New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
THE LFNCHIyG ~ EITONTOWN.
PROCEEDINGS AT THE INQUEST.
THE ROPE IDEYTIFIgD-ONE wlTYgss WHO Kygr
TIE NALEE nF ~ OWN

THE ROPE IDESTIFIRD-ONE wiTNTss WHO Kyyr
TBE VALUE or ~ OATH.
EATONTOwN, y. j., March l1.-Is was loon
o'clock this morning when Coroner Yau Woer; pro.,
cUtor swartz and Lawyer James Seen took their p,e
behind pine table tnat barrcaded tho entrance "a
the psrlor door the heecr House iasds the p,,o
sat Deputy Revenue Inspector Hendsckson ana Connie
Clerk Dr. James Patterson Coroner Van Woert pusI
up with Ills chubby fingers stack OF shining G.tycrn,
pieces, OF which was 20 be given 10 each ytne.s
This tasx done u his satisfaction he callel ior order
The spectators who were standing in the hall and Az
ting the stairs left on talking, blt still Keeping IN
their hats, crdned their heads to get good LOOK AZ to
jury The Jurymen are nov look upon the mos. i,o
portant men In town. for there Is telling whose I,s
and liberty Will depend upon their verdict Coas,abe
LebenthaI a. motion from Lawyer 5teen. Jumped nm
from n pauo-stool he reserving for witnesst,pt
and shouted:
WILLIAM Johnson is the first witness"
Johnson called back " III sdt there" In cheerful
voice. as clbowed his way from the back OF the room
Johnson Thought he was In Aliens saloon on Saturday
after the yncning bat he wasn't there Friday might
" in bed early" he said. land don't spook around
nights"
These questions and answers concluded his examina,
ton:
did you notice cut On Frank DaDglers nose After
the lynchingf'
" Yes. sir"
NO do not"
Jerry Thompson coored man, testified that he LEI,
Aliens about $50 p. m Friday and walked up to the
jail. He knew Mngo" and wanted to talk with him.
"What did you say !"
asked him what he had done and be said Nothing
remarked that IT was O strange thing for HIM 70 10
there If he innocent Then tod him had heard
talk of lynching him that night"
''Where had you heard talk OF ynchingP
"Nowherc, except on the streets
Jerry admitted having seen Frank Dangler since tho
hanging and had noticed scar his Constable
Liebenthal brought in Frank Dangler, whom Jerry
Identified Dauger is farmer about twenty years Old.
His face dshgured By a cut on the bridge OF tho
nose. Jerry did not remember having seen this wound
on ranks nose before the night OF the mIrder
Thomas Riley was in Aen's saloon until late, but had
nothing do with the mob and heard no threats OF
violence. Edward johnson, after saying that he was in
Aliens saloon the night Of the trouble. mad the in-
qury put to him:
"Did you any rope there" "
The witness did not answer at once, but hnaly
repled
"Yes. did It hatinch rope, about fifteen feet
long, aud BIZ Kelley had IL in hs possession" Johnson
is the first witness who has admitted seeing rope in
Aliens place He continued:
"William Kelley. Henry Wolcott Jerry Thompson
Thomas Riley and Joseph Truman were in the saloon
at the time" held up the rope found
around 'Mngo's" neck aud asked:
Is that the rope you saw r.
Johnson thought that the rope he was about tho
same size but little longer In going hOme about IL
o'clock he passed the Jail and heard the cry OF
Murder" twice repeated. lie stopped, heard nothing
more and went on.
Joel Carson, who said that he had particular blsi.
ness but did work wherever he could find IT, took tho
stand and stated that ne had heard talk in Aliens
saloon about killing "Mmgo Jack" He was sure he
could fly just easily tell who these men were The
prosecutor tried various methods O jogging his memory
but all to no purpose lie showed by his manner mat
Whatever he knew about the mobbing he proposed 10
keep TO himself and SO the prosecutor gave him up lu
disgust
Henry wolcott. jr. another witness who had been
Aliens at late hour the night OF the tragedy. but
the examination failed to show that he was connected
with 1t in any way. WocOtt had heard " I'm h2,eh
say IN the Wheeler House that evening. Anna Her
bert was my daughter ia shoot the niger. Fila.
samuel Rowland was a customer at Aliens on Friday
night and rope there. After he had eysdei many
questions the prosecutor asked him. "Do you know the
lie man looked scared as he answered.
Howsnd then admitted that he handled the rope at
Aliens on Friday night that Carson Kelley ana tranH rank
~ ~ he tieI one himscf int not sip Knot He Was
then asked he that rope at the Jail later that
night IT. no, that know o., was, the only response he
would make. He said that he reached home about IL
o'clock, and told his father that Mngo Jack" was ar
rested. The witness was becoming more and more em-
barrsssed and contrddcted himself several times iness
than five minutes IL had been rlnofed ABOUT the VII
lagc during the day that the county officials would have
something tangible before adjonrnng aud Howand was
the from whom they hoped To get the Information
Though the fellow had guilty air he shielded himself
from the sharp inquiries put to him by the formula
which he kept at his tongues end Not as know o."
While Rowland toStifying there were many anxious
faces in the crowd.
Frederick Haynes. the young man whom it is alleged
the In Alleu's barroOm experimental upon with
hangman's knot TO whether 1t would work, said
that he no rope on Friday night SARAH Burt0Td'
a woman. who occupied the nearest dwelling 10
the Jail said About II o'clock heard banging on the
Ia door. Two pistol fired, then came cry
Cor help and screams Of murder followed by grOans
| was afraid 10 go out" sarah Burford's husband,
William BulfOrd, went over the same gfOlnt auu
added that when the hanging over he heard one
call to another, "Come, get In the wagon don't
sfay