The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-11
TIE BROoKLYN FNUCDE.
The coroner's Inquest on the Body Of the Boy
Fox, Who Was Killed by His Fatler-
20, Father, You VIII Kill Me!"-
The Accused Held 70 Await the
Action Of tho Grand Jury.

An inquest was held by Coroner Whitehin yester-
day over the body Of the boy John Fox, who as al
legged, died on Friday night from the effects Of
injuries inflicted by his father, Peter Fox, at his
residence No. so Hopkins street. on the 18th inst.
The neighbors heard the boy crying on Tuesday
night and calling upon his father not to kill him.
The man who occupied adjoining apartments was
begged OF by his vile to GO in and save the boy; bus
he said
HE WAS AFRAID OF FOX
and went of to search up his godfather. Thes
heard the boy crying and moaning about three
quarters OF an hour after he had been beaten, and
that is the last they heard Of him.
DR.. Joseph Dreamer testified that he made the
post-mortem examination OF the body, and found
q number OF bruises; there were several bruises
on the left side, several on the chest and one on
the back Of the head; the body was in o state Of
decomposition, but not 30 far advanced as to pre-
vent the discovery OF the bruises; the cause Of
death was Heterogeneous, from blows received
by stick or by kicking, as with heavy boot.
THE ARREST OF FOX.
sd that he was one o Sn dsa Of
Poy e man na anS william sG p Just then
Is dead" and passed on; 1 followed him up into
his apartments, and there saw the dead boy lying
"Do you think killed my boy ~ l told him I did
not think So but from the appearance OF the boy
ne had better to the S Sm sS
q doctor; he said he had one, whose name
was Bpeng, and that his place was in Broadway.
That he had notdsa him. and a that the sa' doctor sss
showed me some medicines the doctor gave him3
ne refused to 60 to the station house, and said
had no right to take him without warrant; he
meet him at Marcy avenue; l said would, but
when got him out Of the house took him to tho
boy got hurt while riding on sleigh; he alss
asked me several times II thought he killed his
that the boy fell in the yard by the window. and
that her husband had nothing to do with his death;
the 9s back to
~. THE STORY OF THE ATTENDING SURGEON.
to attend the boy on the evening OF the 9TH inst,
testified that the deceased told him he had fallen,
tnued:-Some women in the house, whom did not
know, said he had fallen In the yard his breathing
%as be oT E5 % mnss
warm poutlce or that side and medicine to open
(! visited him and found him better; the3
had not put on the leeches properly at
s that ms the n Ssa s s axt wsa @
or eight ococs a0S s' sRS
mother told me he was restless; asked him how
he felt and he answered that he could not sleep;
his pulse was about one hundred and thirty OF
giving him medicine; that was the last time saw
him alive from what saw thought the boy was
suffering from some internal injury, which had
ined the boy carefully, and saw bruises nor the
skin broken on any part OF the body; the boy did
Not tell me that. his father had beaten him; ex-
amined the head when he complained Of pains on
the lett side Of It, and did not find any mark or
bruise.
TIE FATAL BLOWS ,
William B0wstiman, who occupied room near
that OF the Fox family, testified that on the night
In question he heard Fox ask his boy where he put
boy his FIX t%sn 1s
the boy to go after beer and heard Foxs wife tell
him that he had enough; soon afterwards heard
viii XII also heara Mrs. FOX ornS soon
alter went after the boys godfather; Twas afraid
Of PoT me o S would not GOMEZ he was
after beer he answered that he had no money; tRe
boy was crying about three-quarters of an hour;
while the noise was going on heard Mrs. Fox say
"Father, let the boy alone,
YOU WILL KILL HIM."
and also heard something like showing around
the floor; live In the next room to Fox, sepa-
fated by partition; never had any trouble with
Fox except one night he was showed out OF the
house for being intoxicated:
her husband had kicked the boy; when Mrs. Fox
teld her this she turned to the boy and asked him.
had never seen Fox abuse the boy and did not hear
the noise on Tuesday night, though she lived in the
same house.
Catherine Torpit and Barbara Kissinger testified
to the same effect and the jury rendered verdict
"that John Adams Fox came TO his death by peur0-
pneumonia, caused by injuries inflicted by Peter
Fox, at 152 Hopkins street, on February 4, 1873"
The prisoner, who Is q German labOrer forty
years OF age, was committed to await the action
OF the Grand Jury. He declared that he was inno-
cent