The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-30
The BrookIyn Murder.


EXAMINATION OF THE PrIs0rER BY PHYsTCIANs, AS
TO HIS sANIrY-INvEsTIGATIoE BEFORE coR0SK
BENNETT AND yURY-HI6 C0MnrTTAL ON THE
CHARGE OF MURDER.
Coroner wynaht r. Bennett assisted BY Coroner Has
ford, yesterday held an investigation over The body Of
Cornelius Cannon, who was murdered Third avenue.
about on Sunday, BY . young man named Johs
Wesley Iayman. The prisoner taken IRON Brookys
Tho OF the Coroner on Fay Ridge road, IN The
town or New Utrecht and about four miles distant non
the Brooklyn City Hall. He vas conducted 70 room In
The on where he put through IN examination - 10
his sani,y By DIS. II. l. bartlett and o. g. Roths. Tho
result Of their Inquiries win seen In ths details hero
with annexed No one but the officers, besides
Tho prisoner and physioans, wM permitted 10
the room. Inc news Of the murder, however. having
spread through a The country round about FARMERS and
others living miles dhsant 70 the store In vehicles
and crowd Ct several hundred gathered togehsr
during the afternoon Great interest NOT excitement.
was manifested and fears entertained that We peo
pie would take The law In thsir own hands No lndsca
tons Of violence were shown and all TRANSFERRED pcsos
ably and In ovder II was thought strange, however,
dssnce ana in INC vicinity Of The murdered mans res
dsrce, In order 10 ascertain the staAe Of hin mind
when the sa,, ss y X. s
jail by Captain Combs and obcer Bush, Of the EsntA
ward lie appeared peaccabie, and took everything 90
matter OF course. Ho exhibited neither fear NOR snxs
~ either by word action.
The inquest was held At sbe house Of the family Of de-
ceased about two mcs distant from Coroner Bsnneus
hood were present, among ths Tunis g. Bergen ESQ,
the Supervisor Of tho town. and others The post mof-
tenn termination Was made here.
The family OF deceased consists OF VIE and Two
chlIdrsp lie was s years Of age, native OF ireland,
some years past he employer by NJ Jamos " Ms.
fbew asd gardener and bore the reputation
Of steady and industrious man throughout the negh-
The following the substance Of the statement Of ths
prisoner given 10 the physicians In Coroner Bennetps
house,
In answer TO questions by the physicians the pvsoper
had been guilty Of namclcss practice since he was
eleven years Of sgc until within about three years back
WHEN be became "bewiobcdn by the sprtuaIsts. A.
committing the deed With which beis charged be sao
he did because be wanted money 70 20 Louisvile,
where ne had friends living Who were employed In
the Icss Office He he'd oen thought OF pcrpetrsting y
cesd o. this kind for the last two three ycars and TAX
cuiars publshcd yesterday be said that amer killing the
maj he took The lines me body leaned against him cv
. RI ort distance but becoming heavy - 70 Dc moon
venient he placed him in the fore part q We wagon NM
came Along the road but no did MA potsos him ine pr
soper) o stopped the wagon when ne threw tne body
ont was sorry be klt h,m when ne found ne nad no
pser ,a,raed He ssis he vas spirsualist me spirits
manifested themselves 70 him IN ne mAnos house mey
we've pes sed 10 see he had been arrested They
vented 70 set him ont Of the way BY spirits came 70
SON ssv them in the street time ago; knew thai
a was MR. ncnnieor, ~ she had written piece ab,ut
! ,uIe Girl which appeared IN ihe sam Newspaper. The
piece, he thought vS BEADED 80 pyss s w. ne
IN nnisop ard he remained a. Mrs.. Deuniscn for three
monirs lie worked n bin trade all the time he her
she ssrlessed the fast 10 him thst u We -. srbse
aueniiy be wM usnsformsd mo Mrs. Robinson, NE