New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-16
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
A HIDDEN CRIMES STAIN.

SUSPICIOUS AROUSED BY THE EQCKsi CONCEitNiNG
tut DEATHS OF NICHOLAS AND MARY RYAN
The CoIoner's inquest III the case OF Mary
aad Nicholas Ryan ended yesterday in what Is called an
open verdict Jury finding that the murdered brother
ard sister their death from hcmorIhage from
incsod wounds of the neck, 90 the AID Of December
1873 at No. 2Oa Broome-st.; but how or IN what
manner the said were inflicted We are
unable 70 determine"e notwithstanding the verdict
of the ury who were bound TO find verdict according
10 the testimony given il evident from the testi-
mony OF the ponce that they believe that the Ryans
were murdered and that the Burke neutrality-suspicious.
Of the brother aud sisterknOw more concerning the
mystery than their testimony revealed. There is sus-
pcion regarding WHO was III tho room Of the
Burke family on the night of the murder and who has
since disappeared. He IL raid 10 have gone 10 sea-
although his occupation heretofore has been thar OF
coachman.
Henry Miller testified that he lvedon The second floor
OF No BroOme-st he awakened late during the
NIGHT hy hearing q uose and tho fall of heavy
body down the starr which finally struck against his
door: aftcrward the blood under his door and
the police opened the door witness saw the body
of Nicholas Ryan lying against II shortly before the
ping softly; he led the police NJ stairs INTO the Ryans
room, aud there saw small penkmio wing on a table
closed and there blood on the hande he had
little dog which always barkcd when any one passed
the door of his room, aud the dog had been quiet
Anuie CaRau testified that she lived at No 202
Broome-s, aud that her window she could look
on the morning Dec. she heard loud talking the
lower hall OF the building and soon after several means
tain aside. and hight in Burke's room and some
one standing Ia the room; 1t was Mr. Burke After the
means. witness heard some one running down stairs
very quickly In her house, which Immediately adjoned
No 20i where the Burkes and Ryans hved IL was the
noise with boots oD ana seemed to he
iug down from above her room. When she heard
70 the window aud called TO Maria 0'Brien Rnrke's
stepdaughter and asked her she had heard the NOISE
dnrug the night Maria OBrien replied that {, man
had suicide, aud
said nothing more 1t seemed to her rs If some one
pulled Maria OBrien's dress, and she acted as # some
one did wish 10 have her talk about the matter
from 9 her manner She vac po sf1 as 1ai t9 10
stairs the house IN which she dwelt, and not
No 2o4 She did not remember mott eng any men sitting
Jennie Burke aged l6. testified that there
O'Clock, the night before the murder she had not
seen certain Mr. Crmmns or Mr.. Casey. ora MI
bed. Tue witness theu continued a. follows:
l heard wild scream. and thcu heard some
/ Heard the words, "Ohl Methodist" in
wotnan's voice; called out TO papa and said
something the matter and father got mp and
INTO the kysns room; mother said ebe thought some
Que must have klled Mary and Nicholas had for
Mr Cigsn called to Maria the next morning, mother
told her TO put Tp te WINDOW ana come pw3y ana no,
Maria when she was at tho window sue SAID shut up
from my room father was very much frightened ana
%ary Arm RYAN o. No lC6 Twelfth-st Brooklyn wife
OF the brother OF the deceased tested when she
went into Mrs Burkes the day after the murder
shr Was wa king .rOuId eIcifedly, and was saving,
"Ob! my, they were mere last night aud viii never
shield murderer" witness thought she referred 20 the
Ironards, who there the night before.
Johanna RYAN OF No. $40 MddIeOu-Gt sister OF the
deceased testified tha she heard Mrs Burke say The
murderer IN here last night and Will shield
a murderer"
Imma Bailey, living al No. 2O2 Broomest, corrobO-
IA ed the testimony of MI CallIgan 10 regard 10 the
footsteps heard III ther house, between aud O'Clock
Oh the morning Of the murder
PatTOlman Wilson OF the Thirteenth Precinct testified
that aud several officers hunted the roofs soon
after the murder discovered and that the vest Of
Nicholas RYAN not ri that time the door lead
Ing the roof OF the next house closed and
fastened,
Sergeant Salisbury Of the Thirteenth Precinct police
testified that hc overheard conversation between MIS-.
Burke aud Maria Eutn after the latter had gwen her
testimony; Mrs Burke said, "How did you get along "
Maria SAID. All right they cot 50 much out of me ana
10 she said further that she had stuck TO what
they had talked about and they had got SO Tar and no
further.
Patrolman Reid OF the Thirteenth Precinct says that
while the hy guarding H. at about
O'Clock the morning after the murder, Mrs Burke
asked HIM shut the door. as her daughter Maria
wanted 10 80 roof and afraid to pass by with
the open she had sooner reached the roof Than
she cIicd cut that the waIstcoat war theie.