The New York herald., 1877-02-28

son had cost her husband the goodly Of s.. oo0
He is very respectable boss mason, and seems 10
-hether the testimony oi the witness Mullen
who the inquest that he heard her say her
son In prison that detective had offered to reveal the
real murderer Tor 81 O00 Frau Oschw that Null
len not understanding German WELL probably misun-
derstood her. she only told her that detective
had come her pretending to know tue real mur-
derer but he would not reveal his knowledge unless
he ''got the job" and as they already had a
good detective and did not put much faith
in the mans protestations they would to
transfer the HIM AS to her sons association
with bad man like Ryan, she protested that Charles
never knew Ryan's bid record and not OF
the fact thai Ryan had been in State Prison New
York NOBODY has ever been able to say word
against my poor boys character" said the fond
mother tendery, land as to his friendship with Ryan,
who, no doubt. was bad man, II Is not over year
old aud their saloon was opened by them only eight
days before their arrest"
.Even beyond the grave they pursue him." she
hvartbroken accents; "they now say that OschwaId
gave Ryan the poison because be feared that Ryan
such a coward that he might confess before he was
executed"
SOMETHING EXPLAIN
Certainly there is something to explain here Why
was the anonymous letter to Mr.. Morrow which pur-
ported to emonate from the real murderer IN, s.
terously suppressedf Why would Governor Bcdle not
allow the mother Of ono OF the doomed men to see the
epistleS And why did their counsel, who first made
such great ado about the letter, lot II drop out SO
quietly aitery Why was the new evidence
OF the two women and OF the Engshman not heard
tor II needs no keen Judge OF human nature TO tell
that Oschwald's mother, though her judgment be
warped, speaks the trutn unu tn0L these WltDcsSeS
exist. All this is singular, and though Oschwad may
havc bcen for all that guilty there Is not shadow OF
doubt Jersey JUSTICE 10 be just must change ner
law governing trials tor capital offences so as TO allow
applications Tor trial ~ be made in terms OF tho
court subsequent tue trial before the same judge
who presided at IL. The present Legislature should
not adjourn without efecting this important change 10
tue interests OF humanity and justice.
THE RYAN INQUEST.
The inquest tho case OF Thomas Ryan, who was TO
have been executed at Newark on the 10Th INST, In
company with Oschwad, for the murder o officer
Brock, was concluded before Coroner Osborn yes
tcrday Tho jury remained out about an hour
after getting the case ana brought IN tho following
verdict:--
We find that Thomas Ryan to his death Mt the Essex
Conuty Jail, on Thursday February IL, 1877. from The
maud aud IN ,ls say by whom what parts
ular the said poison conveyed to him.
From tho testimony before us We icel constrained
to say that surprised at the iaxity ol tho
rules adopted and respects the absence oi any
and management of the sentenced cr,m
nails. Ard whr find criminal siieenre the
Inspect packages forwarded the prisoners question
certainly We also condemn tho practice
heretofore existing in this county OF allowing such
except food furnished directly hy the
Warden Of Jail. ana believe that In the Of
Thomas Ryan, the arsenic used by him conveyed IN
uf the numerous unnspeccd pac ages that
charge during the day time, but that this was done
by the supposition that there hnd been
vous inspection by others who n turn presumed that the
inspection WIS done by him. We therefore rccomme nd
that the Committee OF the Board cf Chosen Freeoiers,
under whose supervision prisoners are, take such
action and adopt such rules and regulations as
such receivg means from outside persons
Tor the purpose of self destruction escape.
This was signed by all the jurors, who each received
their half-dollar ana departed.