New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-01
THE BEAVER-sT. TRAGEDY.
Investiyaiien by Coroner Coiiin-seversi
witnesses Examined-Thc Case Al
iourned until To-day.

Yesterday. at The First Precinct Station
| House Coroner Collin commenced an inquest on the
body of Joseph Van Doren, shot at Lis Office
| No. 10 Reaveyst, on Saturday, hy John Dram, a. al
ready reported in THE TRIBUNE. The following Is the
| testimony;
William H. Kirby Of No. III East Twentysi,th'st
testified sitting in the door OF the store 20; %
Soonest; ssw the prisoner running through NH 'ao
without hat on be Turned into soonest ana ran ~ W
No 81 he turned round Ia see II anyDO1! was aiter
him; two three young men came running hitcf NM
haiooine stop lin; - supposed be Would run 'fousn
tho store ard come out into South Williamsf; theh
went up stairs and seeing him about Ae center oI th.
stairs coming down, | sad. Aou are my piisohefi
he replied, VERY well, VIII 90 VIII you; "heh We
rot ont the street he said, This u he way 10 tne
Station. House pointin, toward )road.st Officer hl
lev then came mp took charg-of the prisoner; "hen
l saw him running thought Dc had zone NIols' hHi
| | thought would head him ON he was nervous "hu
Alfred Negro, residing AZ No. II Norh MooTe'si.
and who does business at No. - beayorst (lIougb IN
interpreter. testified: saw The prisoner standng NJ
the Of the premises between IA and l. O'Clock on
Saturday morning. at No. 10 Bcayers; lie Wds sthne
ING alone on the sioOp in front Of the store; doh
know how long he stood there; ! him again wich
the policemen had him in charge. a' tbcy passeu lb
Office: | was acquainted with deceased; be occupied
All Office on the ifsi floor Of the premises: DID not
hear any alteration in the store but heard TWO expo
sions though the reports OF pistol; was ~ inc
rear the store on tie second floor; they were 1n
rapid ssiou this might have been aDOn IL O'Clock
but an MOI certain; the cause Of toe
noise; came down and Mr.. AN Doron deceased.
Wing in the hswsy with ls b. ad on the ihrt srP anu
lis ieei toward the street door; he was sil breathing
| when | saw him; went Up s,airs immediately some
one told me that he was dead did not see any moro
OF the occurrence DID rot zee any piston on ine
premises
F,rdinand T. Crassons .esiiled:tT live az Ionkers;
nv place 81 business is at No 80 Beaver At about
| j. o'clock sitting in front Of my store. when
heard tao reports Of pistol Immediately looked ont
and saw the prisoner and deccssed deceased was IN
the passage way a. the door, and The prisoner was IN
front OF him; the report OF the pistol attracted my az
teution: my place exactly opposite MI van Iofeh
Office; deceased clapped lis hands q his breast as
though IN intense pain aDd swa!ed backward tne
prisoner Immediately ran toward Delmoneos al tue
corner Of South Wi.aust. aad Beaver tie deceased
did not have anything ia his hands at the tinei I'M
elisely started in pursuit Of the prisoner ara iol'
lowed him tl near South Wiliam-st was told that
he had run up into store lew doors below aiier TIE
prisoner was arrested he started Of toward Broad 81
after be taken IN charge Of the officer me prisoner
said that he the man. he had shot NM went IN
TO see Nh Van Do7en; he was lyng on hrs baek Win
his head the stairs; he wa apparently OWING there
was quite crowd around there tie ohcei ana prs
? oncr went back 10 the place where Van Doren was
living AID got the pistol which was still lying there.
Duncan X. NoIycr of No south William 81 iesii-
fed: ] reside At staten Island; between ana p ~
on Saturday. standing IN tie door of my ONCE
1 when | saw n great crowd coming from Hrold-st.
through Beaverr'.; followed the crowd down south
William-st and man up The steps ~ No. ii
or No. - South william ST. lrushcd alter MN with the
crowd then saw Kirby come down with The pTisui.,
err police officer and took charge Of tbe man
tben went around into ieayer-s toward Broad IT..
met d.. Gunn and told him man had been shot and
we both went into tho poce; ripped the shir Of de-
ceased open. and the Doctor remarked It's al up,
poor felowiis his heart ne died HE the Doctor
was there there little blood the outside OF the
shirt; the deceased wss lying as previously de.
, scribed.
John REILLY round.m,n of the First Precinct 10.
lice testified lef, the station House 81 about ~ o..
NJ. 20 visit the men; whom got within about 100
wards Of Broadway the prisoner running. and
crowd gathered around No. ~ Beaver ST. started
and ran toward the place; when got in front of The
Z store | WAS told that man had shot himself. but
another msD told that the man rnnDing had shot
him; tie prisoner was then about the west eud OF Del
monicos place; I Jaw the decreased lying IN the pas.
sage-gsy OF the store i saw revolver lying about
, South Nniinin-st., and Mr.. Norveil there;
thought NoT,c wa the prisoner. and srncs NJ lin
with my club; NUiy6 .gid " Don't hit nc, am not
the mani" the prisoner wa just then emerging from
the store. No 49, in charge OF Mr. knrby and they
were going toward Broad-st.; rushed through the
crowd and caught the prisoner By the arm snd said ."
gsnt YOU" said What did you shoot that man ioff
be replied Il shot him in sefdofense: ~ called
Of b. and scratched my face theirs the marks on
lev forehead" said can't see anything 10 justify
man in killing another" he replied. hope he's not
dead" reloined, "Nolse done bad days work ioT
yoar-elf" walked with the prisoner down to No 80
Eenyer.s; neared the place he said. My nat Is
n there wish you'd ger il Tor mes Wien came down "a
front Of the place Tod some one 10 hand me the pistol
and II wac brought 10 me- said. la that yonr
pistol that The pistol you shot him with " aud he
pled Yes" Gho pistol produced. hve-barreied re.
yolver Vas the claimed By the prsoner) he stated
him 10 The station house the Sergeant ASKED II was
loaded and the prisoner replied that there were three
barrels loaded; then searched him and found -
Jill and soDIs stamps aud bunch Of Keys, and then
from the skirt pocket Of bis coat be pulled out Der
ringer pisoi; the Sergeant asked him ii il was loaded
aud he replied Yes. aud newly capped he was then
locked up; went back 10 30. ~ Bea'erst.. snd or
dcred the men bring the body TO The saton'Aog,e:
when arrested the prisoner he appeared TO be nervous
and excited.
Aueus.as y Fairbanks OF No. "A Gregorysi.. Jersey
City testified that he was employed 10y deceased AZ
No. 40 Bea,'r.st.; az about l p. m. on saturday
len tho the obce at No a. Beayersi. u gGage two
packages Of hmc wss gone about 10 Iinntes aud
when returned the deceased sud prisoner were in Mr.
II Van Dorens Office: NJ. Van Doren sitting al his
desk and Dram siiiiLg With his back toward LIE as
| came in; Mr. Van D0Ten told me to 40 round 10
NMketied'si- to weigh some heroes, ara tod De he
would be around there in lew minutes after me; when
go there the tierces not ready 10 be weighed
pnd Immediately retGrued as j was turning round
into Ieaver.sf l tho prisoner and two officers
coming round toward Broad 81; When 1 got 10 The
Office Van DOren lying with his head on the steps
and hs feet toward the street. there was quite crowd
around l did not hear any Conversation het"een i-e
prisoner and deeeased neither Of the parties appeared
10 be excited; j don't think they were on very
| friendly terms; the prisoner told me that Tho
deceased had gone round to his customers and
4 lied abont him, and. 1 suppose. this gave rise
10 the IN feeling; this about Two months ago. the
prisoner had been in the employ of deceased previous
10 n coming there; the prisoner lad started business
for himself about The 9Th Of May; deceased told me
that he did LOT think the prisoner had treated him night
when he left him; The deceased told me Of a oircum
stance about month ago about sir OTan ana hs part
ner Thomas that their porter haa 500 gua,iIy OF
NOV Of lie deceGsec who was United States gaueer
IN he EMPLOY OF tho Internal Revenue Collector In Jer
sey City; Mr.. Fsssin told Mr.. van poren .het lhe
n,isonor rad stolen that cotton which belonged 10 him
never smoke 10 Dram about the cottonj don't thnk the
deceased had seen the prisoner 10 speak TO BIN since he
ief his employ until saturday; know on note made
by Mr. Dram in favor Of the deceased; collected s2s
On acconn, ~ this NOTE the deceased told Inc that