New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-04
TIE JAMAICA SOUTH TRAGEDY.
ARREST on rTE SUPPOSED hUkDEKLKs-IHE
coRoNER's INQUEST

ARREST or TIE SUPPOSED hURDERERs-ThE
CoRoNER's INQUEST.
The murder of Philip Reid Howard az
Jamaica South on sunday has created the greatest eA
oitemept In the neghborhood in which he resided. he
having been well known and highly respected AItei
the bodk of the deceased had been removed to hs house.
Coroner Able OF Jamaica sent for and he summoned
the following jurymen John Horsemsn, Edwin POWELL
Thomas Remsen. Wyckof Boerum, David Cummings
John Van Wicklen David Dssosway and Henry Nafeide'
wno after viewing the body, were discharged In the
mean time persons residing in tho vicinity who had
seen the gunners so accurately described one Patrick
Gilhgan and his son-Inlaw, James Lennon that inc
Coroner issued warrants for their arrest which were
placed in the hands Of Officers scuIy and Iensen OF
Jamaica. who proceeded TO GiIligan's resi-
dence al Woodhayen, where they were refused
admission Gi1igan's wife stating that % her
husband was nOt at home. TIE officers, however, e@
pressed their determination TO Kick IN tho coor ana II
was opened TO them. They founf GcIigan lying upon
q sofa feigning sleep, with donDe'Oarfeeu gun
heavily loaded and capped standing beside him' ne
denied TO the officers at rst that he had been on the
meadows that day, but finally Acknowledged tiat nc
had In n closet OF an adjoining room were FOUND
Gecans coat pantalOons, and boots winch were Wort
nv him on Sunday morning and In another room was
found second dOuble-barreed gun, heavily oadeu anu
capped with shot pouch. Giligan was eohNeyeu "
Jamaica and locked up In cell OF the Town ha' ea-
brother
from the coroner proceeded 10 brooklyn and arreseu
Innan who WAS found bed at his residence IN Smlt
~ and ne TOO was conveyed Jamaicr ana conhned'
Al 10 o,cloeI, a. H. yesterday the Coroner begun
nouest Dr. william d. Wood OF Jamaica haVlnS III 'o
meantime made post mortem examination Vi ."o Oo'J
of Mr. Hazard. The Doctor testfed that ipou' o"o
inch beov the left nipple and between the fourth and
ann ribs which were both badly fractured. gaping
vgouud about two inches In circumference
was found quantity OF shot was discoYef9d
in tho left lung, and also in the heart'
After picking the shot he found that was oil Two
sizes There also two wounds IN the lett shouue'
and the deceased therefore must have been shOt thce
as there was no connection between the wounds in the
chest and those in the shoulder Tne shoulder was ter
rbly fractured the sho! having gone entirely through
it, about one inch below the point Of the shoulder
Fragments Of his coat we're found nbedded in his shout
der. In the witnesss opinion the deceased died IN
stantly.
After the Doctors testimony had been taken the Cor
oner with the Jury. went to the field IN winch The muir
der was committed, and inspected the tracks Which
were plainly visible in the soil IL was FOUND mat sohe
of them correspOnded precisely with pair OF boots
fouud on Gillgans premises tho peculiarly being the
loss of nail IN OF tho heels, which was PLAINLY lnu
Gated I'm the tracks Another circumstance tending 10
mnlcate Ggau ia The fact that kinds OF shot were
found IN his pouch exactly corresponding ~ thOse IOuhd
The Corouers inquest was begun at II n. m. yester
day Dr. Wood gave testimony similar 10 thht emopued
i'm his statement of the results the post moem exam
nation. lie said that the wounds were sufficient 10
prOpuce instant death. -,
William INLET testified that Gillgan and Lennon called
AT smonson's hotel. where he employed on Sunday
morning and AGAIN IN the afternoon. when they said
tIrv had neon out cunning; Cullen sad he had been
down 10 the bay and appeared 10 DO intoxicated he
know Gilligan 10 be dangerous man when under Ihc
nducnco Of l1uor aud had used violence upon him. on
his return in afternoon Ggan appeared TO DC very
much excited. .
Mark Uhl testified that he hrotherln-in law OF
the deceased He heard loud talking 10 his field, ana
looking in the direction saw TWO or hrte men, ono 9i
whom GiIigan by description, he heard say, We III
SEQ about that" Mr. Uh's property, II appears l. only
short distance that OF deceased aud tle persons
arrested Gligau and Lehman, are those whom he SAW
ms premises. A., ...-
William Anthony Uni. OF the precc ling witness,
fully corrOborated fathers testimony The inquest
was then ad ouTned until tomorrow morning al ID