The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-13
THE MILITARY REVOLT AT WILLETT'o
POINT

THE C0RONER'S INCUEsT-THIaD DAY-THE JURY NOT
AGREED.
The inquest the bodies Of tho two soldiers Of ths
New York Rifles, who lot near the camp at wn-
letts Point during tho ARRAY of Monday night was re-
sumcd before Coroner Trunk at Edwards HOTEL Flush.
ing yesterday. remarkable feature Of the days pre-
ccedings was tho presence Of three or four
artillery soldiers in the to keep back
the crowd from pressing forward as On
the previous day, when they seriously incsm-
NODDED the crowd The Official presence OF soldiers ia
civil court in this country Is novelty justified perhaps
by the pecuiiarities Of the case.
The first witness examined was DR.. Charles NJ. Aein,
who deposed to the of the wounds inflicted the
two deceased evidently by Mimic rifle bullets The evil
dencc principally technical showing that the wounds
sufficient TO cause death.
Lieutenant Barbeta was examined ard his testimony
corrohorated the main points OF the evidence u
Sergeant Thompson and Other witnesses. His
cap was produced. and tho witness testified
that bullet had passed drought IT, was ripped open
IN front from the peak TO the crown, which was torn
nearly the back, and again transversey to tho
left sde piece Of the pasteboard sticnng Of tho
was torn away but there is the slightest indication II
any hole through which the bullet entered passed out
Moses Edgar Brush, the artillery sergeant who arrest
ed Captain Caso testified to that fact and identified the
revolver no fornd on the captain. Oae barrel was uA
loaded taying with the evidence Of previous witness
that Captain Crasto had fred his pistol daring the ese
Lieut.. Georgi and Colonel Legcndre recalled and
Intercepted respecting the names Of the who
sent to intercept the deserters with the view Of ascer
tanning who fred the voey, but the Lieutenant only
knew the Of three of the aud the Colonel said
lie di4 the men, but no supposed Major Smith
could tell.
Captain R. Crasto was next examined Tie deposed
that he made up his mind TO leave the camp
about eleven O'Clock Oh Monday night no was officer u
The camp at the tme called his company start
for New York intending TO take his company before Ge
neral Yates and explain why they had left the camp IN
that manner; when about two hundred yards from tho
guard he intercepted by Lieutenant Georgi who
ordered him halt he squad in front and coming
towards him. he was assoi for the countersign TO tbs
demand he replied that Lieutenant Georg had right
to ask him for the c,untersign, as he (wness9
the officer Of the day, but that the Lieutenant
should himself give the countcrsgn Ceorgi said, cit ia Il
for you try 10 pass you cam pass witness
said ~ must pass for intend to go TO New York. Cap
Gasaucr then spose in friendly manner to witness. and
stepped forward and said 'You my prisoner give
your sword; witness refused; Gecrgt then commanded
witness sad sBoys, dom shoot anybody; If they shoot
anybody let them shoot mc told thc that as was NOS
whether his mons guns were loaded or not some
alteration took place. Geogl fobddnS witness ~
pass pain Of being shot, witness said he not angry
with any ORC, he only wanted TO leave the regimcntt
he said For God sake, don't shoot my men, for theg
have nothing, Il am wrong shoot mysclf; Lieu
tenant Georg said, we will shoot you If you attempt To
pass;' and then witness heard grumbling among
Gcorgis ranks eyes shoot bim after that pistol
Grod; witness does not know from where he asked,
Who fred that pisolf' replied that 1t was he,
but witness does not know who was; second after.
Lieut. Georgi said Saint re;' voley Of musketry was
then fred and struck in the witness ranks turned his
head and att his running, and called them 70
retreat in good ORDER I've the fash Of the musketa
and heard ths whiz Of the bullets passed through the
paoons and heard two three more shots fired after
him; the night very dark; he could not see more
than four yards from him heard afterwards that Ferdi
nand Maskoe and Dominic Sassi two members of his COM
pany were killed The witness then deposed that tho
wounded men, as they were named to him, belonged to
Captain Edmond Gasnuer then examined through
an Interpreter His evidence merely corroborntjye.
lie swore however, that was Captain Crasto who gave
the order TO fire.
The court was then cleared for delibcraicn and whom
the night train left at seven O'Clock the jury wore not