The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-11
TIE Brooklyn FHECDE.
The coronsr's Inquest on the Body Of the Boy
Fox, Who Was Killed by His Fatler-
20, Father, You Will Kill Me!"-
The Accused Held TO Await the
Action Of the 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 indicted by his father, Peter Fox, at his
residence, No. 50 Hopkins street, ON the 4th 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; bue
he said
HE WAS AFRAID OF FOX,
and went of to search up his godfather. The3
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
number OF bruises; there were several bruises
on the left side. several on the chest and ono on
the back Of the head; the body was in state Of
decomposition, but not 30 far advanced as to pre-
vent the discovery OF the bruises; the cause Of
death was pleuro.pneumonia, from blows received
on the side and chest said blows being given either
ny SUCK or by Kicking, as with heavy boot.
O1icer Michael Sweeney, OF the Ninth precinct,
testified that he was Informed Of the death Of tho
Fox came along and said to him, "Fox, what
does this mean f' all he would say was, ''Aiy boy
his apartments and there saw the dead boy lying
on bed; said, "How is this, Fox p, he replied,
not think so, but from the appearance OF the boy
he had better GO to the station house and
an Ky aaa e MN ne mae
was Bueling, and that his place was IN Broadway.
near Graham avenue; asked him II the doctor
that he had Notified him, and that the doctor :
promised to be there early that morning; he
he refused to go to the station house, and said
had no right to take him without warrant; he
/
when got him out OF the house took him to tho
station house; when going there he told me his
asked me several times il thought he killed his
boy; while in the house the wife Of Fox told me
that her husband had nothing to do with his death;
after locking the prisoner up went back to No: 5a
Hopkins street. and Mrs. Fox said that she did not
think her boy was hurt by sleigh.
THE STORY OF THE ATTENDING SURGEON.
the on SiI the OF the 5
testified that the deceased told him he had fallen,
but ala not say where or how. Witness con.
tnued Some women in the house, whom did not
know, said he had fallen In the yard his breathing
Was heavy; about forty or fifty minute. pulse
pain in the left sde; I ordered leeches and
warm poultlce on that side. and medicine to open
the ys HIM next and uSsa a S% Ss,s4 sSa
that t% S v he next DAY vent there asani
the boy complained Of not being able to sleep;
about seven OF eight O'Clock P. M. | was to the
nSis my he was resess asked mi nm
he felt, and he answered that he could not sleep;
his pulse was about one hundred and thirty or
nehundred and thirty Ave; told them to Keep %
giving him medicine; that was the last time saw
him alivei from What saw thought the boy was
suffering from some internal injury, which had
ined the boy carefully, and saw no bruises 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
that OF the Fox family, testified tnat on the night
IN question he heard Fox ask his boy where he put
sSS ss nS he got ss ys FS. 5
the boy to go after beer and heard Fox's wife ten
him that he had enough; soon afterwards heard
will xiii me;" also heard Mrs Fox crying; soon
alter went after the boys godfather Twas afraid
also AFRAID Of Fox; when Fox told the boy Il to 20
after beer he answered that he had 40 money; the
boy was crying about three-quarters Of an hour;
"Father, let the boy alone,
YOU WILL KILL HIM."
ana also heard ear something PM IKE showing around
rated by partition; never had any trouble with
Fox except one night he was showed out OF the
Mary Mcclure swore that Mrs. Fox told her that
her husband had kicked the boy; when Mrs. Fox
tsld her this she turned to the boy ana asked him.
had never seen Fox abuse the boy and did not hear
the noise on Tuesday night though she lived in the
Catherine Torbit and Barbara Kissinger testified
to the same effect and the jury rendered verdict
"that John Adams Fox came TO his death by pleuro-
pneumonia, caused by injuries inflicted by Peter
Fox, at 152 Hopkins street, on February 4, 1873"
The prisoner, who Is German lab0rer, forty
years Of age, was committed to await the action
OF the Grand jury He declared that he was inno-
cent.