The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-15
JERSEY CITY'S MYSTERY.
UHtT MS rom ar THE INQUEST ~
TuIs SMTTH MTRDER else

I,u.bnud A .;Nstcttrus Man In the Cellar
The Widow imprisonment by the Poiice.
-po ipo,cs, in tho co.c Of Richard II
..'n. d., ,,.,i..,c,I f,rs,, ,,i, ,,,i,,, c,,.rr
NWlh' 'n' h'u'"'''" o''S, 10y P''"'' W" VT
was continued yesterday 10y Coroncrs Rouan
and Crane IN the room Of the Court nf G,nsrnI
- 49, a., tt,,,i.,n ut, ~ ~ .s,.
s-Si"h7 III Wv H""e"" '"""'s' ~ ." '"uI'
House The proceedings were DELAYED consii-
erniIy by the nj annco of the Cpronrrs n nd sntno
,.,,,,,.,, NJ. t,.,., ,,i,,,,t, -,
OF W' luryheh' MT JHhVs r'rulhS' counsel
Tor Cove Bennett. ana Mr.. Il. IS. Nakeman. who
was retained " stcrday 10y Mrs Smith. wcro
rr,e. nttolook on, for their clients intcrrsts
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VOL. known local offl .iols innlu1in, thu c,i.t
W.. "''"" "" W" '"'s' i"o'"i'"E 'ho tul'i
s,.itb ami Rnn,n,t rcr, M, In mo ro,,, ,r,a
spectators who were not quite ~ numerous "a
GA mst Friday night, showed the greatest inter
oct In the testimony suund Of noliee OIL .era
acted IA ushcrs. Both of tho Coroner. took
their PLACES on the bcnrh and Coroner Rouan
told the clerk to swear Mrs Mrcsrcgor
At this point Mr.. Fleming caused u stir by dc
cl,rinp thnt il WAS mot nesorlin Z, in,y for two
Coroncrs to sit ut tn same inquest. lie de-
manued that the law ho strictly observed lheh
Mr.. Wakcman took the floor and objected. ON
orhali 81 ms 'il'nt also against having TWO
opr"herS pi.s'i' u" .''
Mr.. Isaac Taylor. VINO acted Tor tho state IN the
nrson'' o' "'"''' W'S "ppo"'Vu i"
'o' """ ~ o" '"" Wv ''"'''' ""u
20 rlEhi To address, the Court AZ Ooroncrs
inquest. ~ ,,,
Coroner k"unn said that he had called Core
ner Crane t. ass 1T and advise him. and that he
shouli 'ontinu" To % So Alter some further
tnih Mrs. Susanna MacHregor was sworn -
crS:or. tie witness Who '' testified " on frId"y
nlEht ANA she lN'd win her son and ms VII"
IN the same house with the smiths at 1873 Pacific
ts,s NJ, s,n,,,, nm ala, ,or,,, q, .,,, ,,..
and .sid 70 MN. lm AFRAID Nei nave a, lad MINI
W. Snln iie Hn,M'I.n mins We s,All ami Then
'hsll Toe ne sal went W star. 70 m, own roa,
sna,h came IL algathsl an hour asr Ven" i to bed
r,.tl,s' that n,pt ia , '', , n.y.
~ nl' =, ut mus was AWAKENED ABOUT aAypfcah uy
Whcm n,rn,i tns door n IN, room, .o,,, .,, .
an him and ih.usht a., nr,t u Va my dansht.r
.aty called on On ,hg basy M. sMii', an
,resor wan Mr Nacsressr INV """' vi ~'''
cav n MN ,p ,M,s az .alen NV s"n could nni
him about a man w .on next called me down stairs
ert "a, h,md an b.r si,,bl'r n,I .,,d IN y. s,,,
What's The matt,rf she replied loo, Where HAIRY
n,, murdered On "' Beet lsa'd y" and She con
"@" yS. We. see where h, uc.ne-c came
AMI then vent To- bed ". w.rr ION y"1V r.su,.s ~ Al
about quarter b,iorc > 1 rot up ior drink and he
EXCLAIMED, Jenny. how restless YOU are Lie It'll aud
W. n. .c, y urn went 70 s,er sni Wa aroused hN
mi n,. e,,a M, ".a' l",' a''or. ~, m".u
smd icit IKE a person In \ dr.sin saw a. MAN Min,
soth Ia. lace and hins on h- hani unt inght
have been an aSe saw him raise land strike liar,
g,w "I n.sn, ""S distinctly h,afd tl' 'nIl % Tie
nos. pw,.s,,ssen.a T., aI I ule "iu h..th no
e"ld aud co,crcd Wits bl,a he ny , '''"
r., sl 'a Hs, a,,G b, Mr. 'mn a. an" so
hat sh. ws. r,.. " H. .'' nnN' Va, n, ir,'."
%r sa, ' rs , va" s, '. sna w'ni up ,'. -,
b. a ~. no.