The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-26
MR.. WANDER BILT RELEASED.
THE ULLfON.ifRE'S TESTIMONY aK-
rom CORONER ELLINGER.



Augustus o'hcl cntcrcI tho Cpronots Office
yesterday morAing prcoiscls at II O'Clock. the
hour appointed for tho inquest in the case of
Matthew Reilly. who was knocLcd down by onp
OF MIR. Vgnicrhilts horses in Jerome avenue On
the ilth ui November last. MIR. Goilly wls bur
i"d on Tuesday last Awaiting ;hc arrival OF
MIR. Vanderbilt IN the inquest room Yesterday
were several owners al go"l road stock.
among them John W. Salicr. William w. viii
kin-. owner pf Maude p. Malone. eN-Justrc
William T.. smith. owner Of Lady wilkins and
John II. Briggs. former owner Of New Berlin
Girl. Mr. S'hcll owns no last slo,k He says
he never had a taste for The turf
Ey-justic. smith. the first witness called. tcsti-
fled that while II WAS Standing near his stcOp
on The wc-t idc 81 Jerome avcuur. at the june
iion Of Anderson avenue. at 1h.rli g., n'rlp,k
Ia il.e an rn"on. he saw Mr. Nandrrhilt
Judged was about u 30 init IL wa "a triilr
thnt Mr.. r.iarhit su.dnnN ,rrEnJ IN lis
horses. Tlns wis about 100 l.c from whore the
witness stood. The witness heard Nj. Wander
Bit shout. md aM him draw h.s horScs lSniall
Hops and Lady M ~ to the right. Then tor
the first iiric thr witness n",lrod an old man
cr9psrinf tiig nyrnge from the rasi to nc west
thc right apparcntly. ~ a. tu pass behind MIN.
II he had turned H. the lott zee would have run
over him. The inan. the witnrss thonelii heard
IN" ,SNoht. b'cdn,c u. looked VI. l,ut ne itu-
mcdaicly nut his head down again. fnn snrond
the neck yoke 1T tho nigh hor-H tSmu Hopes,
struck him and kno kcl him over. The hor-.s
were not going at more 'iun .; ~ gait whom the
man was struck. This Mas owing the vigorous
efforts ui Nr. Vanderbilt to hold them up. The
view Ol the witn's, WAS uninterraitad. There
WIS No other vehicle in sight. The man WIS
un 4nns,inu- when he WIS taken from tho road
Mr.. vanderbilt stopped and turned round as
soon as ne could. lie inquired about the man =
condition ANA rpniirefrd tl, Nyituf tntnk,. ,,,
90 him and ~" TINT h. had every attention TINT
l,e needed. The witness. therefore. requested
Dr; hrcney I" attend MIN tn" piece Of road
% 'front.' ~ the wtnres's house is the only place
ho Knows ot. above l2jth street. un which horses
lnay be sDcrdrd. Witness had known Matthew
h' illv. the man who was knocked down. He
VS. ordinarily industrious mud sober but once
every thrce or -four months went on u spree.
IA" witness saw him the day before III" aai
dent. hut didn't n"t.'e whether De- was drunk or
sober.
Dr. Robert \. joyce Nr. Rrnv- emily ply
sirlln. test Ned that D. was called ~ IVY hours
after tn" r,iirni. II" hai known Hrily three
ytt-. Tut had unyor seen h.m intoxicated.
i"ring irom conclusion ol tn, brain Nhhn
unable 10 swallow lie birI from the IN ,rr
During ail the tim. that he survived thrr" were
only momriiary lucid intervals. IT, lieh of
meningitis. which WAS the result OF tho REACTION
had not IA" slightest doubt TINT death resulted
from tho injuries received on the 7th ol No
John il Brirr- az l6i Wc-t Fonv-nnih street.
h'-i"nd ~ the lir "i eN-JuSi 90 >miia at the
oi thr ln'i T.. MI t'lily. Lr SAIL. hat wa'h't
about 70 foot from tie olS curt no when th'
team nprr.a't II. Mr Vanderbilt was driving
Mr. E.iil,- hrad Va ,iovm lis i,Jy Ma. n'n
Hrward anu nl~ arms .lr.np"d H- though he
A. f-. liz, iDin,i 81 f.. \, n,-s a IT., ,ln ,r,s
'lrumN. iie n"arl Mr.. Van ''tn.li -Dont. IT,
ih.a.hi tho oppression us II wus li..vt'
" WHAT IL Nh. .l,-'linurv rata ~ 4f,..l al1n-
Tint unrt - liz. rnal," ''opnn.l riiuinr In.
=" VIII. t1eru-tom is along there. MS near a.
can ct 10 q. limit 30 u man has a hot-, that
ch,, - M ~ II" tri,~ t. make MN turn 10
s sr'l a,h"n.. h.. 5aH l'n I'm, 11s f i,,
irfu.t, -, of -tr..n, linu.r 10 : ,rf.l ,r,t, ia
homo ,t = nrn.'i, 4 ir bn I'M, .,t,,, A., 20 r.,
Nnrr.-.ui, U- fnili.r WAS 4'h.,. tl.n ''N
Nj Wilnnui II Nnnd ..htlf ,yt. '.ili.l
'IiI.r.. ,',, .nri miner ..,,fi.ni.n Mr.
van,d..ri,ilt -uggestai To- the G"ronrr. who INV
in" n.,.inrui Ind whose tn-ti4...,nt would lie.
uDr.' ,ulunii, .lan Jim.
30 Min lrpnrr replied we want t. hear
Coroner fnn.cr-W What ha- been your inn
press u Nj. Vanderbilt ~ 10 Tho XIII ii n
/ person To -p"ed nj. horses along that part Of
J'ronln avenue,
MIR NaudrrDiit-I've always uuI .r-t,al from
eycrylr,IS mi ,iull 60 al ang sp.'d iIkcdt
alone. There. + ego ar" a lui ~ II rim. m m
| and otrrr- vino gather about nn Jli.ilD Smith
-toop every afternoon to witness ,hr ,leoiing
/ ~ horses and rarely ever go pa-t thorc WITH
cut auus ns thr-, s.uti,..lrn no hest ean.
! coroner tiIns'r- our horses were making
thSS b. i nm. ih'"y ,W.rr raIgbir
| time how yer ON ~ bridge u litt" ways ~
o oy R" g f COM i n.y. yl i ao'I.S ' , fo
| until We Eut 90 a rI-inl. grade Then | hauled
! on and passed him. At that time | was prob
! ably going "A 2 80 gait. Alter that there Wa
! nothing To- attract M" ami ! didn't 20 as fast.
! Just h'f9re onnc to ih" bend in the roal this
side OF 1udg" Smith met two wagons. They
| turned me to the right So tnat when rounded
! the bend and came up To Reilly WAS driv-
ing four or five feet east OF the crown Of
t mar roGn hal ib wes" MI c ce wagons
Iii Al Ola .uiI'n s",r a aar ahr, ~ , my.
yarei and sh"utnd was mon s,,r,n H., VA
wsItin, and hnI Got ahnmi tS.',,v NJ ~. W vs.,
from ihc ,.,,it,.r il he had Snnt rn wnnlJ nn,
INV, tnu'hrd rim nuilnI nv h,r.n. -, ,i,i
and IN th. ria,bt II. stnpnnL ~ Second 7 hnG
o., IN, h'r.'-s law, q, ,,ipt ,ni,,h, nv, h .
,. a, ~, when - n,,,,r 49,. fr,,"t h ~, 49,,
thr.,S IA IN, M ono sil. 80 ,bnt do ,sn ',a, ~
W., u''r v.' I'M IN ~" ,t' WIFI. i ,'lr
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or ,l, 81 49,. r,,,,,,, onl Il, r,., -, ,,,, "
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No., 80 ,nr ,heoL phcIi;n,, ~ ho,, ~ L I'M,
him. ""'' '"9e'
| arlon N the hrlet period you mention;
NT. NUlltfblU II you SllNull ever De In