The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-14


winsss-He said they were two officers; said. "wha.
do they wan, s-do they come for money ~ ssked; "dd
five dos Wss hsn aid Soa -,
wnssr-I asked why did be give thorn SIS; he said,
because they came for money and because your mother
Vas here gave IT, a. ala not want 70 raise sfuss IL your
| mother Was not here l should NOT have given aay
money"
Coroner-wbat did you think he gave the money forY
Wtness-I understood IL wa. gwen IS "hush mo-
ney" he bias given money before, but how y: much
clothes; knew that Hogan belonged to the Chiefs once
my husband told me Hogan again came ater tho ssh
Of July; he ~ked John was In toa him ne Was not
will be here between two and three O'Clock Monday
ms husband give him money, but knew he got it,
| Corcner-What kind Of \ mar was the officer
wiiness-A little, short man, with dark moustache;
dresses very gay; wears diamond breast PIN name Is
Bradford my husband has been arrested, charged with
burglary number Of years ago; not Arrestes
Coroncr--wa as be not arrested sncei
Whness-He was arrested about two years ago. and
when he taken 10 the Chiefs ece he Ieleased
| He never tried
Coroner-Why was he released
Wpess-I don't know. He was also arrested about six
years agowas ssken up on suspicion Of bank robbery
Coroner--Do you know q man na ned Errcksg
Wtnse-I know Erricks, He keeps dry goods store
He and my husband had good deal of business 70 DO
Corcner-Dd he ever buy stolen goods Of you or your
| husbanGf
wtners--No. Of me; don't know; he lived in Tenth
street, III NO 2b or Whereabouts, between FIRST
and o. lives nor Eighth avenue, No 272, and kecps
| dry goods rtcre; knows another man called Johnny
| WiEea-Yes, there q John Miller, who Gale d to my
house.
The Coroner oaIed over the names OF the jury, aad
having read tee above statement to the Witness che
signed BY her mark, not being able write When
was retDs she asked Tor the daga~reosypc which yss
had charge of said he would return to her when ne
had done With IT, She then said she had further evidence
| 10 give.
witness resumei-Hogan at my house tue cay my
husband was dying he came in when he lying very
los ssked, +" Was John al home - SAID no
| he
he leit was going 10 give him some money but didn't
war aiiad he would see John in bed; hsve
| heard him say, four or I'VE weeks ago, when he
was going rso he bedroom where mother lying wn,
and said, 'DoDt go in there; and having done so,
| have q harder one.
The witness, when her nation through fell to
Mrs Cecilia Brown sworn-I reside al 100 Low street
knew the deceased seven Year,; advertised foT board
ers and he came there he and his Wife and boarded with
slnih b. trade have them frequently since their
turn from Philadelphia visited the family the 9Th Jay
hearing be Was SICK, and Gso because I partial
| TO his wife, hts business making difference
wensover and found deceased sicx abed; asked his
wife what was the matter she did not tell me; had
Conversation with him. asked him what was the matter
with him, and he said he shot; asked him Ensre,
and be ead that didn't matter, he woad tell another
time; be tell mo at tina; time how or where he MAS
shot; called ssa!n on Monday bad no convenatlon with
bin but dressed his wounds; called Tuesday being
sent for, and ne asked to take OF him; went
about o'clock in tho afternoon, and homo at 10
o'clock had Go conversation with MIN the time al ell
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wandering in bis mind. and said disconnec,cdiy q"
standing door, unlocked the door-(here witness again
explained this all said Disconnected by while ne
wandering his mnd and let two them iu fel, .ome
thing strike my eide unlocked the door and out
after walked on the other side Of the way and eat
scop; 90. into the and went down TO Nineteenth
street. then after that he wandered and became So
aud said "Giye me my clothes, and will take you 70
Tay or and give you an ice cream be said he shot
In Broadway and said nothing else In reference his
jurcs he was SO wandering IN his mind would not Ike
to ay, IL was 90 DISCONNECTED
Corouer-Dd he say there were two with him 10
Broadway, and that be got shot when committing bur
! gaiyf
Wness-H BE said he unlocked the door and let the two
In; drnt Is ucar Sst street; dome know their
scquaniAnces; when went there went against my has
band wishes heard great number they did not get
| their money honest.
Ocrcner.-Dd you 90 any store with Mrs Myers.
Witpess.-I didn't follow such business; don'l know
officer Hogan; Hogan and Colleen they cay the
Of the who caliea Mrs. Myers; Mrs Myers said
ting In the rocking chair 81 don't want them 10 know he Ia
here understood he was discharged OF the
| Police didn't want to knes; her husband was In
The witness had the testimony read over to her, and
being asked TO sign her name said she could not wre
She mace her mark, and was quite loud In protesting her
responsibility Of character, backed by her husband, who
I'd L Aolalum- This is one of the young mon who
remained on watch IN store 0so Broadway l-sworn-
Reside Thirty sixth street. wcss bctwocn Ninth and
Tenth avenues thinks the number 10 ESQ., foreman for
y q uy ss %sp so
shuts NO store banded letter purporns to tome from
neghbor, stating he saw three mon at lock the
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wsrnsd To CT, holes shutters that day concluded
70 stop In the store 81 night wanted another to stop
and oSsr es@s @ 'sso ',s he %sa
who shuts up store locked aud to- . keys with hin,
H. .Sous twenty mnaos suS the other 1 lock va,
| unlocked; urs' man came IN, then three men marched
into he soroi We were waiting in back room gas
| dooA and placed his hand on the KNOB Of the
door to Keep = closed; then ! Y, the gas; .e
rush towards the back door, when 1 ordered the other
man, Kelly, TO fire. the rife was charged with ball; two
door quarter opon sndi was heard 70 strike against Se
shutter NO followed To door gave alarm saw no ono as
the door tho only thing 10 saw voro the bags that wore
exhibited hero 10 day. saw tho mon 90 round the
thore blood on ihe inside, four rcci from eor also
g1s and walls, and blood outside shutters Kelly, who
was here shown the daguorrooype, and naked 70 look
round him In the room 10 sec he could recognize any
but he could net II dark and in front recognized
the ladies who Witnesses here this morning being
the store about two weeks ago.
| Ccroner-Who were these ladies'
Witness Mrs Myers and Brown; they came In 10 look
some yes, patterns and remained about fifteen minutes
Brown, the husband OF Ccsea here attempted TO cross
| question the witness bat ssnccd by the Coroner
Henry Sch wacS sworn-Reside s7 West Tenth street.
on the evening Of the 81 Of July called to
did Dot the call before morning. when found him
Bpg on his bed suffering from gunshot wound; the ball
had entered In 'front.' between the tenth and eleventh RIBS
| Il extracted Il from the verebra; 10 had passed
throut the hver he gave me no accoun, OF himself he
wandering in his mind during bis sickness have
the appearance OF rife ball; II very much beaten
and battered up know the deceased nix eight months
only said he shot didn't suspcc, anything he want.
ed me 10 say the OF death observation-disclosures
| ton OF the bowels; didn't know them 10 be set OF
thieves
Ann Onsy, domestic in the house, svoru-Am two
months engaged IN the house exactly 10 day;
don't rnow Myers business; saw him around the house,
was week In tho country.
Coroner-Dd he 20 ont NJ ghf'
| Witness, (aficr como hesltation)-Yes, and added
wouldn't false for all New York generally
bed when he returned; I've come In and out,
and out sometimes with him and sometimes not; don't
know whether he went out alone tho I'd not (rhe
witness asked By the Coroner TO look about the
and she could recognise any present being
the habit egucnng hycrs' house, and she said she did
not) Didn't know until the day he died that he shot;
thought Inflammation OF the bowcls; they said II
v@ visited, called Joe; think they called
niIler-Johnny Mer-he a short and stout man, had
other MANS the night before no died he chrsencd
and goa ancaer namc, christened until then;
Aorf lprs IN INA