The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-16

The Horrible Murder NJ East New York.
TIKI CoRoSER's EQUgsT-HoSoRABLR AcQUrrrAL or
THE Tw0 srRorrs. FATHER AND sos-FCRrHEs De.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PARTY MPLIcATKD-AD-
JoURSMKNr or rHK INQUEST TILL sArCRDAY-rHE
DECEAsKD WAS INFERRED AT TWO O'CLOCK ON THURS
DAY-GRKAT EXCITEMENT AMONG Tue FARMERS.
The horrible murder OF Johannes Do Bevo Kolyer (not
Theodore collyor) ., Now Lofts, East Neu York. has
caused much excitement, especially among the far
The who arrested under suspicion Of hay.
Ing committed the terrible crime reported in wednes-
days HnAp, wore named respectively James and Har.
vey sprot and correctly spoken Of being father
and son. II hes trsnspired however. from the evidence
adduced before the inquest that the two entirely
innocent OF the crime they honorasy
after ninssos Wednesday They had bsen arrested
BY detective officers Frost and Denton Suspicion resss
another man, named Lambert, and efforts win be made
to secure bis arrest.
TEE INQUEST.
Coroner Ward, on Tuesday, summoned . jury 70 meet
John Denton Peter n Bevois, jacob Dentoo, Cornelius
s. d Bevois, John 0. Bevois, Herman sscchus Joseph
pcyoups, Hssleti Hcndrickson, Reiaeld.
The Grst witness John Spears, who deposcd
- follows
reside In the town Of Nee Lofts and work q
farmer; bneu the deocascd, johannes DE Bevo Ko
yer him Last al about ten minutes 70 eight O'Clock
show any money; ~ about ten minutes 10 eight
O'Clock he left; len myself At about nine;
father and son they appeared sober did not see them
drink they e the store about hour before
have not seen them since, but tnlnk wouli knos The
eIdes Il could zee hi ssaiu.
rfEnsEy EyfpgyCx
Thomas rerncy sworn Il live st New Lofts, with my
parents, and knew the deceased saw him al my fathers
storc nj soou half past O'Clock Monday evening
he staid there about hour strangers
bet they did speak deceased ,hsy called for bread
and cheese which they s 10 the store they len before
deceased how long cannct say; changed dollar bin
for decessed vhco deceed remarked thss be had some
a. Ia~ra~
tvo men Il should zee them ssio, bu. have
them before
Philip johnson depcsed tina. he was in rerncy store
on the previous night, but biz testimony VAS quite
Important
The Evidence Of Thomas Sullivan. william Lindsay aud
equally uninportant Ancr taking this evidence the
Inquest adjourned 10 three O'Clock the following day
SECOND DAY.
The Inquest resumed "Wednesday, when toe interest
was hesntened conseqnsncc Of the two accused par
ties hayng 10 be examined. shs~'s Ha,el quite
crowded The evidence adduced VAS as follows
JAMES srxorr's Kymrscx
James s?rou sworn live In Monroe street, Bush
sick Cross Roads, In the city Of 8rookyn last Mon.
day evening was a, work with Thomas Csry and Eenry
Conkng; after getting paid 10 1eneys store at
about half past O'Clock four ave were there
:. sns time but aony know one Of them do.f 70 nm.
Mr.. Koyer being there because don't know him: doat
know Of any person buying ring o. him tnsre.
soid 10 his hand don't knor q person by ibs name 81
Lambert but have heart Of him. evening or the
mufotrs AFTER ehtnf Dt o. Dffki And CHEESE g. Inr.
ncy q store, vent bone, accompanied BY my 500 had
teen paid eleven dollars and quarter by Cosklinx a
Cary; heard npvthing u the circams ancos of
kolyers death tii yesterday morning, - bed i'm
mediaely reaching hpms The ma " TIE mur.
der aud went out early next morning had bue coat
The evening Of the ngsder and the pants have
Cow (oius.)
HvysY srscrr's svp.xcs
Henry srrott, sscrn-Th's witness c,rroborated the
evacroc Of bis father bis having been employed ~
conckllug and CARY; he said he len work Monday II
dark when he vent 70 Clary's house. and thence
to Tierncys grocery store where he found three or
four men who were unknown 70 him; had never sscn
sny one there tina, be knew when be entered, but
whilc he there who drives a team for Tleruey
came Va wnese had the coat AMI vest that 10
on him how, ard blue Shirt with pair Of overals the
ovsra raid the witness ere 4, house. when ofcsrs
frost and nenton entered our house. The overss were
hsuetpg up; ww paid sli so By Gary and Conckiing;
don't know named Lambert, but have heard Of
him saw man get pitcher Of beer At Tlerney's
gold nor roll Of bills In hB hand. say nobody have
money al all bad never seen Mr. Kolyer, and did not
10 jaror-Never n~ any enc have pocke,book Ia
bis hand nor shor bills; was busy eating my bread, aud
took no notice.
To The Coroner-Dsd not push sssinst Mr. rholyer:
ara rot see sny person pushing agslrs' anybody did
hear VI TieTr oy's boy ss me why pushed against Mr.
refueY. .
Direct rcsuned-rhere we're some women In the back
naft of the store bp don know vho ihey went
there because rot hsvrs much dinner felt hungry and
.vnt n get smehrs 70 eel afier getting mr. sappsy
usrs Ns~,e ard % rv rsrerrf orrrstr ira Frank
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