, 1877-04-10

TIE HOMDS1lEI1L MASTERY.
Ngw Ypnx, April 0,-lnqutry into tue Jcwett
tragedy eltctts few ccrtantEsa as 10 tho i'm
pogtant fucts. Charles Jewctt and Joseph a.
Dean will not say anything ubout the wrongs
Of which Orytlic D. Jcwctt complained. "You
nlay rest aasured,'' said Coroner Etlinger yes
tcr1oy. "t!at tho theory Of suicide Is absurd.
1t Is the creation Of men whose Imagination Is
Ereatcr ttlan their regard for. truth For In
stausc. take tho porter, Thomas A. Jackson.
1fu told Tic he was sitting at Ills
breakfast when he heard tho explosion; further
ttan that he said lo knew nothing. lie uow
comes forward and says 10 saw Georgc ". Jew
cit aud OryIllc D. Jcwctt In death grapplc. I
askcd how le could have seen that. liz said,
'To nlon,cnt tho explosion occurred rushed
downstairs aud saw smoke coming from tho
otlfecs of Jcwctt & Sons. l Thought the place
was aAse. / ran to the hall door whicli leads
into the rear room. THIS glass puuels OF the door
were broken. and thrust my heal through.
saw Orvillo D. aud George W. Icwctt in
deadly conflicts ! said, You told mo
sou knew nothing Of tho tragcdy, but uow you
say you saw these mcn just ut the time OF tho
explosion, Since then, havo you been ap-
proarlcd bY any ono WHO offered money to you
to give this Btatcmeutr Jackson In muttcr-
Ing voice, said. What told you tho day Of tho
occurrence Was correct. i do not bcl'cvc Orvll1e
Dewey Jcwctt shot hln,Bclf,'" Tho Coroner,
later, said: ~ would p1ace all thcsc men under
arrcAt, but should I do 40, / an, afrntd they
would become moro rctscont than they now
nrc. Tint Oryflle D. Jewctt committed
suicide ia simply absurd. lie could not have
fired tho shots even II hc l ad the intention Of
tlo,nglt. A few days will develop this matter.
| thtlik an on the right track."
| Mr.. 1tnuF1 fkin FrHl1tfjpH mariner nf hnfars
Jewett, wns visited this morning at bis home By
Corouer Ellangcr. who questioned him IN regard
to his rcat!ons With ossi!to y; Jew.
t9l:uu.sase. st t @ at.eu1iSg ss fatal eyeas .ns
Tho Interview. Which was. rot long,
was held In the presence Of Dennis faiher.in-law,
1.atnsop, ls phyacta1l, d. Walker, aud ttts law
ycr, 81. Sutherland. Dean said there had been
nt,l that no conversation had taken place be.
tween thetu on tho morning Of the expulsion
concerning the partnership business. Hc said
ho did not rcn,clneer how the e9ploston o.
| Ills recollection. OF the evcntA Of that moruiuY
were all yaguu and iullstlact.
| After lcaYlng tho house Of Dean, the Corourr
wcne to ttu offices Ut Dean aud Orvillo u. Jew.
tic Jcwctt fatnily. liz was closctcl some .1ulc
III the oEilcc, listening To tic statement oi
I'nlntor. who has sa!d 10 saw OrviIic d. Jcwctt
shoot h!'useli. Tl1e coroMer said that ..
!
in!urm tho public, but, at present, he
lid not wlah to make known h!s .pIans, ~
bY giving thcM publicity. hc might thwart BIZ
purposes. lto said, however, hu wou!l MAKE
arrangements to secure the cyfAcnce Ut Talnsor
au4 have lin prc.cnt a. thu ihQucst.
The Coroucr visited the ultltu Of John Jew
ctl'. SONS thls afternoon. lie said hc bad de-
eIue.l u Ao1A tic inquest at thu Coloner's Office
! on Wednesday. un returnag 10 the curoI,er'l
office ttlo coro9cr sall tho ,gentls,nct
Talntor was to have had NJ, interest la til.
business utter Oryillo =. Jcwctt haA retire.
M ay f nre ts liz. tnS ia,Lss nsa
also 1cclared hs I!aI traced the. plstoIs ant
knifa found Oh tho iloor VI thu ut'lcv aud slts
cuycrctl tlat they belonged tu Oryllic d. Jaw
rtt. lie l,as further discovered that tho latte
purchased tho knife the morning Ut tho cala1n
| tty.
Tho Coroner charaetefizcs as purc fabrication
the story attrtbutlny to him tho account Of th'
scconl Interview with thu. janltor, 7. ~ JACK
sou, Ii whtcA tue Coronct Il atle.aa to have sai<
Jackson Ind tctraetc.l bis recent assertions Il
rcgael to tho shooting. liz mad not seen Jack
| suu aimee the day OF thu explosion.