The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-29

coRoNER'S INVESTIGATION coScLUpED--vKRpIcr
OF TIE JURY-THE MURDERER sru L AT LARGE.
SECOND DAY.
At II o'clock yesterday the Coroner continued the
investigation the of the brutal murder Of Chas
Gren perpe.rated on Monday night, on the Battery.
The evidence goes to impcate, in degree, Ger
named Bernard Bates, who was friend of the de-
cessed and seen, with companion in the company
of the murdered man the prior to the
der. Great perse has been exhibited by the
Coroner in this matter The police under the
of Captain svey have made many arrests but up to the
conclusion of the evidence last evening and the finding
OF the verdict no testimony has been brought to light
duplicating any person directly excepting suspicion
from circumstances ELECTED during the
which tends to mpcate the German named Bates whose
detention for further examination was recon- mended
by the jury. However the impression is that the
deceaed has been murdered by some one of his own
country who appeared to have been friends to him
and believing or knowing he had oncy absut his psr-
was induced under false pretencss to accom-
parry them on the Battery, the Monday night in
question where his life forfeited for the gain Of few
dollars
There appears to have been plan per.
suade the deceased to leave the boarding
street knowing that the funos he possessed were in the
hands Of the landlord that house. and by leaving the
premises he would of cource take with him the money
aud thereby have the about his person the
show that the very day he did the night his life
was sacrificed and his robbed of the The
following evidence WAS taken yesterday
Oregon Hermann, being sworn sayn-I reside at No II
Rector ttseet am frem the same village as deceased
and arrived IN this country two days prior to deceased
nas boarded at No Il Rector street With deceased
not know OF his qusrreltng with any in the house,
called at No 100 Greenwich about seven o'clock on
ceased but they were not there knows hat had
about s36 in money on his person when hs left No II
Rector street Bernard Bates wished him at
Nc 100 Greenwich street. as he going there mms.
diately; told Bates that / would got my
super going to No lea Greenwich street. and not
bndipg either Bates or deceased at the house. went
home again to Rector street, it about quarter to
seven O'Clock when Bates left to 70 TO Greenwich
street. knows o'clock BY taking supper 1T
that time DO not Know Of any circumstances touching
the death of decsased.
Conrad Hermann, beipg sworn ssys-I reside n. No.
20 Rector street in the attic had conversation
On Tuedoy morning with the wife OF Bernard Bates in
my Toom she told and my wife that rhe (Bstes) had
been uneasy all night her husband did ot come in till
ste at night be entered the very carefully lighted
match, held it over her to il she asleep he
then took matches and closed the door very
fully after him. went down stairs, and further deponent
Faith not
Augusta Bates b,ing sworn ssys:-I reside at No 20
Rector street. wife of bernard Bates: my husband
took his supper about seven o'clock Monday night,
aud went after supper directly to bed it his
to retire to bed at that time not acquainted with
the family living in the next me; ia
their room never had any conversation with them
cept when they hired the ROOM did not have any
versation with the inmates OF next room Tuesday
morning. gave birth to child; it will be three weeks
next Saturday; my husband told me he had about
dollar in his possession on Monday he also told
that man in the same house had Lost the night
previous; or tutay night. think, my husband did
not get up that night my child troublesome, which
kept me awake; think should have known il he had:
Tuesday morning my husbard got up at seven clock
Leonard Piaeder being sworn. saysI reside at No 20
Rector street am acquainted With Bernard Bates:
told Bates on Tuesday morning that my wood house in
the yard ha been broken open during Monday night,
and my axe had been stolen; Bates replied you want
one and rant ons-we will 90 together to junk shop
ard buy each Of one Bates is blacksmith by trade
but does at business except carrying letters
the German Society; the lost was large one and
had long handle; heard no boise in Bates room
Monday night; his room is mine: have known
Bate about noLth and cannot complain Of him as
IeiS tbor.
johanna D. Hermann being sworn says--I reside at
No 20 Rector street; wife Of Conrad Hermann myself
and husband having no fire in cur no ON went into Mrs
Bates at Viii h time end place we had converse
ton with MIS-. Bates this was Tuesday morning; having
just moved into ehoute Mrs Bates asked mo il bsd
heard the nswe OF man being killed; 1t then about
10 o'clock in the morning. was informed by my hus-
band that brs Bates had told him that her husband had
been out late the night previous and in and
cut sgSn taking matches with HIN; nv husbar and
slept Mendsy night at the hoU,e or Robert Blum Mr.
Bates in tee habit Of irequentns the house Of Robert
Bum cannot ssJ he YVES there on Monday night
CcnrsG Hermann recalled The conversation which
tooS place between ny self AID Mr., Bates, place in
Mrs Bates room, and net ia ny room Is have pre-
yitusiy been unde,ttood 10 say.
The Coroner here announced that he evidence within
his knowledge was now eZhautted and stated that ne
would nov read over al the evidence taken. 0u the
oorclutioa II the reading the Coroner briefly summed up
he 20 the jury IN very oesI snd comprehensive
meLGer rtituDS very imparauy 20 te suspicion redt-
j. z against tie German, Bernard Bates. who
ur5et arrest suepicon The then submitted
10 she jung 81 ocl9ck who atter debera.i9n u half
al hour. returned the following
VERDICT,
That the tcceafei Charles GtC came 20 his esth By
\ on ouHd cemninuted fracture the skull occssioned
d, Il violent blow blows with heavy weapon in
dcte3 The night Of TIE 26th January 1852 BY some
person or perstns 20 this jury unknown And, fur
Their the jury think FROM tue evidence a5duced during
the invpttlgaton th8t Bernard Bates should be COM
uitteo, spd held fer afurther examination.
on Tho rendition 81 the above verdict, the prisoner
bates brought from tha cell before the Coroner and
through Or Van Lier interpreter, TO questions put
10 dim. answered follows 1919 Old not zee the de-
ceased On on3ay at two o'clock but tho morning Of
that DAY took HIN 10 the President OF the German
Society 10 william street and the proprietor Of the
hnu-s Rector street where | resce know. ID hun
tefH Tho Coroner here desired him rot 10 any
further question. aud the prisoner accordingly
msnde5 Il II possible that in day some fur
Their evidence may 1eVelope itself in this strocous yet
II ysse.ious of w.lul murder
Police Intelligence.