New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-11
THE HOBOKEN TRAGEDY.
CORONER'S INQUEST-SECOND DAY
VERDICT.

CORONERS INQUEST-SECOND DAY
VERDICT.
Yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Justice Whitley
continued the investigation in the of the death of
Oscar de Grandvol, who was shot oil Wednesday night
at III O'Clock, as is supposed by Frederick Cueva.
The evidence and verdict are given below:
Susan Charles, daughter of Edmund Charles, tes-
fitted. On the evening Of the 9Th inst Oscar de Grand.
vol visited NV fathers house; he left at about II
O'Clock; left the stoOp with him; we had some
friends visiting us that evening and s hat hour tney
left; ny sister and myself went to the gate with
them: Mr. de Grandvol my sister and myself renamed
standing at the gate while there we heard some
one rush down the steps Of the next house we looked
around and saw young man approach the panugs
between the trees, and stand there just before Mr.
de Grandvol said Good night" the young man LETT
that positlon and went to Mr.. Shefields gate, one
door south of US; Mr.. de Grandvo LETT us, and in
passing this young man he caught hold of Mr. de
Srandyal and commenced whipping him; went for
ward ard tried To separate them, and called for my
father to come and help; after that young man
named Frederick, a friend OF this young man, came
orw ard and tried to separate Them and as thought
had succeeded; / then the young man who nrst
committed the assault fire pistol toward MIR.
de Grandyol, who fell Immediately, and the two
friends, as ! believe, went into MIR. Iompklns
house; then Mr. TompBins came forward and said
that be would attend 10 il all did not see the pistol
lying upon the sidewalk but saw Mr. fompki9s PICK
III
care of it, MIR. Broadbead and some Others came out
of Mr. Tompkinss house after that, and Mr. Broad
head went tor DR.. Elder; quite crowd had soon c'i.
leced; when the pistol was hrsd, Mr. Ie Grahdxo a
not zee where the young took the pistol FROM but
/ saw it raised; Mr.. de Grandvol was inside of the
gate when the Young came down To the tree
I know the young by sight, but not by
uame: / could identify hun; the person who
fired the pistol was standing up, as near a.
| can TELL at that time; the young man and
1sl data mo t,ns
was not more than six feet from them Ut the tune he
pistol was fired; the young man had hold OF Mr. de
Gisn6vo]; the young man commenced whipping MIR. d.
Grandvol with cane or whp while engaged IN tn,
fscas they in the street near the curDstQne, and
] stepped If the walk and took hold of one of them,
but 90 not know which Of them took hold of when
Mr. FREDERICK came up they were on the sidewalk
cnched; as the pi:tol flashed saw the position OF
was raised and EXTENDED toward Mr. de Grandvo; MIR.
dc randvol had nothing in his hands to protect him
self with. subsequently, the prisoner having been
brought into Court, Miss Charles identified him AS the
one who fired the pistol at de GraDdvOl.
FREDERICK Peyrellade testfe lon tue evening OF
the 9Th inst at Mr.. TompkiDs's residence; Fred
erick Cueva was there that evening, but not IN com
pany with me; at IL, o'clock started to 60 honei
head two men fighting ! went to the window OF the
piazza ,nd saw the persons fighting | saw them
cInched; heard some lady at the next gate scream
ing and calling for help; thought they called me;
went down, and before got out OF the gate saw
those two falling and then heard the report OF
pistol went back again into the house. on the stoop
saw Mr. Edward TOmpkins; be went to the SPOT; l
heard him say that man had been shot then went
TO the sidewalk and saw n man lying there; others
came 10 the spot, ana there was mu;n confusion
and calling for policemen again went into Mr Iomp-
kinss house, THE pistol was shown have seen that
pistol before: it belongs to Frederick Cueva have
known Mr. Cueva since last September; Mr.. Cueva
told Ire that evening at o'clock, that on that alter
noon Mr.. de Grandvo had insulted him as he was
passing by de Grandvos gate, by applying to him
improper words was going out of the gate to sepa'
rate them, but hearing the report OF the pistoi re-
turned to the house. did not al The time Know mem,
but afterwards heard that they were Oscar de Grand
vol and Frederick Cuevs. saw Cueva on MIR. romp-
knss stoop after the racas occurred went 70 speak
TO him, wheb lady called Inc inside, and dld
not speak to him, nor SEE him afterward the ladies'
were asking what had happened; during the evening
went also; | do not know whether Mr.. de Grandvol
and Cueva were friendly to each other before the ID,
suit spoken of that afternoon; l board At No. %
Washington Terrace Cueva boarded at Bloomh.ld
Acnd.my w. both f,rnerly attended school at Mr..
DE Gran6vols lat November let school tiele IN
January Cueva left Mr.. de Grandvos and went u tue
b Don field Aca,eo,y; | have seen Mr. Cueva once
or twice day | wa. friend OF his ! went 70 Mf.
Ton,pkins's at II O'Clock ON Wednesday evening"
he came there after / did about quarter
Of M hour; soon as ne cams III
be told me that Mr.. de Graldvo had in;ulted num- ne
made 10 threats against Mr.. de Grandv9l, ana wa
Gardens at o'clock; was III the parior al'eI 'naI
hour apO Cueva remained upon the PIAZZA wiz, one
or two Of the ladies; Cueva had cane; ne was IN
the habit of carrying his pistol behind MN IN oell
after left Cueva on the st0op at CLOCK, Tue neat
time raw him was after the ARRAY; Cueva wts Oh
the stoop; saw ore gentleman come 70 Mr.. .oniP-
kns while was there; he did not go WITH US 10 tne
gardens: his name was Thompson, ana ne nves III
New-York; my home is in Cuba, ana MI; CueVa Is
from Cuba; / did not know him in CUBA, Cueya has
carried the pistol since last January MINK; 90 MOI
know whether Mr. Thompson left before OF after the
affray Miss Sally Tompkins was upon the
with Mr.. Cueva; Miss Mary TomPklns went gu. w'tn
me from the parlor when we heard the scream Cueva
had his cane in his hand after he came BACK iso the
house after the ARRAY. r.o
lanes Uousemap, testified AN special ponce
man at the fery have Cueva heretofore saw
him on the evening of the sh INST a. me Jerry; ana
prTested him it as twenty minutes before - clock
Mr. Pardee came down TO the ferry and said that man
had been shot and gave description OF the one who
the deed after searching me II ociock
boat was about leaving the ferry, when the Ferry
master called INV attention Cueva who was passing
through the gate; then followed him into the ferry
house. asked him few questions, and being satisfied
thst he was tire man, arrested him; asked HIN be-
fore the arrest where he esided he said in Hoboken