The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-17
BR00KLYN'S LAST MURDER.
INTERESTING TESTIMONY At THE
INQUEST yesterday.

Not the shadow OF n Reason for tho Brook-
Iyn h,snsriu's Dced-An Honest Citizen
Cooiiy shot By n Morose Drunknrd-The
Peoples Protest Against the Adininistri-
tion Of Laws ns Misma IN ged In Brooklyn.
The investigation In regard to the murder OF
Mr.. VOORHEES, was begun last evening by Coroner
Jones, OF BrooKlyn. A large asscmbiage Of deeply
Int crested pCctators present, and listened at
tcntiyely to the testimony Frank p. Duffy was the
first witness called to the stand His testimony
was to this effect: am commission mer-
chant, and reside tt No. CT Carroll street
l was not acquainted with Nr. VOORHEES, but had
been intimate with Chambers at one timc-some ten
or twelve years ugo-and then even supported him
for nearly year. he lodging with me while he was
out OF employment have not dropped his acquain.
tsnce since then, he visiting me at my house al In.
trrvals. An enlargement, however, arose
between us some four or Ave years ago, since when
do not remember TO have gone anywhere In his
COMPANY until last Sunday evening: on that occa-
sion he called 10 see me; was at homo, and was
drinking some wine with Gentleman namei
Downey, who lives in tie same house with myself +;
when Chambers entered asked him TO take glass
OF wine: he did so, and then, with myself, walked
out to fognrty's saloon, on the corner OF Columbia
street Ny
uElD WAS RATHER DIZZY
at this time with the wine had drunk--iour or dve
glasses. suppose, 1t must have been-and for that
reason have entirely forgotten what took place at
Fogartys; remember going home with Chambers,
and being taken up stairs TO bed by my wife |;
whether I went out with Chambers second time,
or not, is moro than can say. At about o'clock
MY Cod Chambers las Killed man r. suppose
| must have been introduced to voorhIcs In
fogarty's saloon, because found his card 10 my
pocket the next morning; but that is all l know
about II.
been out Of the house in tie afternoon before Cham
berss ARRIVAL and had drunk q few glasses Of wine
Gs Mrs. Booths house In Hampton avenue. A
Jurors, one o. ~Log confined HI. nerrogaiions to
the number OF drinks ''aas couiu oesi anu was ae-
customed 70 drink: while LS"ley &3geaorsl 70
draw from the witness whether there Was hny IntI.
mate connection, by relationship or business. be.
tween him and Chambers.
VERY rSoursrr1vg Junon.
Ihis same Juror appeared to have had some con
versation preyiog, 70 the inquest with Duly, or
some one rest milling him In appearance. The Juror
10 nj. mite, ssto,,shmsnt receired ~ VII, Tus
denial OF any knowlcire whatever Of any such con
yerssiion He was sorely pp1zej Nhat 10 think nf
HE ouestIon. DnfS was rather eonn.eJ ~ soma
points Of the testimony, but whether IL was owing
cons ms ssn no I'M OF 70 ms dm reeo
he dr,,yn sr,,ns n,,n Nf ~ N'VH ''uiu ho'
W $500 ~ ~
wuERE CHAMBERS WAS BEToRK TUE MURDER.
Mary Duffy the wifc OF the preceding witness,
wns next sworn. She testified that on last sunday
evening at O'Clock or thercabouts Chambers ad
called TO see her husband. lie seemed perfectly
sober ut the time Chambers and htr bus band pr,
entity lett the house, and afcr lapse OF time re-
turned. Her husband seemed rather boozy
then. Tiey soon len tile house for u see
ond time and returned shortly after
Cus- Sn. aI,.iH isny ms no" aec!deuy drunk.
eomn,e,s,v y. ,hs a,hs, 1ta ,,, uo, Wvugn not so
md mn s,,ir. srd nm, h,r, 20 n.d ~. ..A ne' nus
down aeain sbe tnnpT Chamhers s.,r",,r ue NJ Ssue
ali hts porkets as N lootirg for sors,bin na oE
n,.,n tro,n - -. nasLs, - dn,t ~. ,ovHA
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il gong " yan ont ~ ,bc hcnss a. ,ho H., one, ,
aursr without even saving GOOD nisAt NJ w,ni. Ea
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.ssA stA,s az miaa aa siIl natal IN ~ naeka ~
Ionowed NM EN0ff'y 6fytfWsfd MA VA
might b. at Fogarty's saloon, went there and askeI
the bartender II Chambers was in the place He said
be and then told him Other fears Leaving
Fogarty's saloon. she went around the block 10 sse
n he might meet CLambers by the time she rrturn
ed to the front Cf Fogartys she saw A crowd col.
lec,ed there, and learned, to use her own language
=" That the deed had tSca been done"
Crossqu, stoniLg elected from her tha, Chambers
no way related 70 her; and as TO his niIesed
,sa,s,rx
uvu" ..i, $50, =; a., 80,
,, i" ,i, sue -aiu' &c uIu ~ l,me. look and act
- quevr ne , WI cur anu une II anyone In