New-York tribune., 1876-02-04
THE GREhNPOINT MURDER.

VERDICT OF THE CORONERS JURY.
FUCHS DECLARED 10 BE THE MURDERER OF SIM
aONs-FISDING ADDITIONAL PARTS OF THE DIS
SEVERED BoDY-THE TESTIMONY Al The IN
QUEST.
The inquest in the case OF William w. SIM
MONS the victim Of the Greenpoint tragedy, was Eeio
yesterday afternoon The jury met at p. m, at the
Fourth District Court, in Fitt-st, Brooklyn f. De- Dut
Coroner Francis Nolan adjourned the inquest untli D
D. M. in the CorOners office, in tho County Courthouse
This change made account OF rumora TO the eect
that an attempt would be made to lynch Fuchs on his
WY to and the Jail Tie jury and witnesses were
driven the Courthouse in two large omnibuses oav-
ing disappointed crowd around the WilliamsbuIgh
Courthouse.
In the mean time additional traces OF the murder had
been discovered in the recently occupied by Fuchs
tie murderer. Detectives short and Holland were sent
there with Instructions from Capt. Wogom to search the
Premises and adjoining house and grounds In order
10 onccran II some additional evidence OF bis crime could
not he obtained An examination Of the house revealed
nothing OF interest and tie detectives extended their
scrutiny to the In the Of that occupied by
Fuchs The found nothing and about to depart,
when they thought ~ the cellar IN when
Fuchs kept bis wood aud coal. Near one OF The
foundation wills, beneath the flooring, they
found the heart and liver OF the murdered man, wblcb
was supposed had destroyed by fire after the cloth
NJ had been burned Thus piece by piece the whole Of
took what they had found 10 the Frh Precinct station
Tho new o this discovery spread with rapdy through
the eastern part of Brooklyn and Intensified the excite
rncnt that already prevailed. A large crowd soon
gathered around the station, and as II msVcd by single
impulse soon marched in body toward the courtroom
at South First and Ffth-.ts where II was UNDERSTOOD
TIE iuqn.,t voud take place. Threats o! ynching were
freely eyrros.el but Fuchs had already been removed
pryacly b ihe Coroncrs office % the Courthouse ami
yas beyond the reach Of t.o angry multiiule. "heh
i- fact was announced the crowd gave evidence of is
disappointment and rage ny shouts. threats ana cries ."
Death to rhe murd,rcr!" Non fingered about for sew
era hours crsng together in groups, but as nght
advanced they finally dispersed.
TIE ISQUrsT
The Coroners Office hlled with people, and many
ri.i IN vaa 10 obtain admit,ancc Fuchs appeared cooi
and concered listening attentivey 10 tie testimony
or wat, hing the fJces Of those around him.
The first witness sworn was Mr. Ann T. Howell of No.
% Sorth IhiiIst, who owned the rear bulliin; o'''
uct by Fuchs She said i'Is Fuchs had been her 9sht
for months. His general Character WAS good a''
she never him dlUnk. She never s'w Hliiu3ls
She noticed nothing uhusul on lIMIy rN'rpt .'f i,
F.chs Wa throwing sand .no tho yatd which he s,ld
he the hearth in Do. hiichea- ihre were nite
under hi- lpof The ft,t unusual c uu@ inCra tAa al
trated the attention Uf thc witness WAC tLe !t' sl's
CRYING IN the yard on Sunday uH1h9on' anu saSihz,
"1hcy are gong to HiiS mamma d.!u ihtne.', ~ ,
asked why, she only i"l" ,t'ii lnm} A,' ~,
t4 body WAS found tho cid ,ad her father killed sim
Wiz Jon". of No i95 south Tuird-st, the employer
simmons, lied That - itd 't"iA|i tni MN h'"t
TIM. ,clI4 uli very sober ant ini-tilpus Wi
summons employed Fuchs a, bclper" al So w'ea
bee first engaged MIN two ynlrs a-o, hn year altct Oh
account OF some msn'cI, amin ru1s ~, ,i
anil lid not Return unill inc hrg,nhlh" o. tI' ,i
money which he paid tu'h, he sent money every non
is to ma idInIy IN Drriy toah; o. tlH.hy iI"l"n'
come - lie p,,sre { lkatyc and lively, and made light
~ shannon : ap,ruce Tho witness gave IN account of
Nond1y Wih sheriff Blas,mrn of Derby Fqchs told
them whore The hps ~ Tie iur lerr mn we're n lI
4 III. -, a
that >immons had boarded vth hiln and was man of
regular auI steady habits IN "ithr's heirn MN % go
! rid ~ aud asked FOR rimluo : lie dd tle sane
SATURDAY morning, and s,"l, want ny moth.y. M Mi9
came Iain saturday Afternoon, but the Witness dd
ree Inspcctor Oeorge T. waddy related length the
Tho caoo by tho police, the discovery ~ The body OF sim
mons. and the arrest amt ~ Fuchs lie also
aS the stories told by Fuchs, Ars. Fuchs ant me chd'
VI en- K,n1r. re child hai Ioll hn. that smmon,,
Fuchs, and her mother all drank together unll h,i
mother zen the Aoor and sac and Fuchs put irr 20
icd. SIMMONS AMI Fuchs then drank more un'l tie
former f asleep ia thr char. F'- dld not seem 10 o
drunk lr took ho.h ~ the Of simmons and pulled
him upon tie alor lie aen got the hatcgct SPIT on i,
.irk smiuun. on the nsck. lie told her he wuud
reye h'1 ie se Ny ~ ~ o Fnp,b tS% u HrookIyn T. d.
said tAa ne talked 70 various persons 'ppnt We he'i,
nnil ste c,o sd he saf s,rn on 'a sa4,r5y aIt
noon. D.. Brady says this Information to the police
peisfiyc Martin short OF tie Firth Police Precinct
gave m account the taking of Fuchs 10 the station e
~. the body Of SlinuluiH III lAt MOUSE f"'i-i
,, a. ,Ib,d the instruments used In the hacking ana
J.meub,.ng ~ the corpse He also told uf IN nninS
tie hrt nI liver yesterday in tie cellar unoef Tue
house oi Fuchs.
Av,l.cas FUCHS, the prisoner was then asked n he
a. led 10 nnaa settlement on oafh. tie Sld hr oi,
,,t "a. ac..r.inLly sworn. Iir ten sad, m hrnkru
I'm '-u: an - years old ard 1--we IN NitWslGF;l a.
xt. horn IN Alsacc. | aiu - b,tcstnith." An iuies-
u,iar explained 10 fuchs that az lee sad w"I hG u'd
1.,.nst hi DO Tleu ia answcrto the question Wn trhe
.i rrytIng Ia relative 10 tac chaI5o hs'l's hh'
Fuchs irt led, " "Nu.hing.'
The coroner jurors II they desired any fur-
rt.rl llt .. "A e.
tir,i While they were ont Fuchs smoked PIPE ana
rhattcd a httlc In German 10 tho by tandrrs Alttr
der, q g. following verdict "That VII iaiu W. Sminons
,aur his death ~ blows on tie back oi TIE n"cE Ia
ried by hudrels Fuchs, with sharp inst ulntnt,
tr raiilrt of wbcA ia to the jury unknown, On M -
1870 at 10. o. North Thhdst"
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