New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-09

TIE MONMOUTH PARK MURDER.
TESTIMONY At THE INQUEST INTO THE KILL

TESTIMONY At THE INQUEST INTO THE KILL
ING OF CHEw-sTABLEMEN TESTIFY
Eaton,own. y. j.. Aug s-Coroncr william Van
DYKE assisted by Prosecuting Attorney Wins ana
Aaron f.. Johnson Of the Monmouth County Court
conducted the Inquest into the murder Of john 'hc"
by snip Donor at Monmouth Park, on SATURDAY
night last. Howe I!umm,ll. assisted by +. W.
Arrcwsmlth, looked after Donovan's case Harry
williamson. aged nineteen, boy in the employ 'l
the RancocaS stable, testified that Chew and Donovan
had gone out In carriage at o'clock ana nan
returned about l O'Clock. Chew aroused HIM III"
asked him for a key to unlock the stable door lie
gave Chew the key and accompanied him to The
stable Donovan was waiting nj the door. Inc
witness continued:
After Chew had embarrassed tn horse Donovan told
me 10 put the carriage away. AS was about l" 40
This Chew told me that rs | undrcsSed Should
not bother and that he wound put the carriage
away
Williamson said h. vent back to bed and was
which adioIns his. He next heard Chew cry ou' :
oh, Oh, Oh!- which followed by CRIES
NJ Murder. Murdcr!' Williamson then a"ohc
his room mate and remarked that John uhe boS'
must b. into It." lie then turned over, and he ana
his room mate went To sleep. lie seid ne dd Io'
zoo Chew or Donovan again until after daylight.
Richard II. Radcliffe. the night watehman ut Plerre
Radcliffe testified that he was at the RnncocaS
-,ohIe at Monmouth Park on July ,; nj that time ne
,r,s I'm the employ of Mr.. IIuegtns. although H. had
zone to Monmouth Park an rmpoye oi Donovan"
He had seen much OF Donovan ana Chew Tor s'N''"'
v.ors He testified that he saw Donovan ana me"
,rr, IN the stable after Chew had put up his morse
chou comc ia Radcliffe and asked for n match. lIhN
,r,s cvcn 70 him and then Chew returned 10 the
.t,bIc rcoppearfng with a pitcher which H. filed from
,ho nump near the stable No. 81 Chew had haroN
,orsd the stable doors when he heard shouts Oh
"Get out of here you --- - Nv ',
cam. from Donovan. Radcliffe further tcs'ih'd 'hn'
bo n.xt heard Chew cry oh! Oh! Oh" ana N'r
,,r, Murder ~ When asked what was the ma'"r
chou refused TO answer. Chew then fell 10 'h'
cround dead Radcliffe testified that Donovan "''
told him that he was playing In hard luck ana was
rpohle to strike any races. Radcliffe further 'SH
aoa that Donovan had told him that Chew hhn Ir'-
oreptlv onccrcd him 40 much that he felt Ike h''
lin with a club Radcliffe had been requested w
Chov,s friends TO protect him from Donovan VINO IN
his angry mood, was likely TO do Chew HARM 'ni'
rcoucst was made by one liaIding'
radcliffe said that when he and Crawford went
,o chcv,s side Donovan stood In the doorway "iP'e
his hands on II towel. Chit,
Foreman william Dunn. OF the Rancocas o'Ho'''
testified that alter Chew fell Donovan walked 'oN''
o the side Of the PROSTATE man and called MS nit"
hnck 20 INF, room. cNtngu,h she'd the liehl anu a l.n
DR. Brown VINO performed the autopsy ""' ""'
examined. -, ,t,orot,on returned Il
verdict that John Chew came To- his d'hl" IRON, ar'
result NJ knl,e wound Inflicted by T. : im ~, '',i,
Coroner Van Dyke placed Henry NAM ~ 900 bail
cnrh I'm default Of when th'y, ~ M't - $3.50
and Crav ford, sent to the county JAN