New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-17
THE LATE MCRDEn IN BROOK
LYN.
End Of tho Csrener's Inquesi and Verdict
OF the Jury.

The investigation before Coroner Lynch ana
jury in relation the circumstances attending tho
death Of the Italian Antonio Dlodati, who was found
murdered "a the woods near the brooklyn City line. on
Saturday the 9Th nlt.. brought TO close las'
evening. In consequence Of Anonymous lener 70.
seiyai, several rev wilIessrs Ner6 summoned and
examined These were Mr. Joseph Cris,adoro Of Nes
York and Mr. Joseph Ma'arinO II Brooklyn. Their
evidence, however. threw additional light upon the
matter. DIR. Charles "A. Van Ianut who made The
post ,nortem examination OF deceased; testified that
! he found n bullet wound In the head. one
inch behind the lower part 81 tho rght
ear passing through the temporal bohe' winch Vac
broken in several parts; A lcaden bullet vs' found ~
The spinal marrow and there was an nciscd wound 10
the back 81 the extending down between inc YER
tebran to the spins, cord aud twoihiris around me
neck In the back aud upper part OF the chesi, one
inch 10 the len OF The medium line, bullet wound ~as
found % sing through. making IL exit at the junction
u the FL RIB and stcfnuin. Ihc oishls were !"
t~, The evidence Of these witnesses the Coroner
ferrea the principal circumstances as eoted In the
following charge:
this matter have produced and rave hea-d Their evil
dsnce during the ons al trdiou' examination Wat Ia. '
Iro,,.n portion, testimony desire to recall your At
t-nuen several important po'nts aH th'n.i.l .enrs
Hfown Of ihe Forty 9Th Police Precinct, and men under
H. command Tor Inc s..,snee hey have rendered durng
~. s1s'a.on On sa,nrsay MAY r. s body Of Antonio
D.od.l was onad in the woods near 'Tteh"ooi by Jo"h
Smith Charles cte, aid Fc1ef no,'i'p sd nor. W. %
perrace the body {, supposed that BE- Vas murdered IL
appear, Diod1 ioisn sud came 10 ' uhTt he on
sI mon,h.so AID a s ms Of ' a'an 'sScd a., -"
tioop testified the. they going 70 u. WOODS WIZ
hoI.o a3a woson to cot ,o'pa 49, ,ssS ,bt ,ur
men going up Fh toward tho woods. say ' "h'n
they enine bae. and there VIZ 10y r's m' SssS
walked very huuiciy and tailed siest deal Witness Is
positive tia, on. Of TIE nsn Wno I'ea h, W. sons 70
before dresed in yellow pant, dsis coat and el
hat and had umbrella in h- and lie lad no hsr on ms
-. tun HE I'll ~
mixed pants and cop, and hal wi.ker nli ons
SSIy han. The n Sns apo her os. he Sey rensd
The witness Antonio Mnadi stems TO have been &C
ousnted with deceased b. arrival IN ih country The
letters u deceased directed 10 his care Deceased rr
uety called al wtns. store but Gays be dd no. see hun
Tor two or tire. days pevou. che udc Margaret Hin
lin. led that she KEEP, .lor bortinsh a, No. "a
Oivrr Deceased hired Of her iuniahed room lie Was
se5aes snoi.f Italian hed room to tia, Of Deceased
lie was called Rig Italian" Deceased was accus
TONED 10 come nome At II O'Clock at night Witness could
no. recognize tncenza Coco hsItea seie or yaii Com
be.tr- the pnte. arrested, ever having seen thrin
Whcison at NO. 10 Foytlst New York Beletoni on
Saturday May 90 at o'clock IN hc came home between
msttar wa. and h. an.wered Nothing" then wen, ont
ON Sunday he stated witness that ho had great deal Of
A, Greenwood Emma Wheaton tcsthe, that sh. was &c
quained witt Bee'on aud Dioda ee,oni ei' her house
saturday morning o'clock on sunday he seemed 70 pe
m trouble witness a.ked him what the matter aud lie
said Diodati had been murdered he looked do"nesrte
Dioda, ny the nane Of the f. man ia. police lave
THO B-lrtonl but have been
unable him number OF other witnesses have been eN
snned othet than those have mentioned bot her te,i
mony substantially the same. IL Is my duty 10 Intimate
what yonr verdict houd be- but ac TO d.tebin, no"
Antonio Dioda,i came his death aud who u rcspons,be
therefor. -,
After the coroner's charge the jury agreed upon the
| follow ing verdict without leaving the room:
'Thst tho said Antonio Diodati cane to his death ~
pistol shot a inflicted BY peFson VI persons
unknown to the jury. Oh the 18th day Of May. 100
The foreman Of the jury moved a vote Of thanks TO
Capt. w. H. Brown and officers OF the rory eiehth
Police Precinct for their real and unrilg industry in
tho endeayor ferret ont the perpetrators OF this great
crime which was unanimously carried