The New York herald., 1875-03-17
THE JOHN DOE" INQUIRY.
Resumption of the Inquest
Yesterday.
Very Important Witnesses Discovered and
Their Testimony Recorded.
THR INTOXICATION STORY EXPLODED
So Helpless That it Was impossible for Him
To Be DsOrderly.


the testimony In the case OF Jacob B. stockvis.
who, IL Is alleged, died OF injuries received while
a prisoner, was resumed yesterday by Coroner
Kessler. The first witness called was
WARDEN KEAN,
OF the worKhouse, who testified that he had been
fifteen years in the Penitentiary and fourteen
years as Warden OF the Workhouse; when John
Does name was called on the keeper reported
him dumb, and witness ordered him sent TO the
doctor; witness has control OF the DOCTORS
disposition OF the man; if the doctor reports he
can't work he caLnOt be put at work; II Is the
duty OF the hallmen to not only put the food
In the cell but to report to the doctor
II he DONE eat; It is not the practice
TO feed them; have known lunatics TO remain
sometimes two weeks In the WorkhOuse, awaiting
the doctors examination; they should not be left
there more than twenty-,our hours; the prisoners
condition not called to my attention; II it had
been would have dealt with 1t very quickly; the
associations men meet with in the Workhouse are
not calculated to improve their morals; he had
seen cases where men had been sent up for ten
days for taking glass too much and were unable
to pay fine OF $40; such cases should not be sent
there at all; 40 not consider the WorkhOuse q
reformatory institution; 1t is penal institution.
To General Sigel-We wash all prisoners ev cry
Saturday, wash them when they come in, in warm
water II 1t IS cold day II he Is sick he is not
washed, but sent to the doctor.
WILLIAM FARSLAND,
a fellow prisoner confined with Stockvls in cell
No. 70 for two nights, testified that he committed
himself because he was out OF employment; had
seen John Doe on the steamer en- route; noticed
that be had been cut In the nose found he was
unable to speak; he was quiet and orderly, but
very feeble; his clothes were changed in the bath
room: he was then taken with me to cell No. 70
the day he was admitted; he was not washed; tine
keepers tined to get him to speak, but failed;
there were twenty men In that cell; that night
he stood by his bed nearly an hour; looked vacant
and mumbled something; about half an hour after
he went to tho door, and mumbled something
that could not be understood; we then vent TO
supper; when came back found him standing
by the bed; never slept nor laid down during the
night; kept restless and moaning; in the morning
wnen we went to breakfast he renamed; found
HIM still standing there by the bed but
NO FOOD WAS GIVEN HIM:
al the day he scratched and felt the door as II he
wanted to get out; no injury was done MIN there;
he did not go down to dinner don't think he
went TO supper either, as found him after return.
ing from every meal In his cell; ne was the same
way the second night until about half-past eight,
when the watchman came and took him out, not
assigning reason for sucn action to another cell;
he was harmless and never spoke; never saw
him fed by any one.
GEORGE WILLIAMS,
also fellow prisoner in cell No. 79 testified that the
man Doe was restless and noisy, muttering words
he could not understand; he was quiet Otherwise;
neither saw him sleep nor eat. John Whealen,
another fellow inmate, testified that the man was
quite noisy never saw him eat or sleep, nor did
ne see food given to him. William McCanerty,
another prisoner, confirmed the previous wit
nesses as TO the mans actions; never saw him
eat sleep or drink; never saw him led either; ne
was always muttering some sounds and shaking
the door as II he wanted to get out.
AUGUST BLANK
OF NO. s75 Third avenue, groceryman, testified that
on saturday he saw a man sitting near the window
two women asked MIN what was the matter; he
Sesd sad % s ye bis ' head Sls %ss
hanging down; two mef carried him over an and put Ut
HIM on a box near the shutters did not see his
l saw the policeman come up and the crowd m0ye
away; he was not dlsorderly at all; the onlcer
took hini away; did not pay much attention as
was waiting upon customers; il was seven or nali-
MRS. AMELIA REICHENBERG,
of No. S73 Third avenue. next to the grocery store
saw the man In nont OF the stOre he appeared
very Sick as he sat Cn the barrels did not go
him; he mad his head down, aud think he was OF
drunk; he was an o.disn n and thin looking man 1T
was Saturday evening three weeks sgo; several
men about the place SAID the man was SICK
JOHN +. HAND,
OF No. SOL Third avenue, storeKeeper testified that
ne saw the man referred to sitting down against
lace do wn; did not see his face; he appeared
helpless and unconscious; there was crowd
round felt hat; this was between seven ana eight
O'Clock; this was Saturday evening, three weeks
ago; did not see an ofhcer there; he Was per-
Iectly helpless ana could not disOrderly; this
was on the corner OF Fllty-third street and Third
avenue.
WILLIAM A. CAMP,
OF No. S93 Third avenue, grocer, testified that
saturday evening, three weeks ago. q crowd COZ
lee ed about the door, he saw the man, whom he
had known fifteen years; he mad blood on his
face; an ofcer came up, spoke kindly and offered
TO take him nome; ne asked Stockvls where he
lived; the man could not speak and the officer
got no answer; said to my clerk that that was
the
LIE GRAND BLAcKNG NAN,
and it was very strange. as mad known him for
fifteen years and had never known him to drink;
me s es a so e
walked With the oficer very ieebly, and the re-
marx made at once to my CLERK was tnat ne was
i'll; he did not have the appearance OF drunken
man; think this was between eight and nine
O'Clock.
OFFICER PALLON
then came up and admitted tnaJ he was the ON
Ger, that he did ask the man where he lived and
The Coroner stated that this was important. AS
1t shows he mad committed no offence TO lay MIN
open TO a charge OF dlsoTderly conduct before Inc
Mr.. Camp continued-Fallon is the ofacer; am
very sure; he treated him very kindly ana called
q German TO speak to him; he was not In any con-
dltl0n 20 fight or quarrel;
CHILD COULD HAVE HANDLED HIM;
he seemed to have lear oil the oftcer; have bought
backing from him Ior nearly fifteen years have
seen nm quite often; never saw the slightest
indication OF intoxication; If he was In the habit
OF drinking ne would be apt to ask for a drink, as
keep wines, liquors, &c. ; ne was very intelligent
and used to come In to chat sometimes wien not
on ousncss; nave seen MIN Two or three times
slnce May, when sold OUT
OFFICER FALLoN RECALLED.
arrested HIM at five minutes after ten Camp
was present.
10 Dr. Hedden-I did not arrest him and then
allow hlm TO go; IL was about twenty inmates pasC
ten wnen we reached the station house; he was
leaning opposite Hands furniture store don'. thihk
he was conscious where he wanted 10 20 until We
got 10 Fit ninth street then he tired TO get away
be psI times