New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-06
THE BOSTON MURDER.
THE CoRoNERs INoUEsr-sEvERAL WITNESSES
EXAMINED.

THE CORoNER's INoUEsT-sEyERAL WITNESSES
EXAMINED.
BosToN, Aug. 5-The jury OF inquest on the
death of Mrs. AlVah Hobbs who was shot on Tuesday
night by Major Thomas L. White, held session this
afternoon.
TESTIMONY OF DR.. HOBBS.
Dr. Alvah Hobbs the first witness examined. Ho
stated that he entered his paror about 10 o'clock on
Tuesday evening" and entered into conversation with
Mr. Bullock. medical gentleman from Providence, ms
wife at that time being In her on the same
OST M wing q the sent for She in and
tered into conversation and then sat down 0y WlnooT
pistol Mrs Hobbs arose frOE her partly opened
the into the hail. but closed II instantly and cried
putting shoulder against the door He ran toward
The door and Had advanced few steps when second
her hands and exclaimed, Oh. father 0he term sho
always applied her husbandl am shot - He lmms-
diatey went to her. that she fatally wounded,
left her in the Of Mr. Bullock aud ran 10 the sta
ton.house When he came back few moments after No
first from the room. but supposed ne might De hu
under the stairs. and that during me sho9tn9 wa NOT
very quiet and the only conversation when esnea vas
IN reference TO heaqaehs when When .bs sn 10 tbe door
remarked TO her husband that Me- White was tTylnE "a
i5s sSs ' ssot was to have been d
room until some time subseQuent to the mnr1es WIZ
White followed Mrs Hobbs out OF the house with pts
toll IN his hand but made no overt sct ana LOT many
Mrs Hobbs did go his room 10 request him 70
leading so loud as was reported but sent servant gri
10 do So Further testimony OF Dr. Hobbs revealed the
facts that White quicktempered. reckless ienoni
that in the year 1861 he caught with butcher KNIFE
threatening TO kill Mrs. Hobbs but was prevented oy MT
Hobbs who threw him his back took the knife away
from him. and gave him In charge OF an oricer'
TESTIMONY OF THE SERVANTS.
Annie Coleman girl who has lived in Dr. Hobbss fam
ily for some time, said she heard Mr.. White reading
aloud and was asked by Mrs Hobbs TO request him to
cease she did not go, but went to her own room when
abe heard the pistol fred she screamed and ran down
sairs and saw Mr. White standing ct the door OF tne
parlor she passed by him add went TO Mrs Hobbs who
was lying on the floor; White came 10 few moinents
after looked Mrs. Hobbs and asked the g1ri sns
was dead and also said that he told Mrs HopOe tns
would shoot her White remained In the room un"i ~
officers came In. .,ow., in The
family said she went 10 Mr. Whites roonn
the door and was requested By Mr. Whlte 70 oono
He met her with smiling face, ana ASAeu net CO. ia
ouestons as what visitors were IN the hOusc. onS 49,
him and said that she 10 ask MIN 70 oease
an ioud She went her ROOM ana ~ was nelo
heard the two shots fred. She hsd bear1 nm on
occasions threaten 70 kill Mira h9oos' rys anu as
nimSeH when she went 70 the parlor nmso was
stooning over the body Of Mrs. hoooa Inc SIi
S,rtberS stated that White never threatened 70 XIII
anrhodv bnt Mrs Hobbs. toward whom no seemed
TO entertain peculiar SPITE The session then adjourned
efli %