New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18
SCENES Ar The MORGUE.

SCENES Al The MORGUE.
OVER EIGHT HUNDRED PEOPLE VIEW THE BODIES
OF rnT DEAD RoBBERs-DOUGLAsss STREET
RAILROAD LIFE-
The excitement at the Brooklyn Morgue still
continue. A. early "a. yesterday crowd began
10 gather upon sidewalk. and applications were
made the keeper for adni.tauce Several persons
called for the puIpOse OF identifying the dead men.
New York policeman recognized both men whom lie
had seen Of times in the Second Ward
IN New-Yoik rgeant Corr OF Brooklyn be-
uoved that Moser the same man whom
he saw coming out OF house on Clermont-
ave two years a-o. He had paper his hand and ss
he went from house house, the Sergeant concluded
that lie WAS caDva-sng agent. lie side whiskers
then as now shory after that incident unOccupied
house ID the yiciuIty Was robbed OF piano. and
traces OF the robbers ever found, About p. NJ
an undertaken named Mum OF No. O. Avenue D called
for bo;h bodies. He said that he had made arrange
meuts 10 bury them, but had permit
from the Coroner he unable to get them. Mr.. Mann
stated that he had known Douglass for many years and
had buried his mother whlle the young man was IN
State Prison His story about MOser that the rob0er
bad he was pictured that his brother
Gill had uduced him to DO many things that he would
have In The course OF the afternoon man
viewed the bodies and bending over Douglass. said.
Yes, that's him" He asked WHO - and he re-
Piled, George Clara" Tho man proved TO be Walter
Buyers. a receiver {; the Brooklyn City Railroad.
He knew Douglass under the name OF George
Clark driver OF OF the street cars Of that CON-
pany. AS he pay master lie came IN contact w'ih
him frequently. lie said that he was Of very social
and pleasant nature. lie could hardly associate the
he knew with the one now lying dead; he had
never seen him under the Influence OF liquor and he
considered him one OF the best men on the line. He
knew nothing OF the outside; did not
know he had any family He always
appeared TO me. said Bryers, man who had
reformed and l believe II this Mosier had not got
him of would have been a good respectable fellow
now" Buyers also stated that the last time lie saw
Douglass about March IL, 1874. when he paid
him his money. He bad worked for the Company
about nine or ten months
Al least 800 people were admitted 70 the Mofgue dur
ing the day.
REQUESTS FOR TIE BODIES.
The annexed letters were received by Coroner Jones
Jones yesterday is from Mosiers wife. the other
from the woman claims Douglass her husband:
NEwYoRK. Dec II. 1874
To Coroner JONES. Kings County:
Please denver 10 J. Il. Mum the body OF Joseph
make 1t convenient, aud you Will o0.e ours respect
fully. he'
NEW YORK. Dec. II. 1874
J. H. Mum tAr oo.y nv husband. Vim. NJ Mosier for
nerment as soon a. you can do 60 and You VII oDise
his wife. MARTHA NJ. MOsIEh
Coroner Jones informed the bearer notes that
Just as Mrs. Mosier Mrs Douglass should
satisfy him that they the wives Of the dead burg
lars bodies would be given to them. He expects
that the will call upon him to-day. II the bodies
taken away they Will be gwen TO the doctors
for dissection.
THE SLAYERS OF THE THIEVES PRAISED.
CLOSE OF TIE COROSER's INQUEsT-THE ADMISSIONS
IN REGARD TO CHARLEY Ross-TnE JURY Ex-
oNERATE THE DEsIEGERs AND wAR3LY COM
MEND THEIR COURAGE
At o'clock yesterday afternoon the Cor
oners inquest upon the bodies Of Moser and Douglass
the burglars who killed al Bay Ridge.
at the SUPERVISOR room at the Kings County Court
house There were few spectators present compar-
isop with the crowd " the previous day. The first wit
ness placed on the stand by Coroner JOnes was Mrs
Holmes Van Rrunt She testified that she was at Ler
husbands house Bay Ridge on the night OF the
in: She was looking ont OF window Her attention
vas attracted 10 two coming from the house Of
Judge Van Bruut Then she heard two pistol shot~.
Almost n-tanty after these two shots were fired she
heard several other snots. evidently gun shots
Judge Charles IL Van Brunt testified hat he was a
LAWYER residing the Cy Of New 10 h. ana the owner
% the house az Bay Ridge winch was entered by me
burglars; nis country residence was III charge 81 hs
these Two M id Keys 10 the nous Ills house was con
nrcted wttu his brothers. residence by gar alarm
be gave order authority 10 any one 10 enter his
house the nght If the shooting
John j. Dpyie testified that was resident OF New
York aud poiceman h. hAd examined the bodies AT
the Morguc and recognized them William MOsier alias
William johnson, and Clark alias Douglass about four
years ago he aIresle Iot committing burglary
q clotbng store AT Red Bank, y. j. he had been
looking MOsier for the i've months connection
with the Ross case JCly lie Received Information
that Mosier mad sonnet To do with abduction of
Ross he arrested for the lled Bank burglary In
brooklyn and took hln 70 reeno,a \; o. where he
rad been thieI said that lie Wac Connected with
Moser IN the Rid Bank burglary the man WHO called
Jsmes Moran te.linea-I s'swsd tnr bodice o. Moser