The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-06
THE WALT0N-MiTHEWs TRAGEDY.

OUmt1nuA tlOn OF the COrOner's lnvesta8a-
sasn at Bellevue Hospttal-Evtde.ce OF y
witness Who Saw Mr. Mathews shot
Interesting Develope ments-Testimony
OF Henry ~. Morgan, III. w. Gfiliia nd,
wniism A. Bailey, Carl Sanford, Thos.
m. Lewis, Ira III. Moore, Mary Walton
and Sarah Waiton-The Domestic Rela-
lions or the Walton Famtly-The DiM-
culttes Between Charles JeMerds and
Ar. Walton-What Led To the Troables
Between Them-The Quarreis Between
Mr. Walton and His Wife, and What
Led to Them, &C., &c.
The investigation in the Walton Mathews tragedy was
resumed at Bellevue Hospital yesterday afternoon by
Oproner Jackman in the presence Of large number Oh
spectators So great the anxiety To be present our
ing the inquest that the gates Of the hosptai
yard were thronged with people eager LOT al
mission a full hour before the time appoint
"a for the commencement OF the proceedings
e tuaucst was held in the spacious apartment known
N the Governors Room which ftted up for the
s>son with benches, chairs, tables &c. Among those
during the progress Of the proceedings
vera ladies' friends OF the deceased Ae prisoners Charles
and Edwin JeGerds and Mrs. Sarah Walton, mother Of
the deceased. Miss Mary Walton daughter Of deceased,
young lady about sixteen years OF age also in
tendance, with female friends. Counsel
Aged both by the prisoners and the friends of the de-
ceased and they too in attendance to look after
The interests their respective clients AT three o'clock
Deputy Coroner Beach called on the OF the jurors
and Immediately thereafter the examination Of the diff
Herept witnesses proceeded with as follows
HENRY J. AoRaAN's EVIDENCE.
henry j. Morgan, residing at No 80 Irving place, de-
pseed as follows-on Saturday evening Inst sitting
n my room the third story window, when heard the
sry OF 'police about half past eleven O'clock i'm
edtey Afterwards heard the report Of pistol and then
leaned watch from my window several times looked
cut and running from the direction OF Seven
sscuth street. through Irving place TO sixteenth street;
st caught sight him Immediately under house
Or the trees lost sight him at the of Sixteenth
srcct-which corner could not say; then dressed,
whit the street and found that had been shot
did not the who was killed. but upon inquiry
isnrued that there was come one shot; the wounded
sn was carreo 70 te drug store az the corner Of seven
1ecnth street and Third avenue; went around to the
ayug store and found man there wounded, but ap
pArently not dead; after quesNonng several
persons in the store I went for doctor
n company with policeman; was gone about fifteen
twenty minutes, but when returned the dead
q Did you observe what kind OF clothes the had
- whom you saw runnipgS A. He had on light col
Q Did you any else running at the timer A. No
. There was no one in advance Of him9 A. No
O. Do you think you could recognize the man? A.
o Was the hat he fiat hat or beaver A. A fat
@ you any Of the neghbors looking out Of the
windows nj the timer A. Not that can recolect.
q Was the man ehorto ally A. / could not
view DISTRACTED by the trees which very thick
O Did You learn the name Of the man who was shots
A. 1 understood 1t was John ". Mathews.
II. ". GILLILANps STATEMENT.
IT. W. Gilland Of No $50 Third avenue, then dcpossd
Ave minutes past eleven O'Clock was in the Allegheny
House Of Seventeenth street and Third avenue
Hicnd of mine came and informed me that there was
man shot, and insisted my going out; did 50; on
reaching the sidewalk discovered some three four
persons running down Third avenue on the west side
~sA Cavs on he north
fmmediately started after them, when they followed
s'sop thief" swatch" "poce; soon passed four or
Eve OF them when arrived within twenty dve thirty
Seet OF Irving place saw ahead Of me- just then
heard the sharp report OF pistol crossed over Seven
end went down Irving place; opposite No. ~ n
three standing on the sidewalk; they informed me
that the person who shot was on the opposite
side Of the street Immediately crossed over found
TIE partially down, near tree; he was leaning On
one hand and resting on the sidewalk at that moment
gentleman Of the houses called out 70 me that the
person who fred the pistol bad gone down towards Fiji
Secnth street. and that he light hat started and
in that direction telling my friend Whitaker. who
was with me- go back and attend To the wounded man.
q Did you succeed in overtsSng the manS A. No; the
arst person met Alderman Bradley; asked him
any person had passed that way aad he said he said
that he heard the report OF the pistol as he sitting
his s.oop, but did not any pass below Six
aoenth street; | then returned 10 the man who
shot he was lying on bus back on the side
csked him three times he had any knowledge
of the party who had shot him; he made reply what
ever be bleeding freely, but had knowledge Of
OF Dr Burnett, OF Seventeenth street and
Third avenue unbut.oned his vest. and discovered
bullet hole in his shirt bosom the right sdc the po
lace papers out OF deceased pockets, when
discovered that his j. W Mathews; took a
d p sn rem a ny a shssS ~ Won I'M . are sS
shot was nredf A. did not; never saw Mr. Mathews
beSos u my know ledge.
10 YOU know v no II was that told you about mans
going towards Fifteenth street with light hat oas
A. lido not; don't know the number Of the house the
proceeded from, neither can say whether II came
from sse stoOp or wtndOw OF the house.
WILLIAM A. BAYIEY's TESTIMONY.
. william raycy. residing nj the corner OF Irving
Place AID street. northeast corner eposed
foowsOn saturday night after the clock struck eleven
i. say Is.. .Vo, ,bcn xoGna T 80 na
and chat twenty minutes past eleven O'Clock,
then ~s1t into al adjoining room or closet winch has
tvndox az Seventeenth street. when heard aoiso In
soho oelow; heard persons running up Seven
oenth STRAIT both sides looked out Of The window
sarcet; one-o rhem considerably in advance ef the
ohers they ere running towards Irving place. The
pwinc pal nexr the north srie OF Seventeenth
-Afrest under ry window but could not $50 asy Que;
1hsy were cry,as rolice. "sop him" "s:op hsfa
ma moment aherS ards beard the regor' a rs.'e'
era~d, ho south side of the street lee;
lnedsiely wen. mo my rSm s.r. A
When you heard he report Of the pistol did sss zee
any6ao fsl1 A. No.
& I'D You se- any Gss ~ a. No.
O 0ouid you ideniy ny q the persons you saw run
,nnN9 A. Iccult not.
sssy looked at The body and then leu; The shooting
ssstha~e taken place s6c II twenty-five mios,es gs~i
secvsn eclock.
cARL sAxnHosn. "a rvrnKscK.
Carl enodford u No iA nat I'd avenue, d-~ed - t"t
arrs-Qn Saturday right abca twenty minutes after
sssnsh stirred and Third avenue han Nc Whitaker
IN ard said thcre man shot then ran out ava
went up cotccnsh street with crowd psscd seye
- OF those who running. when within about
1eo fe>t Of irving plscc beard IN r-i"r, % p~e4
ran on further, and crossed In ving place W tne
yG1f and xer proceeding down Irwin piaee ABOUT sxfy
- saw mss lying The sidewalk he feet we're IN
ee gutter and hse body the sidewalk spose " scue
gcntiemcn who the opposite sh c OF the street,
ana sasd tCowe here; there u dead an YET Va PICK
him up the wounded man lay On his oscs, WIN hm
bad inclined 10 the icftowarcs Seventh enth street.
dSd not whether the gentlemen came over OF
nes; I down towards Ffteeoth sts est, ~here
- told that q eccu running aud turning tnr
garner street. up ftecnth tow rds FOURTH
about any feet, when gentleman nc UP and
lid he thought he saw scme one going down sae 1s
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