The New York herald., 1874-12-18

DIuub ts NV UTOtneIS ~ 0lRuL the premises were
More particularly IN charge OF my brother Tor the
reason that the burglar alarm connected with ms
mouse scott Is s tns nlred @ msntne gardener;
house; gave no order 70 any man to visit my
house on The nlgnt OF the 18th or morning OF the
10 visit my house on either date.
OFFICER DOYLE.
John ]. DOYLE deposed :-I reside In New York
and am police ofncer; have seen the bodies OF
those two men AZ the Morgue. Brooklyn; recog-
nlze them as persons have seen before; they are
William Mosher ahas William Johnson, and Clark,
ahas Douglas; little less tnan four years ago
store and ses,ea asa
been looking for him on this Ross case for the last
nve months; have not seen him since the Red
Bank robbery; about July was informed that he
was concerned In the Ross case; tals man M0sher
broke jail at Freehold alter arrested him there;
never arrested oy me; he was in the Red Bank
burglary, recovered one case of stun stolen by
Clark.
OFFICER JAMES MORAN.
James Moran testified under oatn:-I reside In
M0sner's and Douglas bodies at the Brooklyn
Morgne w. ana identity e. G them arrested both men
Peter wilmot; know them to have been thieves;
have known Mosner by sight since was boy,
Douglass until that day; know them to have been
thieves by reputation In the ward ana among the
police.
George Bergen es:iasdi 1a am orr, farmer q ls
Theodore, about three O'Clock aud was told there
wss Trong wsns down stars +, S.a
Brunr's and my brother told me to get my
gun; IN company with Theodore and the
OF Jucge van Brunt: clambered over the fence,
and. seeing something DARK lying on the ground
one SAID, .He Is dead,n and on looking at MN
found he was dead DOUGLAS was lying about three
at att the Time saw Frank hand a pistol to Van
Brunt which he had found near Douglas; Douglas
no on9 q sa s q,
hold his arm, and took MIN by the hand; asked
1'1- DOUGLAS GAVE soMR IRISH NAME FIRST.
but then sald Men, won't lie to you; my name
Is Joseph Douaas, and that man over there is
asked MIN where he lived he said Mosher lived
In the city; asked him then where he lived; he
in my pocket wish to be buried with it made
that hOnestly;" then he said,
civilian MosHHR AND STOLE CHARLEY Ross;"
l asked him where Charley Ross was, and he re-
piled, II don't know-Mosher knew - told him
Mosher was dead. and he said, 'tiod help usI
Mosner has vile and six children !" then some OF
the party asked him how they came there, and
he said they came IN q soOp from New YORK;
anchored in the cove toward Bay Ridge; then he
said they came ashore IN o small boat; he said
catch them. and 'now you have us - he appeared
to be IN agony and when we lifted him up he said,
o wa s
slble up to within fifteen minutes OF his death;
he did not die Tor an hour and hall alter ar
rived ne did not want to talk much as he said it
hurt him.
BY a juror-Did he say superintendent waning
knew where the Ross child was
Wltness-N0, Sir; he did not
A juror-That fact Is an important one to su-
perntendent Walling, as there have been two In
terpretations as to what Douglas said.
Wltness-I heard none OF the firing, as l was
fast asleep at that stage Of the proceedings
Theodore v. Bergen, brother OF George, the pre-
ceding witness, was then sworn and testiaed:-
q q q m q 10 ryn0 hnU
heard the testimony OF my brother; first heard
the report OF firearms on the morning OF the 14tn
Brunt house could not tell from where the report
came; raised the window and heard loud talking
they could know we were up; then routed my
brother out and went out OF doors; next hallooed
and asked, .'Do you want any helps" on receiving
an answer got my gun and we went over there /:
as came up by Mr.. j. Holmes Van Brunt be was
standing over Mosner; he Then said, .'look here"
and showed me pistol taken from Mosher; Van
Brunt and myself then went over to Douglas;
Mr. Van Brunt said TO Douglas,
"YOU HAVE GOT TO DIE;
II you have anything to say say It quick;'' after
stammering, he was IN such great agony, he said
e he ssa knew al
Charley Ross; told him Mosher was dead and
% ssia he m said he aids Know where the Child
was but he saiG that they two stole him; then
young Mr.. Van Brunt and went after the Cor
oner.
Juror-Did he not say Mosher knew where the
With ess-Yes, he said Mosher knew where the
child Ross was assistance was rendered by those
around Douglas to relieve him from any suffer-
ing; put q Danket under ana around nim gave
him water and brandy, and he thanked me ior il:
he told me to send word to Superintendent Wall
wanted to move him, but he said it hurt hm too
much to move; he said he wanted all the air ne
ali about himself and Mosher, and that the super.
intendent would give anything to catch them;
they did not say what they came there LOT; Doug
''THE ROSS BOY WILL GO HOME ALL RIGHT
In few days." Douglas said only he and Mosner
Coroner Jones said he did not know that this
matter was pertinent to the issue but on account
OF the cnild Ross he would trespass upon Their
time little more than might otherwise be neces-
sary at the Coroner's inquest.
Witness-The soop they came In was Douglas
said. Mosher's own property.
The Coroner SAID for the Information OF the jury
that the boat had been claimed by party, but the
police declined TO give It up.
CONSTABLE HOLLAND.
John B. Holland, Constable OF the town OF New
Utrecht, testified that he lived at Fort Hamilton
was present when these men were found at Mr..
Van B Brunts . on the % AN; Albert Van Brunt and
dead body. which was represented as being Will
liam Mosher; the man Joseph Douglas was lnsen-
him but he was WAS unable to answer; Dr. 5amond
arrived, ielt his pulse, and said he could live
Van Van Brunss house With the Doctor and the % iormer
gave me TWO pistols; the large one, be said, be-
possession Of Ihem and also u Of rhs hoes ~
Douglass and Mosher; Douglas died at twenty
eight minutes past ave A. NJ. went to Justice
Church, VINO told me to take charge OF the bodies
and TO
ARREST THE PARTIES IMPLICATED;
Mr.. Church tnen telegraphed TO the authorities; I
arrested ]. Holmes and Albert Van Brunt William
Scott and Herman Frank; started to search the
body OF William Mosher, and found on him large
knife and the other articles whicn were shown
here at the Coroner's examination yesterday; W.
boat, but found nothing in 1t Of any Importance;
on the right loot OF Mosher an old shoe and on the
left boot on the boat found tine mate OF these
shoes; found q lot OF carpenters tools on the
boat, such as might be used BY burglars; In the
pantry OF Judge Van Brunt's house, which I
searched, lound large bar Of iron. which the
Van Brunts said did not belong to them; the
catch Of the door leading from the base
ment up to the entry was taken or found
bedding upset and drawers In most all the rooms
opens covering torn on some statuary ana clocks,
doors had been opened with shat barr
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