New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-16
prevailed in the contest the yachts Puritan and
Gcnesta.
THE INQUEST ~ EATONT0VN
A NEWSPAPER DEFENDS THE LYNcHERs.
SOME INDICATIONS POINTING To THE IDENrIrf OF


SOME INDICATIONS POINTING To THE IDENTITY OF
THE MURDERERs.
EAToxrowy. y. J.. March l5.-Th' Eaton
torn Adrcrtscr appeared dag with an editorial "ich
alta, ked the o;ccrs O the law for coailnunE te III
Quest declaring that the ncsrOs crime was s'hcleh'
apology for the hanging AMI ina; the est people III Ho
town supported rbc Adr,ris,r in it, position.
ave purpose to SIT the murder to the lotion not
wIthstaudiug sail the Prosecutor, after rradns TIC
o5i,,,l I'll q wheels %. Justice ready % move az
10 o'clock bat there was Bible 10 administer the o''h
upon. and bricf recess was taken whllc WeHs'hN''
was sent to hunt NJ the sacred volune' THIS intern"
was improved by Constable Charles strong WHO III /"
good .nagrcd got the crowd to recognize the "-1
of tie court for the first time by removing their hats
The frat .hiug dono to nni out something fur'hor
abnu, Frank Daug,r's skinned seen for tho hr't
time the day after Minco Jack was lynched' D. W.
Naphcw, druggist. Was the Hrst witness lie urraSe"
tho wound Danclcrs nose at a. III on Natch D. Tue
day after the lyuchng. " lie asLcl me to dress MS
nose The wound was not bleeding th'n bat 1t looked
fresh. lie sad lie fell down coming up from Ocean
Port the nicht before. DANGERS thumb was sprained
too; he Thought it was broken.
A good ,o,ing farmer with big mnstache answered
to the name Of Henry s. Bennett He said that he went
into Aliens restaurant at 3 p. NJ on March =.
Q.-WLo vas there A.-Bill koOoy, Henry Van leit
Q. Did yon hear Kelley say anything A-Ye';
Kelley SAID Bows, that rope we had in here as hlsht
will take us all to Freehold
q. ask what rope A--No' sir.
g. Was Alhn present Ayes, and Kelley spoke
lDdd enough for HIM to Lear
Thomas =. Anderson lives in Lewis-st near the jail
His son Joseph wen to Now York the Saturday night
after the hanging. lie Is there now bt AhuerSoh s
he didn't know where
Odd he stay in the house all day Saturday A
Odd he say he was sick or had been hurt A.
U."Did you have any conversation with HIM about
0'-Why diin'f youl A-Bccauso I didn't want to
have anything to do with it, r,.,,.-,.,,,
A.ENo. didn't
Q-Layo You heard from him since he Lett 800: .Si1
ina charge Al shouldn't he sur rscd II thcTa va
Q-Who made the change against nm A'-Nins'
GLOW long ago was this warrant issued A
-Four or five months.
Al tho recess that was akcn for lunch Conrad Pnches.
Editor of The Ed Bank Standard, learned that stephen
Billings found in his yard the morning OF March
stone and hammer both OF which were smcared with
blood. This fact called 10 tho attention OF the
prosecutor Constable IIchcnthal in Few minutes
presented tho articles FOR the inspection OF the court
Tuc hammer is i small sclgo hammer a&d Was used by
Billing, IN his business. Billings is stone cutteI The
hammer was handed % tho jury and each member OK
amincd in turn. The blood marks had beon partially
rubbed on.
At noon Miss Herbert, whom tho dead negro assaulted
was subjected 10 private examination Coroner Van
Woert said tnat her testimony threw no light on the
object of the inquest. II is thought that an effort was
made to ascertain from her just where her brothers were
on the night OF March >.
John H. King who lives south OF Eatontown on the
POPLAR Road, WA, sworn. lie said
About half past on the morning OF March Nv"
farm wagons filed with men went by my honsc Both
were drawn 10y light bay horses. TANK Inc men
made good deal OF noise Thought ar tlr Uhe lHlI
they were drunk. DON'T know who the men were
on Sunday afternoon King called on his neishhor,
Charles Bocc lie found at the house Charles Smith,
Conoerr Eocc and Robert !IaycnS.
Q.-DI two men drive up while you were talking
Odd they ask you where Mng) Jack lived A.
O-Didn't Charles Toicc answer A. mr. in hell we
could send him = A.-No, -ir lLNc1"aN. ,
Q.--NIs any answer in'dci Al 'LhN CH''I'' ho''
said: " Miu-o'- iu he'll.
George Herbert, brother OF Anna Herbert was called.
IIc WAS shown the pioa-ayc with which the jail vas
opened but denied all knowledge of it. Th" constable
handed witness Iistol cabrc b. He Identified 1t -
/ one whic!, ne ownol The balls found IN the wondVok
OF III, ia we've fired from pistol o. the Same caibIe
/ Clalcs Eoice who farmcd a little in summer and
rested winter lived near Kings place He Swor' that
/ lac was not in EatontoTn on the Gisnt Of March D..
/ Frank DauElcT came down with lin TO town aIDut :
| O'Clock saturday morning.
Q.-Did Dangler say anything about the lynchlng A.
/ Not = word
uose A.-Ne,. lie ,aj he'd had f"I
Odd You -ay to Two mon Who came 20 your mouse
s ar in he'll rs Won could A-No. didn't. l said
lis body his hut NJ the road; but Mn2o has Como
W r. stevens testified that he heard Constable Lc1-
entIal say at 30 on the evening OF March that be
| would not bo surprised II the Nicer was hA'ged
before morning j. Il. Coffin the Editor Of he Idrcr-
h>,r was sworn. lie was .hown copy Of an c}t1ra.
/ u,t published c0mmrutu: on the lyLc.us. This ne
/ admitted having written.
o.-Aro you awrrc that this editorial is in contempt OF
court when 1t says That the prosecutor aud coroner
7 woiId better drop this ma ter A-No' SIR / d"h
/ think IL j..
Do't Won know that the lazy aud not the people 81
This place decides whether this Inquest IS 10 DE pushed
/ A.-Yuu had better drop tAc inquest
II is rmor,d tonight that two C the lynchcrs have
turned states evidence. The prosecutor would not
/ SAY whether tus Was true or not.