The New York herald., 1869-03-31
The RIOT AT SING SING.

Inquest the Body of Lockwood, alias
O'NeiI, Resumed-TestimoEy Of Caleb
St0rms-Eyidencc Of the Surseou-yerdict
oil the Jury-Ahidu+it mnd Writ OF Proiiibi-
ti0n.
Coroner Flynn and the jury yesterday morning re-
sumed the inquest on the body Of Charles II. Lock-
wood, alias Henry O'Neil, shot by keeper OF the
Sing Sing Prison. The body OF deceased was sur
rendered to his friends few days ago for burial.
The Board OF Health, it will be recol.
lecied, declined to authenticate the certificate
Of death presented to them by one OF
the officers at Sing Sing, and directed
the Coroner to take charge OF the matter On Mon
day demand was made for the body by the Coroner
Of westchcstef county, which Of course refused.
There were few spectators IN the Coroner's .onlce
this morning.
CALEB w. STORMS
was called and testified rs foows:-I reside at Tar
rytown with my father; was woke up on the morn
ing OF the 18th about hali-past four O'Clock
by my brother George calling me up from
the door and saying there were some men
trying TO steal my horses, 80 armed myself
aud We went out together; one went on either
side OF the barn; VIC searched outside and inside
and could find nothing; we went into the woods,
back OF the barn, found nothing there; thought
nothing more Of the matter until four O'Clock the
afternoon, when, going back TO the field where
father was, he told me that one Of his men had told
him 1--WE prisoners had escaped and we're hidden In
the barn; ne told to get George and the revolver
and search the barn thoroughly before dark; told
George and he got his revolver; he started then TO
20 directly into the barn; told him not to
go IN. but to fasten the door on the outside
and to no from the horse stable, and then II ne en-
countered TOO many could assist him; he went In
and searched around, while l embarrassed the
horses; then went In and took the fork, and told
hIm would search with the iork, and told him TO
watch and let no one 60 outs then got ON the north
NOV and searched and found nothing; then jumped!
he thought thero was something soft under
hts feet; handed nlm the fork; ne struck
again. when they came out; Burns and think
the others name was Miller; Burus stayed on the
NOW; he had to be driven down with the pistol;
then they went with without further trouble down
to tine depot; there we requested Constable Law
70 ne eara Or me sh Of ne Keeper se
taxing them TO Sing Sing, ION what Miller said, we
understood there was another man ~ tne barn; we
some ono addressed the prisoners; did NOT hear
Williamson speak 70 the men; there was a large
prisoner prisoners W said 10 them. u would like to put
q bullet through YOU" don't know
a .,9a S M s q 'ns me ike
shoot you; Burns replied isng an Indecent expires.
sion) III am out OF your reach now;' Burns did not
tell me who the men were, but heard one OF them
dressed ' tSc prscnersl said .sYou damned son OF
4-h, i WOuld ilke 70 put Uulltb through yOu,'
from the conversation had with Muller I supposed
there was another man In the barn; we drove from
sing Sing TO Tarrytown very fast IN order to get TO
the barn before dark; when we arrived Constable
Lawrence staid and watched tile barn while 1
went up TO the house for . lantern; father told me
tnat tie thlrd man had been shot by keeper after
he surrendered to him and he said the other two
were In the woods above, that IL, the prisoners;
hal n dispute with n man took to be guard;
made the remark that u was wrong 10 shoot the man
becatisc he stood on the door ready to answer any
while sliding on the NOW aud that while sliding
down he held one OF his hands behind him; while we
were disputng about II Charles Williamson came In;
] turned to HIM and asked him where the man
was when he was shot he said that he stood on the
floor about feet In front Of Captain Storms;
asked MIN II he had both or either Of his hands be-
hind MINI he said no. he mad one OF hs hands raised;
the otner he did not fecocct; the guard made the
remark there was entitled 10 the reward but
Williamson, because he put his hand ON the mans
shoulder aud told him le was his prisoner that
man saving he would surrender made no Inference