The New York herald., 1866-07-10
THE SHOOTING or COLONEL FRASER.


Eo"se-Testimony In the Ca.e-yerdict
% ~" jury Against the Prisoners, &c.
Al ten O'Clock yesterday morning Coroner Naumann
renewed the invos CATION tho nth proc not police
station in tho case II Colonel Jlnos r. Fraser late OF
No. 40 Morton street. who died from the effects or
risoi sh 4 wound receivcf a. hs restaurant, N, iss
Fulton street Friday evening dirinp IN a,,e-caan
he had With Thomas Mlladv. amnrl Freeman nnd
Michael RYAN. suhloned may be found n cory or tho
evidence introduced before tho Coroner and tho
dict OF the Jury.
rrsrso~v ov ALrx,rpya nLrY.
reside 81 1 In Ss as ., es,y a1 sss bs sa
e,ree en o''n on. wa rsTng ~ p,ns church down po1
c.a ~. s .,c~i 70 !. g, wsa, wss Tho matter just 70.
dce.,sed f, and u the isoners now Thomas
nlndy' stopped 81, from the soro Nth nl,to 10 hl-
Erodac.a look. lIsc I: The ono TRIM; e'tei
vas ,Se mster be s4ia anod hot" III. 9@I renuowsn
& vi Freeman came out With crowbar r bs hand TIE
saw der.,.cd fai nt tho door when hs sc, the
s nossr: sorsmpsniei he prisoners to ths .t'on
@ So a S ho s msy se e a.. r ss ., sen se
door the deo"ased making towards the when
Yer a ssd hot s% or words sa, hat. .T Me- ;s sss s d.
.so s s v @ s"sg sg's s.s
wns The dao going INTO the restaurant: saw ono
Mary Wilson and testified 70 substantially the
TESTIMONY ov oyoncr q srs1uaw
Gso-g' Bnse,m being duty swor1 dcpo.es and saws
rcs % r elss wa % asau9lsa "a i,S dse % .s wa;
frids, ia.. the Grs, thing tha, attracted attention 70
X. X o % With ' 10 ose parties
,he h,'s'wsy epp.rn,u. oT dummy the fags. hen
time conyer.,ns with dScsss.d; as The parties al.
.'sS y. s s and S'rs . ~0 fes" ac coSne ns' 70
s coear e aa a. @ ss nv sI s W.. e down
cannot go down: hs rsply vas. he hsld The e,ss q
q. 70 Or ro s % G & sss se 'T6 6d". b. .s TO
we-you henr whs, my orders from Mr. weter, arr ,ey
back and went on 70 The sirwsis; the dscessed neo
sss out o. sa ma
roling. machine on % Tho dummy; :, that time started
s sI@s sHSs partly ss
s.." ia i1s ssa 2: .ssry%ds sSs i ear
.ioos out word. ,h., eject. having say
vsry few s,er. about o or threc sor, down H. r~.
.Sya he "a some isSa sisn. o s:ItSiss: ,mSssi
Ing no Colonel Eras.rs place Starred hs
s P ssSs Ss s,s sssG
on as conn. ss 'i nv W. oa
G.o,s. I'm sIo,:, asked him where ..w u. blood
q f $ sne. Ga n R.ss ny sr"d !. q 'Gs .
s"s 81 sss S hsd o "a. b.: & a. s'tss he'd sr.s s wso
an mot positive who the man was; think Il wa. the
wa: nj sRs q, man %s.nss ~ frs.@sa. as1 he hs
coon. and sfrrwsrds took him hospital deceased
when .,r hn ., tho door bad bong lead pencil in one
have sry veapon M hand: ~ ths time so he
Ing: ds not sea any pistol IL he ssnas of snv one: W.
had the cr0har IN his hand when he hrrt entered
ths riac~ and down cellar with him when ef tho
daor ieading dow cellar Aar nw the lock all broken
piee.s after the difcuty.
August xeumann examined q witness but his tcs.
tpaonv s'rtsa No new facts.
Naumsnn hen submitted the n the Jury
and after br OF doibefaon they rendered tho follow
ing verdici "Tha James I. Fraser IN his death
nv pistol shot wound At tao hands of Thomas Muady,
and We believe Samuel l. Fireman and hchael Ryan 10
be nrcessuties 10 the fact y
Ihe priFoners, after tho nndrg ~ thu verdict,
arrsignrd fr fo'rnsl examination Mnliady v twenty
nve are native of ireland sycs ~ 295
A. ard by patton T. porter. In relation 70 the
charge against nm he hal nothing to cay q, present
NJ. Freeman u ihluy nlne of1ge, born In
Otto lIv IN ~ city snf y 4 sler In cott,n and
wool lie pleaded guilty, and said he had par
tcitatlon In knowledge ~ the shooting by Huaiy
or whoever did shoot Mr Fraser Ryan l. thirty yenrs
oid native ~ Ireland lives at No III jacob street and
Is porter Hc also pfafcd not niy ard In explanation
salt he tad ihcHlty with the iark eeter brit bad
nothing whatever DO with the shnotlng ~ Ar Frazer
Tic aroused rartie- hen committed to the Touha
90 await the nc, 90 ~ the Grand Jury
Applicsinn made ~ reiesue Mr. Freeman and
Ryan on bail, ard probable that to-day they will
bonds for their fuurs appearance -
any indictments which may 10 found against them.
III Jndgc stuar and W. Charles VI Smith appeared 90
counsel for the prisoners Mr Freeman 10 70 this
fortunate T. ai q have borne excellent
character, and hs friends seemed 10 tate
deep In tho result ~ the Invest before the
Coroner pe ased nearly torty-sue years ~ age,
and a native of Ireland