New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-09
BROOKLYN ITEMS.

ryg MURDER oY POLICEMAN gARrIS--coRoSEa ,
IsquEsT-coNIITTAL OF TIE rRIsosER.
Coroner Horton held an inquest yesterday afternoon
upon the body of the late David H. Martin, policeman
of the Second Precinct, who was murdered by a
Burglar named William Curtiss, on the morning Of
IT, lsy the 9th inst, between tie hours Of j? and
-, 'ra witnesses We're examined. The fol.
lo.ino i, the substens, Of the evidence taken:
Jobn goyd swOrn-Ala ph,se ,watehgsn head nol.
and 5.' {, ss ,s sI eu,. y f1 spn md
$780, ,ys,, on d .ori- pocsin.a there they took hicl
10 the Ho % ss,i.r fG9Ha a 1S coi
Peciuc, s,.ou House it open hss was no po'a Spp
4, the station iiou,. sner the ocerueoce.
Dr. Louis Bauer who made The I.' n0rse ~ mr. 40
substance of which has heretofore been publishes
mason. San By trade Knew the cs,ed ,bo O'Clock my
inaw and another lady csed attention TO mau on he
dps or lex do rot him tbeS and bed
wa, called up.ooo ser a" 81 amsn e9mSs closely 20 re
ward bot no 6ndE got stshs, sud ofthe alley
cate as quick pos.oe standing the house neIt
yard aud ssped over struck With ths Ratchet bu, ned hin
dpwq AS.% u S ss me parS .S ss NO:
thing drop ia High street near Wsinson he turned the
10 tho chalch (st Ann. and saw him in contact
With mani did aot know whether pohce'
hs iD oU nsd Out to be the man chased the
cubbing him. came up said to the polio 'msn, Don Al
h.. ,Ied me- aud raised his hand Ii. breast, whore The
Sad sd s sHa s ~,
Od him to 90 % drus.;Crs soon =, he esad he walked
the @ man sn.ed policeman Buck be aud smother
policeman took hs man Who a lying 90 , ~, 9.s 10 ne s
bin take false wh'k. from ri. Posass sey' pale sns
minute. sfter be reached Station House when
the psone threw the h.iehet he was about tour e dis
thing some picked the .s, Of bind which the gri.
had DROPPED som. one tool sw oSn M s o. d'"'
James Mahsl Of No. Greenwich street New Yofk te'ti'
the oh inst heard seas policeman .h his foo,
upon mans Ahoude ne :ad TAX esA,se o. ,5 nsn ne
policeman ~sked away as he was gns asked Sr bis
cg and g. as s e, s.u :. o s T he saa to
and biz him on The an came ny sS
,Ss ,he P"eemsn had allied him also ed them the
station House there when Martin was Drought ai be
me ~nen c. .s up to B,.,ebury Jobs ritz
. @ ' Mr. h for h years. BEEN had ous en-
saloons Ia Lipenadstreet saw him two OF three
esn B.ebnry testified to the sane eject and Oe~r Jo
.shus Buck testified the arrest Of tie prisoner. which slSsed
the evidence.
The Coroner's Jury reired and brsught in he fol.
lowing verdict
That the said David H. Martin to his death By being
stabbed Ss t. ., "a SST 1g ss n one
Tuesday 9th nst between the hours q u and
S 9sl.ned, JOHN T. CA@MEYER(
Jesse NJ. FOLK,
ELIAS LYNCH. I,r,
IOHN ANlLLA, N'
IRA SMITH,
CHARLES Z. SAWYER
The prisoner, being srraigned. made answers to
questions put by the Coroner as follows:
O. What s your nsma' A. decline TO snswe<
q. How old are you A. % years.
q. Where you kornf A. In Nsw-fork.
q. Whsre do you livsf A. decline to snswsr
O. Wha. 10 your ciupstiorsf A. am an Inventor,
O. Have yon anything to and 40 what relative to the
charge preferred against you'll do nst whit y any
thing at present.