, 1869-01-25
THE JACKSON STREET MURDER.
CoK0uef'a Inquest On tho &C.
mains of Henry Herbert.
TAstimony Of ssvsxa1 Parsons who
Witnessed The Tragedy.
Stswa1t and Hia Womsn Rley Committed
for Trial
" Deliberate Murder


An tnaueti rss on yesterday ht1a BY Coroner
c1tsves upon the body Of Henri Herbert, The
r.cne1 of whoze dcsth was fully detailed tn yes>
tesday's T1l1uAx. The inquest Nss appoirted
fo1 ten o'clock In the FORENOON, enr, owing to tae
lAnrets Of tho arrival Of Dr.. Bluthasdt, who hld
not feeu previously noIaed. and tho lime con.
proceedings weio tot beern natl stter twelvs
70 H'' W.T. T1s1lsos4 s Or ,osrrH .4srz.s.
Jofeph Masters, the frAt wisness examined.
trstttd to beIcg IN Acquaintance Of the deceased
lot 4 Tine u faloon on Wells street. tom
@ ss sss g ~ r. ~ 'Ssa Il
insn: ste e1aff VIA tome~rat Intoxicated: Her
stardinE II tho door and stewart sitting on
aofa; Herbert and Ste ew1rt had no a1tetcat,on that
& ass :Se t n ao f. qSos % sns ss:a
:set!s "a A :sta: ,r!a'ss = stsssrs "a ..,li
Aud nm out q tho housc; wttneil followed him
si 81 o " md Z
ballo etreetf witness did not see steEar: giyd
the plstol IL any orc in the houae.
T1sunoHT or xAET JoAEs. ..-.
hon.e Of prostitution At No. ia JACKSON strces,
stsM He e. %So as ssslss saase =. ~ .s.ut sS
On the lleh. in question; ReEbett and Masters
came In stout N hour lstes; they at In the
Qus1reliing aeoui sonetdinR. bal witness hessd
| 70 altereAtlon between him aEd Hexpcrt or any
ont el.e up to The time tho shot VA 1ted; w1s
Mnen The saw Stewart point =. pistol n
Herbert md are; Stewart said nothing j:
nRst m to IT, noof oos .ua sffS ~
| M cut At the back door and disappeared; On =.
turning to The room wines. found aeEbsrt ly,ug
on ths sofs: = h. .old = he1 he ~ss dylaE; rhtss +
not see bin die, but saw bin dead lew minutes
Afterwards; Nter the rho; Wa fred saw stewar.
e Viz IL ~ Gs w anss c. eeioss
bert CAME into tie house stewart h1uded the pla
tol 10 bis wcIs.r.. Eliza Riley, telling her &c
had ! qrs.rel. . .hort t.,ae, betoie. with
nan In thoou, a1d thu sa!oou. keepcr hnc
Threatened 70 have bin arrested; Eliza R!lel
know Nhat she did with II nor ia what nanne,
ftewa.t regs1p.d d potsetsion Or tns veapon; aftel
doctor, bur she did etfetcrn At III never kne =
I ofany uouhle between Herbert and ewa1t pro
ytortfto this ocerr1crcei both were In The hahl
stesais eolns ~ to see Eisa Riley. % I'd aeSesrs
the larclkdJ. Molte Wilson. ID each case.
u! Ixs11soaI OF LOUIS pcEpEHn.
nusen e1reet, testitea thai on the night in quet
non, between . and 10 O'Clock, The woman Rlle
eane 10 the esloon, hAtded him eingle-haffelle
! | TO show It nor to give It ta any ona until sh
| should chi! for III 1etoEnt1es sat pistol; det
rot know whether It Was loaded when left In b.
charge; On SuEtaJ morning gave It up to ps
7H11xosI OF oy71cER Hru1tNs.
Policeman n'gg,Ea tesuned to hartnx been Il
! had been shot ii NJ: lis JaeEfoa street. and-th
: the person who cid the shooting was eseaplr
2 | ,he curpcr Of LlsAlle &un Van Burrn street
= 1ouId two men sirrEglipR toCethcr on the ED
s walk one Of them ass btewart+ whom be Toe
oily psins to rel .W,y rom rom ths M % crowd Il @ sesas
- iss to lhe noEse On dickson street.. wttneAs fouz
Il her6e5t IN I d{trg condition. us pnlss eoI'
:. T. a.ftTot, Int, sf.eE proh.n2 the wound, ss
r Iothing could be done He1bcts died wlthln
is. au, o1ouyat 70 ~ AsnSsy ,s ,Sen
= = tee Saloon en Van nurcn sHeti.
~ ~ IEs1tHoHY OF oFT1cKn xo1scH.
= Policeman Aoefch tesloed 10 having Ebna
y y the hopse CD 5fekson ereet, where hn found q.
4 bert n dying condition: at ABOUT 70 minnt
u paat 70 o'elesk be expired; fSunn Aollle Jon
70 evening found Rlza Riley In tne back roou Of
70 s,!eon No, l2e Van Hafea ss,ees, st,t,pK upon
pistol, but failed to ind 1T until Sunday nosnin
y TIE Pn1sEcIATs' 1AarixoSI.
post nor99 1e,peetl7ey pe ssssea 10 h,
! ! lound ptsto! bali about oIe ineh ealoH 1nd t.
4, inches 10 the lett OF the umoilen., the bsl h,
oss4 1s: Ioa
as H i1g OF the mestrtc1ic <elrs snd ar,ctles, Will
- Wss the Immediate carse OF death: the rtetr
~ pierced At three or four turns 1he ball 10 lode
- y III the region Of tbs spine, and could not
~ ~ found without cisstcsin9 the whole body; tea
=; tie direct e.a.e, 6u1 oc.,h wo1td soon hsTe
e3 bnrd rom Intestinal wou1 d..
., srATEHES7 BI TIE xCRrEa1n.
- ~ The murderer. Thomas StewAlt, WIS brouI
"a, froI bis coll into the presence Of the jury.
he informed that. Whiia sneh proseedisg was
~ ~ der statement oftna occurrence. The man
rs pea.eu IS Though ,nsrneelI frightened At ht. st
sno ses .a o. ~
81 eelL Recaed eArciy able to speat. In ms.
I'm however, TO questions aakea BY the Coroner
80; Esn1 whieh w.s i TO easet shss aesbert
ct Aas'ers came Int tho room Wh.ls
f.d '5n aa n R..a r. ~.es ss ses ns
A. rot mett1oniDc Whist woma1) mtn :" 2Ilst
replied negatively, wneseupoa HeIo ocrt call ht
'ot vhieh Aereet etrnet hin t1i o. he % sheei wi wi
ri II .hoxsda ..,sht ,nd partially healed aof..
ssa s sth
It It ,he wog9a1 Kiley g,;s bssh ne pi.tol 70 pr',
nge VERDICT or yu1 yra1.
ia asd Tbs lufy. af:e1 navsng retired 70. few
cf meIts, Ertplntd verdict to tho eject lh4t :
- raid bttTy Hcrnert cane To hts death b. r.
9wn Of p1s:o bsu troru rieol In the h1ndd Of.
b,ca ~ - o,ninet ~ ~ a,ch. - t.s ~ ~
xst. - rnor ~ ths honss I1r.tn5 - ~ -
.n sLn street, IN the city afCnlctgo; that lbs
Az ~ Of sald ptFtol By raid 1hor1is Stewart, v
his ~ ~. ,ht ria. pn. ~ 80. s.' - - sa.. ~
Thu 1n.h .nnes n.nn.r III rSa,1 hea
-n1, the turY."
'eeH TIN PRISONERS.
81 Both SteW1rt ind EilxA HieJ were comn
III to itil On the Cofotef's warrant, End Will b.
the ADkAsu W sus s~NA1 ~ ~ "Ae~S'