The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-14

Further Testimony-What Caused Doath--
Adjournment.

Further Testimony-What Caused Doath--
Adjournment.
The second hearing In this much complicated case
was had yesterday, before Justice Snedeker, In ia
malca Long Island. IL will be remembered that ON
the Gath Of September John Myers. Jr, Of Astoria,
received gunshot wound in the leg. from the eocts
or which he died ON the 9th Of November. Pro
vious to his demise Chambers, the man charged
with shooting HIM. was twice arrested ana placed
under bonds In the sum OF $4,000 Coroner Seibes,
Of Newtown, held several inquests the body oven
while the man was living; but q lawyer who had
been engaged to defend Mr.. Chambers explained the
law to the Coroner, anu HIS "quests" we're discon-
tinued.
The nrst witness called yesterday morning was
Dr. Myer. he deposed aud said:-I reside In AZ
toria: have been physician since March last;
graduated at Bellevue Hospital Medical College;
knew the deceased; attended him on the 2ath Of
September; found Myers bleeding from what APP
peared to be q gunshot wound IN the right knee; i
cannot state the time he was shot; from the appear
tended him from the oath OF September to the 2'tn
OF November; no died at seven O'Clock on the morn
ing Of the 27tn DAY Of November; the cause Of h,s
miliar with gunshot wounds; Iexamined the wound
quite frequently; | could not tell whether
did not take the ball from the leg while living, after
his death extracted the bail; DR.. taylor, Dr. Dem
me- me-: Dr.. Taylor was several times IN stsndancs
with me: i was In attendance two or three times q
day; done what thought proper to save the boys
lie; acted somewhar under the advice OF my -
sociateS.
Crosse xamined- was In Bellevue Hospital for two
years; l attended for two courses throughOut; my
duties were simply those OF o student; commenced
practising in May; my previous business was that Of
q pharmacuetist; 1 was examined before Coro-
ner Selbes; DIR. Krackiwlsher was called
three or four days after the shooting; he
suggested amputatOn; / thought the wounded
man to be In too critical condition for ampuration;
when examined before Coroner Seibes said NO was
not in immediate danger; also said that Dr. Taylor
told me thay nmputaton was necessary; the man
was at one time improving: when 1 signed the
paper on the Goth OF september the mans life was
In danger; l afterwards changed my 0piut0n sull
later signed paper setting forth that the was
in DANGER the cause Of death was the consequences
OF gunsEOt wound the immediate cause OF his
death was the absorption OF puss into his austen;
Mr.. Myers, ST., prevented me from amputating the
Veg: Mr.. Myers told that he ala not believe that
MI. Chambers intended to shoot his boy.
Re-dIrsct-Mr. Myers, Dr., was In avery excited
condition during tine Illness OF bis son; when no
made sne remark concerning Mr.. Chambers no was
IN what we generally consider sane state OF mind;
John Myers, Jr was some days better and Some days
tor made voluntary statement to the effect that No
mad kept constant watch for the proper time to am
putate the wounded limb; but was In each instance
prevented from 80 doing BY Mr. Myers, ST., and Mr..
Myers, Jr.
Counsel for the prosecution asked for an adjourn
ment TO Monday next which the court very reVct-
antly granted. The impression now prevails that
the mans death was caused from abuse and not
from the effects OF the wound.