The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-13

CONCLUSION OF THE cORoNERs INQUEST
CONSTABLE CHARLES KonLBIE ExoNERATEp.
The largo crowd that assembled front OF Brady's
Morsuc, on Jersey avenue. Jersey City, yesterday,
showed that the excitement oyor the shooting OF
Frederick Bauer by Constable Charles KoelDe had not
abatcd Coroner Houln resumed tho Inquest at enc
O'Clock. Tho testimony Of all tho witnesses was
direct and corrobora,ve. John McGavn, whose
family was thrown out OF doors by Bauer do
tailed the circumstances already published In
tho HERALD, tho main points OF which were
that he had Leon notified by tho officers OF tho prov
den, Savings Bank not 10 pay any rent 10 Bauer
that when he refused TO pay Bauer the latter became
angry and threw Mrs McGavu and her aesd father
John Campbell, out vi doors during his (hcGavn 81
absence; that when no came home he about TO
force his way into the house, when Bauer cried out:
- give you iar warning, u you como In al tLls door
l Will XIII you ~
He (McGavinJ then procured warrant from Justice
Mccoy Tor the arrest OF Bauer and Constable Koeihe
detailed To serve II that while the constable was
entQipg the house through the window, alter having
notified Bauer about the warrant and his determine
TO him thereon, Bauer fred three times
the constable and the latter returned the tire
wllliam b. Mason, Justice Mccoy and cnicer wl.
lam smith confirmed tins story.
THE WIDOWS STORY
Margaret Bauer the widow OF tho deceased told the
story Of the shooting substantially as tho previous
Witnesses and added that after her husband lett the
back room sno did not 30 and look after hun, tnough
she did not know where hc went when the police found
with her children. This oulspokvn avowal OF her
indifference to her husbands late created quite
sation among the jurors and spcctntprs
DR.. Converse, County Physician, testified that he
made post-mOrtcm examination OF Baucrs body;
there small bullet wound two and hall inches 10
tho right Of the medium Ane ant two Inches below tue
umbcus; the intestnes wcro pierced In Two places,
causing pcritontiB; found tho bullet tho right
Hum; death resulted fron hcmorrhasc and shock;
remarkable iact that there collection VI
the bullet alter u uttered the body
kounGsman McHorney Onicer Manning Constable
Meyer, Eliza Mc,,avin and the old man Jonn Campbell
were examined, alter which kocbie tho prisoner, was
placed un Tie stand Ic seemed distressed, and HIS
detected couu,cnanco bespoke Keen mental agony. Hc
made no attempt to conceal tho part nc had taken in
tins tragic ailals. lie insstcd that other
duty though he regretted that no Lad taken human
Iio hls frank, honest manner OF tcstiiyIng created
favorable preston Coroner Houan gave the
tho Jury, ana alter hall an hours dcLboration they
brought In tie following verdict
YNoSERArEn
We the jurors cmpaneicd to ascertain the o. tile
death OF Frederick Bauer find that tho said Frederick
Baucr to bs death the loh Jersss City
pistol s0t wound the hancs VI Constable Charles
koobic, and We. tue arors cmpanciied ~ Aforesaid do
blame ia this matter. We further declare that said Con
stable Charles kOeble obliged his pistol
own defence ana in the ~ scharge Of his duty
A CURIOUS SCENE.
No sooner was the reading OF tho verdict concluded
than Ia the audience threw up his hat and cried
s.lhiec cheers Tor the Jury!N and the CAL
sponded to vociiorously, IN spite OF the Coroncrs
Koclbc that hc discharged and the liberated man
burst into tears and departed In company with ms
counsel cx.Justico Reese, and was followed by u
large crowd.