The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-02-04

And as Old Father Gray is passing away
His son is holding his hand.
Yet his dull ear heard not as his neignbor. cried
To him nearing Deaths dark strand;
Nor could his dimmed eye tell the broke en- heart
Twas his boy that held his hand.
Official Record of the Inquest Held Upon
the Body OF Alexander Hamilton, Shot In
Duel With Aaron Burr, City and County
ofNew York, 8. 8.
An investigation indented, taken for
the people OF the State of New York,
the thirteenth day of July in the year
of our Lord, one thousand eight hund-
red and four, and continued by ad-
journment until the second day of
August in the year aforesaid. before
me, John Burger, coroner for the said
city and county of New York, in view
of the body of Alexander Hamilton,
then and there to wit, on the said
thirteenth day of July in the year last
aforesaid, at the ward, city and county
aforesaid, lying dead. Upon the oath
of Alexander Anderson, George Min
use, John A. Hardenbrsok, Peter Bon
nett, Elan Williams, John Coffin,
John Mildeberger, David A. Brewer,
David Lydig, Abraham Bloodgood,
James Cummings, Amos Curtis, Isaac
Burr, Benjamin Strong and John d.
Miller, good and law full men, of the
said city and county of New York,
when, where and by what means, the
said Alexander Hamilton came 10 his
death, do upon their oath say, that
Aaron Burr. late of the Eighth ward
OF tlfe said city, in the said county,
Esquire, and Vice President of the
United States, not having the fear of
God before his eyes, but being moved
and seduced by the instigation of the
devil, on the eleventh day of July in
the year last aforesaid, with force and
arms, in the county of Bergen, and
| State of New Jersey, in and upon the
said Alexander Hamilton in tho Peace
of God, and of the said State of New
Jersey, then and there being, felon-
iously,wilfully and of his malice sfore-
thought did make an assault, and that
the said Aaron Burr, with q certain
pistol of the value Of one dollar,
charged and loaded with gunpowder,
and q leaden bullet, which he, the
said Aaron Burr, then and there had
and held in his right hand, to, at and
against the right side of the belley of
the said Alexander Hamilton, did then
and there shoot off and discharge by
means whereof he the said AaronBurr,
ieloniously, wilfully, and of his malice
aforethought, did then and there give
INTO him, the said Alexander Hamil-
ton, with the leaden bullet aforesaid,
so as aforesaid shot off and discharged
out of the pistol aforesaid, by the force
of the guupowder aforesaid, upon the
right side Of the belly of him, the said
Alexander Hamilton, q little above the
hip, one mortal wound, penetrating
the belly of him. the said Alexander |
Hamilton, of which said mortal wound |
he, the said Alender Hamilton, from !
the SAID eleventh day of July, in the
year aforesaid, until the twelfth day of
July in the same year, as we'll in the
county of Bergen, in the State of New
Jersey aforesaid, as also at the eighth
ward of the city of New York, in the
county of New York aforesaid did
languish and languishing did live, on
which twelfth day of July in the said
year. the said Alexander Hamilton at
the said eighth ward of the said city,
in the said county of New York, of the
mortal wound aforesaid died ,and the
jurors aforesaid, upon tn cir oath afore-
said, do further say, that VIM. p. Van
Ness, late of the First Ward of the
city of New York, in the county of
New York aforesaid, attorney at law,
and Nathaniel Pendleton, late of the
same place, counsellor at law, at the
lime of committing the felony and
aforesaid, feloniously, will
fully, and of their malice aforethought,
were present abetting, aiding ,assisting,
aud maintaining the said
Aaron Burr to kill and murder the
aid Alexander Hamilton in manner {
Aforesaid. And SO the jurors afore-
aid, upon their oath aforesaid, do say,
he said Aaron Burr, and the said VIM. 6
p. Van Ness and Nathaniel Pendleton,
lin the said Alexander Hamilton, in
manner, and by the means aforesaid,
willful;y, and of their :
Malice aforethought, did kill aud rnur- =
Ter against the peace Of the people of S
he State of New York and their dig {
ity, t... r. -r i
II witness whereof. as we'll the afore- Z
said coroner, as the jurors aforesaid, il
have to this inquisition put their 4
seals, Oh the second day of August, G
and in the year one thousand eight 5;
hundred four, and at the place afore- "
said. -.t a,
JOHN BURGER, Coroner, L. 8. b
Alex. Anderson, l.. s. nj
Geo. MInuse, l.. $. q;
Jno. A. uardenbrOOk, l.. $. OF
Peter Bonnett, l.. S. u, u,
Elam Williams, l.. 5. n,
John Coffin, l.. s. 1i
Jpo. Mildeberger, l.. $. . on
David Brewer. l.. $. ......-,l ,e
81 David Lydig, l.. $. MI
Ab'm. Bloodgood, l.. s. r.
James Cummings, l.. S. rn n;
Amos Curtis, l.. S. Tn
Isaac Burr, l.. S. tn
b. NJ. Strong, L. $. an
j. ID. Miller, l.. S. pr
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