The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-13
END Of THE JEWETT INQUEST
SOME REvARKaBLE TESTIMONY. IND
NOT rNIXPEt TED JERDfCT

only those personally Interested in the cnse ana
those summoned ny witnesses being present
MIR. Charles H. Inw'tt with his attorney. MIR.
John l.. Sutherland. snt in the corner OF the
room, lust to the left Of Coroner Elngcr. To
their left sat MAJOR Clarence 7. Barrett.
trother-in-law ~ Orvillc Dewey Jewctt Gen.
Sharpe " the Custom House. and Mr.. 5. L.
Eawspn who acted as Orvlle u. jew tie attor-
H., in his business troubles with the firm of
,rwc'i A Sons.
Thu first witness called was Mr.. Charles Tain
inr. II seemed very nervous. and his testimo-
iy,Nrted much comment among the lockers
on ~ being directly in contradiction Of his re-
turind statements. particularly tue one said To
lase beon made 10 tne Coroner On Monday last
am interested in me oil bushes. n icwcu B Sons
iufhavc uo interest 300 tlc wii, cNd business theu.h
,fthc leu,r business have been cenn,,i,i win the
lgus' about IN years am ,o9inlaw nth lat, 90
VILE J,wcu kcpt The boob OF the white ,ai business
ani q hc oil bushes. There Wa iu aiduona suer
hS9HSc e., 0r,iuei principal sa,. Wa e ~
s NV IL. s,sSnn explain to S'a what
~n"gn MP about gn,s year VI s',cs 'is gsn,r
D. iart Of the business under . ,heiic r,rc,t,i to
rc,.'e "a gIsaisr interest IN nc general lu-i
Fl or 1' sr Day or s'0r sre G'f lat va, , s
tl.ut,rest COMMENCING from Jan l. 1877 was ioic
ate matter Nv name VA. ot to apics M"s IN 70 tie
I'm ,r og nl nssr NINA, wa. to f. gym An m, 10y @
ir,Y, had nothing to do III, senior partners keit
b. was Irregular IN his attendance atiho office,
Under the questioning Of the Coroner Mr.
Taintor ackn9wiedged that he had beard some
lhius ~ troubles in the firm. In November lie
beard fnn. Mr.. Dean Of the PROPOSED dissolu-
hon. Mr.. Dean said TO him that the way in
winch prville was acting would preclude the
possibility Of his remaining in the firm. Mr..
TuiuiOr continued:
came over with Mr. George Jcweit on the morning
twgr wc.t int ms rsa. nice. wher, ycrs NJ Powers
isveu / remained in ihe nidic Once at nay de.k
I'm ecald Hear e"mversstiaa fai on f nn i. g
Julsh what was, said Mr. Power. AMI NJ Dean canic
Thar. N,u, ihink, then came oai and went e tie
ae. ls'I " 5s.is, i,ms''wa ,i,niias N '1eniof
piiiie room W. George Jewsu then came oui went To-
wiz letter, ~ ms band lie remained there about I'VE
SNea ana .,o ,N 6n Geore hen them e, tais to-
u, i,s isvn 81. VI' i,e innvNva nm ~" tle fc",
" me wisins oal q ne crcc lie isoked ae bhi i,i
hS WaT he"f my ya & s5ns S@
a. n ea an, eS S - ,tn,a in ny chair aas
e. r. D" , w. ei T. VIM !Sst ma , s,, ned
b.-uusush ANYTHING heard loug sAo.s rfsy but
b 49, ss ST. S"s cdrs s Je%s i M mat
Jaw Turned toward the ioor. aud. when looked a.an
he ne room the ,nloke hal cleared away and ,,S
~ ati =, "a ensr Ihe, ".r. heih on ui'r backs
sai.s~ b. aa.l When hoard he cEl 'o.ion i~cntic
ii e W iem lie i.Seai IA no cam. @as . ana ann
n "s s,s o .Sa s %ns ', don't sSow w ,%1
u .i.hv u.sm ihink .ew them IN ne nfcaan and
aa1 NJ P,s s- ,9 NJ oesa "a GFIe ws,nS,n
NJ SAFE man
Why did you warn Mr.. Dean and not your
lather- law z asked the Coroner.
H0ess~ thought Mr Dean was IN tho most danger
kreN March - that Orvc was 10 sen out Co Mr.
- lNr D.,n Of ornlc or,illc wa. more in,.dy
tn ts, he h,i 't Ia 10, n mi 10 Sn,,s s
i'a nfN iiie arr, wehl,n IL was revolver. can
ar s.u weapons lie carried it IA lis pocket
How came you not 10 hear the explosion =
A,N'd "a luryman.
Lave ses n coacd" IN " d .ns Wsss 'n NAY %s.
IN ns mii'e once coma not =, ih'o the rear room
AneT Mr. ian en he rear oce va Tho nrsi to enter
room They td not come ~ until lad reached he
fi'wd ~ , yent ~ Sr,is Ia, I'VE ~ iroi
en %en, 6e.k q. i1e r,"r mic TIL bgS y oming
O. ,',c H. ih'n-h passed ureu.h u.ese in order to
-, this time the extraordinary statement Of
Nj INnfNr hgd st AN present VIII lNrIuE 10
pne ai thor. Even III. counsel Mr.. Sutherland
became r',tess. and rolntedly asked; d" d.
teen or twenty feet Of the mlssilc which explOd-
81, you ld not hear the souudF
ana not hear the explosion" persisted the
witness.
"Tn-n how is it that a man two squares IN in
D." dln and confusion around Fulton ferry.
snll hear 4. ana YOU IA the uildlng. on The
baur h1pr. nottwenty feet removed. could not -
81 .ont know said Mr.. Tantor. unless the
,o-i lornaps' passed 10y my head and out Of
Il, Wliptss then testified that he was not OK
MT ~ ne time and rememihered dist 'ily
sru~--eAamin-d with reference L. the explosion
pui D." ~ sted that he had not heard IL. He
,ail that Orville ?. J,ewett had used ungentle-
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