The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-30


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of Mercer till got to Camden dock; was ,neh
standing by the horses heads Of the carriage; saw st
cers hand with the pistol in out from behind the
coal box and fire; after he had fired he walked slowly
around the coal box the up river side OF the eoa
which were attached the coal box; as Mr.
dyke met him. he said, ''here am, give myself up
they won't hurt me- don't want to be hurt; Mr.. Van
dyke said to him; Come with me- my young friend, you
shant be hurt' Mr. Vandyke wanted me t9 take chaige
Of him. which refused to do at hrs Mr. " then says to
him. Come, you must get into the carriage and go back
door open and Mr. NJ said he could not get in and go
back with him; at that time had hold OF Mr.. MS arm;
twas the door right side OF the carriage which Mr.
Y. had open at that me Mr.. w.. when he first opened
the carriage door, called out Mahlon, you hurt P'
but there was no answer at ALI n meant the left hand
SIDE OF the carrage Mr.. " then walked round to the
down river fright side Of the carriage and opened the
"oo ana 'on Jesse the black servant to lit eberon up
as he had fallen down from the seat MS took hold Of
get me ahddle-l want to dances" then leading him
me ninu part OF ,ne carriage when met Mr. Van
dyke ciose py the carnage; Mr. " asked him for his
pistol ne saia ne nad none we then walked close by
the railing On tue sac Oh me boat Mercer v.
and myse he then asked Mercer for the pistol again.
M. SAID rs me pistol you want IS 1t y Mercer then
put MS fght nah1 ID MS overcoat pocket and MIR.
Vandyke put ms hana IN win Mercers hand,: and
look tne Ps!oi GU. WIS WroPped up IN
IN white hahoKercnel tnink CaP notn .neh Stepped
up and said Mercer must pe care or we tneh led
Mercer to the lore part OF the ana put MN up
on the drivers box; ne was theh driven up 10 Cakes
motel wher. ne was ake 1a,s . ~ oy s G WI a
that's all know [AntAe witnesses tell their own story
with very lew or no questions akeu "a ,, ann o..u,.
Cr9ss examined py MT. Ell [ %t yo or,
Q-How many people on board the boat at that
timer
Al don't know; 1t was cold, and most OF them were IN
the cabin at the time OF the firing; that al"
this county. and on the evening Of the 10Th Of Feb
called upon to go to Mr. Cakes hotel to hold an inquest
1.-THE barreled pistol shown]
Mr. you ever seen that pistol peioref
WITNEss.-Yes
Ayes.
Estate the result OF that examination =,
A-There four barrelsempty, and two loaded with
caps the nipples the pistol was in shooting order
saw Mahlon H Heberton there at that time
Q-Was he dead :
40, yes generally eramtne that before hold an IN
quest orer them.
WrSEss-I did
Mr.. BRowNE-[ln haste] we object.
The objection was, however, waived without excep
ton No further questions were asked on either side
Mr.. MoLLEsoN-Having identified the pistol We offer it
JOHN CARTER swom-I was on the upper wharf at the
time of the about 90 feet off, when the John
Fitch was coming in heard and the four pistols
Off to seein body shootin these pistols didn't
at that present time didn't any body but Jeemes
Korn who giving the line he was on board the
boat and the wharf took the line and put it
over the post the eend Of the wharf as was going
saw meet Jeemss Korn, one gon one way and to-
ther goin toher way; Kon and him passed by the
ngs al1 ,b By
had got the line fast and was going round by the end OF
theshP. w ~, ,r. =.
Mr.. MoLLEseN-Thatl do, Mr. Jehers go on let us
have it all o, o,5I.,;n,,..,u,
about ooseps on the coal before saw him He run
as he was gong on the upper sac o, .ne Out ne
couioht eet on tIue' w. i TO | s W.. nc
was something like thirty feet aheado me- ne Witness
and trying to run away secretly; but we could not
make niucn Oh ~ "ns ou' ny 'ns w
renee py MI 1eueIs, Dv u. .u ~ & :
eciting the testimony ABOUT the man VINO was running
away me wnness was mere .! S. oeners
ABOUT the Goa, hesP, e VA. ;. ~ 'a
stepped onto the COAL &c. ne also grew rougn aa'
gram when was SHOWN tnc Wlhe ssh rv man run
OF he was ABOUT mudie siLed man 1--WE suppose
this an attempt to show that Heherton might have
been shot by the man who then jumper ashore upon the
Mr.. SLOAN Did you know the man you saw running
away7 ,,.,u
o-Di he run away7
A-Yes ne was running lne ias' saw OF MN.
Q-Could person nave jumped from the "heei mouse
on TO that pie OF coaii
Ayes, sir
Dr. LoRErzo r E'sIER sWorn-on me evening Oh tne
oth OF fepTuary was ;.I o H. s NJ E,, o d
been shot went Immediately down 10 MI Cakes, ana
found him lying on the moor, ne was surreuhaen py
crowd, through which got TO hin. inc question was
asked by several if the man was dead; examined me
mans pulse and decided tat ne was oeau anu
them that he would not breathe again; examined the
body as physician; the pan Pene'raeu oeow Ine eii
shoulder; tnrousn he LEI. iuns lis $500 o.
examinationl into the heart Where IL iousea,
DwrRicT ATroRNFr-W as t"s'o ai i0e"fs
AAoee.exam ned by Mr.. JEFrERs- The witness here
described Of the ball towards the heart, in the
DR.. Mountford did yesterday] The ball
penetrated nearly through the heart lodging in the mus
Gu lar part of il.
By Mr.. NoLLEsoN-Whch is the highest, the lower
point of the scapula where the ball entered or the
trcles Of the hearth
Dr. FL think the venrices OF the heart are the high
est
Mr.. MOLLEsOv-ITO the Witness Tnat ID ALL DCCtOr.
To tho Court We HERE.
THE DEFENCE.
The Hon. Peter A. Browne, l.. L. D., who, believe, Is
the author of work Veterinary Surgery, opened the
case for the defeuce.
He said he should lay down the law and state the facts
tho Mercer was Of fragile rame-cf bilious tenn