The New York herald., 1876-07-16
THE NEW ARK TRAGEDY.

CLOSE OF THE coRoSER's INvEsTIoATIoN-vER-
DICT OF THE JuRY-BURIAL OF THE AssAs-
SINS
The inquest by Coroner Osborne over the bodies o.
Adolph Albert and Charles Thiehorn, the Newark
murderer and those OF Elsdcn the policeman rscnc1
and Albcrs. the workmen whom they killed,
cluded yesterday.
The witnesses examined were George Witxel, Michael
Berthoid Henry Raltc DR.. Leslie Ward and others,
whose testimony presented no new facts The evil
taken volunnous in It's character and wholly
corroborative OF the facts already published in the
HERALD.
AT i've O'Clock the jury retired for debcra,ion and
at halfp SIX brought in the following
VERDICT
We ind that Benjamin Esdcn Jr Charles Fischer
and John Albers came their death at the city of
Newark. n. j., Thursday July Is, a. d. 1876, from
the effects OF pistol shot wounds at tho hands OF
AdoIph, Charles and Albert Thiehorn. and VIC ind
that the SAID Adoiph rhelhorn, Charles Thclhorn and
Albert Thiehorn came TO their death at tho
civ of Newark Juiy l3 A. D. 1876 that
the immediate OF their death
from drowning in the rassaic River, but that this
the result pursuit by excited crowd; that
large number OF stones had been thrown AT the said
Thclhorns, both whllc pursued by the crowd and act
they had jumped into tho river and were virtually dts
armed; that 1t appears TO US that the stones were
thrown by large number OF persons whose names
cannot be asccrtained And that the attack
the said Thelhorns whi,c IN the water was unwar.
rauted and that the parties who stoned incm cen
surabc their DEATH however satisfactory the u
attained may be to the community; and we icci COM
pclied III Just the public good, TO say th Il any
attempt however feeble, TO exercise mob law well
regulated community meets oui condemnation, and
that results Of Thursday last respects the treat
ment OF the Thielhorn brothers IN the last resort
should be dscounenancca aud that tue majesty o the
law shouid be maintained, and we iurthcr recommend
To Justices issnng warrants apprchend dangerous
persons that hereafter erca,er caution should be taken
to notify officers serving such warrants OF the nature
OF persons TO be arrested whenever their character
comes their Knowiedge.
JOSEPH d. OSBORNE, Coroner
David Anderson, Timothy r. stiles, William Du-
rand, Joseph L. Miller James Couror Edward 7. Cone
Henry NJ. Burnct. John A. Ijonnel, shepherd Ms
Aaron ]. anderson James \. Arnold
Officer Dckcrson, the colorcd officer. Is still In St
Michaels hospital Yesterday 1t thought IN the
afternoon that he slightly improved, and hopes are
entertained Tor his recovery.
The remains OF Officer Elsdcn removed 10 the
residence OF father No 253 Jefferson street, where
they lie. and the funeral Will take place at three
O'Clock this afternoon. All the members OF the poiics
force OF duty and many can be spared from
vice, Will attend IN n body. The funerals OF John
Abcrs and Charles Fischer took place Yesterday alter
from their late residence. The Two funerals
formed but ono corcgc Tho bodies were inferred ~
woodlawn Cemetery. The bodies oi tho three rhici.
horns buried In the Poiicr's Field yesterday al
tcrnoon with very little ceremony.