The New York herald., 1874-08-11
THE TRADE UNION MURDER.

The Inquest I'm the Case OF James Kill
dun-How . Non-Union Plasterer Came
20 XIII . Union Man-The Excitement
In Williamsburg Abating.
| The excitement over the shocking homicide
| which occurred on iast Friday IN Williamsburg
| has somewhat abated, and it Is now hoped by the
lovers OF peace and order that 1t WILL at AL events'
allay the bad feeling between the union and nom
| union plasterers The coopers' strike was ended
by similar terrible climax, and now that the
union men have learned to their sorrow that
blooashed and desolate homes are the only fruits
OF such useless quarrelling 1t Is anticipated that
! this dangerous strife will cease Tor time.
Whether KiIdutT, the leader Of the society men,
was killed by blow from Burke or by Frick's ham,
mer does not appear from the testimony OF the
eye-witnesses which s conflicting In almost every
particular. The only circumstance which tends
to soften the bloody result Of this disgusting
quarrel is the TACT that Klldun. the deceased, was
a single man, and that hence no helpless widow
and orphans mourn the loss OF their only bread
winner.
REsyAING THE INQUEST.
Corner Whitehill resumed yesterday morning his
investigation at the Fourth Street Police station.
The room at the rear OF the building IN which the
inquest was held was unc0mfortably crowded by
the many friends Of the participants in the anray.
The first witness who was examined was John
Kingston, Kndun's immediate employer, and
contractor, who said that Mclaughlin ana Kildun
were very drunk on Friday afternoon; they
started home between Eve and six O'Clock from
Meeker avenue; they came down North Ninth
street and Kldun and Mclaughlin went ahead Of
the witness; they tried to get into the store
wnere the prisoners were working; Kildufr and
Mclaughlin were pushed out; ne asked Klldun to
come home but ne paid no heed to him. BurKe's
laborers struck Kidun while he was standing out
sioe, and then the witness went away; when the
witness returned Kidun was lying on the street
apparently li1eless: he remembered seeing Tuck,
tine German watchman strike at kIldu1, but this
was not the blow which knocked HIM down.
! TACT ADMISSION.
On crosse Examination he tessliied that he and
Kidufr and Mclaughlin had taken a circuitous
route toward home thereby showing that their
intention was to stop on their way and attack
| Burke).
| and Kildun in a drunken condition IN front OF
Schaefer's building; they had hold OF one another;
deceased released himself from McLaughhn's hold
and went toward the store; man stopped him
| VINO had small hatchet IN his right hand; he was
unable TO identity Tuck, the Waterman, as the
man who had the hatchet; Burke gave Kilduf q
! bow and the latter Tell; when the witness went
up to where Klldun lay ne saw that the deceased
the store after he had '.fnishedn his antagonist
and dressed to 60 nome.
| Louis Ehrmark saw Herman push the deceased
away with his open hands; subsequently Burke IS
sued from the house and struck the deceased. who
had aimed blow at nlm which missed; he did not
see the watchn8n strike at anybody VIII MS nam
mer or hatchet
Christian Kleinlen, mild looking German,
who was unable to speak English, was also in
'front.' of Schaener's building on Friday evening at
Six O'Clock. He saw Burke give the deceased
push, and Kierran also took part in the affray;
kldun fell, and then Klernan gave the deceased
others Wo came ans WITH nm 10 90 aWsy being Se
sirous Ol preventing any further disturbance;
alter Kidur Tell his associates kept quiet and the
witness left the scene Of the fght 1t IL true that
the watchman held q hammer In his hand but he
aid not strike anybody with 1t. subsequently tie
witness Whose statements were but lmperfecty
translated by the interpreter, Mr.. Schaef1er) de-
cared 1t was not push which Burke gave the de-
ieI upon neap Of broken stones
Herman Marx, boy VINO labored IN Schaener's
the building very drunk; Herman put them out
and they tumped upon the sidewalk Burke
Issued rom the building and addressed kl!d9n in
herern Burke shouted; "That's none OF your busl-
ness,n retOrted Kildur angriy; "do you want to
hgntf" In saying this Kldun
AIMED BLOW AT BURKE,
which, however, missed Burke pushed McLaugh-
gutter, while Kildun tumDed on a pile OF broken
stones while Kildun was lying on the stones
twice on the head with the nee Of his boot; Tuck,
the watcnman had only asked the intruders to
leave, out did not strike them with his hammer.
Thomas Mclaughlin, q small low-broWed, nigh
cneek-boned man, who wore very penitenr air,
sald he was very drunk on the fatal Friday even
ing; true, he chad been drunker" In days OF
yore, but on that evening he was quite drunk
enough for all intents and purposes; Kilduf pro-
posed that they should go into the building where
they mad seen Burke; he said to Burke "You are
NO plasterer." Burke pushed them out and they
both fell after he (wltness) had risen 70 his feet
Klidun wanted again to enter the building, and he
noticed blood on his face and had him taken to the
druggists; he denied that there was any feeling
between kidun and Burke or that they had ever
Did against one another In order to get jobs.
John Herman, y blunt-featured, smoOth-shaven
laborer OF rough mien, testified that Ktdun ad-
dressed Burke in obscene and insulting terms
Kildun then said, al am a better man than you,r
and the witness told him 10 get out; the deceased
then HIT him with the open hand; the witness
pushed him ana Mclaughlin out and they fell
the sidewalk; they rose to their feet and the
watchman then ordered them to leave and struck
Kidun with hammer; Burke hit him also,
thar he iel; he thought Kiidun attacked them
because they worked ten hours instead OF eight;
be denied having stamped his heel on Kllduf's
head.
James Burke simply confirmed the statement Of
the previous witness as being perfectly truthful.
He added that he was afraid oil Kildu6, as the
latter "was a better fighter" he never competed
with him for any work. He amused the audience
not little by trying to make the jury believe that
Kdun was internally dying IN some mysterious
manner before he (the wItness) struck him.
FRANK Tuck, the watchman, dark-faced and
rougn-grained German told about the same story
as the preceding witness, and denied having
struck ANYBODY with his hammer.
The Jury rendered a verdict against Burke who
was committed by the Coroner.
LARCEHY PROM PIE pERSON