New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03
THE MURDERER OF DAVIES
CROWDS AT THE coRoNEEs INQUEST
no,,.Np AS SILENT AND COOL AS EVER iHN
pAvIFss PEARS.

80, ,,,o s,aver of "Tom" Davies, has not
.havdoned his policy Of silence he appeaio 90 the
rs cool and steady as though tne sn ndice of his
galiomss T.dmnnd B. Price, he declines positively
80 maize any statement or TO Outline wnat hlo tho
fence will be- MI Pr Price be- abe to t show, if not
scient Justification for the shooting 10 wnn9b
fhe discharge Of his client, at ieasu minor
t 70 secure Of Vs mansaUgher number IF
TEXANS IN the city have given ho a fram lack
10 understand that they shall MOI sunei .aenos de-
Oh u ~ 20 have the case fully investigates, 30
that even handed justice may be 1one 90 intended
poohpoohs the idea that any yS that ali such talk
IoMara, th ne o,,Igrowth of Davess morbid fears
Holisnd is anxious 10 have an Kali ;msist on
quickly possible and DIS fn tbe meantime he is
me tS Ss Tomb Mr. Price claims that there has n1
been the gltest evidence cSnn come tbst he has
Pee Ssen a S%s"S he is not discharged sa ,dyn
from custody admitted to ~ e esi his I release
through writ of babeas corpus. ~ Cor nerm;s
1.-THE Davies has made application ior +, Ken he
sion to carry revolver That fsrents have been made
sganst his life by friends Ofthe imprisoneu th
No specific Threats have been made nut those Of
General TENOR of their few remarks anu tnos So. ~
Sn; sends he has been led to fear that an enort
viii be made to suppress his evidence py R fni
violence. The line of evidence Wno aa vasterdoy
ioweu ny u uhu Who has been retained by the
friends of the murdered crook" lie sal" ~
TRIBUNE reporters Ind and think I'll
have no trouble in proving II. that Holianu anu
Hill are two of gang who were orgahllee " 4ho
on here and endeayor to get that money T9in VI.
W ~, Snch men have taken good deal bigger
risks for less money In breaking Into pa sro.
Of those frontier towns The n navies as he did
nom bv one of those shots through me pa oinon,
or had caught him when be broke into f se Ga
roOm nothing could have PIeVe o with IT, 1t was
only rheodore's quickness that saved nilI
Y1'I am sure that they knew, the game
sfGad of being tue victims they shreTder
swindlers than were the Davies protnels. l el, LIN
1t probable that there were more than the TWO ieu
in prison interested in the scheme we nave 5ele-
graphed to Texas for the records OF these men. NO
The police decline to say whether or NOT lney are
on the lookout for any other persons 'nae may s
had been interested in the scheme. Inc cdso -. iO
the people has been put III the hands OF Ass his
District Pgrdy lie says teat t nc i1ng
The action of Holland IN leaving an MS ,naet
and valuables with Hill before gong, 10 meet
Davies. and his firing the shot at " Inc througn
the partition, would seem to indicate put MI up
job.S Hill cannot be held. IN the opinion oa M,
Purdy for irving to bay c0nnter1eit money, 90 M
counterfeit money appeared IN the transaciop.
The defence and stories Of Holland and Hill whch
will probably come out on the preliminary eAaui-
nation are awaited with much interest .oa4,r
Tie BODY of the dead gambler lay IN cOst aA
coffin at the house of The" Davies, No. O65
Iaxington-ave all day yesterday. and was visited
by many of his sporting friends. he funeral VIII
body will be buried in Green wood Cemetery.
81 wish those Texans were put at my dlsp1sa'
for WhIeD said Anthony ComSIOck yesterday
II could give them good deal more work OF the
same sort for them to do, and It would be MIST
rate thing for the CITY, Is there mgc il OF In ms
got pt'"'e over two hundred complaints that
I'm working be KING on of the sawdasa Men,
4 H,nof, hau "a
only two that have been convicted Id long tlme
were Jones and Burns Butler. They were both
convicted by this Office. We are after one man or
gang now that receives mail under lao nlnereant
aliases As soon we find one of these fellows MS
mail is stopped hut he at once goes 10 WORK uAuer
aditfeIcnt name."
the CorOners Office never held larger number OF
men and boys than were assembled there yester-
day to see the murderer OF Tom Davies ana listen
10 the testimony in the case. There was a notable
absence of sharpers and /" crooks" in the crowd.
The shooting of Monday afternoon had frightened
many of them so much that they were unwilling
TO expose themselves to public gaze at
the Davies inquest. A few sporting men and
ward politicians OF the rOusher type stood In tine
faces. But the majority of those present were the
curiosity seekeIs who apparently nave mourning
else to do but frequent the Coroners Office when
sensational inquest is being held. They looked
with admiring glances upon the prisoner VINO.
heavily manacled, sat in front OF long table near
the COroners desk. When Coroner Levy an
nounced his readiness to go on with the case
Policeman Cornelius Sullivan unlocked the hand
cuffs and Holland stretched his arms moment
the prisoners counsel sat at his elbow and chatted
with his client moment Near him were Assistant
Distrct-Attorney Purdy and the counsel OF the
murdered mans relatives.
The first witnesses called to the stand were
Policemen sullivan and Walsh, who In few brief
sentences told the story of their part in the arrest
OF Holland. Then theodore Davies was called.
His face is that of gambler and sharper:
Dark, flashing eyes, coa ,i. oeatd
teeth give 10 his face striking but dangerous look
He stood with his arms crossed upon his breast
m s6 ns WSeb to the moment Of
the shooting. Then he drew from his pocket
black bordered handkerchief and crushed 1t ner-
vously in his hands. When he spoke Of the agoniz-
ing plea which his brother made TO Holland to spare
his life, the witnesses eyes filled with tears and his
voice wavered. The back-bordered handkerchief
was then constantly brought INTO service.
The testimony ofDavisswas substantially the same
as that given by him be fore Justice German at the
Iombs Police Court on Tuesday. When a square
black glazed bag filed with paper cut the size OF
bank notes was shown him by the Coroner he
saId:
Yes, that is the bag which I substi;
Then taking from the bag package of
paper be continued: Tom tied up that bundle
just as he has tied up good many Others" tit,
remark Coroner Lev, tried TO suppress it byrap-
ping on his desk with his gold-headed cane. After
hole in the panel OF his desk he took his seat.
When Davies had concluded his testimony a
number of the jurors expressed desire to visit the
scene of the tragedy. Captain EakIns and Police
man Cook escorted them to No. 113 Reade-st
where they made thorough examination Of the
Office in which thes h0Otlng occurred. No part
of the partition against which the desk with the
movable panel rested escaped their notice. One
juror sat down behind the desk in the back room
where "The Dawes was hidden and tried TO look
through imperceptible cracks and holes into the
room beyond When the party returned to the
Coroners' Office the foreman asked that The"
Davies be recalled to the stand
How could you see what was going on In your
brothers room when you were seated In the back
room ~ inquired the foreman.
Why" he replied. :" i looked through small
round hole in the panel IN the back of the desk.
When my brother bad customer in his office he