New-York tribune., 1868-07-24
THE BoWERY HOMICIDE.

Coroner Keenan,, yesterday, at the Eldrldge-
st. Police Station held inquest over the oouy OF
William Cramer, the young German, late OF NO l59
Chrysties who fatally beaten on wednesday morn
ing last, alleged by Solomon JOsephs and others IN
front OF the concert saloon No AZ BOwery since the
Of Josephs persons have been taken into
custody on suspicion OF being mpHcateu III io al1, t
among them John Miller, alias Frenchy, notorious
thief and dcsperado who is already under Indictment Tor
having. IN company with confederate, shoft uhe %
SINCE robbed saoonkeeper on tho east sac 0l tne
town. OF considerable amount. The iOloWus 10 'ho
substance OF the testimony taken at tle inquest 100000.
John Smith, resident OF Hoboken, ana grocer ;
clerk testified that at Il o'clock me- on Wednesday nc
and william Cramer the deceased. were III tle p'sen
on"y,,lued bv William srhonddelJ friend came into
the saloon and Josephs pulled chair from under tne
feet OF witness Cramer asked what was the matter hhu
some words followed; the proprietor Of the place Peter
son. said he did not want difficulty there; gh words
followed and, by invitation Of Josephs, the party went
out on the walk for the purpose of fighting 10 Out on
reaching the walk, JOscphs aud the witness khocheu On
each others hats witness had picked up the
seized witness by the neck, from behind ana ~
the same moment struck IN the eye and some un
known person tore open his coat, with tie evident eI
tiOn of stealing his watch; witness ran down 10 bYHu
ST., but returned and found tie deceased gg ON
the pavement unconscious; deceased was DorHc ho he
saloon, and died after witness observed lat tc
watch and Chain, pn, and two rngs belong 10
the way up stairs 10 the street, thlHk inns blow
struck by tho prsoneri did not see the deceased
struck afcrward deceased did not fall when he received
the first blow. 49, ~. -
rObOrated in good part the account 0l the preceding W.T.
ness but added that the friend o the prisoner did not
accompany the party the street; witness soon aier
went up his stains toward the street, aud saw the de-
ceased running mp the steps Cf the hotel adjoining; as he
reached the top Of tie steps the deceased turned roun
and struck man who WAS pursuing MN, Dut llssea
him; the puIsucr caught deceased around the meek ana
struck him. and deceased fcl forward down the steps
on To the pavtmeut would not recognize the man WO
struck him. 10 too dark hc dressed III blach
am positive not the prisoner, JOscphs do not thlnk
the deceased was intoxicated. .
Fanny Miller OF No. ll3 Norfolk St, ono OF the waiter
girls employed in the saloon No. n BOwcry cOrrob0rated
the account given of the disturbance on the Walk; II was
scarcely ten minutes the time the party went upon
the walk until deceased was brought down dead ne da
not live more than two minutes after beng brought
down stairs.
Fritz King OF Scventlaye., near Thirtethst, on the
morning n question his way home from Bcclnau
st., and when opposite Petcr-Ons place saw thice
men come ont Of the saloon, and all began To
fight; one Of them knocked down, witness thluks
O them stopped stOnC fearing that he would DO
lit witness went back about IS PAGES but came mp again.
and the two who had been lighting the deceased run
away, and the deceased lying on the walk all three ma
light pautalOOus o did not but the three at st but
altcrWard crowd collected; the deceased was theh
carried down STAIRS the witness saw running down
the street lac thinks the persons he saw come rom
tine saloon with deceased In order To- insure the attend
auCe Of important Witnesses the Coroner poslpOheu
further investigation until to-day at noon