The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-07
yLYNCHERS NAMED IN COURT.
rB0B LEHISs DEATH DESCRIBED BE-
FORE A CORONERS JURE


chief OF Police and = Local roiiticiaa
Observation-Disclosures lie and Bon.r Must
Have Removed the Moose Fifty Time >.
poRr JgIvIs. Juno 8-Tho inquest on Bob
tsIewls. tho lynchod negro. began here this
aafternoon. The names OF several persons who
Etook part In tho lynching were brought out.
Qand there Is more sensational testimony to
Icome. District Attorney NJ. II. Hlrschberg.
2who began tho examination OF witnesses to-
Aday. showed that no was determined to go to
fthc bottom 81 the matter and ii. Il. Fullerton
sand c. T. Cuddback. two Port Jcrvis lawyers.
hwhom he has appointed to represent him dur
Eipg the remainder OF tho inaucst.wlll continue
the examination on the same lines
= Coroner Joseph Hnrdig opened court at 2
O'Clock in Justice Coxs court room. and when
Ethe hearing began n rerspiring crowd was
Ewedged Into the low-ceilinged room just IA
sclose they could stand. The ten jurymen
fled in headed by their foreman. William
ERooncy. and most OF them sat down on an old
ssofs lust inside the court railing Some of,
those inside the enclosure were J. =. Howell.
president Of tho village: Judge william
II. CRANE. whose efforts Tuesday
Enight to rescue tho negro will make his
Testimony peculiarly interesting: Chief Of
Police Kirkman. Sol Carley who captured the
i,negro. and LAWYER Wilton Bennett. who will
represent John Mcmahon. tho father Of Lena
ltMcNfahoh. the girl who was assaulted BY the;
',nexro
J. After Clerk Terwliger had called the roll of
the jury. District Attorney Hirschberg i'd
I dressed tho jurymen. Although an inquest
was not properly In the province oftho District
K attorney. he said, the unusual nature Of tho
sypresent case compelled him to attend and
EGive what assistance he could at the outset
1T is your duty" he said ito find the cause
Esof this mans death and those who are rcspon-'
kslble for his death. He has come to his death
Hby violent means undcr circumstances which
ihave excited the entire civilized world. 1fyou
ihnd that death resulted from lawlessnoss do
2not hesitate to say so and who caused it. Tho
tlman was accused OF an atrocous crime. but
Hhe was punished for it without Identification.
Ewithout investigation; II tho perpetrators
Aars discovered they will be put on trial"
struGGIes with the mob to rescue Lewis from
uaapPIle tree on Main street;
sSSifa hands
The crowd rushed up to the, wagon and every
a E'! lynch and n Get ia " 20! TheS
S &as mn Ot and DID ii NY iS"S Sss
st him to the hns 9Gc aa =, him nos,,s
self asked the District Attorney. =,
h. II wasn't locking to see who was there. and
H RSs Es'Hi lie ws s' in n'% lis
%snG He Of Fn n H. e s sa9ss
2n the delaware e division q the Erie road and
Ir 'hfss %sn trying to assist your
They wore taking the negro from n, ny grasp
shontsd XIII h lin H again wa" and after
S1n ps sas ot K hf 90 S to nS
ms rd as they could ,Hnx n Aires ndrfd
III tie S was sDSnf ' MccoHGs Nhs
znSne ~ snGrt to a. SIT it, me- ,, po,.,,
asSgr;%: i% n saId I h. noticed fitzsiHbons;
6he Erl.: Louis, Avery. and John Eagan. a
g rc Ther" were Ss more ne s thin dozen
VA that time {arfiss Was al%n" Iut William
Sa'ssn ?EE. came to Ne assistance later: .,.,
tsxiss 5Sas; ,iWoa!d, teks i ?i Sysry tine
%yss mus. have taken on that nao Ss more ""s
{t 1m ne Sometime three Or four
tSsv house 20 h"yg him identified. anl
III ,o tns h., hSusS% At times, the roEs wiz
that way through tho street. and tIcn B ai
fnd woH MD cot through tho crowd again apl
itopol the hin was Wing nee down on tho the
to Is got tnS OF G tn s he crowd
VINO h$nli@a the O rope S' We're rtlEbbo an.
thsae Krhy ~ Wsre nS
Eup against me all the time When told tho |
hS TsS e SGas eG
again in spite, Of US. After passing the Kc.
formed Church on. Main street tho crowd |
TnItpU thora ha
good deal to say part Of the time ,a assisting mo
siGoi"r. | saw him trying to put the rope on
the I HHsrG several ,|w times" ~, n,,o,..,o u
the town. ar Hau sad thnt So me
get Il" rQEs his
Yspes WIG YaSss oat o
they sSt tS the %ppS ss said ns
neck % Of ny 's esa ''s NJ s sS v ss
;n,Nsgrn was already w in tho uir There was
e w"s xiii Snt 9
Gosr cri%d II ianes shoots, I've We rot cot re-.
nh The had Efen 3Tersd to the
Chen Kirby came Ip with no rope again: and
e. pnn and d
nc ! went out Of that crowd i ko chip on the
EsYa!eT Licry man In sight WAS trying TO |
yBtrfng w the negro. and no one in the crowd |
;slsexGspt Bopar tried to help me. The negro was
Ssntes before could got to him again by fore
es1ng my way Though the mass on my hands
there .twonty minutes or half nm hour.
aApd then another officer and ! cut |
MIN down. Collier who was there. |
said he was nm undertaken and would |
: take charge Of the body. told him l thought |
the to do bs re had 9sd
1T for him"
Did the, mon whose names You have men
I; tioned." asked the District Attorney. lead the
crowd and excite theni?"
Yes" said Ynplrs "they were very active"
Sol Carley, tho next witness. after giving an
account of the confession and capture OF tho
NEGRO. said ne did not expect any disturbance
Swhcn no brought Lewis to town but II was his /
Eurpose to hand him over to tho authorities
He drove slowly into town and sent Doty ahead
!: 20 notify tho officers He was in tho crowd be-
S{ore he knew 1t. Qarley didn't soc any one he