The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-08
The BROOKLYN HORROR INQUEST.

The C0roner's investigation Concerning
the Fate OF Jacob Knoop-A Peculiar
Verdict.
Yesterday Coroner Jones held an inquest over
the circumstances attending the mysterious and
horrible fate OF Jacob Knoop, whose remains were
almost entirely devoured by dog, in an unoccu-
pied building, corner OF Commerce and Inlay
streets, South Brooklyn.
james Carnochen testified that on Wednesday
afternoon, between three and four O'Clock, he en-
tered the premises at the corner OF Inlay and Com
merce streets, q Mr.. Miller and another man being
with him at the time Miller. who is the owner of
the property, directed the means Of entrance to
the house; the young man who was with them got
over the fence, forced a window by breaking
pane Of glass, and turning the latch on the inside
got in that way; the front door was then opened
for Miller and the witness. Witness testified that
he bought the property from Miller and wanted to
get possession of 1t, and that he searched for
Knoop four or five days before taking possession,
as ne did not not want to pay any money
before seeing him. MIR. Carnochen continued
as fOllows:-I saw the brother, but not the de-
ceased l asked him If he had any knowledge of his
brother, and he said no; asked MIN II he was 60
ing to redeem this property himself, and he said
no; this was last Monday he promised to meet me
in Mr.. Millers office on Monday last, bat he did
not; when the contract was written we came to
Brooklyn on the same morning; the house was in
fearful condition when we got there; there was
fearful smell when we entered; everything was
out of its place. then he asked the others to go up
stairs to see
THE CONDITION OF THE HOUSE,
and so they did, was foremost going up stairs;
the others fOowedame; the first thing saw was
a coat hanging on the door of the room where the
deceased was found; the coat was hung over the
door as any one would do; the door was about
five to seven inches open; it might be seven or 1t
might be five; as we were going up stairs
comrades that hor there must st. surely
hanging on the door; there was clothing OF
some Kind outside the door, Just as II Tor the
dog to sleep on; was the first man that went
move IL in little; saw the condition Of affairs in
the room, but did not then see the head OF kn0op;
there were two beds In the ROOM cot bed and
look at, torn and dirty, with bones and piece OF
the liver OF the man in the bedclothes that hung
out OF one of them; they were not in the cot bed;
the cot bed was In the middle of the floor; 1t was
the lOcksmith that saw the human head first, and,
in trying to look in, he had to push the cot bed
from the door; the rst thing he said to me and to
MIR. Miller was that
he said that KnOop was inside, and that there was
OF him left but his head the three Of us then
turned and went up stairs; think Mr.. Miller got
In rst we e neac anu IN MI MeT n
side with the lOcksmlth; where saw the dog FIRST
couldn't really say, but think 1t was In the hall
OF the lower floor; heard HIM bark on the lower
moor before entering; the barking did not come
from the room; swept the floor OF the store and
the stairs, and noticed great deal OF hair spread
proportionatey; swept 1t out on the street, when
the people who saw II said
'.Ir WAS KNOOP's HAIR"
think 1t was the dogs hair; am certain that
the head OF Knoop was lying ON Its left ear; we
could find no blood or any evidence that he had
killed HIMSELF saw the bones in the bed ana went
down to the cellar and turned of the water, as the
pipe hadsburst and there was sheet Of ice In the
cellar.
John II. Miller, the next witness, testified that
he owned the property, and cerroborated the testi
mozy Of Carnochen; he saw the deceased last about
the latter part OF October, 1872; had about nine
hundred to one thousand dollars interest in the
property, which was valued at $5,000 Kn0Op was
the original owner OF the property.
The jury, after brief deliberatiOn rendered the
following verdict:-"That the said Jacob Knoop
came to his death from natural causes, the precise
nature OF which are to- jury unknown, at the house
corner OF Inlay and Commerce streets, some time
between the last part OF October, 1872, and Febru-
airy, 1873 The jury further find that the mutilaton
OF the deceased's body was caused by being eaten
by his dog or, perhaps, rats, or both"
The remains were yesterday taken charge Of by
brother of deceased. who had them respectfully
inferred