The New York herald., 1870-01-13
TIE FREMONT MURDER.

Conclusion Of ftc InQueSt--A Verdict of H0mi.
cide Against the Accused.
Long before the appointed hour had arrived FOL
resuMing the adjourned inquest regarding
the killing OF Milton l.. Carpenter at Tre
mont Wesrchester county, the police sta
tion at that place yesterday morning was
crowded almost to sunocation with spectators
whose interest in the subsequent proceedings they
did not attempt 10 conceal. The German element
preponderated largely, owing to the circumstance
that four or their fellow countrymen occupied the
prisoners bench, one OF them being charged with
the highest crime known to the law. Punctually a,
nine O'Clock Coroner Bathgate called the jury roll
and then proceeded with the testimony.
The first witness examined was Charles Tarbox
one OF the party which entered Herger's saloon with
the deceased on saturday night. He testified that
after they had asked Herger for loan OF his guitar
which the latter refused, deceased shufed his feet
on the noor and That TINS was the only disturbance
his party had made In the noisy conversation which
followed some person took witness by the throat and
forced him into corner behind cable; the witness
having been held that position for some minutee
he was prevented from seeing any blows struck, but
on getting up saw deceased lylng on the floor after
which he noticed the accused 20 behind the coun.
ter Alter helping deceased outside Of the barroOm
he was staggering from the effects OF the blow, but
rallied In O lew minutes. The witness stated that
there was no attempt made to take the guitar by
force.
Thomas Dunham who was with deceased at Her,
gers on the night mentioned, also testi1 cd, but
nothing new was ELECTED from his evidence.
The foregoing testimony was mainly corrobOrated
by Benjamin 3. Rockwell, who was also with de-
ceased on tue fatal night. ii e testified that none OF
his companions were intoxicated on the evening in
question, but that when 1t was first proposed to
visit Herger's the witness remarked, 'let us 90
down and take the German Tor Dutchman) BY
Storm" On entering the place guitar was seen
hanging on tue wall, and 1t proposed that w.t.
ness snoud play for the party to dance, Her2er
refused 10 lend the instrument, without assigning
any reason heard by the witness.
Sergeant Steers, OF the ThirtysecOnd sub-precinct
police, testified that having heard Sunday even
ing that deceased had been struck with mallet In
tue hands OF CArlstan Herger he proceededlto the
house OF the latter and arrested hm and also took
charge OF the niallet, which he found In Hergers
saloon. Here the weapon was shown and reCog-
niZed by the witness.
This closed the testimony, and after deliberation
OF about half an hour the jury brought In the follow
ing verdict:-"Tnat the deceased, Milton L. Carpen.
Ter, died OF congestion or compression of the brain
and fracture or the skull. which was superinduced
or effected by blow struck the right side of his
head With mallet or other blunt instrument, and
that said blow was dealt by the hand OF Christian
Herger, In the village OF fremont, on Saturday the
9th OF January between the hours OF twelve and one
O'Clock In the mOrning.v The prisoner was com.
United to the county jail to await the action OF the
Grand Jury, and the witnesses placed under bonds
OF $500 each for their Appearance when called upon
Alexander f. Wcstcott, Of YOnkers, is nor the
party bearing similar name who was mentioned
In connection with the aliray In the HERALD o
Yesterday.