New-York tribune., 1879-11-11
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
JOHN NYMAN'S DEATH.


INQUEST AT PAssMC-DETAHS or FINDING HE
BODY IN THE BARS.
The inoncst on the body of John Nyman, oil fas-
saic n J.. who was found dead in his barn last
Sa nr,lay morning, and for the supposed murder %
whom his son. Komah Nvman, Is now under arrest
was begun Yesterday afternoon in Lyceum Hail.
Passaic. One witness G. a. Van Houten. was cN-
amiued by Coroner Warner. The inquest VIII Dc
continued at 10 a. M. to-day.
Mr.. Van Houten testified that OH Saturday morn
ing. after the body was discovered, he was at Ny
mans house. He found Komah. Nyman's son. on
the soop and told HIM to 20 into the house, as IL
was damp. Young Nyman SAID he didn't care whai
became of him. The witness asked him ii IL was
true that his father dead, ana lie
said il was He would say nothing more
either about the cause OF his fHtheI
death or about the circumstances In which me DonY
was iound A woman at the house, not the prs-
oncr's WIFE told the witness that komah came To
her house and told her that he had fonnd ms itner
dead i'm the barn. She had said 10 HIM, " Roman,
Won haven't blOOdied vOur hand IN the Dlo~ oI your
father 7" speaking III German; homan maze hp Pr, IT,
nlv to her The woman asked the witness II John
\yman had been to his house To see MN. JONI
Nvman, she sad wanted To leave his money WIN
the witness MS he was IN dilhcullY WIN ~ ls '',r
Komah. Van Houton, who was win the coroner
SATURDAY. morning, then described the nrst eNaHl,,
nation of the body in the barn bv the Coroner ana
Dr Herrck A dog he said. was chained 10 heavy
stake near the corner OF the stable door lhe ciai
was about ten feet in length, long enough 10 aipw
the dog to guard the two entrances To the s'aole
and barn he dog a very fierce and savage one,
had been there for at least six months, chained NJ
the same place night and day.
He then described the appearance OF the bOdy ana
surroundings when the harn-door was openeu oa.,
urdav morning. The body and everything near u
were covered with blood. Nyman lay on ms le1I
side and "a small ladder was lylng between MN ana
the wagon, which stood on the tOOr. ] mere were
three ,uts which thes itness on the dead mans
head The Coroner and the doctor then examined
the wounds. and aficrward found SO 10 IN the
dead mans pockets. lhe horse M tne slape was
ted and there appeared to be no b ood near llIn.
Komah. Nyman's son, was called. ana looked al
the norSo's feet. There were no coIks on the SHOES
and no blood on his feet gTuDDng-hoe ~ iIe ne
barn had blood on II, and everything near the podV
was spattered. KDmah locked the dog mp so as 10
allow those present to 90 into the barn. Roman
had once off Iod - 10 any one VINO would go INTO
the barn By the dog. The head Of the body lay to-
ward the horse. and was few feet from the am
NAL Under the wagon there Was pool oi blood
which looked rs II the man had bsd WINE wing
there. komah Nyman Appeared 10 he nervous ana
auttafed when the witness found hln on me
sioop; hc was moaning and crying; ne gave no
cvplanniion Of tie Appearances until in the
afternoon; he erred and was nervous Wniie
the horse and WAGON were being examined. no
nah asked 40 one how the death couid nave Detn
caused. John ~ Aman. shortly AMER DIS wiie H'yu'
went 90 tire witness ana said Ilat Roman ntu "'-
manded the money which she had left. Niiilah
SAID he had 10 give It t. bis son, as bis home was
made u " hell upon earth" Inc iaiheI salG' AI'
Van Honton continued, that his son had tola MN,
- II Won don't give II 10 me Noui miss ~. ne
father sad he had offered IT, give komah hail "i
ihe proceeds of the farm, and seemed ~ loss Wh"t
To do man said he was afraid 10 20 INTO me h"uSr'
Ic said 10 the witness, "hOnah hasn't spoken 10 Ms
mother 40 four years. mp To the tune oil her deatA'
liz insisted that komah wanted TO " get Linn
a,y,TT Van iouten's hired man told the witness
that he had seen Nyuau and LIS son WoihlAe To-
ccthermany times, once on last Friday, Dut ne hau
revor heard them speak 10 each otncr. NylnAh
had told witness that after k0Inah married Affairs
were WnIsc than before.