New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-03
The rsrcoEi,n Observation-Disclosures Be-
fore "a Csronrr's Jur!.

Jlp tOi1DeFs investigation mo 'I'' A'N"'"-
Stances attending the dec h Of the Italian Antonio
Dodat who was murdered in tie woods near tho
Brooklyn cty line was commenced Yesterday afternoon
before tho following jury;
F. y. Carlton. Furmnn Pearsin, Joseph Bayer.
Robert HAYNES, W. Thomas Woods George Minniue,
Ainciy Hraieau John D0nnhue Roheri T. FaricS.
The first witnesses raic, were !Olr smith (cOoTcll
Charles HaLe Peter tottleb ard Frederick Cots. al
N the employ u philip koch the pre!rled Of LARGE
Bier Garden NJ the corner Of lnrty-sivfh.st ana
Fifh.nv They tcsii Jed "a going 20 the woods on
Saturday afternoon fLo s7t' NJ, with wagon for ne
pTose = hitting stcks. md discovered ne dead holj
81 podaN sirg aiogt 30 yards from the road dong
which thew were diving. ter becoming satisfied
that murder bad been committed they ran away IN
fright aid ridingto their place Of business two ofthem
preceded - tie Stationllolse and Informed the
Iolice OF what they htd seen.
NJ Fiir,Lc,h Margua who lives on The Inc Of he
Concy Islfrd md Bath Railroad opposite the i"lg'e
test fed 90 tic alarm scd hN the ubOY'-nGneo VIC
ncsses aud when he police arrived s.c and Mrs. lIl.
neighlor. accompanied thou % the place where the
Nody was found -. rcnreseried fhe woods favor
iie resort N sumner tifne there were many trees
but no hrnshwood 20 ohs'r'ci The sight.
Charles R/z arcd ahrui H.. testified tlatie rcslieh
with ls u.cle Cnio la1. on tie corner Of Im.,y'
sixth ~ ans fri ave-; le Is engaged ~ me mltht
cut ing business; While working ON the Sidewalk on
saturday afternoon, he saw four men ding up the
avenue toward ne woods, and told bis aunt mt t."
would hat that they were Engaged On IN" cOnntei'eE
tusue.s. they passed near hmf he nutlred two pHr-
tcu'arly. lis aunt ook ID aflcr thsn when they had
passed disfe nee, N" men were gone nearly an
hour, When three Of them returIedi han IN honf
thereafter licis zoe up and said dead man wac ns
10 tie wooi.. the mer we're walking last when iheY
the woods sra faster stu when ihes TrtHTnedi
witness pretty deceased ~ts one 81 the -
WHO went & . the wood, but aid not come back one
II the men appeared 10 D. SPANS ard, 'hc ottefs lta
isnsi one had on light hai dark coat hhd yy.oh
pnnts he carried umbrella. was about aiH feet hisl
aud wore "a goafcci another bod an uiA -pii hsAt
mixoo plDtaloont aadl2ht il.hloaalic ca was au't
fac '"ci sT inches a hight had li'r. t4lcA. bac',
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other particularly. Int De- nHd dark clothes on
witness would be ahlr Ia identify the two men II he
when they cane back fforn le woods than Ettn they
went .n they spoke Italian ADD one remarked some'
thing about one hundred bal aliAess under. TODD no
more; thought ihcs were couuterfeiters from ihe Tact
that they going tow ard The woods whore an old
Freedman ycl VINO ives accused ~ being IN me bu-
ness ana Who rlsO Wnr intimate VITA soi'e parties re-
ocnty arrested N >Nf'ortst on ihe char@c 81 com
ltcroug, thr !eit,r found ou deceased end rend
,oa, 81 them ol Toe niofHron 81 ,ngt Brown Of the
police.
Autonio Minab- sworn. This witness WIS confined
IN jaI for several dtys % witncs-.) Ills testimony
20 the effect that be carried an 'he boot and shoe
business ~ No. 30 Graud-st y. y, Tor nearly two
wears pasl preyionsi, worked ns icwc!ier, was
Cuaincd with deceased; had known hm for i've six
months from aboat the time be arrived in the country
had been Introduced To- HIN 10 the by rastullo
Papa, sailor boarding house keeper IN Cherry IT.,
when witness carried business n Catherine ST. cold
Diodati some shoes on the recommendation of Papa
who brought HIM numerous customer; had been ac
cmaiut.d with Papa Tor Two years did not know what
business Diodnt pursued; hc always kent himself
neatly dressed. ana Oh Saturday nights would usually
stand IN front 0 e store look III he Indies while az
I the same time lie would have oyr the shoes
him a day or before his death; deceased had lis
letters sent "a the store saturday night last ST..
officers called a. the store and snovod witness
letter which mad been taken from deceased witness
recognized the letter having been sent 70 the store
and handed deceased days previous; never had
been ont IN company ~ ith blodati did not knoa the
names OF any Of BIS aequa.nanoes except Papa and
man named Monggcii. witness hcloI ged
TO no Italian society DiOdhti and
Papa were engaged ia the substitute
business; Para left this country for l.ly about SIX
weeks ago witness last ri Fort Hamilton about
three years ago his brother. who bad for some
cause been shot aud killed by his father. his mother
now resides In Washington CITY had not heard Of his
father since be Lad Killed bis BROTHER The mother Of
witness was once arrested on the charge of passing
counterfeit money and witness having called At hor
home IN Mott u. ahoui that Time also taken into
custody: this war about years ago; went 10 see
his mother every Sunday mstnnc; some five sv
Italians IN the homo were taken p at the time,
one v is convicted aud sruienc.d Slac Prison for
three wears; lis mother locked up IN the Tombs
for couple OF months aud her heath failing DIS
charged belle .ed,hcy Manufactured counterfeit
IN his mothers house ~ that time bnt fad personal
| knowledge of u witness Wan detained two ,ays fnd
discharged was arrested on a0ihcloccasion In Brook
lyn on suspicion OF passing counterfeit money WAS in
company " III another Nho went into store and
told him 10 wait tai he out. they chen separated
and were going homework IN different directions when
tLev were arrested; detained about two DAYS
thu charge and discharged by The United STATES
Commissioner 4, this stage Of the proceeding. the
Investigation va, adjourned until Monday, al O'clock
p. IN.