New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31
THE MURDER OF wATCHMAN HAY Is.

Edward Perry, charged with having muir
dered Thomas Hayes the night watchman, in Brooklyn
on Tuesday evening, brought before Judge Troy IL
the Kings County Court of 81 Ons yesterday, and the
following testimony was taken.
oaee Campbell Of the Forty Precinct was the f wnsss
HAYES personally had him the night question the
HIM HAYES appeared 70 be very weak and when asked MN Ehss
va, the mater With him be ',d 'Sas be hal Ssf 5
Perry who lives Purnaus that be knew him WE'LL hs
@ vent esrase Ses retsrHsS Wh The coacS net ocT
@ side Of the street we then tool Hayes in csrr
Ho9 e: ,s sd E bs ay s beH o he e could S I
lying the door, ohees Grant and D0Inns conveyed him to
Jn CGTtn oesr Of The d Pre.o' was th. mex.
witness lie tssa.o Una INA, nc M I've mi vent and beIpl - ATTY
the House they laid bin ca the soor IL front Of the Ser
spoke enough hear when spoke Hayes moved bis
ea fs b% his name aud residence be said bis
M iI ne ,d ~, w., P sDr a thar be lived IN Fur
did what number hut that be around the
eer Charles Granger Of the FscOnd testified that he
TO Pe house 70 look for him id bin BAT informs
o9 At The south ferry Sheh I'D IN &C. e 70 OK :sa :,
Y minutes before The night OF The Tuier be met Perry on
PsriS :esrssd flushed aud had been drunk
S1 o. e 5 Of t5e mSrisT The srst v-s he Jaw the
prisoner be g, On n@'91ys car 81. 'tS Dc a ma, oD
thing about going NeNiok aud got inside the ferry gate
Hayes declaration she station House as TO the msu ss sho. hun
oer Grant Fort second Pteen 'ss.sl 70 nsy ~ M
crIyed BY him, and his death. =,
MARY Mason bSyng ssel from Brooklyn Newiork 10
South Ferry boat with the POte Who took the Belt line Of cars and
rot OUT Cs.harine-st
Mr. MeCormk sshsei to seeing prisoner nEnt Of the
MURDER between and tie pner cane a hqaor store Shefs
friends thy him to bis wife
he examination Wife re esa thus iaognIns
THE CORONERs INQUEST.
Tho in1uest as to the death OF Thomas Hayes
was concluded before "oron' whitehill and jury
last evening. Only twOY!t icss' were examined Tue
first Officer Campbell Of no FCitysec0nd Precinct, re-
peaed his evidence as sven vi0re the county Judge
IN the morning. go,
aided Officer Campbell h. taking Hayes from the FOOT or
Fuon.st. to the StatOnHOuss u carriage; asked on
the way who shot him, and IL swered Edward Perry;
that he caught him stealing rot lighter az the DOCK
chased him through the arch tdng from tho dock TO
Furman-st. when Perry fired a. him. and that he nred
one shot In return said Perry lived In Furmanst, but
did not know the number witness asked now
he knew IL was PerrY, and he answered
that lie had seen IA around the dock
almost every day ; that he w stout man. with light
hair and red face asked P questions two or three
times and received the answers; az The station
House Hayes asked wher, he lived, and he SAID -
No 253 North Second 81, lamsburgh, and gave has
full name I; asked again who shot him, ana nc an
swered Edward Perry; that he kept iunkshOp under
the bridge foot OF MOntague-st, and i've IN furman
st., but could not tell The number on the way 70 the
Hospital lie said that Perry shot him.
The evidence OF Mrs Eliza Hyes, widow OF deceased
and Dr. McManus, VINO mede the pOstmOrtem exanllna
ton at the Hospital, read. and the jury retired
After brief consultation they brought III the following
"That Thomas Hayes came to his death by bullet
wound, received from pistol-shot fired by Edward
Perry the evening OF December 80 1907 at HarDecks
Stores, Furmanst. Brooklyn"
The prisoner, who was not present-haVng Dcen COM
mitted 10 Jail by Judge Troy-wll, probably, be ar,
ragned before Coroner this morning and committed
to await the action o. the Grand Jury.