New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-20
LOCAL. MISCELLANY.
THE HAMMOND MURDER AT HARLEM.
psRTFIL DECLARED BY THE CoRONER's JURY TO BE
TIE MURDERER.

THE HAMMOND MURDER AT HARLEM.
bsRTFIL DECLARED BY The CoRONERs JURY TO BE
THE MURDERER.
Coroner Ellnger on Saturday afternoon helu
AN nauest at the Eighty sixth street staton-ouse on
che body ot Mrs Ann Hammond who murdered at
No 21I4 second-aye. Friday. The jury had been
smpaneled Ia the morning. and was composed Oh 'ne
following persons all residents Of tic neighDorhoOd
Henry yogel Patrick MeGowah, Ludwig Plenge, Oe"Ts"
Kline James Cairns, John Keey, Frederick Van Luke,
John W Struck and Patrick Donnelly They proceeded
10 the house where the crime had been committed and
where the body Of Mrs Hammond was still lying ana
after viewing the remains went to the station-house'
where at 3 p. 10. the inquest was held
The prisoner Bartel had arraigned at the Harlem
Police Conyt before Justice Wandel, by whom he was
remauded 10 the custody of the police TO await the &C
ton of the Coroner While the officer in charge OF Bar
tell wac putting rair OF handouts on him he re-
markell, Oh, you needn't put them nippers on me,
won't run away. I've been in worse scrapes IMAM tns'
Barten is of marked self-possesslOn, ana "hen
brought before the jury he looked at them long ana
steadily without change IN his eouutenahce' nc
about thirty years old. and wears heavy moustache
and side whskcrs His hight is five feet seven inehes
The frs, witness was Mrs freeman, in whose house
Mrs Hammond killed she testified that Bariell had
occupied in her house for about four mouths past
that he married her cousin, who left him. ON account Oh
his habits in October last and went Ia hVe WIN
her father Wards Isand since that time Bartci had
boarded with the witness working occasionally at paint
ing and granting Mrs. Freeman further testihed tha
she employed Mrs. Hammond TO wash for her every
week ON Friday she left the house at p. IN to take
the $3.50 boat Wards Island, in order to bring her
cousin Mrs Barell, this city. leaving Mrs Hammond
In charge the house. larioll was not 81 home VIZ
SIZE Went away She returned about 4:3O D. M and found
the door locked. She knocked hut receiving no answer
she opened tAe 'front.' basement vine anu ~ cIe.e d
the house. and then, horror stricken saw the blood
stained Uoy of Mrs. Hammond lying on the moor sne
Al nllf- and il, he
witness identified the latchet with which the I"li oo"s
struck. ii.
VINO arrested Darte, stated under examination dMt'
abon. O'clock ON the aiteInooh OF tne murder, 81 One
Imtist. aud TniIdaye, he was INFORMED
by Mrs. Freeman and Mrs Barten that woman hAd
been murdered n the house OF the former On the way
to the he net Barel, and Mrs Freeman tod MIN
to arrest that m..n which H. did lie saw the blDou
on the hand Of tic prisoner, who explained II y say III
that had been hghtins with mdu named Ryan, ana
Lis hand lad cut. Tie officer hen took INN 10 Tao
bands round, which mad been cut from ms sIiIt
sleeves. When these were found Barte!l exclaimed
"Oh had right TO wash that OUT II IS tue "hy thhs
thai gives me away, 49,, 80,
In reference 10 the arrest OF Bafici ana the nDoinH
the body, corroborated by Robert Hunt an Excise
Inspector.
Roundsman Macarthur testified that he found RYAN,
with whom Barteli nad said lie had fought ana ma,
Ryan, although knowing Barte, had denied lha itc iad
been engaged in ans quarrel VITA hln Ihls testiidOh!
was eOrIVbOrated 10y Officer ut; -. -, ,
Capt Robbins stated that bdIte, after ne had been
searched asked OF WHAT nc Was 'eSuse,' ui III po
told that some one was dead asked Who lie lnthna'ea
wncn ASKED to the person, said that he woud nos
give any away" Upon Doing questioned ABOUT the
blood bo hans Bartch replied, THAT'S what gives
away" Iue captain ASKED MN - How, ana nc Io
pied, IL DONE maze any diH, renee am eoS 70 Sv'
anybody in trouble; ia stand all this myself capt
Robbins testified BdrtGi Lad asserted tLat be bau ou,
with Ryan, and IEat atterNdId, wncn confronted WIN
Ryan, artelI denied that ne nssd IOuShU with NM Inc
captain sad tina. tCIe were no evidences lh lVDptlS
had been committed Ia MI FIcemdn's house.
Rev. fdtncI tlllCTiJ Oi ct. Ccclids
fed thai lie visited the house al o:i0 a.. H. OE
the day OF muldc., nO asked, while pu-hhs
Though Tie crowd If the woman was reaiiy deA" ana
that person standing near wnom lie Identified as Bar
tl replied, 1es, she is dead III peculiar mdhhti,
ah,. much eml bass.
Patrick Ryan was also examined. He was very mucL
unGtI influence Aquo., but testihed tLat uc hu
known bllen 1Or I'VE yedIs, and mad never Dad any
quarrel Win nIm He last bdrteIi IA "a Liquor store
at Ini.d-.Ne and no-nuIiu eu-dnd-uintb-st', hOOuV
1850 OF l. ~ OH FRIDAY.
Coroner bnSCr then dshcu Bflel ne "leHeu 10 "a!
M tniig IN nls own Uehn lac declined posluNcly 10
make ay statement, and he jury retired III about Two
uiHutes tacy Tie following verdict: We
huu tiat eLsed, trs. AMI hammond, came 10 hor
10y blows t.Gm na,cnCJ IN Tie handh Ca iHOWas
j. Lartei. CA Friday af,eTLOOn" The prisoner iuain
tanned tie same stOid mat lie had SHOWN nom
the Tine wLvn arrested, ana was committed 10
tue Iombs aW ait tie action Oi tine Grand july:
Mrs. Hammond a MiuOM Win nVc chllltn ue-
bel fUT support, winch shc gdlhOt
waai4ng. she was IndlsJio ana 1ird wOf ms
husband having been deGd ABOUT Two Yeas
no Of AnOMn motive, ana nom
beeyed y tue police ued in defending hersef
irOn Dtu.a assault by barioL Tie entire DelSLDOi-
huOd CONFUSED INTO horror ana C1citcuen anu tAe
feeling agalns BaTte IS very strong. as MIs hammond
was respected by all knew hcr, ana especially by
Mis- Freeman WHO had mplOycd bel, at the house where
size Was nuld red twice week Or several months The
murdered iudust Ious and devoted ~ her
e-uGIen.