Year: 1871

Further and Important Testimony Before


Coroner Whitehill-Adjournment or the


Inquest.


Coroner Whirehlll and jury last evening resumed
the inquest In the case OF George Wilson, who was
fatally shot on Sunday morning last by Silvie Mall
lard, under somewhat mysterious circumstances. at
the Grand street ferry, Williamsburg. large num-
Der Of citizens listened attentvey TO the testimony
and closely scanned the alleged murderer, Maiard,
who is o diminutiye Frenchman, about twenty-nine
years OF age.


The following Is the testimony elicited:-


Willard II. Taylor sworn, depOsed-I was driving
milk wagon down Grand street, on my way to New
York, on the morning OF the tragedy; when within
one hundred feet Of the Grand street ferry two
men in the middle Of the street; retreating
and the other was following him up and making mo-
tons TO strike him. they had both reached the side
walk when heard pistol shot and saw the flash;
then got OF my wagon aud went 10 where one OF the
men had fallen; found there Mr. Benson, whom
Knew him by sight; did not Know either a'' Of their
ssS ;ssa M i ne .,rsl aIl
and myself took the deceased into into a saloon; /
then got on my wagon and went to New York; 1t
was at that time half-past two O'Clock the morn
ing; did not speak to the prisoner at any time;
did not see any blows struck by the man who was
following the retrcating man; II any blows had been
struck think should have seen them; heard no
words spoken; the man VINO was retreanng was
throwing up one arm as II TO ward or blows; /
recognize the prisoner as the man who was retreat
ing; rhere was only one shot fired; / don't know
whether the men were under the influence OF liquOr
or nOt after the men reached the Sidewalk / OBJ
served person on the other side Of the street, heard
no cry Tor pOlce.


Albert Quinn, sworn deposed-I am an officer,
attached to the Fifth precinct pohce was on duty
on Grand street on the morning OF the sth inst; at
about twenty minutes after two O'Clock, while
walking down that street, saw man at the corner
OF Grand and First Streets he was acting In
peculiar manner, as II looking for somebody; he
started on run through First street toward South
FIRST, and thinking that he was running away from
me ran after him; when got short distance an
old man told me that he was running for a doctor;
then turned back and saw man running through
Water street, and l followed him and
brought HIM back to where the deceased
was lying; the man / brought back was
the prisoner; took the deceased into the saloon op.
poslte which ne was living, and lett him in charge
OF person there while Sent for assistance; sent
a watchman to the station house for two men and
a slretcher, and then Benson came back from the
DOCTORS and gave me pistol that he said he took
away from the prisoner; then took the prisoner to
the station house; when asked the prisoner for
mis- pistol he told me that the man with the white
coat (Bensonl had taken II away from him; when
asked him what he shot the man Tor he said that he
Qne deceased) crossed HIM twice, and that he
thought he was loafer the proprietor OF tAe
saloon No. 10 Grand street and Benson botn told me
that the prisoner snot Wilson.


The inquest was here adjourned until this evening.