The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-07

door, while the other hn Mr. Dean . leg, broke por-
ton OF bis desk and struck his right arm which rested
the desk.
WHAT oRvILLE's FRIENDS SAY
While the police and impartial Investigators enter
tain theory the very reverse from OF 0rvilles
friends, the atter's explanations may also find place
here. II 10 not unnatural that the friends OF q
should be unwilling TO believe him a
murderer, even while in state Of frenzy. so,
instance Mr. Foster Higgins, FREUD OF 0rville D.
states took place yss.craGy afternoon in tho hospital
during the period when Mr. Jewett was sensbe:-
He asked Mr.. Higgins whether he was going 20 die,
and receiving an affirmative answer. said that hc was
AFRAID to die. Mr. Higgins then said :"Orvy, this
Is a sad affair and may bring an innocent man into
trouble. VIII you tell me how IT happencd?"
Mr.. Jewett repied.-''It was an accident, Foster;
III tell you all about IT tomorrow; am TOO much
confused now TO say anything"
Having TO complete some arrangements with his CO.
partners, Orvile Jewett brought the pistol and the
and there placed the grenade the mantelpece
Thence must have dropped to the floor and exploded
Tho shot wound uy the large bali IS explained pS
pistol 10 his hand, and the agony OF pain made him
press the trigger This accounts for tho second ex-
plosion heard by Fireman Murray.
The presence of the hand grenade and the largo PTS
tol is accounted for BY Mr. Higgins as iollows:-
Mr.. Jewott was captain in the volunteer army and
led the storining party who assaulted Port
Hudson. He had great fancy for collecting war
relics and kept quite collection OF them office
at No. 49, Front street.
AS he was leave the firm at noon 1t was, accord
ing to tho opinion OF Mr. Higgins quite natural for him
to collect his relics, and he brought the grenade.
which, no doubt, camc from Port Hudson
GRENADE
Tho question how long Mr. Orville Jewctt possessed
tho grenade which is olerably certain he used with
deadly Fermentation is partially answered by the io
lowing statement made to HERALD reporter yes,cr-
day. About ton twelve days previous to the disas
Orvie called aside Robert Brown shipping clerk
employed in tho office, and said To HIM
.'Look here, Robert, / want you takc charge OF
my desk and see that Il is not moved. There's some
thing II that light break and make noise."
lie said this TO the'clcrk very privately and in a
mysterious manner. leading the latter to think that
some deep meaning lay behind his words. on receiv-
no
touch Mr.. Jawctts desk The Inference Is that tho
hana grenade had lain there for those ten days prob
ably unknown TO the other members OF the firm TO
any except Mr. Orville himself
The next question that how tho bomb got
remarked by the clerks that Mr. Orve Jewett came 10
Office at unusually early hour. He was wearing
heavy Ulster ovcrcoat, which he did not take of, al
though CRATE 1re was burning the back Office and
the other rooms were very warm. Mr. Orville Jewett
place 10 tho rear room under cover OF this Ulster Al
any rate. in passing 10 the back office he did
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obtained the fatal missile is not definitely KNOWN but
II is believed on good authority that 1t was obtained
from tho collection OF a number Of them made by
friend OF Orve during the period oil the 1868 riots
This TREND admits that orvlo looked them recently
and he cannot say II one Of them Is missing not.
WHO THREW GRENADE?
That the grenade belonged TO MIR. Orvulc Jcwctt and
that It was secretly hid in his desk in the front oIce
may be taken as fact inferred from his
ton and privacy regarding the directions he gave about
touching ms desk. y ms DO established, II seems
thrown dropped by him in the back Office. Ii any
thing was needed 70 confirm this suppos-
written in marks OF blood. which clearly
confirms H.. Al the time the explosion occurred
leading into the main room open. These
Mr. J. A. Dean, Mr. George W. Jewctt and Mr.. .. d.
desk writing. Mr. O. b. J.wett was standing near the
chimney, and Mr. George W. Jewett was standing in
line with Mr. Deans chair. The position Of the Two
where the bodies were found. The position OF Mr..
Dean Ii gathered from tho testimony Ut the clerks
In that position Orvlle was facing George and could
see Mr. Deans desk. When the shell was thrown II
foil In diagonal direction away from Orve, and
struck the 1oor between him and George The burst
ing fragments flew mainly In the direction OF George
whom they first struck, and whose body served
guard Tor Mr. Dean. Continuing in the same direc-
ton, they tore large piece OF wood IRON Mr. Deans
desk and struck his and thig0, tho only exposed
parts the rest OF his body being covered BY George
who stood almost In limo with the she'll Some smaller
fragments were blown In the direction OF Orve, who
however, was only slightly wounded by them.
Tho autopsy made upon the body OF Orville by
Coroner Ellngers deputy, Dr. Goldschmiedt assisted
Jewetts wounds were OF double characer-fata shot
wounds and slight WOUNDS caused by the bursting
bomb The following is tho official report Of the OK
wU hs u &c II. %a T ns
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MUSCLES OF the back, where it was found.
SeSna from n snail ea which u entered two and
sixth rib passed through the lett lung diaphragm
spleen Into the cellular tissue tue kidney and could
entered between the sixth and ribs, half
inches the left OF the medan line, through the
the lei. sdney one Of these balls was found Just bond
The at6 and largest wound was caused by large ali.
which entered Just below the breast bone one inch the
ss s ana the
III s s.
There large aceraed wound the inner side Of
left wrist just behind the thumb. with comnrution Of
There wound about half inch in diameter the
Tho face was covered with powder.
CAUSE DEATH.
Death In the opinion OF DIR. GoIdschmidt, caused
Thy shock and internal hemorrhacc the result OF ps-
toll shot wounds The large ragged wound and a
compound comminucd fracture OF tho left wrist six
inches long and three inches wdc and the small SUPER
fetal wound tho internal surface Of the right leg
were DR. GoIdschmidt believes caused by fragments
of the shell. Neither sufficient 10 cause death.
THE CoRoNER's WORK.
Coroner Ellinger accompanied by Deputy Coroner
Goldschmidt, appeared at tho Chambers Street Hos
pital about noon. An autopsy was made tho results
OF which are given above
From the hospital Dr. Elnger went to the scene OF
the explosion and made thorough examination Of
MIR. Orvilles sale aud desk. lie found nothing that
could aid him in forming probable theory in regard
TO the occurrence.
WHAT MR.. rAIxroR HEARD.
Mr. Charles raintor. in conversation with HERALD
reporter yesterday afternoon said that he had heard
four shots fired subsequent to the explosion Of tho
grenade. Hc says he counted four distinct dclona-
tons; sure II could not been five. lie has no
theory as 10 how the shots were fired or who frod
them. Mr. George w. Jewctt, just subsequent to tho
explosion, called sCharlicl Charlicln
While Mr. Taintor was running to answer the call
tho shots were fired. They were fired IN rapid
cesson, and the last heard before he got
into the room. AT the time Mr.. Jcwett called him ne
was in an adjoining room, not forty feet away That
Orvle fired the large revolver il shown by tho
that his vest was burning from the powder when
he was found. Tho pistol must have been held close
TO his breast, and Mr. Dean vas too far OIL TO do this
tightly clasped around Orvilles waist. The firing Of
this pistol is probably the sound that attracted the
attention OF Fireman Cook when no entered the
Office and after Mr.. Dean had staggered out
The question for the police 10 solve is
whether the Iour other shots fired by Mr.. Dcanc
or by o. ID. Jcwett himself Tho evidence tho spot
shows that Orvilo had prcmcdiated tho tragedy and
contemplated suicide, nring certainly one shot into
himself after the explosion. The OF tho balls
downward and inward as though fired after hc had
fallen. Slunncu dow nWlrd-