The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-30
THE CAR HOOK MURDER.
Death OF MIR. Putnam, the
Victim.
Tho Assassin Surrendered to Coroner Young and
Confined in the Tombs-A Alleged Inhumanity
Of a Druggist and the Polce-The Ante
Norton Examination Of the
Jurors-The Late -Superinten-
dent Jourdan's Effort to Pro-
tect Car Passengers

assassin will pay the penalty OF his uncurbed pas
sion. Avery d. Putnam. the commission merchant,
OF No. 8s Pearl street, who on Wednesday evening,
for protecting from insult Madame Duval and
daughter, OF No. 1872 Broadway, was stricken down
by william Foster died at st. Lukes Hospital at
three O'Clock yesterday morning The facts In this
last outrage at the bare mention OF which
ALL GOOD CITIZENS sHUDDER
are fresh In the recollection OF the reader that
their reproduction In detail s uncaled for. Mr..
Putnam, who has for four years been an acquaInt-
ance OF the Duval family called upon the ladies
early in the evening and, dnding the madam and
her younger daughter STARTING out to escort Miss
Duval home from church In Forty-slXth street,
volunteered to accompany them. Passing the GIL
sey House, corner OF Twenty street and Broad
way, the young lady looked out through the
'front.' door to see the clock when Foster and the
driver, who were on the front platform, offered her
indignities. The lady SAT down, when the run1an
Foster opened the door, which was shut by Mr..
Putnam. Finally the drunken nsulter Of women
entered the and renewed his indlgnitles to the
ladies. His cowardly nature however, kept him in
check until the party leaving the Car at Forty
sixth street. when he seized the car hook, ran
around the car and dealt MIR. Putnam the blow that
yesterday terminated fatally.
These are the facts In brief, and tney certainly
show that the
ASSAULT WAS PREMEDITATED AND UNPROvOKED.
The published statement OF Conductor Goldwate
differs but little from that made by other witnesses
to the assault; but 1t clearly shows that he made
determined effort to protect those under his care
from the brutal insults OF fellow employd OF the
Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railroad. There Is
one very important point in which the Duval ladies
and he are at issue. He declares
HE CALLED FOR THE POLICE
when the assault was committed. The ladies de-
clare chat he Immediately rang the bell and pro-
ceeded up town, leaving them alone with the insen-
sible gentleman, and made no effort to prevent the
escape OF the murderer.
The brutality of the druggist into whose store Mr..
Putnam was carried, tine crowd who collected on
the street and Captain Killaea's police is severely
denounced by Miss Jennie Duval, VINO to reporter
yesterday made the statement that while Mr.. Put
nam was lying insensibe upon the down track, with
a car approaching, she called upon some men who
mad collected to remove him, when she was an
''HE IS DRUNK; LET HIN LIE THERE"
that she ana her mother lifted the inanimate man
and carried him to the sidewalk from which he was
side OF Broadway, little above Forty sixth street,
where char was refused the victim. and that the
druggist even declined to give them water 10 apply
TO MI. Putnam's head. She also declares that haIf
an hour elapsed before Kilalea's police brought
Sretcher and then there was no pillow: that he
placed upon the stretcher with the wounded SIDE of
the head pressed down upon the wooden frame, with
and that even after he was admitted to the station
house
.rf@ PILLOW WAS REFUSED
until after she offered to pay Tor IT. These are the
declarations or Miss Jennie, but as Madame Duyal
Is lying dangerously Ia from the shock 10 her
vous system her version OF the affair could not be
ascertaincd.
when the death OF Mr.. Putnam became known IN
the city there was intense excitement and the muir
der was everywhere characterized as atrocous and
dastsrdly in the extreme. The railroad companies
denounced for their indifference for the Of their
patrons, and they are by no means blameIess.
the late superintendent Jourdan, on entering upon
the duties Of his ONCE, endeavored to secure
PROJECTIONS FOR STREET CAR TRAVELLERS,
ana. with this view. communicated by letter with
President Squlres, or the Third avenue line, anu
cars and asking that ey be permitted to ride free
wle protecting the public from pickpockets and
sured the writer, wrote him sharp response, de-
Ginning TO assist him and declaring that the COM
gany WA not bound to protect protect, Its passengers
and failed TO establish police patrol Of the cars
Had he been successful and the railway officials
supported MN in his laudable endeavor ladies
would be secure against insult dastards like Fos
ter ana Cunningham would hardly dare to insult
and beat PASSENGERS as IN This case, In the presence
THIS DARK STAIN ON THE olTy's PAIR FAME
would not likely nave fallen upon IL. The fear or
meeting ofcer Of the law in citizens clothes has
always q salutary effect upon towards who dill the
Gn s e o
efforts in this direction. virtually invited the roughs
oil the city TO insult and murder their patrons.
FOSTER SURRENDERED TO CORONER YOUNG.
Early yesterday morning Coroner Young received
despatch from sergeant Davidson, OF the Twenty
eighth precinct, stating that Mr.. Putnam had died
M st. Luke's Hospital shortly before three O'Clock
A. NJ. and requested that action be taken IN the
case. AT later hour while his once, the Coroner
received q communication from Alderman Plunkett
IN which he expressed willingness TO surrender the
alleged murderer, and requested him Coroner
Young, to send to the Yorkville Police Court war
rant anf commitment Tor Foster which was accord
ingy done. The latter was delivered to Captain
X n n fy-cc fla
pr1sOLvr transferred to the Tomps to await the
result OF an investigation.
Below will be found report or the
POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION.
Deputy Coroner Marsh ana Dr.. Vandcwater of the
nation on the body OF deceased and found echymosis
OF both eyelids, lacerated scalp wound an Incn
removing the scalp they found large amount OF
extravasated blood covering the left parietal bone
I'm left temporal muscle, part OF the left temporal
bone deficient, circular opening In the skull two
Inches III diameter, aud involving the anterior por-
puss eXudIng from the wound dura-I mater rupturcd
and brain lacerated; on removing the skull the
dura-ma,er corresponding with the opening IN the
found some puss ana esiravasatcd blood; the
darama'er being removed the conyexity
OF bOin hemisphercs was found to be COW
cred with puss; on examining the base
OF the skull found two fractures, extending
one anterloraly about one inch in length, the other
about an inch in length extending directly across
the petrous portion OF temporal bone. ON opening
found IN healthy eondlion. In me opinion Of the
medical gentlemen death resulted from meningitis,
consequent upon inJuris to the BRAIN.
THE JURY.
The Coroner empanelled the following named gem
tlenen 10 act as jurors and after beng sworn they
were discharged until next Tuesday morning az ten
O'Clock, AT the COroncr's 0fce City Hall, when the
investigation will be opene -
=. W Baldwin, journalist, 162 West Forty fourth
street: Christian Bllmm, minister, I02 West FIFTY
,hird street; Daniel Springer. grocer, go Sixth
Luc; iohn A. Briggs, grocer 81 Sixth avenue:
Eugene Setxas, stationer, SOL Sixth avenue; Peter
ward. hardware, 92l sixth avenue; John Pncen,
confecioner, $50 Sixth avenue; William Wcnzci
druggist, 500 sixth avenue; j. u. SWEET, grocer SAT
SIKH avenue; Philip Fitzpatrick, builder, S42 Sixth
avenue Charles CUM, druggist, SOL sixth avenue:
Eugene Wcscrfcld, hardware, 1858 Sixth avenue;
Dewitt G. ward, grocer, $50 Sixth avenue.
PERMISSION given the relatiycslby Coroner
Young remove the remains Of deceased TO his late
residence in Cottage place.
THE ATTACHES OF THE CAR.
Cunningham, the driver who, II IS alleged
pr0mptcu Foster 10 insult the ladies, mas been com
United 10 the House Of Detention III Leonard street.