The New York herald., 1876-09-09
A STRANGE HOMICIDE.

ONE BOY DROwNs ANoTHER-A CASE PoR THE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
Coroner Ellnger yesterday held an inquest in tho
case Of William Thomas Weaver, ten years old Of No.
352 West Sixteenth street. who pushed under tho
water and drowned at the loot OF West Thirteenth street
by u boy named John Ackerson, alias Quinn on the
afternoon OF July H. Ackcrson escaped at the time
and the kept very quiet first on the sup
position that their publication would Interfere
with his arrest He had moved from hrs
residence No 429 West Sixteenth street
on the day OF the homicide Coroner Elnger PROMPTLY
issued a warrant for his on the ioo wing day.
but the police unable TO find him. BY u strange
coincidence acr tho inquest was finished yesterday
Oncer Lally Of the Sixteenth precinct ascerta,nod
that AcKerson living at No. 1888 West Twenty
street He succeeded IN arrestng him there at twenty
minutes O'Clock last night The prisoner Will DO
taken before Coroner Ellinger this morning. The
jury having decided that the drowning OF tne boy
accidental, ii becomes case for the District Al
torney to determine.
The following Is the testimony taken at the in.
quest
Michael Lady, an officer OF the Sixteenth precinct
being sworn. saiG:-I was duty the 10Th OF july
about O'Clock T. NJ. at Thirteenth avenue loot or
seventeenth street, when noticed man in a boat
towing In the body OF boy, about ten years old alter
ward identined us one William Thomas Weaver, Of
No 352 West sixteenth street; went down To tho
dock, secured the body and reported the the
station house, know nothing OF the circumstances
attending his death.
SAID II reside AZ No. 352 West sixteenth street and
am brother OF the deceased; was present when my
brother William Thomas WAS drowned, ON the l4th or
July at the foot oil Thirteenth street. North River;
lett the house with him about Que O'Clock intending
co Eleventh avenue Tor wood then William
Thomas proposed to 20 TO the bathing VIC won't
down TO Thirteenth street; William Thomas undrcssed
and went IN the water; | renamed ON the
dock right after be went in boy OF
about eighteen years. by name OF John
Ackcrson. jumped III, and, bearing his shoulders
pushed HIM under the water anu he never cainc up;
AcNerson then took MS clothes and or; ran for
policeman then aud iound at Eleventh avenue and
Thirteenth street. who came down with tho dock
a a boat was fishing for my brother but did not
succeed at the time in finding him; Ackcrson also goes
by the name or John QUINN and lived ut the time at
No. I29 West Sixteenth street
Andrew Campbell beng sworn, said:--I reside at
No. llD Ninth avenue; am horist by trade; on tho
llth OF July, about twelve or O'clock was at the
dock foot OF Thirteenth street. North River fishing;
boys came, and one OF them the smaller ona un-
dressed and went In bathing he swan out small DIS
tance and IN returning boy. known as Jonn Ackcr-
sou, alias John Quinn, Jumped on his shoulders and
into the water he put his loot on the shoulder OF
little Weaver. ana In doing so pushed HIM under the
water the tdo wns very strong and carried deceased
right under the dock he never came up again
Deputy Coroner Goldsmith testined TO having made
nation OF the body aud gave his opinion that
death the result OF drownlng.
The jury brought In a verdict that William Thomas
Weaver TO his death by drowning by being
pushed under the water by one John Ackerson, alias
John Quinn, the lItb day OF July, 1876 al tho foot
OF Thirteenth street, North River