The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-26
CORoNER's INQUEST.


Yesterday Coroner Gamble held inquest at the New
York Hospital upon the body Of the man Henry Boomer
who shot dead Friday morning. at his residence,
No 113 Elm street. by Robert Buas. The facts elected
the inquest correspond exactly with the account pub
lshed in issue Of yesterday. The following full
report Of the proceedings before Coroner Gamble -:
TESTIMONY.
Louisa Rifle, residing at 1l3 Elm street being sworn
says-l have known the deceased about three months
and have resided in the house with him. yesterday
morning at about quarter to six O'clock saw the
ceased the first floor of the premises aforesaid he
said s'good morning. and then passed up stairs with
pail of water, and went into my on the first
floor and there heard the report of the pistol did not
the prisoner that morning until saw him in the
hands Of an officer.
Frederick Knzel residing at ia Elm street deposed
Enthusiastically morning, about six O'Clock, heard
the report Of pistol and went over to where heard it.
and found the ccease Mt the foot of the stairs the
first floor Of the house No. 113 Elm street, standing
up with pail of water in his hands, and
blood running from his side asked him what
was the matter, and he said Mr.. Bulias, the
prisoner had done it. The deceased then fell the oor
and took the water and washed the blood from his side;
did not see tho prisoner that morning until saw him
in the hands oil the ocer the deceased did not speak af
ter he fell; when went over to him he all alone
John Ritle sworn deposed 0llows-I reside ut 113
Elm street; yesterday morning. the Oath ns about six
O'Clock, was in bed the fourth floor, when heard
the report of pistol Immediately got out Of bed and
went down to the third floor where saw the prisoner
Ruias, standing in his doorway; asked him what
the matter when he said he had been shot but did not
say who; then went down stairs and the officer
coming in; he asked where Buas lived showed him
the room; the deceased at this time lying the
arked him the why Buas had shot him; he said
he did not know he gave me the key OF his room and
that deceased had holes in him. when they and
found bullet in the door; named Hopper gave
the bullet now produced.
Robert Conner, policeman of the Sixth ward, being
sworn, deposed-Yesterday morning about six O'Clock,
while duty people running in the direction Of
113 Elm street; went to what was the difficulty on
getting TO the door the deceased lying his right
side with his head against the door, the first foor
and blood running from his side; found of the wit
nesses by the Of Kinsel, with the deceased he
pointing up stairs said the who shot deceased lived
stairs went up stairs to the second floor and not
seeing any person. waited moment, when saw the
prisoner Buias put his head out Of the door the r
1oor; went up and went into the room and asked
him what he had DONE when he put his right hand to his
chest, and said II have shot him.; then made the
rest looking around the room found the pistol
shown me lying upon q boz; TOOK charge OF IT and
said That is the pistol shot him WITH; then took
him to the Sixth ward station house aud returned to l13
Elm street. when found deceased had been removed to
the Fourteenth ward station house, with assistance had
him taken from there to the New York Hospital the de
ceased sensible when brought to this institution; the
doctor aid he was in dying condition; for JUS
ce Connolly to take the declaration of deceased as to the
facts.
II visited the deceased, Henry Blooner, at the New
York Hospital; he then In dying condition, as
informed by the physician, he then in sensible
condition. and he able to give me the facts hereunto
annexed =
POLICE CorRT-iAIIs or JUSTICE
Snte Of Nep Fork ON and County .of Ne,c York
Henry Bloomer of the New York Hospital being duly
sworn, deposes and saysIhat on the oath day of Au
gust in the year 1885, the city Of New York and
~ of New York, he feloniously and violently as
sautcd and beaten BY Bulins who inaictad mortal
wound dcponent with loaded pistol in the hands Of
RuliQS.
pistol the bali which entered the breast of dcponont
and pasted through his body without any Justification
the part of the said assaant; wherefore this deponen
pays that the said assaiant may he apprehcnded an
bound to for the above assault Nc, and be dea
Wv" '''0''''s y ''"' HENRY Z B1ooMER
sworn before me his oath day Of August, 1855
MICHAEL CONNOLLY, Police Justice.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
7. p. Dash house surgeon of the New York Hospital
being sworn, said--The deceased, Henry Boomer,
seven O'Clock. with gunshot wound penetrating the
chest between the fourth and fifth ribs, about and
half inches TO the right Of the sternam the wound
right Of the spinal column; the patient was very much
Frustrated from the injury and died the morning.
at about 0ai O'Clock; making post norton examine
ton Of the body the wound found to have passed
into the chest from there through the lower lobe OF the
1 n "n @ at e pon Sa two
TO the right Of the spinal column the cavity of the chest
filed, the right side, with fluid and clothed Blood
would produce a wound described above there
grains of powder AROUND the wound showing that the
pistol instrument when fred close beside the de-
ceased.
The case was then submitted the jury, who, after
due dciberation, rendered the following
VERDICT
That the said Henry Booner came to his death from
pistol shot wound, while in the hands of Robert Blu
las Tie morning of the 2ith of August 1885, ut No.
Bulia was then committed to the Tombs by the Coro
ner, for examination.