Year: 1876

A-EntrAuce into freight depot from Ferry street


B--..ntranee into partancd office from building


pIWindsw ossrlI'ookns ileyhi platform.


Ff-shef windows irom desk.


G-Chnir where Ryer sat-


H-stool where Taft sat.


k-Entranee TO freight platform


REVOLVER


The only question which Ryer refused to answer,
and which the reporter did not press TO the
suited in Tat's getting so enragcd, as Ryer
had claimed his victim had become. ~ don't
care to speak about that" his reply;
''thc fact IS, No were convcrsing about good many
things, and said TO him II was al very well for him
TO tank, that he had an office TO stay in aud --n AT
this partial explanation Ryer stopped and said nothing
about TINS particular feature of their conversa
ton. Ho emphatically denied that no and Taft had
ever had any quarrel. and said that neither OF
them had exchanged any harsh words before Taft
sprung from his seat to get the revolver Hs sudden
rage he SAID, greatly surprised me, and could not
Offensive to himself, and II was not intended y


Captain Woods in whose presence the conversation
between the reporter and Ryer was held, and
with which the shooting was done, handed
II over to his sergeant produced the weapon that
the reporters could have a look AT It. II was arge
xbarrelcd Colts old style weapon and the Ser
geant stated that when he received there
exploded caps on IT and one barrel unoadcd with no
always kept barrel unloadcd leaving inc hammer
over that barrel Only two shots were nrcd.n


WAS DRINK THE CAUSE or THE MURDER?


Rycr has been in the employ OF tho Long Island
Railroad about seventeen months, and bears good
reputation so lat as tnc reporter coulu learn He
was once deputy warden Of the Tombs. IN
this city when ex-Judge Coulter was War
den, and was. previous TO being employed
by the Long Island Railroad Company, supcrinien
dent the stables OF the Street Cleaning Department
when Hugh GardEcr was President OF the Police
Board He is fiitv years OF age and has no children
His victim fine looking man. about thirty years
of age lie had been married only three years and
leaves a wife, and child hve months old He
had been IN the employ of tho company
upward of nine years He seemed from
the conversations the reporter held with the railroad
employees. general iavoritc and had excellent rep
utation. ''ie was TOO quiet man. said OF the
employees to tho reporter, ..to get into row.
and for my part don't think he killed
accidentally. He never quarrelleG with any
body" BE the reputation of Ryer and his
victim what they may have been, would seem that
they were both drinking Sunday night IN the City
Hotel barroon, near the ferry, with three men from
New York. The barkeeper states that Ryer and these
three got into dispute about politics and became
they did Taft at the time was the Sidewalk, talk
ing with an officer II furthermore stated to tho
reporter that Eyer and man named Walsh, a mail
IN the employ OF the railroad company, got
into quarrel about one O'Clock in a bsrroom near
tho depot, when Walsh told Rycr he was too
took OF his coat and exclaimed that be not too
old for Walsh to fight The men anally separated
II Is SAID, without coming to blows. This story is
given Tor what II Is worth, as there Is doubt
about It's being true in every respect.
II may be said that Rvcr's only ex-
plana why he did not give an alarm when
he found that TAFT dead tnat he knew sit
for IT,


The inquest In the will be held on Wcdnesd
next The body OF the unfortunate was con eyed
to his late residence Grcenpont yesterday evening