New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-24
WHo MURDERED JAMES W4LyWRIGHT'
THE INQUEST HELD-wHERE THE SHOTS TOOK
EFFECT-A STORY FAYORING ROCKWEL-

THE INQUEST HELD-WHERE THE SHOTS IoOh
EFFECT-A STORY FAyoRING ROCKWELL
Tons RIVER, n. j., Sept 23.-The excitement
in this village which died somewhat after the dis
covery OF James Wainwrghts body and the arrest OF
Ellison X Rock we'll. the wanwrights and the two
Thompsous on sunday, broke ont again this morning
The people gathered the street corners at an early
hour and talked the matter They are rapidly
dividing into two factions the Rockwelites and anti
Rockweites and is noticeable that the dividing line is
much the same that between Republicans and Demo-
Gratis. The ROckYetes point TO the fact that Thomp-
sons wagon was found correspond the spread OF the
wheels and width Of tires with the tracks found near the
place where Vain wright murdered and the further
fact that Che red paint scraped from the wagon
body and there spots like blood on the floor
boards DR.. Schureman yet tested the pieces or
board given him to examine
With every train that came in this morning there ar
rived large number Of people from the surrounding
country who joined those the street corners At 10
O'clock they all crowded into the court house. Coroner
Kppel and his jury took their seats the former at
table at which sat with him A. C. Martin and j. W.
Carmichael who appeared the counsel or Rockwell
The first witness called by Prosecutor Thomas W. Mid
dletoh. was Dr. j. c. Schureman, who testified 10 the
facts discovered at the pOst-mOrtem examination yes
terday. He said: knew James Wainwright made
a post-mortem examination OF the body purportins to
be his, with DR.. Dlsbrow The body decompnsing
rapidly and was much discolored and denuded of it,
epidermis. The halr the scalp nearly gone. The
mustache and 70 portion OF tine beard stI remained
There eleven bucshOt wounds In the body three IN
the back one the LEFT shoulder and seven In the let
side OF the frfe and neck
The witness then described the location Of each shot In
the face and neck and continued:
The four mentioned striking the cheek shat
tered small fragment, the lower Jaw from its angle
20 its articulation the temporal bone. injured the
upper Jaw nearly severed the tongue 80 s base and were
found lying IN the top Of the W-Ophagl~.
Ic then described the shot wounds 100 the back ana he
courses taken by the small bullets. The second shot
passed through the neck Of the third rib. and thence
through ibr apex Ol the leit luhg drpo,Ilhs 7pihi
of the rb in thai Ogran The shot could not be found.
None the shots IN the back thought to lie inne-
datev fatal IN 90 the questions OF Juror the
pny SAID that he believed that the man would nave
died fifteen minutes after receiving the shots u the
fice from hcmlrrhlge. He also said that the person
TIE witness subjected to long IanluatiOn
ly Sir. Carmichael. to the details or the course ana
effect of each separate shot. Al o'clock Prosecutor
Middleton hc had from the
Attorney General whom be had requested % take charge
~ the c>c saying that he could not bc present until
Friday. and an adjournment was asked ana granted ul
that dIy 80 10 70. M.
Puter0u detective came into the village last night
and started early this morning for the -ccre or the
tragedy. About noon Doe returned with bundle about
foot square and inches thick carefully wrapped ln an
old newspaper calling Prosecutor Middleton ana
Justice wilkes aside hc went with them 10 the formers
Office, where long conference was held When thcy
the detective started back toward Wainwrighs
house aud followed shortly after by the -bcrn.
This little incident crctrcd ripple of excitement, winch
lasted all the afternoon, the general impression being
thar moro arrests are 20 bc made.
The latest eyelODment m favor OF Rockwell is story
told ny Jane, Carroll wO0dnan. who saws thtt on the
OF the murder he net Rockwell who wa- drl'
INK in his wagon at 6.4O a. al the bridge IN Toms
River lie asked Rockwell 90 let him ride. uut Rockwell
refused and drove The time OF the murder Is now