The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-03
TIE DEER PARK VICTIMS.
FOUL RAY HINTFD At ny THO US-
WILLING WIN EsSEs.
How Skidmore's Sons Hated their Father
aud tho Man who Drove them From his
ouso-spspicions Against a Oolored Man.

Door Park, l.. l., on Monday morning, nv which
four lives were lost, the result OF foul play,
was strenVthened by tho developments at tho
Coroncr's Inquest, In Babylon, yesterday. Tho
jury. the Witness s, tho Coroner, n Justice of
tae Peace, an d ss many Of tho country folk "a
the hail over Lux's Hotel could accom- ~ cd ite,
gathered there early IN the morning Coroner
Preston, ON iatins at an inquest for the nrst
time, with Justice Cooper as his clerk, examined
the witnesses.
Maud TAYLOR, daughter Of the woman who was
burned with tho house, was the frst to teetlfv.
Asehe had been suspected OF having more than
proper knowledge of the facts OF tho case,
some SIGN Of nervousness or confusion 10 her
manner aud testimony was expected. Her evi-
dence, howevc-. WAS coherent and her manner
na well controlled ~ n she had been atone In the
room with her qneslOner. Sho testified to
leaving NJ. Skidmore's h ,use at 4 o'clock on
ehnday evening to sit up with the inv ,iid wood.
Cnarlcs Tyfreli accompanied her. At mia,
night or half an hour afterw ird, sne
Giscovered the iight Of the burnln, house. Sho
and Ty rell ran over TO the feace In front OF tho
within. hut heard no renly. The stoop and hail
way were burning, elsewhere there was n indl-
Gallon OF imos. Suddenly the 1re biazrd out
all over the house, md NJ the same instant she
I'M tcined she saw her mother ut a window. THO
persons Ia the house were David shidmore. the
pruurict1r, ~hO was very old Fleet Week, tho
workman nlso old Wesley Wright. her fatner,
also old, and her mo her, who was 1out 83 years
to ted IIer mother and Skidmore were llehI
slecpcrs. All IN the house we're on friendly
terms one With another. There was only ono
Ore, and no charcO In ths house. Neither SKID
more's sons nor any neighbnrs were near the
were at law WIN b,m ss,p n n,s soos
stealing from him.
ArPnEnESsfoNs or MunrEn
Her mother had told her she was afraid IT, 1.-Two
had
ened hi II. None OF the persons In the house
, haG ben DE- dEinking TRAIT y. witness N tier
mother went To- Deer PARK on sunday morning
win Mr.. Tyrrell to CT whiskey Tor sr. hege-
KEY with Heceman. IyIrell was sober when he
returned. lie helped MIR. Wright about the
the house before. II took Arc IN tho basement
and 10 her mothers room tRo weeks ago. Thers
was dog on the premises. II did not bark that
Charles Tyrrell, the tramp who had been ON
ployed by sad rore, corT0bor ted the ureyious
drinking on Sunday. MIR WRIGHT was the onlv
habitual dnnker. Mr.. Wright tot witness that
size was afraii a colofcd man iilenry wood
Ind would AXE IA life. " ncss nnd heard
Wrilht tell his wife tnai Skidmorc's son had
I'd Damned II he would ever winter I'm their
father's mousse" Wright was so AFRAID Of these
sons he dtre not 90 20 the village at nieht. wit.
of his life OF tho boys. These ms Did
not speak to their f,ther when IN mot
Mituess suspected the house was set on Ore.
iie io nd a broom from tie kl'chcn lviag 10
broom end WIS burnt nearly on Toe Are Began
NJ the end furlhe-t from the rrctihccs. Mr.
SsIdmote alwiys covered the Are st nis,,t; MIR.
Wrirht son ctimes left a lamp i-ht' d In her
room all nilnt. There no rh roo IN tne
house. iie Thought there was no money ia the
since he was frsi empl yed 10y SkidmOfo.
ALMOST An ADMISSION.
on sun iav night nefuro the house caught nre
witness heard ~ WAGON pass. iIau not neaid
wagons p ~ ut ni-ht boitrc 1t old not halt at
tn house. Witness followed the tracks to
Deer PtrA Ia tue mornin-, but lost them IN tbs
l. ~ night" ssid Tyrroll, In reniy 10 a ques.
tion. Il" thought there W., one o"rtaio 1 Ing
Killed me and all In the shNnth."
What Was that p asked Coroner Preston.
Tyrreli paused, -tsmmeie,i, made several ct
temps to ronctal IT.. confusion. and tnensh /:
" " ny er II waa-eT wnHt tue sons sAid about
wrsht not being allowed to winter IN skid
mCrs's house."
! he entire assemb &c In the room had q iieted
almost 10 breatnlessnes' when the witness
spoke q the "Hne rtain thing" nn1 his eK.
vi nation was IA Anxipusly awaited. uls cOnfu-
sion. when he saw how nearly tie had h"ira, ed
tie secret, us embarrassment, aud his nnaI re-
course 10 the previous hvtttent bout The sons
threat Ia wright, were rc"lvcd VITA "A murmur
coroner "as disconnected hv thus astonishing
disclosure, and after few mild q 40 ,ti0ns. whioh
were out after the witness had reoOve,ed his
CJmpOsdte, he allowed hitn to q lit the ~ nd.
10 his friends the Coroner explained that he
w's unused TO examining wi nes~cs. lie
hnpec for assistance from the District ATTORNEY
and was unwilling IL proceed further until the
Litter was able TO az end the inquest. While ne
telographed tO the Dstict AtIoIney and con-
sul ed about his risht to DEAN the win sses
until assistance could be obtained, DAVID II.
Saidmore, the eldest son nf TIE maa whose
house aud life were destroyed WAS put upon
the stand.
TIE sons STORY.
Skidmore testiacd In substanoe that he heard
of ths death OF TITS father from those pc sons
~ the village whom lyrreil mad iniorned ~ it
lie arrived at the rui q ut abnNt ~ O'Clock; h
not teen there before IN slx weeks; could not
recognize ihe bodies never mad any pauicular
trouble with ms father; never had u isir quar-
d ssi "in dfiem n sd S,dsuE" n s ,rqpeny ornss
witness waited on MIN for four weeks. getting
no sleep duIing that time. Inc r-hson witness
Al Ia former years was that the ther allowed
Wesley w ight u drive brother and two listers
OF tue Witness FROM their nome, Ou that 40
count witness suspeo ed he W not welcome At
the house. Witness never had tTOuuic wi h
Wright, out tuld It's fIther once that II wa,
queer Wrgnt shouli he employed AS his agent
When three sons were liy,n Witness did ot
know where his father Kept his paper, they
would not have been vnlu ble tU witness. Did
not believe there was an money IN Ills Tiers
Louse. Tue ola man owed more tnan he owned.
Al this point a telegram was received from tho
District Attorney, stating tnht hs would he at
nDcTty to attend the inquest on next Tuesday
Tue proceedings we're adjourned M then
MIR. Taylor o. Perth Aupuy, the father Of the
Girl Maud layios, arrived at BahVlDn yestcr Av,
ana requested permission To return with his
Mrs HeGeman, the second witness, snd was
about To dr. We To Deerpdik when the was over
heard to saY TO hcr companion, ell. I'm glad
| made up my mind not % tell all knew. |
never would have got away, an1 ! wanted u 90
home" Sne wus at once det lined and livrn IN
charge Of constable. Her f-theT VS. Obliged
10 return without her.
AtaUout the same time the Coroner was in
formed Of facts that led him To restrain tue
witness yirell. II was alleged that yiTell h d
on one occasion said he knew po itlvely" thal
the SkidmOre house was DESTROYED by an incen.
diary, aud taat yesterd y, after his testimony
had been ven, ne h.d informed friend tnnt
no knew Niger that COul tell all tue fuCts."
1yrrell was gwen IA ch rye ~ the Pourm steT.
Tho Suns. ID .yld and C.ri Shidmnr were al
rested IA the afternoon and nut under bonds In
SO each TO appear ON next IutedtY.
Permission Was given 10 the friends OF tho
victiue 10 bury the remains. Skidmnre's body
Ia To I've inferred 10y hi, suns the remains OF
Fleet Weeks by "A brother; william WTight's by
his relatives; but no QUO Will claim the body Uf
the woman Tavlor. IL Is tO be buried BY the
town authorities.
How the Democrats stand on the Repeal Of
the specie ResumpIIOn Act
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-lhe Democratic dele
Rarons nnuea as solid for repeal Of the opecie Re
sumption Pennsl lyania and Indiana. Tennes