New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-18

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from Court TO Smith, and a portion OF tho latter
street in the immediate vicinity order preserved
by a detail of from the FOrtythird Precinct,
in charge OF Capt Waddy and Sergeant Carpenter An
thony Walter, Sheriff OF Kings County, and humorous
other officials present. The remains OF Mr. Noor
HES incased in rosewood casket, with silver
mountings and placed in back part OF the paror
The corpse appeared quito ee. with the exception OF
slight dscooratio about the right eye II was dressed
in plain black suit The coffin had on IL heavy pate
which was a Masonic square and. compass aud the
letter " q" with the inscription:
Dominicus s. VOORHEES,.
Died Feb. IA, 1870,
Aged 40 years. 10 months, 6 days.
on the coffin beautiful wreaths OF tuberoses. i'm
mortelles and other flowers. Two of the wreaths Rad
Masonic devices in the center.
The services the house conducted by the Rev
H. NJ Storrs d. D., Pastor OF the South Congregational
Church. and the Rev II Carpenter ID. d. Pastor OF the
Westminster Presbyterian Church. who made feeling
addresses At the conclusion OF the services. the coffin
placed stools the sidewalk and the vast con
at the features of the deceased The pall-hearers com
pLlsed the io9Ting named gsnteeR hg @pe[ 'Sn
The procession was formed in the following order:
Master Mechanics sd Builders numbering soo under the m'hasbp
Kpoyes deceased 200 mnr,hd by SIT WIN Taylor their
Atlantic Lodge LooF
s sIookyR Ghspt,cf, ;, A. NJ
ess by black horses, and srrouudei By tbeph
bearer.
hundred carriages containing family ad friends of dcs,sei
Company c, fJth Regiment InfiuV.
Representatives OF the Brooklyn Yacht Club Prospect Park Pair
Tbn r, we're Ken tn Gcsnctepy where
they were inferred with full masonic honors.
MEETING OF MASTER BUILDERS.
The Master Builders held adjourned meeting yeser
day morning. and passed the following resolutions:
H1ra, esteemed friend aud sllOrirsn s. yoorh,,
deadly weapon in the hand, Of an ASSASSIN ,-,r.-,.-
CITY Brooklyn having been associated With the deceased bus
.g,, relations feel ai S os ss ,se es n P5qo Of a %
and unfortunate iorm therefore . ,.
r,ses ' q our deceased ea I'D associate 50 Hy.,sro1
been btre devoted husband tender father iaconats
relative and hereby tender them sincere conouce aud trust
that lie permit sparrow f without hi, s
and control the sad Providence that may work out for them
soire sincerely the sudden ,nd uutm ending o.
The sJe Of ,S & % GS G Of orr a' g%1s asi
dealing, With them he extensive in bis business Operi
fact that death Is 20 Peeier Of persons lie comes ae to those so
approach hom their abos wetast that Providence ei
gge. aad through lite uo kno"ng who may nett i At '
orSd Tha. a, token Of respect friend attend
bis funeral obaequ II o'clock hon his residence No @l P
Esed That copy ob. above r,,oor' be easo''si and
ogs Tbat ope, Of these resolutions furnished .s pee
Respectfully submitted, ,r
z 7, DIS los ( y. Ao,a
JouN FRESCH
Another meeting was afterward organized at the same
place. and the following resolutions were adopted:
Wb,ren, City Brooklyn ba, been sudduJ startled By the
VOORHEES, ESQ., hand, Of aasn whereby the oommunt'
@ arb peeie.. husband and tisr and sbsfess the frequency
such horrible crime, are being enacted 10 our % eIS 5 Ps
name 81 the CITY Of Churches, therefore
Eored Tina. uae the s for crime more 'umm,ry i,l, Sg'
the offenders fear the consequence, Will be seriously Aa fatally a.
Rolrd That committee Of appointed h,
@ meeting to take into consideration tue objects esaeel 10 ne
suchu tine aud place to them MAJ seem proper
THE CORoNER's INQUEST.
Coroner Jones concluded the investigation
last evening INTO the circumstances attending tho shoot
ing Of Domincu- s. VOORHEES, BY William Chambers. on
Sunday night last in Brooklyn. The following IS Inc
substance Of the evidence taken:
Peter Fogary being recalled continued his testimony
as follows Mcclellan and Soaring came in; Mcclellan
asked 10 drink. and went TO the bar; told him we
were drinking wine. and asked him 10 have glass OF
wine with IA; Voorhes, hearing the name, asked
whether he was hng to George - MGCleLan ana ne
VOORHEES, observed that George b. might have been OF
Scotch desceut and thought that he was VOORHEES, con-
highly esteem =" Chambers was standing at the
lower end OF the bar, and SAID; C d MC,
Clellan" he made jump at VOORHEES,. pulled
out his revolver. and fired at him quick as could be:
VOORHEES, fell TO the floor when the flash ran to
tue stove, and then 70 the hall door when returned aud
saw that Mr. VOORHEES, had been shot in the temple over
r.
shotl What will we do % he said, Let US go for doe
tor" to the front door TO give the alarm
To the Police, and TO keep Chambers from getting
away; seeing that he made effort to get away.
and the barkeeper and another talking 10 HIM, Mr..
Tooe went in and, asking for drink 70 divert aten.
ton, seized Chambers by the throat The Darkeeper
umped over the bar and helped to take the revolver
from him. Shortly aftcrward, Officer Metcaf came IN
and arrested him Drs Ford and Punket came IN, ana
probing the wound. pronounced Of fatal character
other physicians subsequently came III, and the police
took VOORHEES, away on "A stretcher.
To the Coroner Duffy with Chambers the
time,
when he in the last time; 10 might have been
threequarters OF an hour TO hour between the two
visits Chambers might have been IN ten minutes before
the shooting the pistol found in the inside vest
pocket left side he struggled violently When IL was
taken from him.
Edward TOOle cOrrObOrated the preceding witness IN
every essential particular.
Joseph Bowling Of the barkccpers, testified that
when OOe and FOgry went out after the rst shot was
fred Chambers took glass Of ale on invitation lie
nut pistol in his pocket and drew II out the second
lime when witness told linn to put II back IN his pocket,
which he did. Tooe then came M and seized him Wit
ness Jumped the bar and took the from hs
rocket Chambers said after he fired, I'm au rlshnaC
and a Fenian." lie looked Wild
Nicholas Mccall the other barkeeper, gave similar tes-
tmOny.
prisoner
the Jury, verdict had been rendered up 10 Late
The militia are still stationed at the POgtlaud-aye.
Arsenal. but IS not likely that their services Will DO
called for.
CENTENARY OF UNIYERSALISM
The Tooth anniversary OF the founding OF
Unyersalsm was celebrated at the Polytechnic instt
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