The New York herald., 1866-10-06


1Ac Inquest Resumed--Ne Further Develop-
nsenas--Tarsiiness Of the Autherifics-inquest
Adjourned.
Tho inauest IN this case was resumed yesterday At
yunaica L. L. without, however, throwing any sddi-
ena yht on ihs matter In The previous report OF tho
attending the assassination the fact was
mentioned that some parties who were In the Immediate
vicinity OF the track about the time Mr. Walker was
u,srdered had stated that they two men,
wha, taller the other running from the direction Of
she race in an excited The examination
Of the persons who alleged TO have made these
s,atemcns tho only business relating the
esearBg up Of the affair. The following is the
EvIDEscs EiIurEp
hnes Hebee being duly sworn, testified as follows
was tho Centrevile the morning Of Mon
aay, October l, 1866; nearly opposite Van wickens
ssw two men walking IN very rapid manner; this was
between six and O'Clock In the morning; these
snen went across the road and coming from tho
Skecon OF the trotng course; they were dressed IN
aark clothing.
Jacob Van Brunt ,coloredl being sworn. deposed
shat:-on Monday morning was working IN the ned,
when saw two men coming from the woods near the
1rCtiing course; they were running when nrst saw
them; they stopped running when they saw me- they
dark Clothes and taller than the other; ! am
pretty certain could recogni ize them Il saw them
again; they clean shaved men, without bearda
THE oBJEcr or THB MURDER 81
b stAl shrouded in stery 1t is settled almost
beyond doubt that no considerable sum Of money was
IN thc scssion OF the murdered There s pos
ssky that he may have had money on his person
when attacked than found when the body was dis
covered, but TO certainty his wife being
q the time OF his death q visit among relatives in
Rrecport, l. l., has no knowledge on this point The
and might have been missed by the pundorsrs II they
nad made any attempt TO rifle his pockctA II 10 con-
ssSered highly Improbable also that revenge
known as . very quiet, peacabs man, care
fui 10 avoid o personal dnculty with any one;
him was that OF some parties who said some time in
ynly last, that they would shave satisfaction concern
ing slight disagreement In regard 70 some horses
which hs had in training at the time.
SUSPICION
psbps most conclusvely two men who were employed
In his stables for short time and discharged rather
uuumariy by him, without assigning any parctlar
SON for doing They dismissed about ten days
paid the fui amount Of salary Here was no apparent
enuse for III feeling on their part They left his
premises and u was thought the locality alsoi one
q them ut least went TO Williamsburg. Within
. short time however they obtained temporary
employment at some Of the stables in the vicinity
Ne murder had his trunk sent to williamsburg and
The morning which the tragedy consummated
ase1 that he had brought ii hack the Union Course
he going East in charge Of some horses Tor gem
0eman He also asked whether ''Ar Walker was dead
ye" and then went the house Of the deceased and
made inquiries regarding him from men who we're
aAout the stables. While here IL observed that he
booked though he had been running exerting him.
calf violently the veins in his neck being much swoen
he afterwards left II supposed 10 so East with the
Eovses The slight description given by witnesses Of
che two who running across the fields
seems TO correspond with these two men in every
0pect One taller than the other neither OF them
wore beard, ard both OF them dark clothing with
anDuched hats There is an evident
1played throughout the entire by the authorities
q Queens county A reward Of $500 being the only
ac4ve by them for ,he appreh ension
- the guilty parties ana numbers Of persons in the
vicinity openly express the opinion that the matter
not being pressed with that prompiitude which affair
- such terrible importance demands As yet not
angle has made and but four witnesses have
been examined by the Coroner during stngs or the
tuTy. considerable number OF persons living the
nmedate locality OF tho Assassination profess to know
certain facts which IS highly essential should have
Been presented 10 the Jury st their arst session,
and these parties are not 20 be examined until
saturday the 18Th instant and though i've days bave
elapsed since the murder perperated detectives
kavo yet been placed the track Of tho mscresnts
~ means Of procuring the arrest Of Of the
pocted partiee who 10 In neighbofi9g Stafe, is
poposed write for him. and his attendance
Witness apparently with the intention of avoiding any
expense which may be attendant on the sending Of
special detective and procuring writ OF extraditicn
ahd this 10 the upon whom in the opinion Of
majorty Of the jurymen, tho weight Of the suspicion
gestA In the meantime awaiting further spontaneous
00ve1Cpments, the inquest Ia adjourned I'LL Saturday
0nfOhar IL n o'clDck A. M