Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-08

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Her infant was lying at her feet, also Win us
head nearly cut of. The bed and bed,clo1nes
were completely saturated with biood; Inc
inflow was marked with blood, as II the deceas-
ed man had grasped hold of it to reach over Iol
the infant, when he killed It in his arms IN u!e
second floor they found small cot ana e o
In the latter, Henry Steinberg. fine boy, tour
wears and half old, was found with his throat
cut and quite dead. A little further from the
SPOT, Ellen, aged two years and hall, was iounu
living on the floor by the side OF the col, WIN
her throat cut from ear to ear. On proceeding
to an adjoining room to this, they found the
brother, John, year older than Henry, lying
on the floor with his throat cut, and 10 an APP
pearance he must have struggled against ,he al
tack. 1t seems that when he was in bed win
his brother Henry, on seeing his father intlctlng
violence on his brother, he must have got OUT OF
bed to make his escape, (being found IN MS
night-clothes, and ran into the apartment Where
he was found. which is used as workshop. On
examining the body, one of the forefngers OF
his left hand was cut off, and it was found ABOUT
four feet from the body; and the flesh was com
pletely cut from one of his shoulders as "
blow had been aimed at him with knife.
This is CHASTITY account, but it is not an ex-
aggerated one. Nothing can Of course explain
the horror oft but a Juror OF madness: Inc
exciting causes have been stated. That ne was
a person on whom they were likely to operate
with strange effect, the evidence has already IN
timated and on this point what follows IS cha-
racteristic. The servant girl swore-" he was
quite sober | never saw him intoxicated.
never heard my master and mistress quarrel
while We were in Germany. They seemed 10 are
on rerv happy terms. My master qndrrelted uHh
his sister uhiist pe pere in Germany. Bruneish
was discharged by Mr.. Steinberg on Sunday
last, and he was told to call for his clothes at
night My master had some business TO trans
act at Hamburger, where believe ne had great
deal of money owing to him; but understand
he did not get any oft. He never appeared to
be poor wv master ,1as a rery passionate man:
When he was in a passion, have seen him pull
his children up by the hair of their heads and
ears, and throw them down. Whenever ne did
so, mn mistress 1oas in the habit Of mildly re-
monstrdting Wih him, saying IL 1ods not rtghf
When my master came home last Monday even
ing, heard him say he had seen Bruneish drunk
in Whitechapel, and he had told him to fetch
away his clothes" Other witnesses swore to
his peculiarites of temper and excitement; and
in the course of the inquest it appeared that the
woman murdered was not his wife. Samnel
Edward Steinberg, son of the deceased, depos-
ed "that he resides at No. Leigh-street, Bur-
toncresent. He had not seen has father for gears
He has seen the bodies and identified the bo-
dies of his father and Ellen Lefevre, the deceas-
ed with whom he cohabited. She formerly
lived as servant in their family. The separation
betueen his father and mother took place screen
years ago, in consequence OF has connection btW
Leterre Witness said that his father rds gerry
easily ercited" This young man subsequently
stated his impression that Steinberg was at times
insane, On the evidence il is impossible to doubt
il. Up to the period of this act. his character
was that Of an honest ingenious tradesman, We
ry passionate, perhaps, but harmless in lnten-
ton. After his visit to Germany, however, eve
ry thing seems to have gone against MIN, ana 20
have brought him to a hopeless point. The evil
dence Of his attachment TO the women is impor'
tant We think. They never quarrelled, 1t ap-
pears; and her mildnes always Influenced him.
Looking at the circumstances of his cOnnec-
ton with her. and to this evidence, one cannot
help drawing the most charitable conclusions
possible for human nature. They will be the
most Just. This mans despair, his hopeless
and unfrended condition, the nature OF his con-
necton with the woman and her children-an
uneasy sense, perhaps, OF its being TO some ex-
tent criminal and of its certainly leaving them
little chance of substance in case of his own
death-all combined-may have made even
his love for her and her children assume, in
lis madness, this horribly desperate shape
The jury on the inquest, however, after some
deliberation, returned a verdict" That Nicho-
las Stenberg did wifully Tor artfully) murder
Ellen Lefevre and four children, and that he,
Nicholas Stenberg, was teLo de Sc" This is
silly verdict; but perhaps it was returned as
some lite food for the excitement that prevail
ed, and it can harm nobody. The son Of the
deceased Steinberg however, was much eXcit-
ed on hearing it, and expressed great dissatis-
faction. The house where the inquest was held,
and the premises of the deceased, were sur
rounded by thousands Of persons. The bodies
of the woman and children have since been re-
moved, according to the verdict and, on Thurs
day night, Nicholas Steinberg was thrown into
the poor ground in Ray-street Clerkenwell.-
The indignation of the populace was so great,
that it was anticipated the crowd would attack
the body Of the deceased. A plan was there
fore adopted, which diverted them for time.
The crowd was immense. The trick, however,
was soon discovered, and people were seen run
ming with speed towards the poor ground, groan-
ing and Kissing as they went along By ire
mendous rush numbers got admttance within
the ground. A party Of men with lighted fam
beaux led the officers and the bearers of the de-
ceased's body to deep hole or grave about IS
or 20 feet deep, and after exhibiting it to pub
lie view it was taken out Of the shell and pitch
ed headlong into it; and the hollow sound of the
body when it went to the bottom was shocking,
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