The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-21
THE uOBOKEN MURDER.

Inquest Before Coroner White-TestimOny Of
the Persons in Custody.
The inquest on the body OF William Lawrence, the
night Waterman who was SO ruthlessly murdered
and thrown into the water at the HoboKen Terry on
Thursday night, was resumed before Coroner White
yesterday afternoon. The prisoners Andrew NJ
Douglass NJ. S. Persons, Billy McCunoch, "Buggyn
Nattas, Manuel Lasso de la Vaga, a Spaniard, and
the young woman, who gives the name Of Hugg-
were III court. MIR. Garrettson, Prosecutor Of the
Pleas, appeared on behalf OF the State; Mr.. Leon
Albeit appeared for the Hoboken Ferry Company,
and Mr.. Samuel W. Carey for the prisoners Douglass
and Persons. The Spanard was the last OF the prs
oners arrested, on an affidavit charging him with
threatening, recent OCCASION to take the life OF
Lawrence because the latter warned him that he
would arrest him If he found him smuggling cigars.
The following gentlemen were sworn ON the jury
Peter Kerrigan foreman; Gilbert T. Ralsbeck Walter
A. Place. Maurice I. Gudemann, John A. KILLER, Rob-
ert A. Anderson, Michael Forster, Henry G. Heinz,
Peter Y. Jacobus James A. Dunlop, Theodore Dewey,
and william Garrison.
Andrew NJ. Douglass deposed;--I live in Provt-
dence, Il. l.; am engineer the steamer Galatea
came to Hoboken on Thursday, the 10TH inst, at
eleven O'Clock IN the forenoon; was not acquainted
with william Lawrence, the deceased; saw him on
Thursday evening at half.past six O'Clock; lie
came on the pier with a man named Bingham,
a painter; they came on the dOcn where was
working; we talked about five minutes; Bing-
ham ASKED US to have a drink; told INN l mad
no time TO go away then, anu he repNed that
ne would take me where we could get good glass
Of beer; we went TO wards saloon onear the Terry,
and had one glass OF beer; alter remaining there
ABOUT ave minutes proposed mat we should nave
another glass or lager before / returned to the
steamer; after taxing IT other parties came in and
called for drinks; one OF the party, named Bingham,
introduced me 10 Lawrence wlta wno.a 1 naa some
conversation about my coming 10 live IN iloboKen
we arranged 10 meet at nine O'Clock, bat was 80
busy forgot all about the engagement TIL / went
win Mr.. Persons to have u drluK; 1 made nqaires
about Lawrence, and at length saw hun engaged III
eonVeIsaUn .n you woman aavd near
drink and he came along the woman
accompanying him: he took tue woman inside tue
dinIng portion OF the saloon; Persons was Win US;
we SAT there at the table about twenty minutes;
Lawrence introduced me to the wonan some con-
yersaton passed between her and Lawrence and
the latter SAID, Vlc anu IL sop or something to
that effect. Two men SAL behind us; Lawrence
turned TO one Of them and sald;-- DON'T you know
where caught you the other night IL catca you
there again VIII take you IN; only Tor the man
was VITA pe then would have taken you;' the
other man said ''Ohi don't be 80 hard on poor
iellow;u Lawrence told me these fellows were lard
cases; recognize this man Natas as one OF the
men; when we got 70 the door Lawrence ald / had
some conversation with the woman; 1 asked the
barkceper 10 Let US nave room; ne SAID they We're
ali ENGAGED; aiter some dscassion Lawrence, the
woman anu myself went ABOARD the boat, Where
Lawrence had drink o; whisky; after ten minutes
nc remarked mat IL was time for nm to get the
Terry, itfSbbS went WIN uttl ~ WITH
a lantern To snow HIN down the ladder; Persons
returned IN eight or ten minutes; the young woman
VINO was Introduced to us as ''Nic renamed the
boat; recognize her tpointing To one OF tue prson-
ers IN court The woman; IL was aDJut Quarter
past Yea when we LEFT the saloon; wcD0 to bed
and djd not leave the steamer Afterwards; would
not swear that Lawrence was drunk when ne lett
the steamer: le walked perfectly Straight; od hot
see a cue his hand.
Vlcioi1ne liugs ts.ifed:-I live at No. II Forsyth
street. New YORK; knew WiiianI Lawrence; cane
over to hobokcn last Thursday night; Lawrence
met me as came cut oil the boat aat asked me
wnero was gong; told bifn was gong 10 see .
friend; he said that should nor co. but that could
40 somewhere else; We went TO Jesse Noods sii-
loon mad a cap OF cOnee and went BACK To The Jerry;
while we were talk ng Douglass came up and spoke
70 Lawrence; 10 was proposed That we sloud tase u
glass or soda water; they tod me ! need not be
afraid, that tacy would keep me al night;
did not Ieel Inclined 10 remain; Lawrence sat VITA
me alone In the uiuing room and tod Inc ne would
BRING In those men belonging 10 the steamer, We
went ut aud tlrued towards The steamer; Lawrence
told me " was AFRAID to 20 up the ladder lie would
carry me up; Lawrence mad drink on the steamer;
l remained with Douglass III i've o'ciJcx III tnB
morning; came over on Friday night and was
asked what had done with Lawrence ] sad did
not know awning about him. the Ewo men whom
Lawrence warned 80 keep out OF nis way were Mc.
sitting behind us In the saloon; Lawrence did NOT
wax quite straight when leaving the steamer, but
ne walked steadily enough TO be able 10 get down
the ladder without risk ! never saw Nattas or Nc
CulOugh before that night; Lawrence had no club;
he ask ed me In the saloon If wouid 20 with Doug
renee reprImanded the men in the saloon, one Of
them lNattas) said, "Ncver mind, III give you
Martin 6, Persons sworn:-I live ia Providence