The New York herald., 1870-05-17
DONE TO DEATH.
fs~ Latest Railroad Murder In Jersey -In-
a~esf sa the Bediss OF the Eiixabethport

tue latest Railroad Murder In Jers~y lin.
g~ssi sa the bodies OF the Eii<abelhport
Nirllm~.
rne iagrr.i on ite boiles of Patrick mccoyern
ani hrfaari 0coansa. VINO were killed by beng
'An ever ~ na.a "a the New Jersey Central RAN
'o~i A. h'itaaeinpou iAst s4uaJay morning, was
s-'a fHffiW a'Ierl0on al Tie Court House.
'-A -ia Ne'fe Coloaef Lewis braun ana aJury.
W. 'fi wines sworn wis william T. Tenney, an
' &a'eia roicc orcef. Ne tes,lned 10 having seen
the NaS1A- aiifen ~ befnani O'Connel,, cross the
u~AA oe'A'e y Vas sNa.@ hy "a locomotive; one OF
ine ~" hp"Ae !" A'ini could not say that either
ntn wis in'pxic-fed; as no, apne,r so 10 INN.
deceased were tAklng ana ioKina pleasantly.
they WE'RE not irgng last bat al tue usual gait: saw
iEe train conii-g running AZ very ast rate; heard
10 whise blown Hof bell rnng was about 100 or l5a
yards from thf men when tie COLLISION took place
Mnl. y p0usias-, o. ,onne, passenger IN the
hssra bsfoGe the colll-lon Two sharp WASTES and
several aitefwa d. sui NO oeli was rlng
WA a. l,0WliuN testified thar ne hailOOai to tho
deceased 20 get Of the way and that he heard no
Joan i'ynsaa. the engineer Of the train. was sworn
next. Had Dcen an cnIin er on the Central road
nearly Eve yea =; aogel err sixteen years: tue con-
,-s.'s lnst pcfpns were on o roaching eros I'VE
% blow iae Whistle or Rag the bell .sighlS
crossing B. reached: always do q; fireman
rags re b,ll and witness bows the whsle;
not required 70 90 except o, night or when
approaching OBSCURE crossings: blew the whislie
about tvs seconds when pssslig the gla-s IA tory;
tne iel Was funx until within flir or forty ydrts
OF the Magnoiia or Wall street cross ng. f0l tho
y enian TO get down aud open ths DOR OF the fur
naee to cool the cng.ne dow as the end OF the
rlue was beng approx lrhed; at the or sing
neither the Den nor whistlc going: did not
see the wag lp ahead nor The horse: saw nlthng
unti the horse was struck; the wagon was noe
struck al an by frlnt TIE elga but by rear; tho
hand rail- was broken al the end9r ny the sion:
struck the horsf back of IN fore leg; n was be-
tween Two aud three hnadre va d. f0ee tns tan
was stopped; CART a up Ia fi0nt Of the engine orc
horse until the train was stopped; would not have
stopped tue train even then II the
conductor had not rung tho bell. On
cioss-exan nation ths witness said OfAAcs were not
bown down uniil alter the collision. Though there
was horse yiig 10 TO - IN II cove .tcaer Ia danger
Of roling or and roaing The train r nm the rack.
witness iid he wouli no, ye stopped had not the
conductor pulled the bell. Tne lat or u responsible
for the movement. o. the ain.
Albert T.. Duusm ire. brakeman on the train. tesu-
fed that brakes wesc not blowa down until the COLI
sicn took place. tn n nm Ads w. LATINA.
gave evidence ha the was 10 was blown baw en-
"Dick's swtcn,h below IN. crossing, and the glass
house; the bell was fuag also.
AT hdf-past seven O'c oc< the jury ayain assem-
bed all but one who it was ascertainc nad cleared
out to New foik. lie was seen 10 get IN board =
tram, at a e,clts. bound fDr Rev York, aud alter
careful search could n II be touad. T0 coroner,
there ore, al. Ourned the inquest IN to-day at one
O'Clock. IL Is openly alleged In some quarters that
trested parties fearful lcsi verdict ring The
jury should be given. The action OF the coroner In
permitting the jury 20 a. llge Just at the close OF
the investigate ,n-a period when the ends or Justice
damo,rt that they should be k.pt toSe her-ls
con idered eSceeii-ly ,.. ' IA i,ov was S
satisfied that his men were not 20 p,a..-
represented oy counsel during the Investigations