The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-28
THE NEW LOFTS MURDER.
Conclusfon OF the Coronsr's Investiga-
tion-Jossph Lambert Found Guilty.
Attempted Escape OF the Cuiprit, Sc.

Conclusion OF the Coronsr's Investige-
tion-Jossph Lambert Found Guilty.
Attempted Escape OF the Cuiprit, Sc.
The inquest concerning the murder OF Johannes
Deevois Kolyer resumed before Coroner Wood, at
twelve o'clock on Monday, at shAw's Ho,ei, jamaica
Plank Road. Al least "a hour before the Inquiry was
commenced . large OF people residing In the
vicinity the murder assembled and largo degree Of
excitement prevailed. The friends Of the prisoner Lam
BERT mustered strong numbers and manifested deep
inssrcss 70 know the result.
On being brought before the Coroner the
prisoner Was observed 10 become exceedingly
nervous and uneMy. This bearing was In strong con.
trsst 10 that which had hitherto characterized hun,
and showed clearly that be began 70 feel alarmed .,
his position.
TIE TESTIMONY.
John Terney vss the rs witness placed the stand
He tes,ifed a. reside =, Cypress His remcm.
bor the night kolyer murdered; II wM on Monday,
l2h inst not the store that evening; did not 500
Joseph Lambert during the day
Thomas Ticrney recalled Il was at my fathers store
the night OF the murder, and saw Lambert there saw
him have dirk kne, which gave him two months ago;
on the evening OF the murder Lambert doing
nothing IN particular; don't know that he bought any
hall pes. ak o'clock reurned before seven o'clock ana
remained all the evening; Lambert was there whan went
supper aia not sec him TAX WIN holyer aoa Know
home by seven o'clock; heard KoIycr make remark
about money did Kolysr with much money think
George Thompson sworp.-I know Lambert; have nevcr
talked with him in money matters; DO told me he had
Francis Iai,nville sworn.-T am connected with the
Metropolitan police In Brooklyn arrested Lsmsers on
She isn Usp cco sS'a' in me ssrnoo o%
In . lot bis grandfathers house; told Lambert
wanted him = my prisoner ssisd him where Va VIC
u away, but he could not tell where 10 whom said
with he traded ~ sAd be could not tell In
what street II was; asted him n be mad not another
pair panaloons those which he then wore Al the
time be cn home; he replied that be had, but tina,
be threw them away In New York. In what psrticu-
lar place he could not say; he said he threw the
pauu In a street the rAme OF which be did
not know; no also said that . little boy came
up and ASKED him TO give him the pantAcons,
and that he told the boy 10 take them he said he did not
know that boy then ukcd him II the shirt 30 hal on
when arrested the be had when be lc home;
he said mo- axked What he had done with the shirt;
ne said he left u with the washerwoman on Tuesday
morning. told him that not the fact for the wAsh
erwomAn told that abe bad him since satur
day; he then said he len on the bed ri hs boarding
houie; told Linn that was not 90 beoauso Mr. Van syze
be did leave IT. he Unlisted that ne did, he
said the hat be had on he had when no
eft home then took him into his srandfahers house,
be gave ali he had about MIN, consisting OF
sx bladed peuh nfe pockebcok loose change AMI
watch told him 10 count the money; be counted fonr
st dollars as ave OF Mr S.s ns ssss nae sese W
Thursday morning last 70 Now York to ind his clothes
he could mot and the place 40 vent on south street from
PecE alp ferry 10 Canal street four I've tmee the
saying each time thought be could dad
IL next tms walked until be said his fest were Sore
no further; told him would hire horse and wagon u
he would pay for a. he would not he said he could NOE
a ana ss s' moi Nr s,,eos 10; TOOK h% 70 w.n
burg 70 have his likeness Aken; 1T was ~ nrs hicxa
teoesses taken there on ruesday said sbo did MOI,
she could and copy OF his likeness CD ffday nsni
Asxcd Lambert be ara 20. bay his clothes wll.ms
he old not recoect where; while we're In New York
be said be sorry he had sAid anything before the
cofoscr abou, clothes he Thought be could fnd them
bet oould not. when I arrested him | asked him boz
much money he had when he len home; be said he had
soi charsee-inss he Dough. shirt from peaIer and
got IN gc Eve dollar gold peccs and two tvo dol
Jar bills and the rest In silver ne sad we money ne
The p<dler.
oornesus wori,u rwcrn--ln Captain Of the Fith pre-
circt police BROOKLYN Lambert since his Arrest hiss been
confined that station house; be attempted 70 break
JAZZ on Friday Afternoon wa IN the room over the cells
ard heard . noise the ceu door; sergeant Doughty
ven, down stairs sat sl for abou, minutes when
Sergeant Doushiy retained and said Lambert Wa ~
wcfk Al hs cell door, then vent dosn and beard
him At work I thought ! would let him WORK
until be accomplished biz purpose wen, up stairs and iet
the sergeant % watch him; the sergeant LET him Wort
Gel ard spoke 70 lambert about vhs, be doing ho
h,d taken bar from the bunk, an sos pry under We
DOR; OF the Tves broken; Lambert said no
vas iryipg 70 sst out; told I'm should him.
This closed The testimony, and the Coroner havtng
briefly reviewed ,hs case, rave ino tne hsae. o he
Jury who, After rhors deiiberssion, returned me oi
loving
| That the nd Johsnres De Bevosse koycy, on the
evening u the i2sh day Of November $780, a. ,he town
Ee~to-n IN Queens county, vas feloniousy Killed and
murdered By bloss inflicted on bis bead BY means q
club some other heavy INSTRUMENT; and the Jurors
Aforesaid upon their oeths Aforesaid do further say ina
from the testimony prcduced they believe and 90 .na
that blows Inf ced land the ssid Joharnes 40
Bevose Koyer killed and murdered BY one Joseph
| Iamoer
On The rendition Of the verdict, Lambert va removed
/ ~ the jail at jamaica
| TIE prisoners counsel demanded examination be
the Coroner sitting Justice Of the Peaee and the
Coroser decided the day Of December ~ the day
~h,ch he would grant ths examination, o. Dcuraads
| Hotel, jamaica