New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-30
TIE SHOOTING AT NONTCLALR.
Mr.. BLAIR IN JAIL AT NEWARK.

MR.. BLAIR IN JAIL AT NEWARK.
THE EXCITEMENT AMONG THE wORKINGMEN SUI
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FOR The INQUEST
The excitement in Newark and MOntclair,
v J over the deaJh Of John Armstrong the coacIman
who was shot by Joseph A. Blair Thursday last, still
continues although the intense feeling which prevailed
last week has somewhat modified. rumor to
the effect that Mr. Blair had made bis e.
cane IN womln's clothes from his residence
the Orange road with the cOnuiy.nee Of Svecia.
Constable Doremus, in whose charge lac had been
placed by Justice Plllsbury after his commit e
ment mas proved to be without foundation WIrn the
permission OF Justice Pllsbury, Mr BLAIR. imms diatey
after his commitments was driven to his house, three,
ouarters of a mile distant. and allowed to with
ma family and counsel until about 4 o'clock on r.
day. At that time he took carriage with Constable De-
remrs for Newark The cOHsaoe,on his own aut Olity,
instead Of taking ms prisoner at once to the county
iar It /. said allowed him call rst at ST. hlchaers
Hosit. 10 inquire concerning Armstrong. Thence they
wont n The Park Hotel whcrc Mr Blair remained wi
s counsel and some friends until hour az er
the death of Armstrong Dir. Blair was placed IN the
keeping Of Warden johnson shortly before midnight.
4 woman named Opheiia Dwyer, who hal been en-
Moved as cook by the Balrs left Aontcair on Friday
for this city, In accordance with notice which she had
given a wee before She vail when she entered
The carriage AT the Blair residence he driven The
dpot and some one who had learned that Mr. Blair had
NOT arrived at the jill IN Newark as soon as he was
eueeted started report RaI ue had escaped in the
disguise OF woman
An intense excitement among the lnbortns men OF the
village resulted on Friday aud Saturday, and one person
rusbed into Justice Psburys office and accused him Of
being a party to Mr.. BlaIr's supposed escape,
od.Ir,, that there were two hundred OF them
handed tJgetner and that they Wond have hun
hanged il Blair had got away The Justice was not ~ al
frightened but threatened The fellow IN arrest mme-
datey If he repeated the hrelt. The man then apollo
zed ana threats Of hanging The Justice were not 50 re-
ouent When il was found that Mr. Blair was safely
Iodged in ian the feeling rapidly subsidized AMI ycster-
day the town quiet
The better class OF residents OF Montclar unani-
mons IN the opinion shat Mr. Blair acted in scfdeienoe
ia shooting Armstrong; to cOugher element de-
nouuces him IN the bittrrest terms.
Tho attempt Of Mr.. Bars counsel TO secure rem
Judge Dtpue writ o. haDeas corpus was
successful, writ remrnable on Saturday b.
ny granted. After hearing " Armstrong; death,
bn,y.ysr the judge was ASKED by MIR. BARS lawyers
20 permit the matter to stand over until the conclusion
OF Lc inquest which inquest ne acctlcu To- On SdtHt-
dsy Coroner Enoch b. Woodruf Of Newark went 10
Montcar and after looking the ~ the hom-
eide authorized constable W y. Amor,
of BloomleId to summon a Jury with the
aid OF Jusioe PIlsbary the follOwin reside
of Monlclair were impanced William Jacobus. v IL
lam sgler, L. T. Wright, JAMES Crane, r. d. ha'l C. c.
Kacher. The jurors all men ~ good standing In
Tie aatoI.y was held at ST. Michaeps Hospital on
saturday afternoon by County Physician nuiett, AS
sisted by DIS Zeb, OG0mau, Young aud Gross. The
II dug WAS that death was caused by Two pistol
bill wounds, either OF winch would prot.
ablv have been fatal After the autOpsy
The body was removed 10 the mOrgue IN Broadst. To-
morrow morning the Jury viii visit Newark 10 be sworn
adj Ia view the body, and the inquest VIII be bold Ia
| Moutclar az JaeODus Hall at p
Many persons called AZ the mOrgue 10 look at Arm
stTnnQ body No has appeared 10 claim IT, aud no
ARRANGEMENTS for it5 burial nave been made. IL VIII
remain where It Is i0r several dys, poe.
| sIhIy until the close OF tho inquest. Armstrong
was large, nnely-formed man, and in
vigorous health at the time OF the shooting lie bore
fhe terrible sutr ring last hours l. said, uncO-
paIniugly aud grateful for all attentions. Ihere
was rtnOr 10 the effect That Mr.. Blair would deiray
he expeues Of the burial aud another that subserp
tiOn the par1Iose would De taken up at Mohcldlf
J Neither could be verified last night
Mr.. Blair was visited yesterday By many friends aud
relatives among them his wife, former associates IN t1o