, 1872-12-04
THE DRIVER MURDER,
Tnouest on the Remains Of the Woman
Killed by Her Ex-Husband.
Testimony of the Children OF Deceased
1.-The Murderer Locked Up
to Await Trial.

The Coroner, yesterday forenoon, held an IN
quest, at No. 49 DePuyster street, on the body
OF Mrs Ann Driver, who WAS shot by her hus-
band last Friday night, and died On Monday
morning. Subioined is the substance OF the
testimony elected:
TESTIMONY OF nR. FESEE,
Dr.. q. Venne who made post 1o1te,n e1aminst.on1
Of the reains testified that he found an no nrho
wound The ball entered on the right side, betNeem
the ninth and tenth ribs, passing through the sh ~
Intestine and lodging in the muscles adherlng TO tne
spinal column.
TESTIMONY OF GEORGE DRIVER.
George Driver sworn: Am 10 years old, and 90 not
understand the nature Of IN oath The lady now lying
father. On Friday morning last, about half-past 8
etoye NJ father rot out of bed, and asked her for
eorae money, and she said she would not give ann any.
He then took pste from the mp pocket o. d n fhee
ra1 out OF the door. colored woman then came INTO
the house. and she vent for doctor. rather mad
last time four or five days before he Slot her, Father
had been in the habit Of drinking to excess for long
time; he xas drunk the night before, anu was dressed
when he killed mother.
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM DEIVER-
William Driver sworn. The pistol in the possession
OF the Coroner is mine On Tuesday lasI gave y 70
being robbed rs he had been paid that day. Father
has said several times thet he would knock mothers
when drunk. be abused her. Mother Was divorced
from him Last June Father came back to live in the
house about six weeks ago. There one cartridge IN
the pistol when gave it to him. tried to explode it
once but could not. told him believed It was not
good one do not reconect giving him any other
Cartridges This witness not present at the shoot-
Ing, having gone to his work before it occu1red-l
TESTIMONY OF MARY DRIVER.
Mary Driver sworn. am 13 years OF age. Father
gu up Friday morning and left the house, remain
Ing out about half an hour. When he came back he
laid down on the bed, and mother ordered him out He
became cngry, and approached mother, and ran ouf
OF the room. I stood the stoop outside Of the
house and listened to what the two said but could not
recollect the words. Mother told me two or three
times to fetch policeman but instead Of doing SO,
went into the coal shed and remained there few min
utes. While there, heard mother say something
about q knife, and then heard . noise, and saS
father come out Of the house. then 1an towards
HaIsted street. intending to get policeman, and met
father did not speak to him, ho to me, he run
ming away. When returned to the house mother was
lying on the lounge. ''+.. '-'''.'
Policeman Beebe testified that he arrested Driver at
The house in the afternoon; be was intoxicated, aud
when searched at the Sixth Precinct Station pistol
WIS found in his possession. Witness Identified the
weapon referred to By william Driver as the one taken
from the prisoner1 Driver acknowledged that he
ehot his divorced wife with it, and when asked why ne
sid it, replied that that Was his business
TIE VERDICT.
This ended the evidence, and the jury return
the following verdict:
That the said Ann Driver came to her death from
.sunshot wound in the right side, produced By psto
In the hands Of George Driver.
A uittimus WAS at once issued by the Coroner
and Driver Was committed to the County jail te
await trial. .