The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-06


could do anything 10 ease hs suffering. He groansd
raised him up and held him between my knees !
then ordered two officers put mat under him. Ho
was evidently in such agony that It useless and
heartiess To question him about tho explosion he
Jay on inc mat moaning pi.iiuIy until an ambulance
was brought and he was taken TO the Chambers street
Hospital"
MR. pEAx's DENIAL
Mr.. Dean, whom wc found at the bottom or tho
stairs, said when Questioned about the explosion -
.Dont ask me. know nothing about It."
HIS leg appeared 10 be brokeu and he was evidently
suffering great pam. A carriage was summoned and
he was driven 10 his home under tho charge OF Dr.
wnar DIR YAnxsoros SAID
Dr. Harrington. who attended Mr. Dean shortly
Assor House On being asked Tor history OF the &c.
cident that had befaen his patent he replied that no
knew nothing Of The details Of tho case lie had
been called suddenly to the OF the
plosion. and found Mr. Dean there. The latter was
suffering great pain from bis wounds. but
was not unconscious. Ho looked excited, but gave
the Doctor no information as to what had taken
placa The Doctor said that IN operation would have
10 DO performed ON Mr. DEAN but there nothing
at all dangerous IN tho nature OF his wounds He
would be well IN q few weeks. There large
IDENTIFY produced by some irregular shaped piece OF
metal also wound In tho arm II was ordinary
Of that The Doctor did venture give any
person who had caused H. Ho looked upon the case
merely IN y professional light
RouxDsAAS GiLBxRr's Story
Roundsman Gilbert, OF tho First precinct. said in
answer to The inquiry Of the reporters onicer Don
nell came 10 the station house and reported
shooting a. Jewett Sons, Buring slip. |
detailed to so there AZ once in charge OF section Of
men, When | got there Mr. George W. Jewetl had
Just died Mr.. Orvle Jewctt wins lying the floor Ia
Tho middle office. | asked him how nc felt ana II he
would like say anything about the explo-
sion. He was evidently unable 10 say anything
cohcren,ly and was moaning With pain. lifted his
head, and he was just able swallow little brandy,
and then fell back apparently unconscious upon the
floor picked up IN the inner Office several Irag-
mcnts Of tho exploded SHELL which were taken with
the pistols 10 the station house. was the FIRST officer
here 10 take charge Of the Office, and renamed
notified by my direction before eleven O'Clock and
ambulance was Announcer ana took away Mr.. Orviiio
Jewett about the same time -
| MR.. rAixroRs VERSION.
Mr. Charles Taintor, sonn-law OF Mr. George W.
Jewctt was IN the oicc At tho time Of the explosion,
but not in the room In which the bomb dd such
dreadful work. Mr. raintor says he has heard that
some important business was to nave been
settled tho onnce yerterday between Mr. o. d.
Jewcit and the other members oil the urn, but OF
| personal knowledge no knows nothing OF It's
nature He says that he passed through the room ia
which the conference have been mold lew
minutes before the explosion occurred. As he passed
Mr.. O. D. Jeweit that gentleman smiled and babe HIM
the time OF day IN rs cheerful manner Mr.. Tain
| tor ever remembered having noticed Mr. U. d.
Jewes., when -, he spoke 50 chosr'uy, was stand
did not notice anything peculiar about him.
ace any.h'ns N his hands Hts best recollection Of
his back 70 tho gratc rc, his hands under his
! tails; that Mr. George W: Jcwett ana Mr.. Dean
Sk. II.
noise or quarrelng, and Is conndcut there was none
previous to tho explosion. He remombcrs hearing
CAPTAIN pxrrY's EARLY THEORY.
| Captain Petty IN charge OF the First precinct was
patroing Fulton street ut tho time OF tho explosion.
He quickly hurried TO fhe place and took charge OF the
| premises. hasty examination or tho back Office
and the finding Of tho pistol being understood well
| AZ the fragments OF the hand grenade being shown
/ him. no TO tho conclusion that there had been
foul play Soon alter no had mentally arrived ut this
conclusion Mr.. Charles H. Jewclt, tho member OF tho
4 vas n q
I the explosion, canc In. Captain Petty Immediately
sought hun, and the following brcf conversation took
Captain PKrry-Mr. Jowott. has there boon any dis
agreement among the members Of the iirmf
Captain Potty underworld TO obtain some definite
particulars OF tho acknowledged disagreement. bat
4 Mr.. Jewett would not utter another word. t
Before Joseph A. Dean, tho surviving partner, who
was in the back olice ut tho time OF the explosion,
tain Petty cndeavored TO interview hun about tho mys
terious affair, but 10 all questions he returned
ply ,S,
No Information IN the early day could be Obtained
from him. This singular rctcance was experienced
upon all sides, lar those connected with lrm
At Mr.. DEANS norsE.
When the reporter called at the house OF Mr. Joseph
- Dean, No IL waverley place. no found tho front
DOOR guarded BY gopd.ssturSd Cer0crds IN shape
i OF clerk from Mr. Jowctts store lIe said nat 10
mad all the information for tho gentlemen OF the
that tho family Of tho wounded man would permit TO
DC made public. HIS statement was as follows:-
Tor himself and his brother clerks "rhe truth Is that
there has been litto trouble in the firm lately. ono
Of the nrm has shown sons symptoms OF insanity
| That Mr. OrvilI d. Jewolt, who Ia now lying
dangerously wounded at the Chambers street Hospital
red or what was done we don't know was In
| other part Of the store ut tho uma a bomb
shell exploded In tho Office and two rcvoivers
| and dirk knife were found there. Tho relations
| between the different members Of tho nrin have
been entirely peaccable. Mr. Dean has received
| two flesh wounds. the other In the
leg pioco OF tho exploded sael has been extracted
rom Mr. Deans thigh. The time OF The occurrence
was about ten O'Clock. Mr. George W. Jowelt, Sir o.
d. Jcwctt and Mr. Joseph A. Dean came down to tho
| 0ilco about halt past nine. They wero 10 tho back
oiIcc sitting down having some consultation. sup
pose they sitting down, but Of don't know
anything ABOUT that. only infer II because thoy had
beon there some time before tho explosion occurred
D. Jewett was dangerously wounded but wo hopo that
| Sir. Dean Will be well soon"
coRoSER's EXAMINATION
Coroner Elhngor sent for, and arrived at the
scene Of the explosion at three o'clock Ito immodi-
at"y began an examination into tho facts connected
with tho explosion and the probable vi the
tragedy private inquiry was made of MI. Charles
H. Jewstt anu Other relatives OF tho victims
probable cause OF the fatal controversy which, Il was
presumed had led to the explosion Of the deadly shell
IN tho Office. No satisfactory conclusion was ar
rived at, and tho examination OF the cashier
OF the aud other employees we're IN the main
olcc at the time OF the explosion threw little hight
upon the cause OF the trouble IL was stated to the
reporter that Mr.. Orvo Jowct had entered the
rather earlier than usual aud had gone
private offcc OF the firm. Tho other partners IN
about tho usual time and went into tho private otcos
as they entered No loud or angry talking was
heard In the main once. aud Of the clerks
had any reason To suspect that any dispute
was gong within. Mr. George W. Jcwctt had come
out and engaged In tho man office. A lew ties
before the explosion Mr.. Charles II. Jcwctt camo out
Of tho private Office, and moment later Mr.. George
Jewett entered II Tor the last time, closing the door be-
hind him. Two or three minutes aftcrward the shell
was exploded, blowing open the door leading TO the
man ohcc. and bclching volume OF smoke into tho
room. Tnen the hremen rushed up from below, and
the Office entered by them has been related.
Measures immediately taken by tho Coroner, as
al he had Informed himself sufficiently as to tho
circumstances Of the case 10 summon aud ilnpannel
| jury.
| CORoNRRs JURY.
| Tho following gentlemen summoned and
In by the Coroner To constitute jury, which will pro-
| coed practicable 10 hear evidence Ia tho
|
| John Hysiop, No. ll3 East Eighty third street.
| BENJAMIN Collins, No. llS las. sixteenth street
Edwin Longicllow, No. % south street.