The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-16
THE THIELHORN TRAGEDY.
a NEW JERSEY JURY DEH0UHCIE0
LYNCH LAW.
The Murderers Buried In Potter's Field
Testimony Of their Weeping bister-ver-
| diet Of the Jury-Funernl of the Victims.

The Murderers Buried In Potter's Field
Testimony Of their Weeping sister-ver-
diet Of the Jury-Funerai of the Victims.
The three Thielhorn brothers were bur-
led yesterday In the Potter's Field at Newark.
Their sister Amelia, a domestic employed In
Harlem, went to the offlces OF the various ceme-
teries, but none would sell q lot to receive the
remains OF the assassins, and che was reluctant
ly obliged to allow them to be carried to the
burial ground Of the pauper and friendless.
Two Geru an friends and the sister followed the
dead wagon which contained the bodies.
A dense throng gathered at Ferry and Maya
zine streets to attend the funeral Of Alberts and
Fischer. two OF the victims OF the Tbielborns.
Mrs. Fischer embraced and kissed her dead hus-
band, who lay before her with Ave bullet wounds
In his BODY.
Elsden, the policeman, will be buried to-day.
Tue police force will escort the remains In q
DO v TO Woodland Cemetery.
Before the Coroner Yesterday, Amelia Tbiel-
horn, the sister. testified that she had borrowed
Sos from her brothers to loan to Max Wettzel,
through Meyers. the foreman OF Dawsons tan
merry. The money had never been repaid. and
when one OF the brothers asked Weitzsl for the
amount the latter spat In his face. The broth
were 40 angry and disagreeable on account
New York in order to be away from them. She
had not seen them for three years until she saw
their dead bodies IN the MorRue. She was much
affected while testlfytng.
During the examination Of witnesses the jury
men banded jests ana used profane and vulgar
language. Whilo the Coroner was expl lining
the law a turyman exclaimed: Your head .
levell' when the Coroner was ad ~ mastering
to the consta lie the usual oath to keep the jury
in proper charge and supervision, the Coroner
clerk interrupted with the remark - And take
them out to drink" Wine was brought to the
jurvmen during their deliberations, and they
y rtook OF 1t freely.
Following is the verdict:
W. md that benjamin Llsdcn Jr., Charles Fischer.
and J9nn Aloer,s came to their death at re cry o.
anu Albert hiclholn aud nnd mat me said Aaopn
Newark on Thursdsy J9 ~ p $50 from ne en- ec'
Tnielhorn, Charles Thieihorn, and ADert Tnlenorn
to tner death attne city OF NewarS July H. 1875
drswnns ia Ss Pa',sic river ou that tnis was the
result OF close pur.uli by an excited crosd that lsr
horns both while pursued by the crowd and after they
That It appears TO usthst the stones were thrown by
large nurlocr " persons whose names cannot b
horns lille in the water was unwarranted. aud mat
the parties who stoned them are censurab for their
to tne community And we feel compelled in justice
ne public GOOD 70 say That any 1,,e%p, co@
mrniy. meets our condemnation and that the results
horn brothers 10 the last resort .aoud be
abced and that the majesty Of the Law should be main
| tanned.
And we further recommend 10 Justices issuing war
rant. TO apprehsnd dangerous persons that hereafter
lug such warrants u the nature of The persons TO be
arrested Whenever their character comes to the kno~
| (sgnedj DAVID ANDERSON,
mold, Henry ". burnett, EDWARD I. Gone, james Cou
ter. John Bronnel Shepard Mills. Timothy 8. stiles
Joseph L. Miller
Dickerson, the colored policeman, Is still In
St. Micnaefs Hospital. II was thought vester-
day afternoon that he was slightly tmproved
and hopes are entertained for his recovery
| None but his Immediate relatives and the PHI y
sicians were admitted To see MIN.
John Cahill. who was wsntony shot by the
street, and is growing better rapidly. His at
tendant physician hopes for his speedy recovery