New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-20
THE sECOND-AyE. MURDERs-INQUEsT BY COR
ONEK MILDEY.


Before Coroner Widey yesterday an inquest
was held at Bellevue Hospital the victims Of the
secondaye tenement fire. Patrick Murphy, husband OF
the deceased woman, testified that hearing noise
at O'Clock on Monday morning lie rose with his family
When he opened the door sitting smoke rushed in'
They tried by the scuttle, but We're uape 70
nd the ladder His Wife, who had her head out OF tue
window fell on the floor, crying out am dead DIT
Gated him and he fell cut of the window jeremiah laid
hold OF the blinds and worked himself to the
roof, and so escaped. Four OF Alr. Murphy FANNY
Ellen Mary, Thomas, and his wife, are dead.
Laurence Cunningham residing IN me same nouse kFo
similar testimony He tied his children one ny one 10
piece OF clOthesne by which policeman drew theD 70
the roof his wife and he escaped shortly afterward O
Monday morning, observing the smoke ne gave tno
alarm. and two other policemen hasened 70 iis a h
ance one forced the back door, but the smoke drove MN
out; threw himself from the thlrd story ht9 quo
yard; they picked him up and carried nun 10 "
store; returning, he young womon injured Dy laIl
ing the rope by which she was let down having Ofykyr
Fernando kreis testified that he was BAKER, DE MgT
told him he was not insured about week ago. ne COuo
tell how the fire originated the coal MAJ kept ao Ny
Conne sergeant of police, said that the fire seemed 70
him To have commenced the stars the P9ftoh p
tween the front and back was entirely burned;
the only way OF escaping to the roof by the scue
hole which is feet II inches by foot inches Tue nono
IN reach and no signs OF fire about the basement:
John Lewis, residing next, door, sahl tnat nc was
awakened by noise at /! o'clock on MONDAY m1rnhg
heard Mrs Miller say hurry up! hurry upP he hau
looked out and Mrs. Miller knocking at her WINDOW
Miller came from the basement Dy thS IeaI S a1s
SAID Don't make much noise ana breahlIg P anSS
I'm the window put key through the aperture WIN Wc
Mrs Miller unlocked the door ana coming oue i" h
AreV Mrs Miller went into the front store ana pase
ment and few minutes after came out ana erie os
dre:n Mrs Miller was IN her night gown; tne halule
shown "a door handle was here eNhibed was me wa t
Mr. Miller had in his hand policeman WAS T ~ iInS
came after Miller shouted " nre JONI -, te
nj No 592 Second-ave testified 10 hndlng Mu PS NV
nov on the roof aud going down 10 having seen JUS
Miller on the sidewalk, but not IN hef lshe Ar ITas
william SanghOTn, fireman. testiheu !ai w M !, h.
I'm the basement; Mrs Mer's bed did not iook as ~
had been occupied by more than que lis duty t exam.
Baker Fire Marshall stated that IL was niS "uty ~ SO ~
ine into origin OF fres on the DaAe-lGso
Ind fonpd large amount OF ashes over wlc tne Dsas
were badly burnt; Mr.. Miller tOu MN lat ~ ~, ',in,
o5 barrels of nour Saturday; the amount OF ga'n6
could NOT have destroyed much HOUR next uay' o,
seeing Mr. Miller, he spoke 10 MN on ,hO St,peN Gu
chase the flour; said that, between II ana eo'A' nc
had made fire in the small stove 10 tle m INV;
falling aseep by IT, was awakened by his Nile eauls
him he found smoke in the room, ana tSd I VIZ ~
hurry out; he said he did not know now uS nee
bmt that he was insured In the Baltic fie lls, n.y. H
Company for 81 500; Mrs. Miller SAID she was w az
a sufociting smoke had caeI 20 I9E sir he NJ. mr..
not know where he came FROM MlieI, Ii. y ' r
rested had aid: Now am arrested SHAH not IsHer
@ oestions@ W W Rhodes engineer IN the FIRE De-
dead bodies lie thought that, II th1le nao De polI
IadSr evervhodv would have escaped James McIltgor
If buildings. testified 10 having examined
the building and 10 the dinger OF u,,c ~, H. I,
lords 10 pnt up ladder. aud IL IS astonsg more act
dents do not happen. IL schWat 'eS't" 10 n"N."5 ~
KILLER had told hun he could do hs WoIA mmsclt
nat evening Capt Allare, OF me Iwehil -hls Ir..
4 oinet testified that Miller told MN he dIu hot
know how the fire originated, and SAID some one mad
robbed him Of $40 he had him arrested anu found ON
his person S06 in money policy OF Insurance. LOT SOW
ra9dr dirk-knlfe a common knife, silver galvanized
watch some papers, and they key OF the chest rom
which lie said he had lost the SO Dr. wooster Beacn
testified that death resulted from suiOcaon external
Injuries were visible on only body Coroner Widely
here submitted the To the jury. whO
after an absence OF half hour returned the following
verdict: 1--WE. find that deceased were sufOcated 10y
smoke from fire at No. 500 secondaYe on me l9ih DAY
of December 1867 We further believe the SAID nrc wa:
originated by Nose Miller and further tud the owner
Of said premises Charles Hoffman. guilty o cuahe and
I erin
escape from said premises" Miller was accordingly
! committed without bail,