Daily Republican., 1881-04-29

paneled the following jury to heeii, en-
inquest over Samuel Adams aoiu noi az
who was shot by Morris CarberrypO pO,1I n.
morning. Il. c. Fraim. James FIo.a1i niiS
er, William Ferris, = pi,sca' 'etca'
- Hickman, Thomas Pugb NiS9n, w ,.
Morris, ID. II. Coyle and S. IIcryo,". w. m H.
FTaim was made chairman and RI RI Mf'
s. Pugh Secretary. Noiias
Thomas McCatterty, the first wi,oo.
testified that he had charge Of tha tneS bns'
shoe department; about quartar "os@ VI 9
o'clock; he went down to the shoe sIa, y,
saw Adams come in; told him ia Hri,F H5F
some iron to cut for shoes. C,,I,ius
came in at the door and hailed Ad"ny Airy
he told him h" could not 90 thronrS
the shop; Adams told him he hal I."5l w W
through and would 90 through, Le w ,o,I y
his dinner kettle and set it outsiJo JA ,L'
door; he told Adams to % oranaI .IV
Adams said he could not On aro""G' o"n5'
Carbrrry said by Jesus Christ von '"r,u ,n,
not 20 through and drew piS,d ir",n t"",
his hip pocket; he tourishea his nistui %y,I
several times in Adams face. Adoml ApuO,
stopped down and caught hold of
plec" OF IRON an inch half square and
some eight inches long, saving aro" 'u
did that three or four times betoys l,n,. ,ya
do ii again. Carberry then pointsl HI,
pistol within six inches of AlamS
breast and fired; Carbcrry then threw
tn" pisto t" MrCatlcrty, saving. 'tr,,o
take that. y Carherry then cana1,
Adams around the neck and nuII@j ill.,
head under his left arm: he hjf him m
several times IN the face. Adams dron m
| ped ON his knees, becoming very weak
Carh"rry jhen struck Adams again in
the face, when the latter laid over and
gaspel his last.
Lewis Watson did not see the shoot,
ing, but saw Carbcrry run arounl tha
shoe furnace, He reached Adams ms,
as he died, felt his pulse ond heart and
they had ceased 10 beat. He Though
Cah"rry had been drinking. He sajl
Jon saturday evening that he Watson
would see some good drinking.
Thomas :. Davis testified that he
was foreman of the Old Ferry Rolling
mill. He said that Adams was a oui%
iuuttensVr man, and had IA perte,t
right to be III the horse shoe lcpar.
mrnt in the discharge of his duty, and
that some time before Carherry hayipc
had some difficulty with boy wno had
been an employee when he t0ldhim not IN
he So rash and when suspicious charac.
tcrS came about. he should first ask tbe
foreman of the department whether he
WIS IA person who was allowed to Wm
the shops. Afterwards Mr. Davis met
Carhcrry when hc asked him what
h. did that fer, when Carberry said
did it rashly and ii cannot he helped
now, Mr., Davis considered that
there was no excuse whatever for
the killing OF Adams.
Thomas Cook Corrohorated in full the
statement Of Mr.. McCaticrty,
Charles W. Lewis, an employee Of
the Diamond State Iron Company, came
i'll about the time the shooting com.
| mcuCcd. Tie saw Carbrrry shoot Adams
and rs the latter was about dropping
on his knees tarherry caught him mr.
der his left arm and struck him several
times on ne face and struck him again
when he WAS down He saw the crowd
get after Carberry and chase him upb
CannOu's saloon through which he rl
and climbed on a shed roof in the rel,
where several colured men threw StoLs
AZ him
Carberry at last said if they wouldt
him alone he would come down and
give himself up. Hugh Scanlancorob
grated the testimony Of Lewis.
Jacob Wallace 4 cOlorod man under
the employ Of Adams testified that he
saw the whol" affair, He heard Me-
Cattcrly tell Adams to bring in some
iron and cut il, and he Saw,thr entrance
OF Carbrrry and the shooting Of Adams
as already detailed. Sometimes Adams
who worked Ivy contract had one, some
times two and occasionally more men
employed under him, Wallace cOnNd'
cred that he had Il right to be III tle
horseshoe shop,
Walter pcasc testified that he worried
in the shop but not in the horse shoe
department and sometimes when ne
went into that department he was or
dcrcd ont, but with Adams it was dli
! ferrnt for his work WAS in that depar'
mcnt.
Dr. Oglc testified that pistol shot
wound caused Adams death. HeproD'
eu fer the ball and could not find H. ~
| had entered tn" left breast above 'heI
heart, and had passed through the mann
artery of the heart causing almost lr
,taut death, He was under tlie 4iir
preston that when it passed through
! the main artery il took Mg""s co"'%
and was lost in the hody'
All the witnesses testified 10 'ht ~
exceptionally good characterol AI%L"S S;tnr
He lives ON Fourth street near n.'s
and had Just finished paying III
little property which he GonIu \; r,i"D "n'
call his own He is "A member u i,5Iu" .Jar
NJ. T.. Church and his class Ioge, ES;,
Abram Murray, says he was 9ls nod n'l
most pious and uneNceptlohaTS eVnn
members. There is conslue'"Wlv. al
favorable criticism of the conduct III
Mr.. McCatierty, though 1t ,aaf H" ,b,tE
without real cause, He teStl'Ta leu ,;mt nr
some ten minutes elapsed from 'lt ,H itI II,
Carbprry ordered Adams out uut" ;n,ipr \
tragic death Of the latter, lel , unS
all that time McCahrrty tallen Jm lam, 4
Carberry that he had mstrIc'tH ,'"'r. n"I E Z
to perform certain work when .nnran ivrs
ed it necessary for him to oe MIti WI tdn,
was, and although Car66erry, ~" ,acs "A ,1l
ished his pistol i'll Adams i"I. "nmba
afterwards went and ordered a. ''I'c, c,rt
colored man out of the shop an" ~a'IiH "
back and renewed the quarrel Sh si~y,
Adams, hitting him several ottrr 'a
he fell and hitting him a." ",'G IA ID
had fallen, there did not seem ss"i IN
any person around who s.% n"" ca
courage TO interfere ana llllo'I o M NJ
berry that Adams was there "
McCatfcrty'S order. ..,t,rmar@
The jury desiring more l,Il"I1 ihp hall bod
in regard to the direction In' .,ry W P
taken and to give the secreI"IS IsSri;Epns
portunity Of writing out tno n, Oses "a
in full, adjourned to meet AZ p"''
office ut 3 o'clock this evening ~