New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-12
THE FIRST WARD HOMICIDE.
coRosER's NQUEsT-THB SHOOTING JUSTIFIED AND
THE PRISONER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF sBy-
RRAL WITNESSES.

coRosRR's INoUEsT-THg SHOOTING JUSTIFIED AND
THE PRISONER DIsCHA RGED-TBsTIMOsY OF sEy-
ERAL WITNESSES.
Yesterday at the Twenty seventh Precinct Station
House bertyst Coroner Naumann held inquest upon
the body Of Banno Eg well known thief who was shot on
Wednesday evening While engaged In stealing cotton from
Pier No 49, n. r. by Mr. William A Potter, the clerk having
charge the pier The testimony OF several witnesses was
taken 1t corroborates the statement of the pub
shed in THE TRIBUNE yesterday morning The following is
CSsls. Rase being duly dspoed reside a. Whit,
South and pm I'm T Sa i,s
. Ss1 s. %o sss the
Harrison Co. did not down TO the pier IN time and was com
ooins lot h.. the bo.h.d thinking mos. in
ds1e from thieves sDoss = hoo1r %b. .oon .sr M
POr and said Rs.'e DO you know that they have
s n s o BE-. os H HS @ o. S the time
DID wore ysa hen. '1 % sSo fS' that report
o. he sd shot q The q. s b ss aS SoeS s 20 90
and look the bale tho thievs; had been at we 90
S.. Iss. q. :eGg 2. .s,% nS ,bs sG ss1j.
% s % md quite quantity Of cotton taken
the cotton and were talking about the matter ws S
d the 0 .d sAsTss G = We se, ,s . ss ni s s
With cotton said Potter boat with cotton in i,hs
Be the & s the. sss .I n% p. 70 . to No.
y and requested 1ee. to come with me- na We a pss ,h
wished him to there and watch the S9., until the
and referred mo 10 another officer with showed him
the boat with the cotton IN NJ wa. very near a. AIT ,s bs
Of the boat Mr. Potter stated to me that he bad d'e0v
John o Morse being daily dspO.sd aI,t Oiesr on
III. N.rioa Mr. Potter and myself came out from o
wsrd my had been there aboa, I've minute. When
s s.s S na % nv
,. .as hal s.,s n. "s 20 zap. .d
sid they had been beading up bale Of cotton that The
and told m. "a. wsnsd Station HOa.e here
South Third Wiamburh opposite Piers Nos
a. E River sSoD s, the body Sssg s habit Of
cotton there before under and indictment
'' ys"I 9s 5 BE g.: Ssss t sSoa
h Mr. Potter tel policeman sef
somebody as two ps, Q, cotton 70 ;G S a., ,r9 81 the
oe and 20, into the IN nne,sen
hi. head and found dead quantity Of cotton in the
wa Potter being dolly dspo.d .d. No 50 Car
roll brooklyn empoyedby the Black Star oe Of steamships
49, f, a.Da, s2s rom the mf deck Of steamship Marmiou
% SSu SS se
& ss. IN 1s' S S bat % s S OTo%n ss ao
would hsys happened was hs boat u w
boat unit. 10 minute. sner when discovered
the south side Of the pier NJ Russell wan. oi poe.
went down the boat dead there then reported
In charge until vedby tie sstchm.n stood By ths
when hss hs boat and Go. 70 e sa C on ls Os
number stealing he has scted the captain Of
70 surrendered myself under the 'uPpO'iOn that
had shot she
NJ D. being duly deposed have made a
,o oen the body deceased find poshot
wound IN the passing through the e scspu the ball
passed In direction taoush the en aure and night ven
s OF the heart through the diaphragm sd into the liver death
wa. the result Of the above described wound .,
The case was then given 10 the jury who after mature de-
liberation rendered the following verdict That the said
Bruno Rrg his death by pistol shot wound al the
hands OF WIN A Potter and think the shooting perfectly
justifabe" 49,, ~. - -. a.
ON the rendition this verdict the prisoner at once dis
The deceased native OF France
aged - years He has long been known TO the police as
daring river and thief having been arrested many oc-
casons But II few weeks since he was arrested by the
Twenty Precinct police suspicion OF having oen
concerned in burglary down but The proof not being
cienty strong TO warrant his detention be allowed 10
90 with the result above detailed.