, 1869-04-01
THE SING SING CONVICT MUIR
DER.
CoroncF's Notwithstanding Bnr-
barity of Euntda-O,NctlS shot while
Begging for Mercy.


The Coroner's inquest oyer the body Of Charles
lockwood, alias 0Sei. WAS held Yesterday q
ne az g @ ThF ~sie esamae
the nrFt Jaco. Storms, In whose barn lockwood
was found; the second the prison docto:, and ne
Guaria Among those present ~as a Hestchesttr !
County Coroner, demanding the body OF D.S<tl Of |
iody % vas 6u1iet Il nc 7 Tie % coroner vi! consult Win
The District Attorney about his power 70 Arrest the
guards: The following Ia the tsssinon{: .,. :,
Tartey. .own, and an farmer y occuraaon, 81 81
pertntendent on farm: on fnurs0aJ. when the
that another son, George, was watching some per-
sons In the haTn supposed to be horse thieves;
George said be thought he sar three men With
white clothes on there; be w8a not positive whetn
er therc was euly TWO or three: after breakfast l
went to the barn 10 search myself: be said:
BY the door 70 they could not; VIC got IN the barn
and searched the lower part; VIC pitched hay %
for the cattle: ! thought he w;as ml.taken about
them; between and O'Clock Thursday afternoon
man eame ruling along and said nse men had
escaped from prison thai morning, and they bad
sn sa n men 1ne deose @ ~ 90
doubt, The prisoners and taeJ.ve got In he barn
70 Ii The barn and search fos them thoroughly."
stnyed In the neld, and At O'Clock when came
tod her tha4he vas going TO search for the prsou
| erA; Just II that moment an old gentleman named
| Wil4SY SAtQ thAt tltfe were Sol1t GuAIu3 IL Tue
| barn Who had accused him Of sptiting prisoners
| away the quarts hal met NY son taking the two
prisoners away At the station; they were searching
ns thes hs IT. s9en TIE ses ihey
began their insulting remarks to me, aaylng 1t WAS
"very strange that tht thtra man had gos a.ay;"
"sulllvau," by the convict who Naa shot; the
other Was called Josh :" my son had hung some
e0s sna IL ,ae1 nc .xEea es e ~a Re .hs
saving that they were left there to aid the
eonyists 2 ssespe; they f0a4d = pa!r VT q
Thai he man has LEFT, for there Is pair Of panta
1oona; theJ said they had searched the barn thor
oughly; the north end Of the barn wss nl!ed win
| hay: the 1ooE8 we're open, and went In and sald
ali this hay o1 10 catch hlm:" the barn doors were
could not swing all the way hack; The guards had
gone out Of my sight, having started as II TO 90
AWAY. Ny men always called 1e Captain, and TIC
few minutes when they heard that name; In half
minute after called out saw mai way up IN
the highest lett q The ban holding up hs asms " ~
come CON down S;s and ID you shall Be- cared 1oF:
slil down: he came down holding up hs nrus
showing he waa unaHned. and Isached plsee 80 =
ex feel from ne Tn stasTh Ss1a ~ aa1S5 a out
r. ret Int; in1o s,e saTn!" lie said, aicraT,ed through
hole under the baru into It; was not with the
SWhc!e aSc The otne. two men !" asked. "on,
Captain, We LEFT them sbo1c;;'" -ssys he: .they
didnt come down as faI a. vs. Inen MilIam, lsl,
was standing up; was looking at him, and all at
once there was deadly palior overspIead him,
and he bed up bis hands He ssM T,.n Fns s y Goa ,Ss
guard came up closer and shot him 'Uh4
ny Cod" says he, "this will N ny Roo,
hin; he was about eiRh. feet away from the
men; one guard was 'Chsrley Sullivan" tht
other John Manning; he FEY on big stsht SIDE ant M
. bis side; think Williamson took hold Of one 9
them and told him not 10 do II; Sullivan replied
Il wont shoot again the Isonea a. ,t noI ons ~,
he held s arms hs hea.! all the time: At th
! time U7Sei had on palr of drawers; they tol,
tor; au,l put bis hands to his head and showed aom
: blood on 1t; one Of them said -" iou So ~ 2
a@ 70 saas sae o and Eff he sased for wagon the
. 6nd he should mol have one; o'Sel said, II an
i shot ! can1 walk" they took hold q hn. On
+ Enow why one man did not stay for other prison
= css, aud let the other 60 away; tnsy SAID rs IS
were going 20 let chatae! tase n'm sneJ eook NJ M
Il hlm to Dr, sc1hucr = ONCE from there: William
- son said It was coId-blooded u1nler TO shoot
man 80: ! nm certain that Sullivan Is tae ma
10 Who shot him; this happened about O'Clock P \
y. 1.aae c'i, sr1 sssinei 1.sas IT pa a.
p scian Q! s!ng sing P'tsen; whsp Pr feseSeo ne la
lie shot Immediately examined his case and !oun
e Arlstol-shot In the abdomen On ths iei. M sac; M i
seRs soepi,ai IL an n has the appearance q man u
g. bad received severe phyaicai and mental snocl
ha4 hopes 70, I've Of thsee c aa3s M o. n y na sna
es had no hopes; did not pTohe The wound.
Ii Dr. Scribler had already made an e1Aninato!
tne ;iS s,,a: IT, made @ no e1aminauon after death:
a was poalt1ve Of what the cause Of death was:
q suppose the death to be from two causesG]aunai
- in connection with the Inflammation Of the core
% Ing OF The liver, md this resulting from the sno
~ The friends Of the convict were there claiming =
e0ay ~ ood' 'sSosn Sas hsye made post aor
NJ examination Of the body II they we're not the
# waiting for the body.
~ stahe In Ta1rytoxn aud tcainster; - Muller =
~ Burns, TWO conytctA, wesr going ca Ihe cars, !
e. gua1ls Nanny and Sullivan Jumped o.; Nan tso
ng and he ssid il storms baEn; "There arc nc
III where they came from," said Nanny; We got
IN were no men that know Of caaght;" We wen;
Ill the Captains house and be was not IN; vent
the NOV and picked up na o. sonv,eI san .h
led III around found nothing: We did not 20 up
Al The highest 1ols for We felt rather " sktttsh, ie
Eh Ing o'Scil might shoot us IN tne attempt 70 sss
ion watch the harm II night: On coming B.
his to Inc ba1n, Nanny says TO saillvan: w
lie fourteen ME fset away nom the ham then: Capt
his Storms md my self went In nj the taln door;
man surrendered as We entered: he ras unAfn
the | and slipped down; when ne touched the uoc
tne ncht he was putting his shirt In his drew
for | when Sullivan any Nanny came IN: theJ Go
mi have heard eve.y word spoken hy ua; thln
te.i pistol was ard before the convict said AnytoA
,1so sullivan WIS about nye feet from hin when
,ue ard; both Nanny and Sullivan had pistols
out and don't know who nre.l
par Coroner. Teu the jury what the reason vas
ont surrendered to Captain stosMA
All Counsel 6ubnlI tnat Is npt plofSH quesio
Corpper l do not allow counsel IN the case
:. | less The District Attorney Is potlned- lnat u
OF ry4ctiec In New Yotk.
yes Counsel My name Is William d. Skinner
PM would Ike to have the opportunity 70 appear
slCE morrow II the District Attorney can be noSutd
less- Coroner What DO you appear for
~ Counsel appear for the people OF the stat
aaa New York
otEs The witness continuing: I took hold Of o'Se
oiey rut him out, and then kaw somebody Elck
!. u. the prisoner appeared TO ot IN great agony
A1us carried him TO Justice AAnnB oteei SUN
SAID: " shot you, but Won't shoot you aSs
1veu aIter the occurrence, while taking the pEtsont
utne the Justice s once. IT. SeEfonet, Mno CA1ae =
A. ot5ce said he pretty badly wounded but N
are yet over IT. they agreed u last 10 take MIN 70
ssra | Sing In wagon; DT. ScI1bner tAInc down
Nrx hotel 10 which We had come and gave the COZ
this | eotue laud4uuIu; DR.. Sc1thncr went to Si1R
the | with him; they made him comfortable N
ri Of SArop and carried him to the prison. Eot
orrs for nv rrwArd, the prisoner Ba1d he len r.
49,. the hsrn; Sullivan and Nanny fecelTed the
Mad Al The conclusion o, wlllAnsonB , testimony
rom inquest wssead tou1ned until II O'Clock The
ao1 morning
: r CURAH REVOLUTION.
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