The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-14
THE INQUEST ON JOHN MYERS.

NOT Killed I'm IN. Bayard Street Riots-ia-
uortant Dasclosurss-Ths Notorious Jack
upratt-rhs Burglary ON Broadway-vhe
Man Shot Proves - be the Dsceasesi-E Evil
siecc. In Full Of fills Wheeler Admls-
.caous-As II Connected with "a Gang Of
Tnsevcs-A Receiver OF stolen Goods
Sketches Of the Principal Character
Hush Money Given to Officers, Sc, sc.
At half rast puo O'Clock yesterday morning Coroner
PERRY continued the inquest John Myers, Ut No. 40
West Nineteenth stree Tee deceased lived at No l62 in
hat street. and he understood TO have been Of
those lockers who got shot In the B,ysrd
street difficulty, on the 4th instant II 80
reported and believed until Of the officers In attend
noe the Coroner recognized the counenancs thai or
che notorious Jack Spra This officer Shsngle, Who
communicating his belief 10 the Coroner, searching in
vestgation undertaken, which has resulted Ia fe;rt
Eng out OF The mort daring and dexerous gangs OF
Dheyes burglars that have FOR long time Infested this
city In the HERALD Of the 4th Of July last reader
may recoect seeing the following of daring
glay perpersted the store Of Mr. H. Mclean merchan
EAiior, $50 Broadway
DARING BUKs LARy--A ROBBER SHOT.
mr. e. sess o 1855 .s b ssen
Ihi.y first Thirty see streets burgaricu sly
10 ossSsa
had oremss locking tss sota
towering about and made ra'tng NOISE with his keys
s No os e s f he % his
locking the door behind him ma one was the store and
were ei ho%syer mistaken i've young
,shss The locks had been ta.gered, .Ih; h,Scs, mr.
esasis a, What o. hour ne A of Would come Shortly "s
Se
. pS ss s Sfr ad s. Sss e
marched Into the store clo iu the door behind them; "a
s saRa ssa Il with Bs
them ,TS heS Sa sa s the In Ss
ienion hoons hun uni r -andingly without. L possible
o. Ri. Ming q, ne mi s
burg sSS s
tie door in the . yc co1sre1 win blood Supposed
sSsd they 1s a@S
pass behind them me soads men pursued ro;s, them
hopns 10 mse. with ns Of he police and proc are the ar
81 he S s S ,ss ss
Of @ hSsny police WAS .rs at SsnaSsns s h ssa
Benz .he wsy 10 give The alarm sad obtain asssanee
syss = hs sson sou not sn S Ss was 20 pc . pIa
Via some dfcaity .ioased from his SAUNDERS. and
You have walked too so,n;
Such specimen vigilance Of tia Albany police If
NV 90 sis
oremes as sn ohs e. Hn Ss
hsy assrsSs h such an o,ssSsa gsss
20 N s s ousr The name
Whereabouts OF such Guar cier.
Tie Coroner recollecng this fact a. once set to work,
und with tho efficient aid Of otcers shanye and Roacne
the promises occupied the deceased and found
che proof OF bis identification praci,ed thief fully
drmed. In one Of the rooms were discovered q dark
lantern sjimmy bundles files Of various sizes,
skeleton keys and quantity Of disguised cicthiog be-
sides . number OF letters An attempt was made by the
cyy OF Coroner Perry and enough remains to carr con-
vcton home, not only 10 the deceased theft but 70 seve
ra receivers of stolen goods IL the e.y who have fo-
number OF years drove foursnipg trade In THIS hue
When the Coroner aha officers arrived at the house
Sunday evening there quite stampede or the fra
came known. The inmates, Mrs Myers and q
Mrs Brown, were closely questioned, and fully confirmed
The yery nest Of rnng of evos and that the deceased
other than the Notorious Jack sprs't Among tho
articles akeu from the house was dasuerreotype OF
Myers AAe Sprat Tue officers In the meantime, having
traced out all the psr1cuars OF the bargAyy OF Mr. Nc
Leans store inBrosdwayas given In tue HsRAIp-steps
nembled the inquest Accordingly, yesterday morn.
ing the evidence forthcoming, and that fully
robosSes ali have stated will be seen by the following
testimony
THE DECEASED AND WITNESSES.
Mrs. Myers, the wife Of the deceased 10 scout Sc years
seuancc and Of average proportions Myers years
and months old when he Died, and judging hlIn by his
lar man win regular fesiarc, indicating vgor and stern
=, -. - $500 Iii ana Ir.f IN 800 ,,via
ness nc s~sys a'esscu ss a s' 49, ~ -.
teAstng ana making presents 20 ms trenas whenever nc
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- .sa.S.S ~ No.. - $50 -, jr.s.
German physician. advanced 10 years, and very much
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hass ,,,o. In cor.sn.ncc Of ,hs cesh,,v Of " f,hn
whos, rntnes fall usi, NJ ao~hs hc ss,, "a A.
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