New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-22

Yesterday, and several sttemP'' "'''
the murderer.
THE INQUEST.
=. N .,o,,.h Coroper Copnery proceeded TO the
Fourteenth Ward Polce-Ssuon a"u helu sn inquest
.s, ~. hodv of the murdered man. The Jury was
~ ",,os.d Of the follosing gentlemen: Sanford L.
W.npmber. james Faye, Joseph Fl. Racey, Wm.
Mn,bap. II. T. Kiersted, John Wilmarth.
The following is the testimony taken:
Ann Elizabeth Smith, being duly sworn, dcposes
and says-I live in No. SO Thompson street; was at
the corner Of Grand and Centre streets this morning AZ
between 4 and ~ o'clock i saw man shoot aa OH
cer the man was rappng at a shoe store; he had a
pistol in his hand and bad it pointed at another man,
when Eugene Anderson, the policeman, came across
the street and the policeman raised his CLUB 10 pre-
vent the prisoner from shooting the other man. ana
then the prisoner fired and shot the poceman; the
prisoner now before is the man who shot the po-
lceman; often saw the prisoner before.
Francis Mollier, being duly sworn, deposes ana
az standing the of Worth street this morn
ing at about o'clock, when | saw the prisoner now
before me running away up Worth street, followed by
two policemen; they took the prisoner and brought
him to the Station House, where heard he shot q
policeman.
live at No 22S Stanton street; am ragpicker; at
little after O'Clock this morning l was walking
down Grand street. near Centre, and when at the
Broadway side of Center street saw policeman run
ming across the street FROM Center Market to the Op
porte corner Of Grand street; looked at hi0, and
saw him approach, and, when within step OF him,
saw the prisoner fire and the policeman fall know
more of the matter; the cause can ony give you
by hesrsay.
Simon AnOne, being duly swOrp, depOses and says-
/ live at No. 229 Centre street; L keep basement
under Mr. Sainmis shoe stoIe my wife called me this
morning about o'clock, and told me there some
body in the store; got up and put on my pants ana
went up stairs; saw the door was not quite closed;
opened the door and asked twice, Who Is there ~;
heard step coming toward the door, and endeav-
IN clo he bu IN
he had III his hand in the open part OF the door and
forced it open after he came out he ran lew steps;
/ then haloed, Stop theft; he then came back
and presented the pistol at me and my wife; then
placed box before my face then ran into my base
ment; heard shot in half minute or so; saw
policeman with his coat on fire. saw the man fall;
believe to the best Of my belief, he shot; it was
light this morning at the time of the ARRAY but was
go frightened cannot recollect the exact person. he
was dark.vssged man, not very tall cannot re-
cognze the pistol now shown to Inc.
Edward A. WillOughby, being duly sworn, deposes
and says live at No. ia Grand street was at No.
243 Centre street this morning between and o'clock,
when heard the report OF pistol; ran down to the
corner of Centre and Grand streets, and saw Eugene
living on the walk after being shot asked Mr. Under
hill officer who did it, he said Elm street; then
in that directions ran through Howard street put
man beckoned at me to go to broadway and Walker
street; Webb went through Courtlandt alley, and
went through Broadway to Franklin street when l
saw the prisoner coming out of Courtlandt alley and
proceed toward Elm street; Webb and myself after
him; he entered his house in Worth street, two doors
from Elm street; stopped and asked WebAif he had
a revolver; he said no; then went up stairs and
prisoner made resistance, but Webb struck hun, but
he and brought him to the Station House; while at
tempting to arrest him, prisoner SAID me no shoot,
and after l struck him, he grabbed for the officers
club
James Martin, being duly sworn, deposes and says
l live in No. Marion street, was going, about
O'Clock this morning. through Centre street to Haylors
Saloon to get cup of Coffee was in Centre street,
between Broome and Grand streets; as was going
down into the cellar heard pistol shot, went to
the place where the shot came from and saw the po-
liceman lying dead on the flags; cid not see the
man who fired the pistol.
Robert nj. Webb, being duly sworp, deposes am
attached to the Fourteenth Ward Police Station;
Just coming from duty, and was at the corner OF
Elm and Howard streets when saw man running
toward me; he crossed over Broadway to the Eighth
Ward; pursued him to the Sixth Ward, corner of
Broadway and Canal street, through there to Walker
| street. down Walker to Courtlandt alley, and down
Franklin street to Elm again, and then to No. 10
Worth street; the young man who gave me the alarm
was then by my side bis is Edward Willoughby;
he then told that the prisoner had shot one Of the
boys, meaning the police; i then run up stais, and
the prisoner made resistance to my arresting him;
knocked him down twice, and Willoughby and
brought the prisoner TO the StatOn-HOuse.
John Racey, being duly sworn, dePoses and says-i
live at No. lt3 Elm street. was in bed this morning
at the time of the row; got up, went round to the
corner Of Centre and Grand streets and saw some
young men taking Anderson on door to the Station.
House; on nv turn found the pistol now presented
to me ian old-fashoned horse pistol with cap.ock 10
the area of No SO Howard street; was on the look
out for the pistol at the time found the pistol Oh the
route which the prisoner ran.
Jane AnOne, being duly sworn, depOses and says
! live in basement corner OF Centre ana Grand
streets the basement belongs to Mr. Sammis at about
o'clock this morning got up to light fire, and as
was chOpping the wood heard something very heavy
fall in the store and heard very heavy ootstep ap-
proacbisg the street door; called my husband, who
was in bed, and said, "Smon there Is somebody IN
the store he got I'D and opened the basement door,
and tried the door; the door was little loose, and
while he was at the outer door still heard heavy
footstep; went out and said again to my husband,
there is somebody inside, for heard the walking;
while my husband closing the door the man inside
pulled the door OPEN he ran few steps up
Centre street. when ! saw hlm run ! CRED OUT,
"Police," "police," "sop thief stop thief;
the man then returned and presented the pistol at me-
| / then ran into the basement when saw the pistol
presented at me; just minute after entered heard
| d shot and out again and saw man lying ON
the tagging; cannot say whether te prisoner is the
| man or not, as was very nervous; about minute
after ran into the basement heard the shot there
were no persons above but the man who had the pis-
to at the time / into the cellar; then came up
| and saw the policeman lying shot; the pistol was
shown me; it is think, the one the man had in his
| hand when he presented it at NE this morning
j. G. Garrish and Thomas e. Finell, NJ D., be-
| ing duly sworn, deposes and says-We have made
| post mortem the body Of Eugene Anderson, and
found five openings on the body all gunshot wounds;
four were on the lett and the fifth one through
Adams apple or the larynx the bullet here shown,
was removed about ten inches above the entrance Of
the charge; il buried in the integument on the
top of the left shoulder the point of entrance of the
| charge was large enough TO admit two fingers the
second bullet passed through the arynx tearing 1t to
pieces and striking the conca vertebrae, passed in
forward and lodged in the base of the skull; these
wounds in our opinion the cause of his death.
Upon the conclusion Of the evidence the Jury
dered the following