The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05
THE KILLING OF DILLEBER
AN INOUEST List MONT IN THE
HESTMTNSTER NORM.
The Proprietor Of the Iio,c, Dc-cr,bes the


The Proprietor Of the Hotel Describes the
Manner or the ShootinR-rcstimo OF the
Bell hoy NV. DiiiebcI's Last Words.
An inquest into the murder of MIR. Dill
lebcr was made hy Coroner EickhoG ard a jury,
at the Westminster Hotel last evening. The
Coroner at the outset told the jury that their
duty did not involve any investigation Of the
mental condition Of Mr.. Dillon. the prisoner.
Lawyer Henry l.. Clinton represented Mr.. Dillon,
and waived his clients rieht to be present. MIR.
Dilleber's brother and several friends attended.
Charles II. Ferrin, proprietor OF the westmin-
ster Hotel, testified as follows.
knew John Di cher for several years and for I'VE
evening Of Dec. 81 saw MIN in ine hss AZ, jsst be.
iors 9 81 sh9.t qHsre before gh,
TO he III contcrsatlon. They not speaking Loudly
n Y resrc was V M noysman Of H. o 6s s "s arn
and then nash. and heard the report Of pistol M
DiUou walked towafu his iOUu ana Mr.. Dlcher G. me
toward ne. was going rapidly toward MIN when he
Judge sbou twenty feet, without sny assisjpnc and
then st down on scat IL front Of the eysior An
blood iold ,9mepody to go for surgeon .gd 70,
film no 70 his room. before had got hm nndressed
some came qp and said nc police we're down stairs
lie had on his and vest some The police wer,
ioi The pioi was foune, ana he was taken away :,
The police. return TO- MI. Dilieoers ROOM ana r.
were there
A hotel bell boy, John II. Pratt, gave the fol-
lowing testimony:
Twas In the hallway when the shooting happened.
noticed what thought was little argument going OF
between MIR. Dllleber aud Mr.. III Tor: didn't under
stand Uhht VAS said and they didnt speak loud.
don't know whether It was an angry argument Mr.
Dillon raised Lie hand. and saw fash and heard &c
port. walked down that way ~ rapidly as possible
NJ. Dl-ber cried out. "Im shot" and pressed h,
distant when IRE the gentlemen together, aud
cant reiDemhef that could hear their voices MIR
Dion was facing Mr.. Dieber's slde, and thry stOo,
two ar hrec feet apart couldn't sec the rito 50 ia
N aud cuudn'tse the expression OF their faces Mr.
Daon wa kcd right away to his room.
Dr. William W. Strew testified that he attend.
ed Nj. Dllgbor whose hurt was bullet wound
In thr leit breast. His mental suffering wa
greater than his physical suffering. He died AT
eleven o'clock the next morning, having recoy
cred 90 little from the physi'al shock shat he
dicd q .ictly but his mind had become cain
and clear. md his fofbeafanCc was remarkable
lie said. alluding to the size II his wound, 90
must have been shot Ivy young cannon"
Onicer Van BUskirk identified small bu
largc-h0rr pistol as the one with which tn,
shooting had been done. He also testified tina
bedroom, and the pistol t. "a case IN the table
The weapln smeiled Ike burnt powder. IN H
took Mr.. Dillon ~ Int Mr. ID llOef's room, aA,
Mr.. Di liber identified him "a the man who h,
/ made thc assault.
Tlis narrative was corroborated by Officer Nc
! Garth, WHO also and
| went 70 Mr. pilons room 10 arrest him lake
| him wucic M ristul Wa hut be " lul1 fruly.
found Z, 90 ease, with another, under pie ~ paprr
On tie table. Tue case WIS loCSed, but tnc hey wa
IN u.
The iur,'s verdict simply said that Mr. Due
| her was Killed by MIR. Dillon, and made 10 char
acte iLaton Of the Deed.