New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-20
TaE TRAGEDY IN THEKTN-EfFTU- :
ST.
Iuguest ON the Body Of ihs Murdered
Watchman-Testin Of Several Wit
Bes.es-Thc Verdict

An inquest was yesterday held by Coroner
Widey. al No. 10 West ThiIty.Gnlst, over tie &c.
mains 0. Philip K1acmer Tho dccca,ed va, private
watchman in the employ oc Mcsgig. HoiEoImann 4
slbernan. manufacturers OF silk trmmngl at Noa.
IT, r9 and l9l West Thirty ahh.s end on The morn.
n- O. Thursday last while IN Che Office on he second
story ~ the bading mentioned, Aresduily !cncn
3lout the head and lace by burglars as previously
ported in tn TRBUyE II wold appear that the
thieves sitor breaking III OF the 'front.' basemelt
gindows, and mounting 10 tho second noor uHcxpCct.
edg net tho deceased IN thc ofc, ana attacked hiA
as related.
when found the deceased was inselsJie and never
rallied From the act Of the clothes 0i decc,ed having
been much disarranecd when found and blood bein
scattered around On tic wall ana surrounding ooccn.
it IS copjectured tho. he must hsso made desperate
resistance. Flood wa also traced 90 tho v'rdov rom
where TIC thieves escaped with their pla,cor.
The following is the testimony
Grs.aye MoyCr Of 30. re West T..ty 1u.a.. sii.
lied that the CeceloeG was In his onui0v a. Watchunn.
Thursday morning las, at 6oclocE. he va inio-mod
by lrcder.ck hgaeucI lie trohe- ~ hc .cca1sld.
that Lo oonid no. gat into -hc place boy finally got
into orc of thc basemclt w,ntOv, aad fOuud ilc de-
ceased laying apon Tie lcOr, and insenr bic; !ur.hr
discover revealed the i1C that $40 place Lad been rob
bed Of about s2,Ho worth o. Rood6.
lrederics KT1oGcr Of No 40i Einthare. coT-ob0T.
atcd tAo testimony 0f Tho preceding vi.
Capt. Georgo ". Walling Of the Tvcutictl Precinci
Police testified tet the thioycG ia eicoii,g - nrnce
.aust have iu,nped over the iron railing around tie
basement window and then tried ine shutters; tho
window nearest Ainth-aye. tho bolt lad 40, been fast
eued those shuttegs found open aHd tho window
ia.scd ale. oni ins thoy Knocked Oi The boarts
eTIlg IN OH Wl1-OW through which llev passed they
must have thea rayersel the entire ench Of Che mild
ing passed ~ light Of stairs and returned a!Ong
that loor o The Office where deceased was 20 .ud do
ceGsed was other asleep when they enered and ,oy
then knocked Lin upon cc hc Cd Lc nus have heard
Tho noise and md going 20 tLc door bCan at once
atac ked thc thieves must Lave ,oN ho building IN
different place from their entTaLcc; tic only clue
have been enabled &" discover 10 tie thieves tho
fact t1af a 5Oclocs the morning in question lour
GOT into Icrthave. a6 tar of Thirty.
i6 6.s'., each having IN his possession bundle; tAcv
~Of on of he corner 81 Albany and Wcststs. one OF
teso nrn Is a1oli five ieci Ton inches IN hight aho @
rcgrJofac ratlcrsto-i, lad one Of his hand boud ~
LCicged 10 Dc :hC let L.GJ, which is supposed 90 ayC
bctr inir0d Wlle gJLIs over Che iron railing H.
Of the rranlfnctG'v- was 6re ed in dark cloh end
wore either 2 ur OF plush cap. Another ol the men
was about fyo 1e SIX inches in hight with hlpcL
iayhc and impcuol wO. 4 sol ic hat, daIk En,i.sh
Walking coal and tnl; pants: aJODt 4 years o. age
and very good looking TO third was about i've feet
i've inches n blight Ggd - ycar' slim buili. aai had
dark coat lud black fcll 81 cap Tho Only notice
able feature u he fourth 1a1 was h" gc,hat Pc wore
fol. ha'