The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-05

The Funeral Of Charles ssnauels.
r funeral Of Charles ssmUels, whose body found
in The East few days since and bearing unms-
taxable evidences Of having bee, murdered took place
from his athers residence No. 236 Adams street, yester
day afternoon at O'Clock Some time before that hour
large crowd had gshered in front of thshouse and by
the time the services commenced thousands of per-
must have been in the vicinity. The also
densey crowded with the friends and relatives the
family. The services were conducted by the Rev. Dr.
Farley, OF the Chur n of the Saviour Uniaran) Pierre
pont street The coffin Was OF mahogany, surmounted
with handsome silver plate bearing the and age
the deceised. large number Of his friends and
GATES during life accompanied the remains in body TO
Greenwood Cemetery, where they were Inferred. The
body beng in advanced state of decompos siton
rot exposed to view In the afternoon. The c,fan
opened the morning TO enable the friends Of the family
TO take q las look.
Supposed Murder In Williamsburg.
MAN AND HIS BON FOUND DEAD IN THE STREETS
CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDING THE BDIsCOvERY-CORO-
NKR's INQUEST AND VERDICT OF THE JURY-rHR
FAMILY OF THE DECEASED. ETC.
tragcA discovery was made by two boys yes
terday morning about eight O'clock at Greenpoint VII
hamsburg appears that Charles Burris and Winfield
Mount the first being about II and the other years old
had left their house and proceeded as far as an en-
bAnkmen at the Of Oakland and Normand streets
which only about 100 yards distant from where they
live, when they suddenly and at discovered the
bodies of two men lying the ground and wagon which
was turned upside down lying the top Of
them. The boys stopped moment while they
gazed such extraordinary scene, and having as
certaned that the dead they became terrified
and back to their home state of excitement aud
instantly gave the alarm to the family Mr.. Burrs ques
toned the boys and having satisfied himself that some
thing must be wrong he went 10 the house Of his neigh
bor Mr. Blank. who resides in the house to his own
and In company with him proceeded 70 the spot where
TO their horror and astonishmen they behed the mean
choy spectacle Of which the boys had spoken They i'm
medatev proceeded the Seventh precinct station house
and related the circumstance TO the officer 10 command
there. When the police arrived At the Of the ira
gedy they raised the wagon of the bodies of the deceased
and Immediately notified Coroner Smell, who was soon
Afterwards in attendance for the purpose Of holding an
inquest
When Coroner Smell arrived he directed the bodies TO be
removed 10 the police station In the meantime he had
empanneled jury Of men, who behed the deceased be-
fore they were removed. TWAS no. long before they
identified being those Of Noses s. Ross and his
son Lewis Ross From the station house the bodies were
removed 70 the residence Of deoeaseds' family No. POS
South First street. where the melancholy of tbs
Of the deceased had only few minutes before reached
dren who were with her into profound grief.
The following the names Of the jurors who served
on the inquest, viz
James Jones, william Brady,
wm NJ. Edwards, Charles Burrs,
John Levinas, John H Behlen,
The first Testimony that the Coroner received that
Of Dr. John Jones, who examined the bodies OF the de
bsdies Of Mosess Ross and Lewis Ross this morning
found confused wound in both Of them, but fracture
Of bone there was no fracture Of the skull; there
was Q wound on one Of the deceased's arms,
but the not broken there other injuries
Of any amount the body Of the wounds were Of
the back and shoulders and caused by the
fall and weight Of the wagon the wound confused
one but there was no racure there were ne fractures
the shock and the mechanical pressure and mpedmens
TO breathing, which caused by the weight the
fhe fall.
TIE testimony of the other witnesses s included in the
OF the f.cts arssdy gwen When all were exa
ing are the exact words
The said Moses Ross and his son, Lewis Ross, were
got into the wrong track and into the instantly
by which he was instantly killed. We censure
the owners Of the property for leaving the property ex
Mr.. Ross was a dealer in silver cutlery The day pre-
Vcdirg that on which his body was discovered be Ian his
residence accompanied by his son, about IL O'Clock
nom, for the purpose Of disposng wares
In which he traded. The vehicle In which be drove
what In commonly known as a rockaway wagon He was
10 have returned ONE the evening At nine O'Clock
the horse the door n the his stable
the aetng OF the wagon hanging about him. and par, Of
broken. Ia rather remarkable that the which
would otherwise have traled along the ground were
loosely tied together By the erds As the animal
discovered, the brother in law Of Mr.. Ross imm
da,ely suspected that something wrong had occurred
and he and two others thereupon In
Ssomethng that might have tendency to explain such
mystery he would not be successful in meeting either
OF the parties who drove on in the morning All search
however was useless, and the passing OF the night only
sor TIE safety OF the absent friends Nothing was
known by the family Of the deceased OF thor fate
untu The next day when the Identification Of the bodies at
uaQ tho yaftn III
Mr. Ross family consists Of his widow and four Children
all Of whom are younger than the he had with him.
sixty years When the bodies were found, the elder
Ross had S57 10 his pocket besides gold watch Besides
@ sIs IN Ss ~ SSa % o. me seT ~
the wagon or lying on the ground convenient 70 IT, The
wagon was not broken land was very slightly damaged
Mr.. Ross had the reputation of being Q sober indus
rious He frequently In the habit Of going 70
Flushing, and should therefore be supposed that he
would not bo likely TO miss the road On this occasion
however II seems he got Of somehow or other and
drove along Oakland street. I'LL he 10 the embank-
meni where this street terminates Oakland street the
next street 10 the road from Finishing and parallel
with II. The embankment at is end " about Ave and
half feet In he.sht-iw summit being on Q level
WIN 80, the ..,s5 street ou and It's base resting On
cuar fhe bank sxtsnds for distance OF four or Ave
block, In direction and far the Fushpg road in
the other his road s the only way this locality by
which vehicle ofany KIND could drive past the line Of the
embankment stone fence ere aed across Oakland
such an .Sdens ss that wheS SouSe se
death OF Moses Ross and his son, but all that now re.
mains Of are few Of The foundation stones, the
der having been removed BY censuraby thoughess
careless individuals.
Police Intelligence.
sr,Euse ArpAy.-rwo men named Henry Gordon an
Peter Riley employed in The publishing house Of John r.
rrov 377 Broadway became engaged in nght on sa,ur.
day. when Gordon was stabbed in the face and breast
with akne in the hands Of hs adversary. Riley escaped
Gordon's wounds are not considered dangerous.
HieHwkr RoRErY-Mchas Sullivan and James Will
liams taken into custody by officer Pceny, OF the
Fourth ward, charge Of highway robbery preferred
against them by George Dsiahunt The prisoners, II s
alleged the saloon Of a. oliver street. and af
TER behaving themselves In rotous manner asked the
complainant 70 treat The latter refused 10 do when
thoy assaulted him. knocked him down and robbed hin,
of gold finger ring and ei cents change The prisoners
were held on two chargesone for highway robbery
the other for ssaung the proprictrcss Of the estab
hshmcnt
CaARGs or CoNSP1Rtcy ASp F,iT ARREr--Isoob silver.