New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-30
that she had succeeded in her purpose of gctng he'
sistor and her effects out of the house
ABET7TyG A rom MURDER.
ROCKWELL AND THE wAINwRIGHTS HELD.
VERDICT OF THE coRoNER's JrEY-wMNWMGhr
NOT on THE STAND.
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TONS RIVER. y. j., Sept. 29.-Upon the re-
opcnlng Of the Wainwright inquest this morning Jch'rs"
Thompson sr. was discharged from custody. lie t'su
fled that George Wainwright on the day of thc muruer
tried TO borrow horse and wagon from him. Jefferson
Thompson jr was questioned to his visits 10 the
Wainwright house ON the Sunday before the MURDER ana
ma 10 his movements the Monday and Tucsday io
lowing. He admitted that he said to Chhrl''
"a he passed the place where the body was
Like as not that is where your father was Killed.
At the conclusion of his testimony Prosecutor Middleton
ed that young Thompson be discharged saying tat he
had only been held as witness. Emma Wainwright was
recalled and put through severe discrimination as
to how II was possible for her to see her
brother George in the barn-yard wheh she
was kncadne bread with her back to the
window She persisted in saying that she did see MN all
the time. She asked by juror If she suspected any
one of killing her father. She bristcd up and with much
emphasis said 81 know my brother did not do IT, I'll
svearon stack OF Bibles that nchcrmy brothers nor my
uncle did it, low has done and the very man
did it that cartel him away, and I'll always believe IT,
Lizzie Chambcilain who was employed Mt the Mag
noa Hotel and slept i'm the same room with Mrs VAIN
wright testified that the latter away from the hotel
two nights in every week. and sometimes on Sundays,
from the third week in July until she left the hotel
Abraham Sherman at the afternoon session testi-
| fed that he heard two shots with Il groan be
| tween them on the morning of the murder
| sheriff Allen and Coroner Klppe testified to visiting
! Roclwelrs house and finding the pine needles there
| As Justice Wilkes administering the
oath to the Coroner Lawyers Carmichael and
| Martin laughed dcri-ivcly at the idea
Of the Coroner being witness Mr. WILSON, the detective
was then sworn. He shown the shot taken from
Wainwrghts body at the post mor,cm examination ana
also the snkcrs and pieces Of lead found In the
cigar box on the mantc-pccc in the Wainwrights home
He said of the shot None of these are moudcd they
| I sluRy and CNl
! IDENTIFY cut from pieces of lead The fiat faces all
over them this for they could not have been nat
tered in that way by striking bone or any thing else one
of the slugs has evidently been cut from TINS pointed pui
let" holding up piece Of lcadfound In the cigar box O
which thi. is the base The cuts the lead snk"s al'
fresh and here is one showing piece Of sinkcr wtl
crease in IT, conc Of these ues has the same kind OF
| crease The snlcr i made of sheet lead curcd up
| n f. probable that the slue' which were
po fourd i'm the body have have struck bone and scat
n,,r"ti,n vith George aud an the members of IN,
family about the box They said that 1t belonged 10 n'
| about i've minutes. | should think to walk from the
| Waiuwrights barn to the place where Wainwright Wa'
Prosecutor Middleton said sheriff will YOU bring Mr
Rockwell into court E. Mr. Carmichael objected to th'
Ia, ,n4 I'm ili charged with the murder ana Sud ina
under the circumstances and ON Hccouut of me gre
rr,srrmtinn or irr.ccuon hi. counsel Woul o allow
him 10 hc sworn or make statement. Mr. Middleton
"vrit,ncn Hnt Insisted that hi. only desire In calni
Mr. Rockwell Vas to give him IN opporullN otrlr ~
! tlc mystery with respect to himself lie |ud VI
could bn,c hd my way this Investigation would hN
hccu conducted with closed door4" Tho court room Nn
| tir.. rrud,rrd thrir HudIugns f,ovs:
90 rhnt ono who-c unmc to thc Jury is Wu""n COM
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