New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-15
THE MURDER OF POLICEMAN HIPwELL-THB INQUEST
FUNERAL oY THE DECEASED.

TIE MURDER OF policeman HIPwELL-THB INQUEST
FUNERAL oY THE DECEASED.
Tho testimony taken at the coroners inquest on the
body OF Officer Hipwe of the 4jfh Precinct has thrown no
light whatever the Of the murder and given no ene to
the pcperator The man known Boston jim who was NJ
irst suspected from his known hostility To the deceased u
appears was in bed at his sisters house d9ne c g
tihch the murder committed Two oil the ucchch es
IN Ircr shorty after took place The character Of the
houses III the neghborhood where the oneer .Is ~ W.,
m the murder ehcicd In fact The ease stands
pegse where did on the morning OF tae assassGalion
The funeral Officer Ipwe took paco iom the South second
Sre, NJ f. Church at o'clock Saturday afternoon and
was ,cry largely attended foor hundred policemen under
conpagcs and presented very line appearance The b0y
inferred at Cypress Hills Cemetery The procession c
gen INSPECTORS Fok and Carpenter ana omci Of Police OF
Detroit .eo nndr e" o ~ NAM Of Ionnr y
of deceased in carriages; citizens in carriages
THE MUREsR on THE CESTREvILLE RACE COURSE
CoRoYB2s ISQUEsT-THB SUSPECTED MEN AC-
QUILTED.
The CoroR.r's inquest on the body of Robert T.
Walker who was murdered while driving his horse the
race course Csrrcyc the morning OF the LIST Of October
has resulted in the discharge Of Robert Mariner who
rested suspicion e having proved his whereabouts on the
morning Of the mWd The other persons suspectcdoye
who voluntarily from Boston TO testify and Mccarthy
who jointly suspected with Cove having been discharged
from Sir Walkers employ short ie previous ~ the murder
also proved dlb The opinion has now become well tted
y Of professional hhway robbers and cuithroats with
whom this vicinity would appear 10 be infested from the annals
of the past few weeks.
THB MURDER IN AsroRrA-THR TSoUEsT-THE MUIR
DERER UNDISCOVERED.
The murder of the unknown man, supposed to have
been scafarng man. found in the woods Astoria,
Wednesday last with the head crushed h. evidently from the
blow of an AK or similar instrument sill involved IN mystery
strange story ELECTED ~ the CorOners inquest hon
man named Francis employed the hotel In the vicinity, lie
stated that Nle be- holding pair 81 horses "a front ~ The
hotel for some hunters strange man came along sud told him
Tint man had shot himself out IN the sOis lN man was
in COMPANY with "a % Mr.. Gosmau. The witness said;
While hunters drinking the bar Mr. Gosmnns
boy and told him the the That with the
hos man shoot himself and Dc did not know
asked the man and he said De- did purpose looked ~ tie
Gaze De showed this pistol and there Uood on the ham
he said II belonged Ia the dead man this man was ~
medium hight lad DONG whiskcIs light clothes and ho..uh
Airs Cook said Ia the b. had better 10 Mad
dons the Justices be- said De took these things Ia Ia the
Squire With the when De- went OF the sunp AMI
two guuues GO with him; witness did view the body
then hut an hour aiicrWurd
Another witness testified that be- this strange with
the pistol aud woud know him again. lie dressed m
black WTs,band Of his sirt there hoDd lie lid
the pistol with the paper except the barrel lie bad whisks
ara was years 81 age. He talked plain English He
was Of aclium hight and had light coat Ppp rand
salt coat lie said 3" taking oc things "a the Squire
Chnrlet and Henry Ekins told him he u 10 touch the
and that be liable 20 90 10 State Prison Tor ~ Mis-
Cook did him The dill not say Low De- 90
who're deceased Amer ne iet he wcnt round 70
JacksOnaS along with three gunne and two boys until he
the first mile and then they tuned up the other
road Tie did not seem 20 be acquainted
This strange suspected 81 the murder bni the onlg
ground for suchuspcOn the ci that he the hst To
report the discovery " the body Efforts being male 10
fahom the stcr and also 10 ascertain the name Of the mur
dTed man The nqu" viii be concluded on Ih'rsdny next