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WITNESSES A T INQUEST TELL OF CONSTABLE MURDERAt I p. m, Wednesday, Coroner«J,lthere. with me a llttlaabout It. Nev«r beard him make a threat Heard blm «ay that Hill utadM go up to get pay for tbe children * board and Harry said be thougbt aha went to eee Rob. Didn't bear Harry say a word In front of tbe house that day. There was no atrugglc between them. I didn't aee him net the fun. It was usually k*pt in a closet and unloaded. He could not have tot it from the cloeet because hn didn't have time to go to the closet. Dida t Know there were sny shells arouni| Lena Reidy, a youug girl, was the next witness. g||f I '-HfMy home is in Port Jervts I had been working for Hsrry Oewitt. Had oeen there a month and two week*.! On that day, Friday. Abram Coons, Mrs. Dewitt, her husband, three chil-uftM and Uonatabla and his two children were there. All tbe family s.it nftwa to dinner except Hsrry.* After dinner Constable went out to hook u*0. Coleman called the Jury to order in the can** of the murder of Robert Constable by Harry DeWttt, at Union-rllle. DeWttt is still at large It wm held in the reading room of (loble Inn. * Prosecutor Dolan was present and examined the witnesses.Mrs. DeWitt was in town, but mad-j no statement. She was dressed iu deep mourning.The Jury, John It ritlckney, forlt;* uian; O. K. Pinkei, I* J. Fuller, Henry Havuns. James k lanagan and Ltaaii Haggerty, only aaked two or three queauona during (be sitting.Abram Coons was tbe lirst witness sworn. He testined (bat be lived at Harry DeWitts, in Wantage town •nip, on the road leading tram Union ville to Busses, and aoout one mile irotu Union villa. The , tamtly stated of uaW’ltt, his sue, tnree cbiiuren and tbe hired girl.Kouert Constable was also tbere lor, JfgJ |me »ast tbtee weeaa. i in tended to ! the horse to take Rill to 8tt«lil£ Shego away that ^day.gfcWeut Eto gUio treaumy with tae mitk. Got baca avuut iu^o clock. SlpfllAt dmuer|ume Mil olius were at tbe taoi* except tiariy. He sat by a wmdow freautug |ibei papei.w Alter dinner we wrnt into tbe stuuig|roouj and sat down. Countable went out to bitch up a horse tor .nra innVtu to go to fusses. Ha brougbt tbe hoi se and wagon in tront of me wa gon boui«e or stop, y§ MragigueWiu tbenlstood near tbe| wagon.f| tiarr» was in tbe home wttb us at tbe time The fhiredigiriltame in and asked liHob and iiwia had gone yet. ilarrj said|no. gHe then got up and weut out. Heard Rob sayfto aarry i Now I «• hitched up and I'm going to takeher.'* The girl said: My God, besgot a gun ’ 1 didn't see tbe gun antil then. I want out on the stoop. Harry stood behind I uu with the gun When Roe went to step up me wagon. Harry shot blm in I back. Rob re«t«u and mrueu part*) and then Hat ry Knot nisi in tb« snouluer Rou ran arouud oebtno tie shop, and teii. lace downward Hsrry want to the shop, loaded thegun again aud went .round 10, whereRob lay. 1 went there, StUIa and all01 us. iiv Rida, i tuoati turf) * wis*.Constable said nothing as he lay there 1 asked him If he was much hurt. He only groaned. When Harry saw Rob lying there he went to tbe shop snd set tbe gun down with the hammers raised. Constable was dead. I have wot seen Dewitt since. (Witness was snown a dou.de barrel led gun by the prosecutor.) He said that In tbe gun. and Constable appeared to beBpPgM of friendsparry appeared to be a little Jealous oi him. DewUtlccaxed Rob to #U4rdressed and stood outside fiHRltg to Conatable when he waa hooking upthe horse ( stayed in the kitchen. Then I went In the dining room where Uncle Abe waa. Heard Harry and Rob talking but couldn't hear wh.M they said. When I saw Harry come out with the gi,n I said. *‘My God, Harry has got the gun Harry camo out of the wagon house. It was onlv a few feet from the house. had put up his foot to set in the wagon Rob said he wanted to go with Mr* !ewitt Harry said he wanted to go I was then in the dlnln* room I and Uncle Abe went out. Harry shot when Rob had his back toward him Th*»n wh«»n Connab.e reelad partly round Harry shot again and hit blm in tbe shoulder. Rob ran around behind the house. Harry went In the shop Filled bis gun and went around to where Rob lay.' Had his gun in hie hand Harry tur.ted Rob over and then put tbe gun hack H» the shop I came back witn him to fl|e house, I aaked him what made him do such a thing. He said, ‘ To couldn't blame me for be wonld n let me get in the wagon with ray wife.*' Harry went In tbe huuae tad got bla thine* Then he went to thebarn. 1 asked hl*n a second time w-hat made blm do auch a thing. Ho said life Is nothing. Rob died In about ten mlnutea after he was shot, I should think. Had heart of no tronblea. Never heard him . say anything about Constable and bla ’Vrtfet, Never had no quarrels between them. Dewitt made bo remarks to hta wifetbat I heard, * ; ijaf'Tbe Jury ttoen retired to deliberate and In a few mlnutea rendered a Mp diet that Robert Constabl* met hisdeath by gunshot wounds at the hands «D*w|tk;i;::a ay
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Middletown Orange County Times Press
Middletown, New York, US
Tue, May 27, 1913
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