New-York tribune., 1869-03-31
THE SING SING REVOLT.
j. B. LYMAN, }
A. 5. FULLER. I
VIM. S. CARPENTER,

CONCLUSION OF THE NQUEST-THE KEEPERS
HELD.
Coroner Flynn concluded yesterday the inves-
tgaon into the circumstances connected with the shoot
ing of the convict Charles IL. Lockwood alias Henry
O'Neil . .....
Caleb w. Storms testified that on the morning of the
18th inst his brother awoke him. and said ne thouRs @
there were trying to steal his hOrses lney
went and searched, but could not find any one i o e
the barn, the wood; witnesses father toiu MN
ward that man had told him nye prisoners had escaped
and were in the barn and directed him and ms brother
to search the barn before dsrk e witness dg
arrested Of the prisoners as related yesterday py
fatherI The names OF the men ne sala were d
Constable Lawrence TO handcuf them Burns was very
uneasy when he heard Of the death o. one OF tne kee
men at the depot he understood one WAS keeper ana
one Of them said addressing one OF the prisoners re anu
replied, he got in the car, I'm out OF your reacn
now" from what Muller said. witness suspected that
there another in the barn; when he returned hone
his father told him that one man had been shot by
keeper after he had surrendered 10 him. the witness re-
peated the facts of the shooting related TO MN Dy
Constable williamson who SAID that he Was entitled 10
the reward as he the first man that put his hand
upon him, and he not prisoner until he had done So
Deputy Coroner William Shine testified that he had
made postmortem examination OF the body In eonnec
ton with Dr. Furnel and Dr. Cochrane Of Brooklyn IN
their ioint opinion death resulted from Inflammation
of the peritoneum, caused by pistol-shot wound
words remarked that the testimony of so positive
nature that there could be no doubt tha the deceased
Sullivan. OF the eight persons subpenaed by him 10 az
tend give their testimony but three or four had
sDonded and only OF these connected with the
prison He the physician who had given the Ger.
tcate Of death The Jury then retired and after brie
absence rendered verdict Chat the said Charles Lock-
wood alias O'Neil came 10 his death by pistol wound
Of the abdomen the hads OF Charles Sullivan on the
18th Of March, 1862 In Mr. SOrss barn. TarrytOwn
and we consider Joshua Nanny as being accessory. We
recommend that the Dstrict-Atorney take immediate
action in the matter"
The jury had barely rendered their verdict when o
messenger handed TO Coroner Flynn document which
proved to be injunction from Judge Gilbert OF the
supreme Court OF Kings County emoodyng Ihe andaN1
Of James McEntee Coroner Of Westchester Comfy, set
ting forth that had been requested by the agent ana
wardens Of Sing Sing Prison 10 hold an inquest on te
body OF Lockwood and on the 2gth INST called AZ the
prison that purpose when he told that they had
permitted the body to be removed to York that ne
waited on Coroner Flynn and demanded the body that an
inquest might be held in Weseheser County, where the
man died. that he refused TO surrender 1t until he was
through with IT, he therefore, prays that writ OF pro
hbion be issued TO restrain the said Flynn from pro
ceeding any further with said inquest Coroner Flynn
is therefore, required 10 appear before the Supreme
Court Special Term, TO be held at the Court House
Brooklyn April 1862 10 show cause why such writ
shall not be issued
This and papers in the have been placed by
Coroner Flynn in the hands OF DistrctAtorney Garyn