat and torn it to pieces The gaping wound was
revealed exposing the inner arteries and muscles of
the neck and showing about its edges the dull dark
stains of the exploding powder. The blood had
gushed out upon his clothes and soaked them
through and through and the CHASTITY red hue
of his hands showed that he had carried them to the
dreadful hole with his last spark of life in an
instructive movement to arrest the current The
dead a stalwart, able-bodied fellow. He had
just from Sabos, in the Philippine Islands, and
it his first land spree that he met his death.
He was generally regarded with favor by his ship
mates was thought peaceable sort of man, and is
said to have borne the least conspicuous part in the
row his companions inaugurated. A lot of sea-
favored fellows in blue jackets had dropped into the
station house to look upon the body during the
morning and and all testified to his having been
quiet, inoffensive man and jolly good fellow
aboard ship One of them limited that there had been
trouble between Smith and Madden before about -
woman.
THE FATAL FRAY.
From what was CLEANED yesterday the first reports
of the affair in the main correct. The capers
of inebriate woman had led Smith, the keeper Of
the Sailors Return" the place was called, to
force her up stairs. The tars Of the Omba were in
high glee the time filled with liquor excited with
the dance and ready to take a hand in any trouble
that Smiths interference gave them pre-
text. Then threats and remonstrances.
Blows followed. The girl screamed. Sailor Green
struck Smith. Smith pulled out revolver, menaced
the crowd and dragged the girl to his room. The
glass door shut behind him, but the brawlers
were at 1t in q moment. Smith heard them, caught
up the fowling piece, and Henry Madden fell dead
when the charge crashed through the door.
Smith yesterday bore marks Of his i'll treatment.
and his counsel Colonel Spencer. feels confident OF
making out clear of justihable homicide.
THE POSr-MORTEM
The post-mortem examination revealed q gunshot
wound in the front part OF the throat severing the
trachea and shattering the arynx. The open
backened with powder upon its edges A large guam
tity of lead shot, about fifty in number were found in
the muscles of the neck the left side.
After viewing the remains the jury were discharged
with instructions to be in attendance to-day the
Coroners Office, when the inquest will take place.
The following witnesses to the tragedy
rested by Captain Petty and locked up in the House
Mary Smith. all of No. IS Oliver street, William
Green, a sailor; Della Ross and Nella Whitelock,
residence; Frank Gurad, Dominick Modana and VIM
cenzo Endo, musicians