The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-17

David skidmore Accused Of Numbering -Four
Persons The Testimony.


Persons The Testimony.
A third attempt to fathom the mystery
OF the Deer Park connugtation of Jan 80. IN
which David skidmore and three other INN 'es
Of HE house wcrc iurned to death. was made
by Coroner Preston IN Babylon Yesterday.
Lewis Gmdncr ,colorsGI sworc that on the d''
~ the fir. David ~kidnorc suoketo HIM about
AN alter, ,tion between his father, Wright. ana
hi.,s II. David aid tina be had called NrRht
everything hc could think Of All If h'- iaiher
had Interior 4 he would have "pinch'd ms
damned hoai." when witness s' -s'stcd tn't
wright might whip David, the Later rfnhed
"itc il not ahl, to-" and added. wright ~
living on property that ucinn-' 20 the boys ana
he must eet on il before snrint II l have to 70
TO ial for it," David intimNed tn u horse
Wright had recently lost was POISONED. : me-
body h1d fed the horse with p"lsnucd apple
Cinderella Gardner. colured. he sr the 'nNtr-
sation and said, David. uerhaps v'I y isonsd
the horse" David laughed, avg answered " IN
loss than three months thcg will lose more than
the horse" Charles Gardner al-o heard the
threats.
Frcdcrick Clausine. a tavern keeuer at Deer
Park, testified that he had frequently heard
winter IN ht- fathers house. Witness had also
hoard David Sktdmrrc. deceased. say he was
afraid to 20 to town m the evening-he was
Mary VI. Otkes. with whom Carl Skidmore
boards. testified that she retired ~ nine "'cin'<
on tne n-ht 81 tuv hrs' !en|'pa r,'' "in 10
SNluhelr sll.llE ~ ~ w '' ~, 'tt"; 80
arose ai eleven o'CIock and at Two - 81" N' ana
saw 'Hi NV MS ,cu, IVA, nv nvt ~'V l.N'N
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= cpuli nov neNV lNl'tu 10 Sec pN''u "'" "V
been IN the N USE
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propstty lie wac gctti.s TOO vld I" protect "l-
property. Hill u" Wl-h't I" ,A'tu.t U.S. 'l
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