The sun., 1891-07-02
MRS. C0MSTOCK ACCESSORY.
VERDICT or TEN COR0NERS JURY
IN THE JARBI8 INQUEsE

VERDICT or TEN CORONERS JURY
IN THE JARBr9 xNQUEsL
Expressions Mrs. Greator Overheard
Throush the Air SHAFT BEFORE the Shoot
ias-Meserois Not Fat On the Stand.
who was shot and killed on Saturday night By
Darwin J. Messrole. tho son Of Gen. Meserole.
in MIRA DoviA F. Comstocks fiat in Ssckett
street, Brooklyn, was held last night By Cor
onsr Rooney In tho big room Of the Supervisors
In tho Court Housa Mrs. Comstock was
| escorted to the room by policeman.
and she took seat with tho utmost
| composurs opposite the jurymen. She
| IL . middle aged woman and far from attrac-
tive, either In form or features She wore
| light flannel drese. largo. dark straw hat.
| trimmed with lace and pink flowers and .
| thick blue veil. When tho proceedings began
| she raised hsr veil and exposed blackened eye.
YOUNG Meserole set In Q dark corner OF the
room 50 far removed from the jurymen that
| few Of the spectators were aware OF his pres
encc. He seemed to take only . lanRuid inter-
est in the proceedlnks. and with his head bent
looked the picture Of despair. His father and
one OF his companions sat beside him. Dis
triot Attorney Ridgway conducted the case for
the people, Lawyer William j. Gsynor ap-
peared for the two prisoners. but he took NO
| part in tho examination Of the Witnesses
The promised startling disclosures which
were to bs made at the inquest and which. 1t
was said. might possibly show that the fatal
shots wero really flfed by Mrs. Comstock. were
not forthcoming. and the story rs related by
tho Witnessed did not diner in any material
points from tnat puplisheo IN 1hA DUN on
Police cspts,n Lsayy test!ted that Messrole
ana threatened "a. SLoot him il he did not re-
rs "a IA * $ss$ AZ
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and Ls,SS st cur the rear "a SisR
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witness. after havipg 81 the prisoners looked up:
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a s9br GfbaE bodEy esd s
most mos nNs Ssroas The room The second and thfa
ST Stf Iss Ssass .pS M as aSs
remained at the house after the shooting.
s ssaa hat
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.Sa oss SP sS%Pns sss 5s% the oNss ,ve
;sSs: ss% 81. fH:is
| point that rovolySr at me- Then heard the
ffs hesr y0.Ss voice % say ss1 Viii shoo Thsn
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away There are three fats between the frat
and the one ! occppy"
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hsd eopvss.ation with Msssrols Y co s2Hn stts's
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you beiorc the Court in tho morning for thist"
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h. a rsT Vie
turs. Mrs ccm,tocE did not tsli him that sfe
asked Meserele not to shoot Lsrbtg She SAID
an hour after tho shooting before going to the
:.Sd hS as foows see nat
II had known Mr.: LarbiS snSe last March:
whon she ssd in smith street, wss IN tSe
Ing aIont his having, Insured bis, life for Mrs.
! about It. Mr.. Meserole came to the house to
| stay only couple Of weeks ago. The cane.
umbrella. and night gown which delivered to
the police belonged 70 Mr.. Meseroe. Mr..
when she lived In Smith street. Mr..
Meserole and MIR. Larblg mot about IL
O'clock on Saturday Inst ia the ;, fat.
| When there was some talk In the dining
| room about going to Coney Island, Mrs. Com
| stock said she would go with Mr.. Meserole IL
| Mr.. Larbig was willing do not remember
/ what was said after that, but Mrs. Coms,ock
| and Meserols did go to CoEey Island. Mrs.
Comstook told mo that she mot MsseTole hrse
IL street e.:
told MeseTole not to shoot Larbis. I haSys
Tho Coroner inquired from Mr.. Gaynor II hs
desired to put either VI the prisoners on the
witness stand. but he declined to do So .saytng
| that he could not see that anything Of value
would be accomplished by 1t.
| Coroner Rooney. In charging the jury. said
the case presented three theories conspiracy
| bStween Meserole and Mrs. Comstock TO kill
Lsrblg. killing In tho heat Of passion. or killing
TIE Jury. after brief elaboration. found
| that tho Killing was done by Meserole and that
| Mrs. Comstock was an accessory to the MUIR
| The prisoners were then committed to jail to
| await tho action Of the Grand Jury.
Twelve Years for win-Be.ter DsrriaEer.