New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-01

TRAGEDY was msde by tie Twelfth Ward Police on
their rtnro to the Chief yts.rday morning. Tue
reason II knosL only TO themselves. No person tn,
leeb ere4d
Corfer lille would greatly obliee the reporters Of
tie ca' psyer il he would bring the testimony taken
b. himself inques' to the Corvoers Office, instead
Of keeping it at hu residence, five miles or more
fr,'n the Hall.
The following testimony WA taken, yesterday, by
the Coroner. # the inquest in Csrm.nvilie:
Jer miab Sseehep r.idng At Mr. stewart, At Fort
Wa binetor, hci' sworn, soys-I am Mr. Sow%fs
gsrdere; about clock last evening ss~ dccra.rd
come upon Dir. Hopkins srounc; heard the de-
.ssed sod Others tax ng loud; then went on IN the
ground and raw NJ Hopkins aid decreased 10 scufns
together near HoIki,ss bouse; went and took hold
Of cecesAed to quiet him. think deceased let 20 VI
Mr. Hopkins am walked ru1nd for while some four or
five minutes; had ste I'D back At thi, time far
the gate leading to ste road. some twenty yards:
] did hot deceased in cor nct with any after
TIM remained at the g,te until | saw the Officers
come WHEN wert with them to the place where de-
ceased was lying some fifteen ysni. from the gate to
The northwest deco sed HAD marks on him then; he
eeemed FER srl,ss At this time; strike de-
cessed; saw Mr.. Hopkins and another gentleman
whom did not know provide themselves with clabs;
raw Mr.. Stevens fire pi-tol at deceased do not
know he was bur by it deceased ran Afes the man
who fred the pistol do not think that be caught
him.
CbsrIes o. Copor being sworn ssya:-On Sunday
afternoon. June 2sth. 1886, | heard great noise OF
dogs and human voices 81 the bouse Of my nearest
peighbor John N. Hopkins. proceeded instantly to
the grou6d, and found Nan whom could not hSve
recognized III life. but who represented u be Mr..
Hopkins cOacbma ing upon the ground, held do IN
by lumber Of persons rot OF their family. MIR Il.
and his fsther.ir-lsw, John A. Havens, were within
the bouse az Judge. They we're not in sight. The
msb futou-ly mad with liquor. He broke froa
those who held him almost Immediately after my srri-
val aid otter venting some threats against IiOpunt
and old II.veps he expre-sej it, escaped out Of
s,,ht mi tr NJ fhe m n fitsp
pressing in respect to his probable resppearance
searched the premisrs Cor him, and found hun in the
act Of entering the westerly gate from the depot roat
he had q rough and rather large stone in on naod;
held the gate Sgsrs him std rpoke to him; be spoke
viclepty against Hopkins; tired to soothe him by
saying had nothing to co with that, hoping to draw
him into conversation, and pacify him; this had no
effect: expected every momeot that be would fling
the stone through the opeoiDgs OF the gate; in some
form be denied my remark, calling me by name; [
b+Id Tim out arc be obliged " PISS up tho road,
upper gate; be was viot pt and ungovernabe; some
ht permitted to speak to him. while others he struck
A. tbs etsge LIE ghbOring gentleman said he would
shoot him, ard a. suppO-e though could not see it,
temptII to inin'idste hiu by ~nrning-it h.d no
effect; The g.ntlsms. fired; the pstcl took no effect
he instantly gave chase to the gentleman, who,
boxeytr, succeeded in making bis erc.pe; he Con.
tipuHd violently raypg aud threatening to the great
tenor Of the ladies' Mr.. Hopkins rem siniug
at or in the house with them; he re-
tired TO the North Essterly side OF the
v ak there at that time not far from him. a
little DsouLd at THU slant person appeared on Me
ground coming in by the moth east corner Of the lot;
II otobt young Nc. John Havens, who had
enttrtd from my premises over the fence; the man IN
ptapty assaulted bin, but could nOt,see with what;
blows exchanged, and b.th fell apart at
this ns, ant small sizeu mau, unknown to me, with
stick shouted at dtc+a-ed; he arose, aud presume
received blow, for he Aeo; the mall man, young
Mr.. Hav, rs and nyself followed; | must have been
very near him vber be was f. ally Frustrated by
blow Of stick as suPpo.s' though could not zee
sbout three three aud Q half feet 0lg; he lay ou
his back end had very troubled breathing; at the
gtsticn Of c. g. Sloan, who just then arrived be was
plainly at The spot; his 'ace covered with blood;
cannot find fault with my for trying to stun him
with knock dowo. Neither Mr.. John 81 Hopkins,
uOi John A. Nayens near a. the tine he was
XII ecked dOwr.
John NJ. Hoy ins. residing H Fort Washington,
ben sworp d, poses follows: knew deceased; he
wac in my employ as gardener and co .chmsn for The
last sixteL months; he wo AID 4. tes get Intoxicated;
he yester ay; he came upDu the prenis -
SHORTLY befoe Shutdown weut part Ut the way 10 his
room, bich III the c"acAhouse; fUud him j1.
after euDee the he sd Of the stars l-iding to ais
room ss!eep: called hm TO get key, that might
att. I'D TO rom. duties shch he unable to perform;
be awoke and came down stair, no. seeming to co
pltheL6 what wanted Of llU at h's, ana oa my re-
pestns the question several times he became rx8sp
lated, and csue toward M in d mrna ing atutud
be followed this fiOm the coach house to
my house backing sill the time, aud taking to hi n,
eLdesyorng to get HIN quiet; at th4s time strak de-
ceased with my fist; thn was IL self defense; he foil,
cstchipg hole tf my feet, tLro wing me down; we
grapped for some time the ground, when our
n.ighbOr appeared at the spot where we then We're;
they afforded 10 assistance; was sittiog and de.
ceaseds bead in my lap; he bit my thigh severely;
uy clothes wert much by my choking hem he lst
90 of bic hole aud mmed ately after cleared m, self
from him; | took Lo iurther part in the IN ,,tor;
deceased left the rpH where We were; do not know
which way he went, went in the house, or within
few feet Of the door; during the rem .nder of ths
day I raw dece8.ed but once, which was when he
came to the south soOp; went into the house, and
eft% rw8rd saw him lying on the ground, in.ensble
Tear the east gate, some one hundred aud fifty feet
from tho bou.e; this fifteen minutes after We
were tepssted there was shouting and loud talking
continually; beard some one cay Bring r!pe! 1t
was 20 dsik that could not distinguish from
other at the distance wa, of; went to deceased
few minutes sfter and found him lying 90 bis back
breathing very bard should think that he died in
fifteen minutes.
Question by a Juror-Did you hear the report Of
Wituer-I did, but do not know who dredit; was
in the house at the time TIL, just after were
separated.
side at No. % Waverley place, n. T.; as was re-
turing from Mr. O'COnuOrs house last evening, about
"a o'clock and when about twenty feet from the
house of Mr. Hopkins saw deceased coming t0wart
me; he intoxicated; l stepped aslae to let him
pass; be said is this Mr. john and instantly spsang
toward roe striking with sene thst he htd n
bis hand and at the time taking hold OF my cst
collar; cucbed with him, an we fell together, but
alrnost instantly separating, he falling one way ana
the other; at this moment some csne around the
& E. corner Of the house; do not know who he Wa;
be made toward U.s. when dect ased Jumped up and ran
toward the east gate also ran after the deceived,
and the per who came round the c)rner ran ansr
him too end, svoripg to lead bun off, the dogs then
lump toward deceased, wheD he stumbled over
them and fell: be tried to when this person