The New York herald., 1875-11-17
THE BROOKLYN WIFE MURDER.

THE INVESTIGATION BEFORE CORONER sIMMs-
THE PRISONER HELD FoR THE ACTION OF
THE GRAND JURY.
An inquest hold yesterday afternoon before
Coroner Simms and a jury, in the Eighth precinct
station house, touching the circumstances attending
the murder Of Mrs. Elizabeth Burroughs by her hus-
band John q. Burroughs at her place OF residence No.
247 Fifteenth street, on Saturday morning last Bur-
roughs the accused, occupied seat the Coroner
and eagerly listened to the proceedings
The FIRST witness sworn Mrs. Jenny johnson, who
testified that she resided No 247 Fifteenth street;
Mrs. Burroughs had occupied and back bed
in that house, the second floor; her husband
had been to deceased three times since she had
been living there the first visit November /,
1875; he then threatened to take tho life of his wife;
deceased told witness OF the fact the prisoner called to
see her again on the 9th OF November, and also on
Saturday, tho 18th witness him enter the house
between eight and O'Clock; heard the report
of pistol; heard scream and sound
OF some person falling on the floor; then
the stairs saw Burroughs on the sidewalk Immediately
after going down the street in the direction of Fifth
avenue; he did not walk like intoxicated; saw
nothing in bis hand heard the report OF pistol twice
did go into the room after she was shot, there
nothing peculiar in the manner of the prisoner while
on the street.
BY a Juror-Dd not sec the prisoner near tho
premises before the shooting; not acquainted with
deceased previous TO her moving to these premises;
heard noise or scnnlc between them at any of tho
visits OF Burroughs; heard loud talk between hem
but heard them talking; was on the sidewalk when
tho prisoner going down Fifteenth street toward
Fifth avenue; when l heard the footsteps on the
stairs was in my room, on the same floor; was also
there when heard The report OF the pistol; went
down stairs few minutes after the pistol shots
fired; could not say how long after it was came down
stairs because was alarmed.
SAMUEL cLAy's TESTIMONY.
Samuel Clay being sworn testified that he lived in the
ter by trade he down stairs in the back OF No.
PAT Fifteenth street when his father said him. what
noise is tha?' witness heard noise las though two
chairs struck together "a clock was falling
oil mantel piece; - he up stairs at the request of
his father to see what 1t was as he getting the
landing of the second story he said, 'What
are you DOING JoeS What you doing
Joe2n addressing these words 10 the pris-
oper: did not see him then but recognized his voice
when on the landing witness saw Burroughs in his
wife's room; witness mother at the door
before he got there; heard just before the
witness did not then go into the room; saw the
prisoner going down the stairs, and went
the landing at the top of the stairs; when witness
said, "What are you doing, Joe?" he remarked,
''IT Is DONE IT is DoSE!"
Burroughs then went out into the street, witness
being step or two behind him. witness said THAT is
bad job, Joe! that is bad job!" walked down Ff
tecnth street with him then to liquor store, where
had drink; the store was the corner OF Fifth
nue.; when witness said to prisoner on the street,
THAT is a bad job Joe, " the latter REPLIED
81 CAN'T IT;
l have put up with more from that woman" and he
stopped at that the only persons seen by witness in
Mrs. Burroughs was lying bleeding on the floor,
the door; the little girl is about four years DID, had
speaking acquaintance with Burroughs for about four
hve years; he seemed to quiet man, except that
no used TO drink.
MRS cLAYs TESTIMONY
Mrs. Ann Clay, mother of the last witness testified
that she occupied the whole of the lower part of tho
house Immediately under the rooms occupied formerly
by Mrs Burroughs; the deceased had lived there
three months, and had engaged three rooms from the
witness; Saturday morning witness heard a dis
turbance in Mrs. Burroughs room; heard voice but
between
O'clock did not hear the report Of pistol the noise
she heard of some falling; also heard scream
this almost at the time; witness went up and
turned the knob OF the door and could not get it open
moro than little way saw man in the room; pushed
the door little and deceased Tell out from behind it,
the face and neck OF
BURROUGHS COVERED WITH BLOOD;
witness then told the man 10 come out of the room;
the answer he gave was 20 say at is dor0 1t Is
done! am going right to the staiion;' witness could
not recognize the man who made that remark as her
sight is impaired the then went down stairs; the
little child OF deceased came running out of the bed
when witness stood al the door, the child went
right up where the mother lay; witness heard of
Burroughs being about the premises BEFORE but never
saw him; the child was crying, but did not make any
remark as TO how II occurred witness
the room Of deceased from the time she
came to live there Mrs Burroughs seemed to be kind
quiet woman
THE POST moRrEM
DR.. A. W. Shepard. who made the post mortem ex-
animation, testified that he found pistol ball wound
penetrating the back of the neck the hair and skin
about this wound were burned; the pistol must have
been held close TO the neck the powder had passed
ward about inch, thus making the opening quite
large this bullet passed out just below the left angle OF
the lower jaw another bullet had entered tho front of
the neck passed through the arynx at the back
OF the neck through the opening by the en-
trance OF the other ball.
The then given TO the jury who after brief
deberaton, found verdict To the effect that deceased
TO her death by pistol shots fired al the hands of
John G. Burroughs The prisoner who maintained a
stole indifference throughout the inquest then re-
manded to jail to await the action of the Grand Jury