New-York tribune., 1876-07-17
TIE NEWARK MURDERERS.
VERDICT OF TIE CoRONER's JURY.

horror last Thursday still continues to DC the one topic ol
coGvcraaton IN that city The delay III the recovery VI
the bodies of drowned murdcrefs tbe coroner "
quest aId t4o burial Of tio dead have Eort iVe tbe eh
cte,oent winch ths awful events of Thursday afternoon
pr,duce,l TRs inquest, which was begun friGhy &i'er-
noon was continued Saturday morning, ana aor near
!rr great deaf OF evidence which addcd Vey htee "
the narrative published IN Saturday, IEiBtha' te jury
retired and at 6 O'Clock rendered s verdict foio"hs
aae the morc interesting parts of she testimony Oh tue
principal Witnesses, WHO aSIeed al 'ho '" " ~ "
facts
Henry NJ Smith G. No GI Nagazinc-st testified that ne
worked Al D,w-ous factory. and saw the Thedhorns
when they entered the shop; they nskod Tor Meyer;
when they oarno ont they shouted Now for inc housei
the men that followed them Of the shop were John
Nye weiss Fritz ard Miller; they took their knives ana
anything they cou!d gct Wines took a knife there
wero abou, 100 men who chased The murdcroTs; ihey
tried to mead them on and catch thon alive witness SAID
+, IN, men Lot US not kill them, but catch them
alive" wnou the TheilhOrns firing at the crowd
Wos, got two through his coat sleeve the witness
saw tho murdcrcfs jump ia tac river and saw them
stoned until they sank didn't recognize any person who
throw stones; some men got ina boat and were going
ou after the men men who dd not boons 10 the shop
stopped them tho Theihorus did not ask to be spared
Amelia ThoiIhorn cavo the following testTony live
between one turifedanduinth and OnoAnndrod-aEd-
tcntn-sts Or Ttrdave Nev-l ork Adolph Ch"'lcs ana
AiBer 1hchorn my brothers; the. ages were IL,
49, ana 50 years respectively; had 10. seen them Tor
three ycar, my father ard mother axe dead vo came
IRON MBgd,burs Germany about three years ago; my
mOtOor sick ami wtnt 10 Germany aittfH'Tdi We
sold everything and bronylt AGogh Charles here
with me; ticy d.A not Ike the country much; "hic
WAS in newark nv brohers ceaSed me to lend so TO
W,zcl aeryarI WoItxri came to uo and wanted so
more. and him $l5 when my brothers found on'
tgst lad given MciZcl money they were very an
ry and gualrcied With that rit mo house; went
ael mover paid tso h1ck again; was cfer AFRAID
OF my brothers skns my mo- never told Meyer lAaI
Ms AFRAID tnal Iay brother, would hill me IN Germany
our FANNY always bore good rsputat on: earned ~
The ap"ra Lat ny brother Lal been sent u prison Tor
ak rsontl, on account ~ Wcltzc; my brothers were
,5c.. trends 10 each other; received hti!c over
500 from parnts property; the money was Ge-
posted in Ihs SAVINGS Ban ,No".ih.
snnuel wilson ~ No. 80 HagaIiDe' was witness oi
the shooting - tie factory, which ho briefly "e'ribee-
On sos.ns Aibes fall. ho W TO MIN and asked hm
uLe could .,,ak Alters at id Go tcil Hy wife
| 10 -rnd - 900 10 my mother; GoI n,lP her.
Guido Wc.t1oi. ey1rnc, a. follows: I've al 40.
81 Ml-azUr-st, and have worked 40 D'"7'h' !de''''
-. yca.I = tanner and currcr; l hnc" the 'h'''
b.url,r. Ihcilhcm Albert worked iu thc factory ABOUT
eight months In Is7l borrowed so Of Albert at one
time yl5 1t another ar and repaid the money; wit
nc, here exhibited reccig. dated SUy 80 lS7i Hsnti
~ Albert Thchoin; All the money pnss.d through
Charles A-yrss hands; never borrowed from tie oihei
brothers; Abort elt the shop rsor paid the money L"
hna; he worked u the u-LVusr aud left the place ol
n, onu accord; Cnarcs IHcIihOlu sal! to me thai |a'
q Iciyurcr ana scoundrc; 10 Go. know why be spoke
10 a So; 10 after Charles lad returned rom state
Prison; ~, ..blod on the 13ta ~ Apui. 1876 10 Wa
Ch..ics vino stabbed mo IN Frcdrrokst as was gong
10 tie shop; was not hIIt, only my coat Was 'orn
John btrs at that moment came NJ and lhehhom
Aol; ri.ch.r Was u0i win ne, but WAS approaching
across some lots; vaa n tho shop on Imrsday, ana
worked ON She frat floor did not sco tne Ihy'lhorns
uutI sIi-r they rtt tho shop dld nat ~ out oi Ire
shop: was 90 frightened could not te "Bo went ous
sfter them"
Dr. ward testified tat he had cKamlncd the bodies OF
ia, Trchurn, ana found that oniy Charles lad scalp
wound; the Others wcr" somewhat hFut'a NE tah'. o
, tn,r d,-tA gas drowning.
Z.ra.riah Lvlrr said: live NJ No i6s Mlgkrt-t;
saw three BEN tho canal bridge la'tThUrsday after
nurn md beard had been su"t saw re three
men aftervard pursued down tho rFcr bank BY crowd
that throw thoa tAey weru LIns back At their
pursuers the iirsJ of ue iDon Jaupyd into the r'er
uArn ne pur-uns e.o"d ff.y feet beA.rd lin; saw
l. SECOND man jump tho wafer; tAo third onr
struck with .ut; his pistol 'c. from III lHnd At the
blow; the stoned white in il' water; ih} ia
i.i i.,.HpttO AVE urr .ros; tho largest Hall swan
OIL. - for s lo could and then, after raus hs' " out
OIL 'uo a.rr, let u!u,r drown; 8hgu recovered Ills
boay inpad L,5 ruus eros. i on bis br'a't'
Eav..rd Eany jr tcsrihri: vas siu,inr near h,di-
s,-5t aad saw iIrco running up tnc street win
,c,ag,r, ia tIDr hands; tie l.,n enes TIE '"u-
u.ry; alcrU ar4 saw tAon - down te r'"r"'ih PHr-
sued uy o. Isi,s ,.yHd; tAry jumped ..o Gas U'ori
sa8 Wsss catch ~ ro ,uo Ii.lJ man and cLt hs hand
lcary OF; ,hs r.cn SWAN, ana thHk t5'F wanted to
,.; TIE ..l ssaJ Wa, cJt rold Dos fA,e Town 800 iAe
+ va,rr nom ,as isou Di hs went into thy iiFrr
/ Thomas sm''a fa6: Last Thuraday afternoon saw
from i,Iy.. - savI.i,' crowd pUI Eas -'rr men; !
went o.n 70 -ee what was going on; when sot to tho
place tac gcr were ia the v"'rri the crowd w-'
ilr,e stone. 40 me men; cIed out or the crowd
Ia d-.., and 70 Or, ., tao Eitn; got ous ~
Lo.f gc-I 10 ta. large man. who fuTl'-' out, ami
Wa. about 10 rc.cur hiu waen he went doSn ant ro'"
no moro; he looar G..octy mc, 3ut said hoins; Il"
pt heal under TIE wat.T; jhiHE tlr nau was cN-
! r,.,.ci alG ak from e2hausuun; ion't hHow Who
threw Stone; some oi .h~ crowd called out They've
/ Iiil.! man. / SAID. "Wlat II thry Iaget You hayc
no right 10 stone them u tao water" dd not tine
lar-c raiae niDscll up thought at first he LET him
sell drown .urpOsc; a,terSurI concluded hat he
was exhausted
At $50 D. ui the jury retired. and hour aud half
/ later r. ,urnsd With the following yculict:
We fud tlnt B.us'nn =. dI, Jl, tbar''' Fshor, aud
JON Abrr,- - mo - 10 }. 'rA-n 'H Ir' o" 'eS,.lH,
n. J., on 1EufHdIy JUS IJ 3; - 80 -. tho elects
OF pi.io soHu.s - iLe hpudn ~ AdUiph Charles
and Alberi T,siiEOcn, and We lind nl to said Ainph
iEcnorA, t4~fls' 'nd hIn - ine.ih9. 'tnN
TO tas!rd,4 u ClIv ~ Ns6aS July lj :. D. 1876
TIA. the ssdAs of rnoir dcAn tron drown
ing IL the P,.,.lc river bat tat ti' was thi result OF
Gloss pu.autpy al cAoItcA crowd; tn.t I6' nun Der
of .iOuos A-l b,,s tnToSn ~ tho -i lh'nornS, botn
sDls pursued by the crowd and after they l5d jumped
tAe TlVor and were virtually d'sdiedi tha' u ar
poars to that o sionca "era thrown by large hIi,
Der OF persona whose names cannot hu aerlt .ihcd ana
tAo attac~ on s.t Ihicihorns while In the
.rrauLl and iAA o." ari.cs Who stoned
them arc abe fur ihrir deaths, however sails
factory The rcsait attained may be- to tie community.
And we feel compelled, IN justice 10 tho pdbio good. 10
say TIA. any attempt however feeble - exercise mob
l1J "a well regulated community mpstS our cUnhcmpa-
ton and at results oi IhursIay Last. respects
Inc ut itmrnt ~ 1hichOrp brothers In hC la.t
sort should bo aud that the ucsty 81
llc ly should be maintained. And We further Ivcam-
M nd justices Issuing warrants 10 apprthcHd dan.rr
o.s ucr,uI.s hereafter greater Caution should
t.Ar 10 no ify officers SERVING such warrants oi the