The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-18

TIN SHOOTING or ABRAHAM BROWN nv ofFIcEf
TEoMPsON--INvEsrIGA ALTON BEFokk COROsEf

rBb SHOOTING or ABRAHAM BROWN nv OFFICER
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BEfokk CORONER
wILDEY--THE OFFICER JUSTIFIED.
Coroner Wildey held Inquest, at the Twenty first
precinct police station in East Thirty 9Th street,
the remains Of Abraham Brown, the young man who
died from the effects Of pistol s!o wound OF the lett
breast received the bands OF officer Thompson Of tho
Eighteenth precinct the afternoon OF the "a instant
Deceased and . crowd OF friends, who were max
ing calls New Years Day. became noisy and
somewhat dlsordoriy At the corner Of Twenty
seventh street and Third avenue, when officer
Thompson who was duty by crossed the street
and requested them 10 make cgs noise He was abused
FOR his Official interference ard few moments subse
quently one OF the gang knocked him down. While
helpless on Tie pavement he was repeatedly Kicked IN
the face, and his cap and club stolen from him. On
rising his feet Thompson drew his revolver and dis
charged II ut the who had attempted 70 take his life,
the bullets taking effect in the breast OF DECEASED
suoned l. the testimony 81 two 81 the most important
witnessed
Marshall vouph', residing at tho corner Of Third
and Twenty seventh street, beng sworn, says:I
keep store at the above pnce; al elout three o'clock T.
NJ January 2 was 10 my store, when heard an unu-
su noise outilde looked out and Lfteon 10
twenty young men ranging from fifteen % twenty two
years OF nge, coming down tho avenue; went TO my
work ind vors seon after heard knock al my door;
beard noise outside before that In front Of the house;
On opening the door there lady there who wished
70 purchase something; looking out the door
. crowd around some object; tsuppoeed around persons
ashting; the crowd thuned out some when
q policeman lying 10 the sircet Of the party had
bold Of the poce,onna hair holding him while . numos,
he got hts feet, and noticed he hed pistol In his
hand then obstr deccased in mont of the police
man, and saw the latter point hb pistol aud shoot
him; after he shot he turned around and came
towards he met two other, With whom he went !;
when the obcer rafcd himself he crowd seemed scat
ter suppose they hs pistol be fired q second shot
towards The bank---towards the corner heard other
shots afterwards there was only ono who took sides
with the III ccr that was No elderly and not one of
the crow.
Ann ] Thompson, residing At a4e Third avenue, being
al Inc above place Think between one and two O'Clock
January saw crowd Of thirty 6vc ~ Forty on
the corner Of Twenty seventh and Third avenue;
Mr. Thonspeon crossed over To them; they surrounded
him. aud knocked him down aud kicked him MI,
Thompson gave them no provocaon, but went smiling
towards them; had frequently him ns post,
and have always noticed that he WIS civil; do not
think the officer could he intoxicated no inter
fore to Mr. Thompson =
several other witnesses were called and fropd Of de
ocascd testified that he rown endeavored 70 rescue the
ofbccr from his assailants. MM
Deputy Coroner Wooster Beach made n poet mortefn
examination tho body OF dcceascd and found that
pistol shot wound ol the left breast the Of
death
The case was then submitted and . verdc, M Follows
was rendered by the jury THAT Abraham Brown
10 his death by pistol shot wound inflicted by officer
Thompson Of the Eighteenth precinct, while IN the
faithful discharge OF his duty, and we cxone1s the
ofhcer from any blame in the matter"
Deceased nearly twenty Of age and native
~ New York. He resided at 424 Third avenue
RUN ovER ny DUMMY ENGINE AND KILLED.
Information reached the Coronors ONCE yestcsay that
Charles Haynes lad ten ycnrs Of age who resided with
his parents asa Tenth avenue, had been over ut
tho corner OF Tenth and Twenty street
by dummy engine belonging 10 the Hudson River Raft
road Company and almost instantly killed. Officers
Walter and Butts, Of the Twentieth prcc not copveyc cd
the dead body to the residence OF Mr. Haynes, where
Coroner Widely was notified TO hold an inquest IL was
stated that deceased had got board the dummy 10 ride
and that In jumping Of he foil under the wheel
CARPENTER ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
John vorlandcr, German, ~ years old, died at bis
residence, s7s West Fory.fourh street. from frac.
sure or the skull and other injuries received by falling
through the Of building the course VI erection
nj the Of Forty fourth street and Fourth avenue,
where he poyCd Coroner Collin held inquest
ON the body and the jury rendered verdict Of "Acci
dental desthn Mr. yorsuder was carpsuter bv trade.