The New York Herald Newspaper, November 22, 1872, Page 8

THE O'NEILL MURDER Proceedings Yesterday Before Coro- ner Herrman and Committal of the Prisoner to the Tombs. EVIDENCE OF MRS. O'NEILL: Her Solemn Denuaciation of the Mur- derer of Her Husband. -+ “In tho Name of the Father, the * Son and the Holy Ghost, That Is the Man.” — ‘The Testimony of Judge Sutherland and Others— Finding of a Loaded Revolver on the Person of the Dead Man—The Photograph and Whom Boos It Represent +—Seenes in the Court Room—Demeanor of Mrs. King Towards Her Husband—What Is the Probable Line of the Defence Sketch of the Life of the Deceaced—His Bravery in the Navy and the Testimony of His Wife to His Goodness. ‘The inquiry into the cause of death of Anthony F, @'Neill was resumed and concluded yesterday before Ceroner Herrman at the City Hall, It resulted in * g verdict by the jury that ONeill was “dcliberately” ghot by King. The investigation was commenced shortly after ten o'clock, and was closed about two e’clock in the afternoon. It will be seen by are- pert of the procecdings, as given below, that the evidence was of a very conclusive character, and concentrated with a fatal directness against the prisoner. The first witness was Mrs. O'Neill, the wife of the deceased. Selaom has the opportunity been afforded to any jury to listen to @ witness who had so decp a personal imterest in the story she related that could with so much clearness, and yet with such an absence of feminine weakness, testify to facts that were fraught with consequences so moment- ous. With a minuteness that resembled a pre- Raphaelite picture she detailed each incident of that fatal staircase scene, and, with tones that were quite reverential and along way removed , 7rom™ fanaticism, she described the improvised eeremonial that introduced her hugband tuto wo THe CATHOLIC CHURCH, and closed that description by reciting the manner ef his death in the simple words, “and then he breathed his Just.” Her denunciation of the prisoner when she was called upon by the Coroner to formally identify King could not kave been surpassed by any tragic actress. Though there was much that was apparently theatrical init no idea of stage effect could have been present in the mind of any one who saw it. When the identification was made by Mrs. O'Neill and King was told by the Coroner to stand up, Mrs. U'’Neill drew her crape veil a little on one side evidently to enable the prisoner to see ber face, and then, us King stood apparently un- abashed by the ordeal, she made the sign of the vross, and as she made it she said, with a slight | tremor, but with a tone of voice that was charmingly musical, and with a de- liverateness that seemed to send a hush of solemnity around the court room, “In the name of the Father, the Son and the Hoty Ghost,” and then raising her index finger, and bolding it with a steadiness that showed not the slightest sign of trembling, she said, with a world of feeling in every syllable, “That is the man.” She held her finger in that attitude until King had taken his seat, and then, 7.'" @ Maryellous com- os posure, turned her face to the Coroner as +tOUgh | she were about to ask if there were apy more questions or whether that identification “was nol sufficient. Mrs, O'Neill shortly afterwards jeit the witness stand. The wile of the prisoner, Mrs. King, had accompanied Mrs. O’Neiil to the Court, and when the latter returned to her geal the woman that was in her asserted itself, The strain of that exami. ion had becn borue very bravely, but the re- mn had to come, and the moment she took her seat she threw herseif on the bosom of Mrs. King and WEP? BITTERLY. Mrs. King throughout the inquiry betrayed no emotion. She was evidently battling with great mervous excitement, but she conquered it all the ‘way through. Her unfortunate husband, when he entered the room with his counsel, Mr, Beach, be- fore he took his seat in the chair that had been placed for him in the centre of the Court, looked at- tentively to the corner where his wife, Mrs. O'Neill, All the witnesses, with their counsel and ex-Judge Fullerton, weré altting; but Mfrs. King bestowed no sign of recognition towards him, but held her head steadily away from that part of the Court. Her conduct was precisely the same after her husband | had been found guilty by the jury. The police ar- fangements included the deparjj;7e from the room of Mrs, O'Noll} the prgsccu e208 ny. giher ee Ey Pieseculin, “party before ae . was allowed to leave. Mi sung had to pass, leaning on the arm of Judge Fullerton, closely to her husband, but she deigned | not one look and swept past the father of her chil- | dren as though she had never known him. The evidence of Judge Sutherland was | useful as showing with what coolness King | delivered up the revolver. Adams, the | stenographer, saw the fatal shot fired, and | identified King as Sie en, hog ne sav Fe it, stimony §o~cnmuiatiyg _in its character has “Rou ial resented te SEY Este case. There ‘was some little excitement in court when the Pe UNEXPECTED TESTIMONY , . ‘or Policeman Gilbert was give “itn Fegard to the finding of a loaded revolver on the person of the deceased alter he was taken lifeless to the sta- tiop house, ‘This fact, in connection wijh that ‘which was brough ong By pr, Beach, that the | exclamation of Wis Oat to her husband, “Don't,” when he turned round to face his mur- derer, seemed to point to an intention of O'Neill at that time to draw his revolver. There tvere no in- ications of the possible line of defence, with the | exception of the reqnest made by Mr. Beach to the Coroner that the photograph sald to have been found in the pocketbook of the deceased should bq produced for the purpose of identifying the lady whom it represented. it has been stated that that is a photograph of Mrs. O'Neil. Mr. Beach's re- quest seems to throw some doubt upon that supposition, ‘The Coroner declined to comply wiih the desire of counsel, | and deemed that the identification of that portrait was not pertinent tO the investigation into the cause of death. The clement of jewlousy as pro- ductive of possible mental derangement is evi- Gently relied upon as A PLAUSIBLE DEFENCE. The attitude of King throughout the investigation ¥ naniiestly that of a man with an unshrinking Berve. His organization is by no means tmpervious to excitement, but It is evidently well under the contro! of a poweriul will. The details of the murder, #0 | arrow ines told by nearly all the witnesses; the directness of the testimony, that came home to him witn asorce that he, as a lawyer, must have known how to appreciate—all failed to exeite in him any outward indication of feeling. Occasionally his long, bony fingers would play nervously with his Mustache, or they would form a rest Place for @ montent for his head, or he would twirl his soft felt. hat around, as if unconsious of what he was ; bat beyond these sigus there were no indi- that he had the slightest realization that the threshold of the valley of the shadow , or that he would very shortly be sum- moned to the presence of that of whose exist- ence, it is said, he professes to have no belief in, The jury, aficr a short deliberation, returned & conclusive verdict of wilful murder, During that a wyer named Stanicy, who defended King when he was on trial for @ mufder it was alleged Le committed when a resident of THE SANDWICH ISLANDS, gat by his side and entered into conversation with the prisoner. ‘ie talk was of a very animated kind and Kingenterea into tt with considerable zest. Previous to his removal to the Tombs, on the warrant of the Coroner, he had a short conversa: tion with Mr. Beach and Mr, Vanderpoel, both of whom are his counsel, and he left the room with a stcadiness and deliberation ‘that appeared not to know any fear. In the crowd led prery part of the court room there were many ‘triends of the prisoner and tne dece Considerable syinpathy was expressed for O'Neil, ‘Who appears to have sean Sheed beloved by all who knew him intimately, Jt appears he was born ony oS ars | rns nt 4 ht came to this ith Dare! and ‘settled in Boston, He was educated as a civil engineer draughtsman, but about the year 1302 he entered the navy, and was rapidly pro- moted until he, became a lieutenant, and had command of three different gunboats on the Mississipp! and participated in seventeen engagements, the mest im: that before the forts below New Orleans, He bore au excellent reputation among his fellow officers for personal courage, Alter the war he resigned from the navy and practges. om of civil engineer at Boston Yor geod (boi he poo thelelged ar rene ceived an appoin ment as freight agent for the Erie Raitway Com ta October, 1869, which ay position ke held at the ime of iis death, His wife says of him le was 2 good man, a kind and faithil husband and u lovin, father. He lest Mfe im saving that of anodic, true-heartea and mech injored woman.?* “he never placed his head upon his pillow at night mariage without offering bis soul to since God.” ONY OF MRS, O'NBULL, TESTUM Mre. O'Neill was the first witness called. She Was attired in deep mourning and was closely 4 veiled, Her evidence was given with great clear: ness, apparent composure of mind, and’ with a re- markable impressivencas, rf, Coroner Herrman—What is your name, Madame? A. Ellen Gertrude O'Neill, Q. Where do you reside? A. No. 50 West Twen- ty-second street. . Was the deceased your husband ? He waa. Q. Did you leave the office ©! Judge sutherland with him? A. 4 did, . Was the deceased a witness? A, Y . Where wis this examination held Pine street, Q. Did you leave the room together, you and your hushaud? A. 1 was a little in advance, Will you now relate what occurred? A, Miss | Folk and her sister, inyseif, Mr. Dupignac and my busvand ali left Judge Sutherland’s office toe! ; | Miss Folk and her sister were a lithe ahead of me oing down stairs; Mr. Dupignac came next; my usband came last: as we were at the head of the , Stains, We were al) close together, the door of | Judge Sutheriand’s office opened, and the murderer of my busband came forth; we proceeded down the stairs in that order; Lwas aout halt way down stairs when the first shot was fired; { caught hold Of the banuister, rushed to the foot of the stairs, and immediately the second shot was fired; it was alldone in a moment; J heavd the ball whiz past my head on the right hand side; after the second shot had been fired my husband turned bis face to the murderer; | think my Imsband advanced a step or two;1 advanced also snd caught noid of ms right arm, THB FATAL SHOT, As [did so I looked up stairs, and the mnrderer of my husband aiso advanced and fired the fatal shot; | T saw it come; it jodged inshis breast—in the right | breast; be tacn walked @ few steps and icaned against the bannister; he had come down staira and leaued against the bannister in the hallway; he | turned to me and grasped himselt here (witness put } her hand to her right side) ; he said, “I am shot; that bal! hit me; King did it; call the doctor; he then walked with me into an adjoining oMce; he sat down on the chair; for fear that the man woul! escape | rushed outof the oMce and to the crowd which had assembled 1 said, “Where is that man! have they arrested him?’ They replied, | WHO? WHAT? WHERE?” C. King; he has shot my hnaband; the man with a light overcoat; it was ali said in a few seconds; I re- turned to my husband and found he was sinking; with the assistance of some kind gen- | tlemen, he wes placed upon the floor, and @ coat ‘was put under lifs head; he seemed rallying for a mr it or two, and then one of the gentlemen at hig told gne “there was no use, that he.conld no! , that he was dying; J remember nothing after that . ez: for a few mom: ASKING FOR A PRIEST, I asked afler I recovered if a priest was there; @ gentlemen came ferward ; he askea me if 1 eta Catholic; I told him I was; he asked if my husband was one; said no; he asked me if he had ever expressed any desire to become one; I said he nad; he asked me bi he should Daplian him; 1 told bim yes; the question was asked my husband if he wished to be baptized; he raised his eyebrows and breathed hisJast, THE SOLEMN DENUNCIATION. yee Coroner—-Mrs, U'Neill, you saw this shooting * . Yes, ¢ Should you know the man who fred? A, Yea, You would be able to identify him? A, Yes, . Is that man in this room? A. Yea, » Point him ont, Witness pointed with her | finger to the prisoner, who satin the centre of the room. | The Coroner (to prisover)—“Stand up, King.” The prisouer siood up, looking steadily at the wit- nese, Coroner (to witness)—Is that the man? Mrs. O'Neill made the sign of the cross with great rever- | ence, and then said, with her index finger pointed | to King, “In the naine oi the Father, the Son ani | the Holy Ghost, that is the man’’—the three last words uttered with an emphasized deliberation. By the Ccroner—You have given in your state- ment all that you know of this shooting? A, Yes; there are many details which 1 may have forgotten, or may not have given, but the statement is all that 1 remember, Coroner—How long did your husband live after the shooting? A. I should judge about ten min- Taaid, “James arrest him; Sat ae agg NEW YORK HERALD, riunt of which was ; She farther ae that | eB, + At 42 | pteye ‘ CY a MELYO in a few minutes he was laid on the floor and light undereont pat under his head fora pillow; & number of persons came in, and I waa there Ie] into the door to prevent the crowd 100 5 in about tiiteen minutes, I suppose, he expired; i think the hour was about two o'clock; the removed him aiterwards on a stretcher, By the Coroner—1 was stunding at my office voor, at the head of the stairs, Siben Lisguies what was the matter and O’Ne#f! said, “1 am 5 | TESTIMONY OF FREDERICK M. ADAMS, J reside at 285 West Twenty-third strect; 1 am @ stenographer ; I was at the office of Judge Suther- Jand on Mor last, about one o'clock; when the yarties came in] took down the epee rom Miss Folk apd the others; when we got through the examination reese 2 ‘was said as to the ad- sournment and it was ixed for Wednesday, I Shink, at one o'clock; the attorney and the three Jadies leit the room with Mr. O'Neill; Mr. King fol- Jowed and shut the decor after him and very soon aiter I heard the report of a pistol. A SBRING KING FIRE. As | was getting off my chair I heard anower shot and just as 1 was opeuing the door 1 saw Mr, Ki | at the head of the stairs coolly taking aim an saw him the third shot; I went slown immediately; 1 was at the head of the stairs when I saw him take aim; 1 could not see the other parties; after he had fired the shot I came back into the reom imme- diately, and went into, Mr. Quick’s office and saw Mr. O'Neill sitting in the chair, and some lady was sitting by bis side; I think I went upstairs again to the office ; [stayed but a sew moments and then went to the door; [saw Mr. ee be who went in the di- rection of William #ireet; but beiore he started he asked me if a policeman had come; I sald no; I Stayed there at the door until the iceman cane, and T then went up stairs; Judge Sutherland gave | the pistol to the Leen 1 think; I think the | Rolicoman asked him for it; the policeman tried the door of the inner room and found it locked; he | asked Mr, King to open it; the door was not opencd | at first; the pelicoman commenced to break open | | the door with his foot; I don’t know whether Mr, King opened the door or not, but the déor was opened and the prisoner taken into custody; that is about a) I Know of the shooting. By the Coroner—I know King and-T have seen hin;i saw him shoot; witness identified the pris- soner and said he was the man whom he had seen | fire the shot, ‘TESTIMONY OF KATE D. FOLK, Treside at 194 Nassau street, Brooklyn; I was a witness at Judge Suthesland's ollice on Monday last; I was passing down stairs, and had just got to the bottom ol the stairs wien 1 looked up and turned my head, and 1 heard a pistol siot; 1 immedi- ately turned to gain admittance into the first oMee to give an alarm; when. lopened the door I saw two gentlemen there, and almost instantly I was surrounded by @ crowd; | begged the gentlemen to find out whether Mr, O'Neill had beem hurt, be- cause | Lad a feeling that he was the victim; noth- in covia be done for @ long time, for atleast tc seemed ten minutes to me; timally i gained acmis- sion into the room where Mr, aud Mrs. O'Neill were; saw Mr. O'Neni streiched spon the floor; ne was dead, By the Coroner—i merely heard the report of the shooting, TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM P, BONYNGR, Tam a stenographer and reside at Jersey City; 1 was in the office of Judge Sutherland last Monday ; J saw Mr, King ieave the room; it was immediately | alter the other parties whose names have been given; I hearé the snooting and went down into the office of Mr. Quick; Mrs, O'Neill was there, and she asked’ nie'to go-up stairs tosee that the } tet oner did not escape; Exeturned, and saw Mr. King handing the pistol to Judze Sutherland; King said, “Here; Judge,’ Witness fierd described the arrest of the prisoner by Officer John Gibney: TESTIMONY OF JOSEPH LONG, This witness said he was av office boy in the em- ploy of Judge Sutherland, and resided at 225 East hhirty-fith street; he said that he heard three shots in es emo j net eit out of ie omica cor, and saw King advancing Wi sto) and; Klug chine forward ama ay Ree Aree) the judges id said, ‘Here, Judge ;” then went into the other room and I waited in the outer office till _he was removed by a police officer; he saw the Judge mark the pistol and put itin his pocke| TESTIMONY OF FRANK J. DUPIGNAC, _l reside at 7¢ Jane street; Jam attorney for Mrs. King in the reference case; I was at 42 Pine street, last Mon re! ed the witnesses there; when T had conclu the examination of each witness I turned to Mr. King, who was sitting at the other side of the tabie, and £ asked him if he de- sired to cross-examine; he replied in the negative; when I haf concluded the examination of Mr. | O’Nelil I asked Judge Sutherland as to the next reference, and he said it would be on Wednesday; 1 told Mr, King the day, and he said he thought i was inistaken; I took up Judge Sutherland's ary and pointed out to him the day. TNH FATAL DEPARTURE. The ladies and Mr. O'Neill all rose together; 1 on one assed out; I the heaa of opened the door and Mr. O'Neill steppe: side and Lon the other; the ladies left the ofice last; when we reach the stairs the whele party was in Folk went first, her sister second, Mi and I went down with Mr. O'Neill, and was next, Mr. O'Neill coming down stairs last; while at the head of the stairs 1 saw Mr. King about to leave Judge Sutherlatel’s office; he was at the door; the party had gone down so that Mr. O'Neili was about utes; he never spoke after he said, “Call the doc- tor; that was in the hallway; he never spoke after he got Juto the room, ~ de E agree pain My hate is doy) therland; I reside at 39 Lexington, 7 rr batman Ne ht . Wer acquainted with the deceased, Judge? A, Very slightly; 1 never saw him untt Monday fast. Q. You saw the prisonex before? A, Yes; he had been before me in a business way. before you iu areference | } Monday, at one o'clock, i, ~ » Did they ha présence? A. None Whey eat Dabs ve any quarrel in the Foom in your, ALEV OT own After? the partios leit wit! Fon state what pap. dy A. ‘the reference in which L was caking evidence, under the order of the Supreme Court, had been set down for one o'clock on Monday; Hats that hour the attorney for the plaintit’ in action King) came, with other ladies and gentlemen, whom [ did not know, into my room; in a short time King came: in; of course I supposed that they were witnesses on behalf of the plaintif in action and that they had come to examined before me; one of the ladies, Miss Folk J think it was, was called and sworn and her examination taken with the aid of a stenographer, whose name I believe is Adams; after her exaimination. was concluded one of the other ladies, who turned out to be Mrs. 0’Neill and, I understand, the wife of the deceased, was sworn and her evidence was taken, WHERE KING SAT, Then the deceased, Mr. O'Neill, was produced, sworn and examined; all this was done in the resence of Mr. King, Who sat within two or three feet of me, in the first or outer room of my office, at + ¥ sot at one end of the a table—quive ER WEIL = me- we nog et table, heing engaged at the time in drawing qui seme papers; when the examination of these witnesses was concluded [ turned and asked King if he had any questions to put; he said, “None, whatever ;” the three ladies with Mr. ONeill, the deceased, and Mr. Dupignac, the attorney for the plaintif, rose to leave the office together; they bowed as they went.out and J returned the salute; just as they disappeared throngh the door, about together, King rose trom his chair near me, and tt struck me at the time that he rose rather rapidly, and walked towards the door, THR SHOOTING. After they had ali disappeared through the door, and ina second be hobo J heard three page he revert of pesto! in auiel S100 ; ig | ine ther’ Were” Tn Viy sae ir ty ain, Stetlo- graplier, another stenographer, whose name I font remember, and my oMice boy, Joseph; his | strname is Long; upon hearing the Hist report of | the pistol I rose from my hair, lald down my poh \ and was alo te go td tho door ty saé 1 Tdould find out what bad tal plate; Defore I had taken a step King Chile tuplily toward me presenting a pis Pd said, ‘Here, ca 4 T took the pistol ket; [did not speak or say a and put it into my poet word, A POLICRMAN WANIED, | Yieft King standing in the room, and went ont, | saying ax | went, to those who were in the ojtice, I think it wae. Mr. Adams and the other stenog- rapher, “See tuat he don’t leave the room;’ I ton the platform of the staircase and was pro- | seaing down stairs for the Nis gd of seeing what bad been the result of the pistol shots; as I went down Lasked two or three persons whom I saw what the trouble was, a on, said a man was shot and that he was dying in the next room; I went down tothe front door for the purpose of fiuding a policeman ; I found a large crowd and saw Mr. Dovigeac, with bundles of papers in his hands; T understood from him that a police officer | had been sent for; I remained there till @ policeman came; I went up stairs with the oliceman into the front room, the room in which | Thad left the prisoner, and 1 found that King was not there; the police oficer then went to the door of the inner room and found it fastened; supposing King was there, he asked for the door to be opened ; it was not opened very qui » and the officer pushed the door, and the door was opened; I can- not say whether it was opened from the inside or not. THE ARREST OF THE MURDERER. King was found there, and the officer took him in custody; 1 think it was before the door was opened the otticer asked me for the pistol; i made a mark upon it and handed it to htm; 1 enld,“Take King ta charge ;”” soon afterward they left the oftice, By the Coroner—I learned afterwards that Mr. O'Neill had been shot; this is the pisto: that 1 handed to the ofticer. EVIDENCE OF TUNIS W. QUICK. Treside at 116 East Twenty-third street; [ am doing business at 42 Pine strect; I was sitting at my desk writing and heard three pisto! shots tired; T heard no altercation nor anything suid ; 1 think it ‘was at intervals of two or three seconds that the | shote were fired; it Was an unusual sound for our immediately went to the door and opened were two persoms standing the en- tra who proved to be Mrs. O'Neill and Mr. O'Neill; Lasked what was the nmiatver; they both approached =m, onice door; Mr. O'Neill sald, “f am shot; the lady passed me at the ‘door and walked into my office; O'Neill opened the railing-and sat down in a chair; he ap- | peared so strong, and there was nothing about tim indicating the appearance of shooling, that 1 W, | He put his fan’ the middle of the stairway, and I heard a pistol shot; immediately afterward came a socond shot; I ran cepiaty me sil een are petih running rapidly up a couple of stairs; [ stopped 2 hal. way hd jc turhed away he Mn thé 3 Ha a Mr. O'Neill turning Found; he made some remark. E'S INTERFERENCE, on his hip: his wife bbed his arm and said, ‘Don’t;” the next shot was then fired; [then rau in the direction of Mr. Quick’s office, 80 as to get. out of the way of the shooting; I came back and saw Mr. and Mra. O'Neill walking to- wards the head o! the stairs; they passed me;I went Henin to ficvie to of the ~ oe wooden cpt A 8a) ¢ man Wi e red mustache ant light Seok T immediately went to Mr. Quick's ‘omce; saw My oxen fan ing e partition nd bis wile by the ‘aids of tuad his nes? wag tl oe ones and his nae ar rac ghee i Opened, whl was breat Wi appa- rent ctimcntte’ then Went out in and halloed, “Stop that man;” Iwent down stairs, across Wil- liam Btreet to the news room in Pine street; I saw Judge Sutherland at the door of the office as 1 sed out: I went to New street police station and met two officers, who returned with me; the police had already arrived, andl went into Mr. juick’s office and saw Mr. O'Neill lying on the oor, dead, as I believe, By the Coroner—Judge Sutherland's office is one floor higher than Mr, Quick’s office; I saw no other shot fired than the last, on behalf of the prisoner, Mr. Beach—-May I ask, what was the remark that the deceased made when Mrs. O'Neill said to him, “Don't,’? Witness—I think he sald, “That’s what you're at, is it?” Witness to the Coroner—Please enter that answer on the depositions, and state that it was in answer to a question of Mr. Beach, couuse} for the prisoner, gig Tt _ CormnsT—Did he make any other remark? _ Witness—Not that I heard, sir, TRSTIMONY OF 01 it JOHN GIBNEY, lama police oMcer attached to the First pre. cinct, in New étreet; I knew nothing about this shooting until a citizen came to me, when I was in Nassau Street, near Pine and Cedar; I think it was abouta quarter to two; the citizen told me that there was @ man shot in the front of 42 Pine street; J hastened to the spot; I met Ju’ge Sutherland on the hg" he requested me to follow him to his ofice, whien T did; the Judge sata “The prisoner was in this room, but he has left; I then tried the inner office door; I found it locked; I rapped and asked sor It to be opened ; I did this twice, but I re- Goived no reply. THE MARKING OF THR REVOLVER, I par my feos up. (0 the panel of the door, ang asked Judge Sutherland for tno revorvery th Jadge hiked the pretol Ma gave it tome; the iis Has {BS ag MMmediately; 1 got the revolver, dd forward to the front: 1 arrested him and handed him over to Officer Gilbert and went down to the woanded man and stayed with m. By the Coroner—t told King before I broke open the door that | was an oficer; Laskod him to open the door; the panel was broken in and King came to the front. TESTIMONY OF OFFICER GILBERT. About ten miintes to two o'clock on Monday last an unknown man came to the station house and said that a man was shot in Pine street; Sergeant Thompson calied me and told jah of there as soon as I could and ascertain what the trouble was; [saw amob at the door; the door ‘was closed, but alter a iew moments It, was opencd and | went up stairs to the second Aight; I found that Onicer Gibney had just arrested the prisoner; I asked Oficer Gibney for the pistol; he said it ha been thrown on the floor, TRE FINDING OF ANOTHER PISTOL, I searched the prisoner, by feeling on the out- side of his clothes, to axceriuin If be had a pistol; I then, took charge of the prisoner, with OMcer i proceeded down the stairs to the sta- 1 did not know ut the time that Oficer y tad the pistol; 1 understood at the time that In contusion the revolver had been thrown on the door. By the Coroner—TI understood afterwards that It was in Officer Gibney's possession; 1 found a re- volver on the body of the deceased; I understood that Mr. O’Ne#l! nad been shot im the back; in the presence of the doctor | examined the body, and when I came to the back I found bat he | hard; 1 then put my hand into the pocket an found the revoiver; I slowed it to the doctor and then put itin my pocket; afterwards the doctor and I went to the basement together and exam- med the pistol to sce if tt were loaded ; we thought at frat that it not foaded; 1 touched a spring and we jound that al) the four barrels were loaded; marked the pistol and gave it to my captain. Mr. Beach—-Mr. Coroner, may I inquire thréagh you whether the witness made @ thorough search of the body? Witness—No, I did not; I merely searched as far as the revolver. @ Juryman--The revolver was in the hip pocket? A. Yes. Witness to Mr, Beach—I made no other search than that which i have described, THE PHOTOGRAPH WANTED. Mr. Beach—I understand ‘rom the public prints @od jiso from private informativn, that there were a@ number of articles 1ound on the deceased, May Task that evidence be given respecting these, at thought he was inistaken; when he sat down in at Glamorganshire, Wales, on tie 8th day of June, the chair, however, he In an to turn pale and his eyos were somewhat Oxed aud he changed rapidly; Ulis Inquiry, especially with regard to a photo: raph of & ady, woieh Wos found in possession of r. O'Neill, in order that it may be identified? It Je Ipertant, in the interests Of the prisoner, that FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5a P ie as — to va ‘ ; | : Ly the identity of the persen should be presented to the ‘fhe Coroner—It that this ing are in the mai of the Corduet, and I don't believe go atm er ee ee Coreeen deta’ when prea end Yormany dressed the jury. Alter & consultation, which lasted about twenty minutes, the following verdict was returned : THE VE “The death of A. F. O'Neill was caused by a pistol shot wound, fired deliberately by James 0, King, at No, 42 Pine on Monday last.” xing was then asked the usual formal questions, He said he was born in New Jersey, that he was eee he des to say whether he was or was 01 re 53 King Was then removed by the lice to the Tombs, after a short station with bis counsel, on the Coroner’s commitment. THE JERSEY CITY FIRE. Further Particulars—-The Losses as Viewed: by Jarvis & Co.—Mr. Henwood and Chief Engineer Farrier—Why the Flames Gained Headway—Something for the Board of Public Works to De. From all the particulars that could be gathered yesterday, outside of conjectures and speculations, regarding the losses by the fire im Jersey City, the estimate given in the HERALD is substantiated. in the two buildings there were on'storage on the first of the present month, according. to the.books in the office of Jarvis & Co., 11,000 hogshcads of tobacco, of which 9,000 hogsheads were insured at that time, Since then the stock, and, of course, the amount of stock on which there Was insurance, has,somewhat decreased, so that it was not up to the average. Of the amount on hand, the owners state, about two-fifths, or 4,000 hogsheads, were in the burned building, and, of course, were entirely consumed. Tho owners state that the stock would ran in value from $125 to $175 per hogshead, thus making the loss on the stock $600,000, This estimate of loss is, however, said by many tobacco dealers to be much too low, and men who have largely dealt with the firm state that no tobacco of any kind could be bought there for less than thirty to forty cents a pound by the hun- dred hogsheads. As the latter weigh from one thou- sand to two thousand pounds each, this will make the value not less than five hundred dollars per hogshead, or 4 total of $2,000,000. Men who are Very reliable state that the loss cannot fall below though the statement does not accord with that made by those in charge, This, they say, has been done because, Messrs, Jarvis & Co. are only con- signees, not. owners, and are interested in placing the loss at the lowest possible figure. ‘The loss is thus variously estimated, on stock alone, to pe from half 4 miNion to two millions anda half, To- 100, it is. eaid, is 80 easily damaged by water and smoke that It is readily rendered valueless, and the percentago of loss by the underwriters’ will be urd heavy. . the part of the firm, states that Henwood, on their insurance will not fall short of & million of dollars, and may even exceed that sum, so that, accord: ng to this statement, the loss to. the firm ‘will be covered, The burned building was in- mares tor ¢ 55,000, 80 Pee firm al lose, bophtog he Jersey City companies escaped al risks—very Inckily—on this Dullding. The jp ading insurnnge ie ps 8 Pak on. fue larger of the Ware! Mr. Henwood, the business manager of the firm, applied 2 ogpenday. to Chief Engincer Farrier for two or three éngines, to be worked under Mr. Hen- Wood’s direction at the ruins. ‘This was declined by the Chief, The latter, after some conversation, asked if the department haa not done well on the previous night, to which Mr. Henwood responded, “don’t know about that. However, we will talk about it another time.” That the sweeping destrac- tion by the fames was due to the delay in giving the alarm there is not @ second opinion. ‘That it was also due in some measure to the fact that a stream was not turned on the blazing moulding mill and another on that part of the warehouse contiguous to it when the companies arrived, is fro tpen asserted by an ex-Alderman who re- sides in that section. it must be admitted, how- ever, that itisa light matter with spectators to find fault with firemen when they arc vanquished by tho Fire King. Success in this us in other en- terprises is everything. All things considered, the action of the Fire Department was landable. Why the Board ot Public Works do not. placa.the 22, 1872,—-TRIPLE SHEET. there represented tome, gentlemen of the nothing to do with the thirty-two years of age, and that on the advice of clined FIRE AND INSURANCE WATTERS. The Insurance Men in Council. Putting Up the Rates About Fifty Per Cent— Action of the Underwriters—The War Upon the Work of MM. Mansara. Description and Location of the Mansards. For a tong time there tias been & strong effort in Progress on the part of a portion of the fire in- surance interest to advance the rates of insurance ; but shese who opposea such Proposition im the Board of Fire Underwriters were in the majority, and the increase proposed was defeated. The alarm caused by the Boston fire was seized upon by the ‘minority, who have finally carried their point, ‘andi at:a meeting of the underwriters on Wednesday the following schedule was adopted:— CLABSIFICATION AND WITHOUT REBATE TO THE AND SUBJECT TO A BROKERAGE NOT EX- CEEDING ¥IVE PER CENT, WHICH TOOK EFFROT YES- The following @ follo’ are the rates on private ware- houses in New ¥ es ‘ork, Brooklyn, Jersey city and First Class.—Brick, slats or aig Wott ahuters io" all winds pacenet walls, not less than five feet in height, coped wit stone, etal or stone perniccs ot, gutters, to be dnetamed in edad ore metal wee AOI in height Second Class.—Brick, sione or iron buildings, varying f any one from the first class, ‘being in height not over slxty tect above the basement, Ge. to 65c. any pardewiar frome mec ct epee warvang ih nal aay eataaave'ctasamstge ahr Pash Buildings of either class exceeding sixty feet in height, charge five cents iot every additional ten feet and fcc: tions of é having skylight it shee nig! more floors to be charged an ad- A Mansard roof constructe Metal, filled in and covered erat ohevine walls through the roof and coped, no wood w! fer be- ing used In its construction, May be permitted charge, except for height above bacement toon, ott jansard roof varying from the above in any particular above for height of building) ae Nice cans ete auton Pliers tisacenotmsstnastey Wi oe Lee eo rches, Re.—Firat ito 65c. ; second clase, Ble, sg micah SEER Se aon Stocks (page @.—Hazs : Dae as Bie tune’ -—~Hashdons, Te, to Be. ; extra Lumber yards, $1 50 to'$1 65. |. Naval stores, in frame sheds, $2 to Btave yards, $1 to $1 10. dp bad ‘Tar in frame she Private Stable: Rate on ocean cent, The above rates were adopted by the New York Board of Fire Underwriters, THE NATIONAL BOARD w in secret session in this city, and are ree the entire system of insurance, bib Ty ba tn dope he ig provable that they wi lop’ Ther. ire delegates tn attendance from all parts of the country. The address e! President Henry™A, Oakicy reviewed the work of the peek Sar refers red at considerable length to the Bost fire its etfects upon the insurance interests of country, and urged greater care in the business of The report of the General tincx and contents 7 to ase: ric! amers to and Trou Nae York, 5 pee fire widerwriting. nt, 'T. He Montgomer » detailed the character of the work performed by him, including the establishment Of 619 local boards and the reception of the rates from 1,482 diferent ioculities, On the subject of AN ADVANCE IN RATES, ae he strongly advocated, Mr. Montgomery Two days after the Boston fire I Communiceiod wie overy member of the Board. by orlot of the weecutite Committee, on the general in by letter ibject of an advance r to companies in the city of yor York, and by to all out-of-town companies. Such to ncies of the case T sent es follows>-"We are our companies to Instruct thelr agents af to advance local hoard rates. Wil youge eka Was the recognition of local boards, th Whose organized Instramentali.s, rather than th ie individual action, wassought the proper ire. The responses to this, althougt Wark tone, pe: haps, all ring of the trae metal, and 9 a ative reply comes up tous. And I will further add as far as Tam advised, individual companies are in plain terms of their agents cases an advance fifty per cent over current estat rates. The various subjects to be discussed were re. ferred to appropriate committees, which will likely report to-day, when action will be had. MANSARD ROOFS IN THY CITY, The following are the principal roofs this ety prepared by the Surveyors of the Fire Underwriters, From it the height: character of each can ve seen, and the cost of in- surance, by a comparison of the heights with above schedule of Fates — vase Public Buildings and Motels. Herald BuiMing......eccceseseceseeee « Lafayette Hoted.......csesecseees eee rian purchased by them in position at the ..elle- ville Reservoir would not have been important ques- tion two monthsago. To-day iris a very sertous one, ‘The water supply at the fire fe!) short of the de- mand, or, as one of the firemen expressed it, “We jumped the main dry.” It will be fortunate ‘or Jersey City when the new thirty-six inch pipe now being laid by Mr, John R. ‘Malladay & Uo, Pie the meadows oar the Beileville Reservoir has I ted, Jersey City is not now pre- pared fagowple qian coni gration, B The danger which awaited the property in the neighborhood of the fire may be calculated by the fact that the lighted sparks flew around the White Star wharf where the steamship Adriatic is lying, and it was found necessary to usc several lengtiis of hose so as to prevent the cotton on the wharf from taking fire, and to meet any emergency that might arise from the appearance of fire on any partof the dock. Inthe Erie dcpot also a large staff of men under Mr. Francis I, Onderdonk were Kept on night duty, as: the rolling stock was liable to catch fire at any moment. ll the available to- ative: re employed to convey the cars to a fale distaboo THE BROOKLYN FIRE. Woodruff & Robinson’s Stores Again Ablaze=A Further Loss of $75,000, Notwithstanding the labors of the firemen to extinguish the fire which still lurks between the smouldering mass of grain and timber at the ruins of Woodruff & Robinson's stores, the strong wind from the river yesterday brought out the ‘blaze, and it quickly traversed the beams leading into warehouse ‘A,’ situated on Congress street, ANOTHER ALARM ‘was sounded which brought steamers Nos, 3, 4,6 and 7, and Three track, again on the ground. ‘The Welt dst, but they call for further aid. In @ short time the flames were again under control and no further danger ap- peared to be apprehended from the fire; but there were tottering walls standing, and bencath theae, through the greediness of the awners of the in, it is said, the men were set to work in hauling out the property from the ruins, Five streams of water are incessantly poured in from the tu on joar Jonn Fuller, which is now employed by the of Underwriters, The weight of water which has been thrown upon the ruins has caused the founda- tion of warehouse ‘‘A”’ to settle to such an extent that the walls on the river aide have sunk in two or three feet, and it will be iécessary fo take them wi. #3 WORK OF RECOVERING THE BODIES OF THE PR ae MISSPNG MEN -. has not as yet been commenced, as it Would be a perilous undertaking st the proseht time. Thon- sands of spectators Vi ted the icene of the rnins yesterday, but Inspector Folk, with Captain Ferry and a sqnad of police, kept them from the docks and beyond the reach of danger. The name of one of tho men who was buried bencath the ruins is ascertained to be Edward Hassett, but the resi- dence of his family has not been ascertained. The name of the second man is Liverson. The men say he was a sti er to them, and came upon the dock for the first time the morning of the accident. The man Thomas Beaty, who was on the dock in the morning, has not as yet made his appearance, and he may also be buried beneath the pile of débris, It will be three or four days before the fire will be entirely extinguished, The work of dredg- ing out the docks and pulling down the tottering walls will then be commenced. THE MISSING MEROHANT. The search for Mr. George N. Peay, of Louisville, Ky., who disappeared on Thursday morning, the 16th inst., still continues with unabated vigor, A number of extra detectives were yesterday detailed to assist those already looking for him, and ft is hoped some clew to his whereabouts will be arrivea at in a day or two. The police are very reticent on the subject, but it is evident from their movements they are working tremendously, A rumor reached headquarters yesterday morning that one of the captains had arrested a man on suspicion of bei conuccted with the disappearance, bnt whatamoun of truth there is in the siatement cannot yet be ascertained. There 1s also a story afloat about two men having been seen watching Mr. Peay for some days before he disappeared; but where this origt- nated or what amount of truth there ts tn it no one can tell. Theories of all kinds have been started to account for the absence of Mr. Peay, but none of them have yet produced any resul sides Detectives ‘Tilly and Heidelberg, who have charge of the case, there are five other officers at work. They are searching every nook and corner of the city, and it is to be hoped they will have the good fortune—although few expect it—of finding tne entieman alive, The following description of Mr, ay Was sent out yesterday by the police :— Age, forty; helght, five feet ning and.a halt inches: i ands. ‘Light complexion dark-gray eyes, Drown hairy email mole on middie of nose, sandy mux Grand Centra) Hotel... Albemarle Hotel 1,101 an House. pie French apartment House. 18 1160. Coleman House 1,161 hie Sturtevant House. . 1,1 Gilsey House. 4 Wood's Aluseaia, \ 215 to 1227... Grand Hotel.., 1,228 to 1,238. ‘[Bowery, 316 . New England Hotel. sles fac Hotel... 38 ¥ w Church street, 75 teet sou 16) feet north of tor. feet north of Rector. 76, 78 and Centre street, 7 Cedar street, 10, 76. Chambers strect. Pad and Hust Broadway, ast Fourteenth str Exchange place, 26 Franklin sireet, 105. HOtel....secrseceeersstorsneersseeeveeef Fulton street, No. 2. 103 Front street, 120 to 122. Granu street, 13 Appratsers’ stTe....+s+e00 John street, 53 12 to 16. * {Leonard street, Sta al Lalght street, 11. Mount Sinai Hospitat.........,....../Lexington avenue, im , jptniien jane, ian 3 to7y ens Sake or yaar natholic first am Turner Bullain |Nassau street, 11 to Md and iid 133 tol Tract House. 146 to 1 Pine street, 55 and 57 Pearl street, 536. to 54 Spring street, 75 street, Spruce street, 6 south Fifth ave Union square, Ontversity place, White street, 13, 1 47 and 49. Zand 23. 3,5 and Walker street, Worth streets West strech, 8. Wall street, 5 Mh Te Williarn street, 8 and 70.. 1 Water street, 452 ait’ Wooster street, 108, 110, nd avenue, 20 i Schapert Building. Ophthalmic Hospital. Remren House Musical Hall.. Third avenue, corn 23 to... [Fomth avenue, oi. French apartment house. Finth avenue, corne: Side, ‘ili 2 and re 3 ne! Hotel renew rrr New York Orthopa@dic Hospital.. Adeiphic Haul... os i New York Blind utior Beethoven Maennerchor C! St. Francis’ Hospit: Colored Orphan Hi 166 and 168. V7 and 13, 22, M4, 26 and 23. 25. and Hi 19 and 117. 126 118 and 120... as ni ath sta. Letween Tenth and Eleventh ave. KAWNIBAL KENNEDY, A Frightfal Case of Wife Beating in the Fourth Ward. John Kennedy and his wife Mary lived for some time past on the top floor of No. 319 Water strect. They occupied asmall room there and it is said passed @ wretched existence together. Nearly every week the neighbors, it is charged, had to listen to fearful cries for help issuing from Kennedy's apartments and would rush thither to separate the combatants, On Saturday night last John Kennedy, it is alleged, came home in bis usual state of intoxication and commenced to abuse his wife, He became exasperated at her patience, knocked her down, kicked her in the stomach, and even broke her breast bone with the heel of his boot, Some persons. in the adjoining rooms came rushing in, but were too late to hel Mrs. Kennedy or capture her brute of a husband. She lay on the floor perfectly insensible and Ken- nedy ceonped ont of the window and down the fire escape, ie police of the Fourth precinct were notified. Mrs. Kennedy was sent to Bellevue Hos- pital and OMcer Musgrave undertook the task of capturing the fugitive, He hunted through all the hee Bo) fei's Mf a9 Ly pot im in ednesday night and then his Own room witere he had crawled t ain by tache and goutee. Lightcolored Fall overcoat, frock coat, and veat the same; woollen pants, with mail ay sbripie, high gassimere hat, low sliocs (cloth tops). Woven Inet gold watch, long silver neck chain, Awateh key male of a silver quarter, two large silver ari siuds, set i yids; gold and black enamelled sleeve Buttons. ebire and handkerehier marked with his base. Red moroceo pocketbook ed to api y means of the fire escape, Kennedy war arraigned before Judge Hogan, at the Tombs, yesterday and committed without ball 19 await the result of the injurige ee PROBABLE MURDER, William Hi, Bull, of No. 3 Sylvan place, was struck on the head last night with a siuny shot, by some arty as yet unknown, and dangerously wounded, ir. Bull Was going through 120th street, and when near Sylvan place @ man started out of some cover behind and It him. The blow not being heavy enough to kill, Mr. Bull shouted for assistance ashe was only stunned fora moment, and the assa: gotom, The police of the Twelfth precinct are now looking for him, but itis not probable he cap be caught, as Mr, Bull could not give @ very definite description of htm. Mr, Bull was taxen to hig residence by some friends, where he now les, The affair caused considerable excitement fn the dis- trict last night, HARLEM HIGHWAYMEN, Two Manhattanville rufMflans, named John Crevan’ and John McCue, on Wednesday night, met, in-e lonely spot on the Boutevard, ® Rebrew peuller, named Lewis Samuels, and ba Le to rob him ne by of his jewelry and money, desperate resistance, and frightened his assailants so ly that they fled. Samuels at once went to the ‘irty-second pre- cinct station house and informed the police of the assault, Oficer Stevens was sent in pursult of the Reanwarnen Oe ca agi ed them both, They mage esterday arraigned before Juxtice Mi node, a the Harlem Porce Court,and comeatteen ex. amination—-Crenan in defnit of $1,600 bail, and MoCue tn defauit of $1,000, Tie accused denied the evaree and sail they Were only “joking. edier made & 18 loud cries