The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-30
the MERCER STREET TRAGEDY.

Csoropey's Inquest upon the Body or Auguseus
r. Van Iiew-rhe Evidence as AddscsA
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF the Jury-Propossa
Reward for the Apprehension OF the a1z.
derers.
The inquest In the Gaze Of M. Augu,tus T. Van lev
resident Of Nc IL Hubert g,rec, continued yesterday
bef re Coroner Hills, Of the Coroner's Office No us.as
street number Of witnesses examined but nss,s
light thrown upon the mysterious occurrence b.
deed no new facts revealed q ALL The jury
therefore compelled to turn to the evidence ELECTED on
the previous day depend solely upon the testm~ay
Of the physicians making the post norton cxsmpaios
arrive s proper conclusion In lho matter. Some slight
susp zion ~ attached " o number OF pickpookeb who
we're seen In the immediate nep hborhood Of the spos
where deceased vas found dead, and who, vas pro
sumed robbed him OF his gold watch and purse bui hs
testimony wss only hearsAy, ADD mese thai the jlyy
though, proper 70 attach but little imporAn H. and 10
oordiDsy, when rendering verdict, they did no, inp-
cate the individuals In question, although they were
morally convinced thss there Just grosnds for
susp,cian.
The arst witness examined ycserday was
Vim Lawson residing s,.Ho e2vn~k street, VINO beaos
swcfD, fasd--I knew deceased I me, him In faish
sce, mar Canal ., half gas, nine o'clock on the evening
Of the 2nb, when he ssed me 20 take walk a. FAR -
the 81 Nlcboas declined, having already tai walk
be then asked noe TO remain haf an hour at ca vArck
street, Until he ,bould return ssd would I did so
renamed a. this place uuin sfrer II O'Clock vhsn DO
ceaeed no, returning left In the morning heard he
hsd heep found decd kno~ nothing of deceasedI
~hsreabout, after leaving have often taken wAk
with dec.ascd 10 the 81 Nicholas would says vsis
Brcsdway 10 going and returning have novn deceAs~d
TO ompli.n 81 bis head affecting hi. sight bstss .oae
iimes t~o or three Gays this arose from q deraneed
system
Anne williams, residing at No. Mercer street, beng
ssorp, ssyr-f came 70 the shove place las. ss,urday
from Newport, X. I vas rssiug down Mercer street.
night before last about quarter past III o'slrk wbss
decreased lying his back an the cellar No,r near
Canal stree, 1,sw girl and two standing By De-
II Knew him, said no asked Der II abe knew him.
che raid Yes, he IL fre7d Of mine and that he vas
trunt, or 'omenoty had been uctng him lot and
look at him. DID 70; said III tho1sh he sas drunk
took hold CT bis hand and cold ssid toas he wnA
dead We wsoi N lsok for ~ cheer but found none
'unet " about I've Minutes tho men standing by
we lef them the said they would watch Tor en- oosr
and o'd No 10 loot again FOR we're xorz aloaG
Canal street thu srl pe man whom she called ioon "
and .sd he her friend; we tod min, rha, va we've
looking for; ve returned b ssd he would dnd ocsv;
be went are found one 1000 three o,her men came sp;
coon be cfc' came; and the other a then len alone
70 &c up Mercer street stopped No 4 jus then tbs
colorod ~ came out 10 30 the deceased: wcntuc
Mercer street little way ard then returned 10 go INTO tne
house TITO the parlor saw the parer but Nh
Bennett; the coored girl jus, coming In from ccxne
Ssd 10 20 home alone W ,c DIp pep You'd 20 ~i,h
could hnd my way back went ~ FAR as Brosnvsy, M-
ner street some stree, bclo. Cana. pe ~, ,Sss
should know Der II should sce her -. - -
Amsnds Bennett, No Mercer ssres,. ne,ns s.,csn,
o'c,sk right before two iris came 'hurrcdy INTO
NV house one Of them Ann williams; me other 80
ire or that car ia With Anna " whom Ann spoke hse
p,me and n, know. never having secn her until uen,
neither do know shere she lives they said there S~ss
mar c,bey dad or drunk tho ccrnor they thouehe
him dead. the cob cd girl Just then down stairs
said she could 10 che choose she vert oai mrnedsiey;
Inc ,,rsnsc sr CAV, that deceased friend Of hers
bs, she hsd known him tine che seemed 10 expre
GOOD deal % fee ing; the sirs vent out; Am
turned after little time, say ing she had been part II the
vay home with the other girl
John DYKES, residing at No l27 Grand street, deposed
AZ folows IL DID Dos know the deceased morning
vrpti int ~
Grand streets, kept by Charles BahmsB, Who said that's
man told him that be sac John Hurley robbns A mas
lyipe at the OF Mercer and grsnd streets az nm
dersiood ~ he might have said Canal street; that heve
three In company, and that Hurley the one vho
robbed he drunken maui kpov hurley; he IA pict-
pocket; have been policeman year; am MOI nov
policeman; met Mr.. Jordan, with whom had a CON
vcrsson regarding the affair he said had better Gonna
down and veil al knew about A.
Anthony ~ Reeve, residing n No. 124 TIud-oo stye~x
being duly sworn, deposed knew deceased partisIv,
keep boos stand a The ~ Nicholas Bo.e vas MOI 4