The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-03
the MURDER IN THE WOODS.
Invessig alton Before Coroner Lynch and
Jury.


Jury.
The into the circumstances attending the
| death OF Antonio Diodat who found murdered in
the woods near the Brooklyn city ne Saturday. the
9Th ult, commenced by Coroner Lynch yesterday
afternoon his office in the Court House, Brooklyn.
The following witnesses were examined
John Smith tcolored testified that he lived the New
Utrecht Plank road opposite the toll gate; in the
employ OF Philip Koch keeper Of Popes Park HOTEL
Saturday directed TO 60 TO the woods to cut
sticks took horse and wagon; went in company
with Charles Hehe and two others; coming 10 hill al
distance from the hotel Hehe lying the
wos and thought be was drunk; went to see, and he
hailooed that was dead man; witaess advised
the party to be OF, and they turned about and drove
home
Charles Hehe testified 10 living with Mr. KOCH pro-
preor az the lager beer garden Of Thirty sixth
street and fh agenue tends bar; have been there two
months; saturday afternoon last went to the woods
q cu sticks 90 brace the lager beer tables and
rre discovered lying the ground the body or dead
drove back 10 the house and then went TO the
station house and informed the police; the body was
about twenty feet from the road VIII oh We were drv
Ing; the wagon about hundred and fifty feet
distant: the brush liz not very thick; was standing on
the wagon when first discovered the body; thought 1t
was q drunken man; went 10 see aud found he was
murdered
Pe.er Co,tiles tesned--I reside with nr xoch Thlr
~ sixth street and fifth avenue; have tee1 an his en-
ploy nhcut month; accompanied Beho and Smith to
tie wood SATURDAY afternoon and corrobllcd the tcs
y q the other witnesses a. TO the discovery OF the
Mrs Elizabeth xarqaa testinni-Y live on the Coney
and and Bath Railroad, opposite the tcl'eate Hehe,
6Dtieb and smith came running through her yard from
the weeds and asking What The matter was was H.
forAsd thai dead man WIS lying there toe policeman
came s"ne TINT after, and wept with them and
re bod, Mrs. Rissi Was aso presents never snw the
nsn bore beard khc; IN tire woods ab6dt i6as clock
"a ..aris siernoon BIT ,he discharge u f-earms is
az feuni that ~ particular no lice IA taken OF there
we M bushes The place where the body WV found
f.tgeand eesz IN .se employ o, Philip Koch, gene
~ ho'te sefTaui, toxtg 4 that he OF the four
Who vent 60 ths woods and discovered the body; saw
en- IN tsa hs ~ The neck G0tlieb and another wanted
- go =. wne .sy w,n. % nforn' the police
= =. .ss n Si.'asi f he Se ssa hone went
Tls fhe crsr ~ rhiry-sSth stree, ard fif,h ave-
eas ~.sh hs unis, Carlo EiSEs marble cutter and
sAn'ns M s-.a., ~n1e w5Tlhs % the sidewalk about
ffsh 4seruc toNari he woods; told his aunt tina, no
wsuld st ihas b. cav oar u the rcen who made the
eders'ies msar, ne, Iae.ei aes, by hun, noticed
when thev sunis distance or the COMO
tet~esD safeequsrteu and one hour; three of them
raGna tack haf hYaF alter hey left Hehe up
And t4d dad msn asd been found 10 the woods Mrs
hsx aa NOS TIE aeR WREN they came back; they
vers ~a4Aing Cat when hey vent TO the woods, and
aier Ella Nasn they rstarncd; was pretty sure that
Gea-sa ~ lhr ioar who went in.Q tle woods.
NJ affura ust ne belly Of man was IN the woods
b. espft "a IRE bief hat he be been murdered; one
Cf fMtn appeared b. a 81 anard ;he others Italians; one
fal "a q .ighi lat tr4b caA and yellow pants; tall,
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