The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-13

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alter.
THE PROPOSING DISSOLUTION.
The following - copy OF the letter referred TO IN
Mr. Charles ii. Jewett's testimony
NEw YORK rob. 5. 1877.
mus, u. that the irm Of which you
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which prevails ~ the nsm readers contnnance Of
Win view oi setting the dheutiss referred to we
make the following prsspositions:-
a'dn a. Port Rei,mond1 we VIII either buy ., sell &c
the sou purchased interest adding the
expended therein for IN prossmen's Of The same
nrm and Tie exclusive right ,ls arm and trade
TA'ra-We will either Ell the took Of the firm.
whether manufactured o. NOT AZ price which may DO
f"asi"xI other assets viii either buy sell tho
bi bile accounts considered doubtful or passed 70
should these terms dsapproved you further
snr buy s the entire properly ana assets Of shs
and the trade marx q the iirm and in
snan The .eoy p,ops friend r and anse Mr.
Cornell asr iuvestsation may detsrmins % be JUST and
cnooss one we another in the event disbursement
ss ss ssp be sS Us
The proposals remain open Tor one week from the
date '''''' receiving the same aesash T. i5rwrrr.
o c2Sifln 4 IL DJJEs@SErr.
AyrER rnE
allied alsr the recess Mr. Tantor was at his desk At
the time OF the explosion Witness did not know
whether Mr. Tantor was At his desk a. the timc o. the
second explosion; didn't Mr.. Tainlor at all Tor
some lime aiterward; the second explosion was
series OF three four detonatons that sounded ike
hrccrackers going oil; the clothes oil Mr. Orviile u
Jewett were exhibited and identified by witness wit
ness did not into the rear Office until alter the
bodies of Orvle and George had been taken out
BY Mr.. Sutheriand--You were, of course very much
excited! a. was not excited at all
Mr. Sutheriand-Uh you took " as matter o.
TO Mr. Rawson's questions witness stated that or
vlllos family consisted Of ms wile ana mother AN IN;
it Witness also stated that when Orviic came INTO
the abont twenty minutes past ten nc particu-
larly noticed that Orv Lilo carrying something
his pockets which he evidently tried to conceal
A COUNSEL EXAMINED Az A WITNESS.
Mr. Rawson. OF the counsel attending tho trial.
was next placed the stand he testified in regard
to The arrangements for the firms dissolution, aud 10
meeting Orvic on the morning OF the explosion In
company with Major Barrett He had been employed
as counsel by Orville. rhe latter fanccd that the
other members OF the firm we're trying 10 "freezc HIM
out and complained that he did not have access TO
the books, that the business not large
enough ana that the irn sometimes loaned consider.
able sums OF money without any security. Mr. Raw
son then went on to rotate many particulars that
tended show that Orvle was not always exactly In
his right mind.
lDEsrIyYNo ~ THE WEAPONS.
Daniel Ford, employee Of the deceased was next
called tor purpose Of Identifying tho small pistol.
He sled that he had olten been out yachting with
Mr.. Orvie Jewett had often seen him shoot: hc had
found shown Witness but as 1t did not have par.
tcular the ivory handle he refused 70 identity
get witness TO admit was that tho pistol was OF the
same make as the one Orvie had.
LARGE PISTOL
Major Clarence I. Barrett tho last witness He
had been an intimate friend oil Orvllle; the large
navy revolver was shown 10 him and no said that 1t
belonged TO Orvlie In concluding his testimony he
81 think that IS his pistol; no carried one very
much ike that = Mr.. Barrett, who appeared 10 be
very much grevcd nj tho death OF his reud said that
he remembered many circumstances that led him 10
think Orvilc was not per ectly sane; at one time,
speaking 10 Mr. Rawson oil Orvile's AFFAIRS ne said
ihat unless Rawson gavo Orve some immediate as
surance that he was losing nothing by leaving the urn
nc would 90 crazy witness had told Orvilie that Mr.
Taintor was TO have interest in the irm, and OBJ
served that orve seemed to become very excited on
receiving his intelligence.
Coroner EInger then delivered his charge to tho
jury Tho death Of George, he said, WIS due 10 tho
/ elect OF the explosion OF the shell Orve died from
| shock Mr. Dean was wounded No one but these
present The jury were to determine hrst,
who threw missile. AS TO the pistol shot wounds,
they to lnd who OF The persons in tho room fired
tnoni, or whether, immediately after the explosion,
any one entered and fired them The positions oil Mr..
Dean. OrvllIc aud George were next described Mr.
Dean wounded III the hand. The testimony oil tho
last shot. shows that there in there who
could have Inflicted the wounds without his seeing It.
Then there another observation-disclosures tho person
or who committed that act we're IN their right
| senses or laborlng under an alteration Of mind.
| VERDICT
| The jury then retired Tor consultation. They re-
turned. IN about twenty minutes with the following
verdict
lind that George Jewctt his death by the ext
Thursday April 1877, brought to the office ~ orviie u
| Jewett .
We lind that orvic Jowett his death by pistol
the hrtn. of pistol ny the said
Orve Jewett vt No. ls2 Front street. Thursday April
| ), 1877.
The Coroner then thanked the jury for their verdict,
and alter signing tue papers they were discharged.
! INSANITY WAS NOT INCLUDED.
After the jury had delivered tncir verdict, Mr. Raw
sou, counsel tor Mr.. Jeweti, asked the HERALD re-
porter publish that the jury hal told hun, alter de-
liverng the verdict "That they considered tue man
insane but did not consider II part OF their duty TO
i find nj ms IN q
them 10 state tho which the parties came 10
their deaih MT Rawson said that by the publication
OF this the friends OF The deceased would feel very much
comior,od.