Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-08
DREADFUL MURDERS.
From the London Examiner.

FROM me LOHuOH ETuWueT.
A murder has been committed during the
past week, under very terrible circumstances
Nicholas Steinberg, German, who lived in
Southampton-street, PentonvilIe, and carried
ON there the business of whip-maker, Tin
which some years ago he received patent tor
inyenting a whip Of peculiar construction. and
was generally considered to be man OF very
inventive faculty. murdered, on Monday night,
his four young children, their mother, and HIM
self He went to Germany, it appears, some
months ago, on point connected with lawsuit
(which he lost, } and to visit sister, whom he
found anything but kind. On Saturday night
last he returned, and would seem to have had
his distress completed by the circumstance OF
the young man, Brockhart Bruneish, in whose
care he had left his business, having entirely ne
elected it in his absence, and been guilty OF
great extravaganza. Angry words passed De-
tween them, and the young man was instantly
discharged. His distress must have increased
on Sunday morning, appears from evidence
at the inquest. On that day two foreigners Call
ed at coffee house in Carey-street in state
of great excitement, TO inquire for Stenberg,
Southampton-stre Pentonville." One OF them,
Frantz LANCER, came forward at the inquest,
and swore, among other things, to this effect
| arrived in London on Saturday morning,
with Mr.. Steinberg and his family. was, short
| ly after my arrival, advised to find out Stem
| berg, and get parcel Of goods which were in
his possession, belonging to me, as last as
could, as Mr.. Steimberg pds q spindier. got
the property, and left the place, having receiv-
ed no invitation from Steinberg."-lt is clear
that this circumstance must have added to Stein
berg's excitement. On Monday morning he
would seem to have taken his determination
| On the knife with which the murders were COM
mitted being produced at the inquest, Mr.. Vi
render, cutler, residing in st. PauFs church,
ward, said" The knife now produced sold
4 last haf, fha hnn n
eleven and two O'Clock have seen the body
of the deceased Mr.. Steinberg, but cannot re-
cognize him as the person who bought the knife.
His description answers that of the man who
purchased it. 1t is common shop knife Tor
cutting bacon, &c. He merely pointed at the
knife in the window, and said he wanted to pur-
chase it. did not notice that he was confu-
sed.n Frantz Langer's evidence enables US to
continue the narrative. He says" saw
Steinberg again on Monday afternoon at four
O'Clock, at the King of Prussia public-house,
Lambeth street, Whtechapel. He called again
in the evening: when he (Steinberg) Mre1o him
self into all sorts of attitudes, and said he 1ons
ruined Bruneish was there, and he asked him
whether he was mad2 He replied, that he was
almost mad. During the royage, he aoas thought
to be almost insane. He complained of hav-
ing lost lawsuit which cost him two hundred
pounds When at the King Of Prussia, he pull
ed out some papers, and in his pocket l saw
long parcel, which have no doubt was
knife 1t was wrapped up in brown paper."-
A curious circumstance now appears; Stelnberg
showed great anxiety to have visit on the
night Of this day (Monday) from the young
man, Brockhart Bruneish. That person swore,
that on Monday afternoon he "made an APP
pointment to meet the deceased on Monday
night last, at O'Clock, to take away his clothes,
! and receive some money. The deceased looked
rery pleased. Witness told his master he would,
but he did not 60 according to the appointment,
/ as he feared that the deceased lroud hare an
officer in readiness to gire him into custody for
! neglecting his lnork. In the evening, about
| O'Clock, witness went to Southampton-street, to
leave an umbrella belonging to the deceased,
! but determined not to go into the house OF the
deceased, but to leave it with the servant next
door-TDd he leave it so?] On passing by the
house, he saw light in the kitchen, and thought
there was one in the drawing. room. The de-
ceased was very kind to his wife and children.
His sister inrited him to Germany, and Then char
| ged him for his board and lodging, after ne had
lost his Ia1c- suit."-We now come 10 the evil
dence Of his conduct after his return on Mon
day. Harriet Pearson, young servant girl,
gives some account Of it. have lived with
the deceased family twelve month. was not
accustomed to sleep in the house. The last time
saw the deceased alive was on Monday night
last, at halfpast s o'clock, when the children
were in bed, and the master and mistress-were
in the kitchen. The youngest child, Philip, who
was four months DID, put him in the mothers
bed in the Darkroom in the first floor; the other
children slept in the second floor, Darkroom
the two boys, Henry and John, in bed, and
their sister in cot. On my return, Mr.. Stein
berg asked the deceased lady, whom always
considered to be his wife, ifshe would go to bed
She replied, that it was too soon. He then told
the lady to give me raspberry cake, which
she did. They then paid me my '0oges, and told
me to go home. When was going out of the
room in which they were sitting, my mistress
desired me to be there at six o'clock on the next
morning. My master laughed Uhen she made
me promise to attend to that order, AT quar-
ter before six O'Clock on the following morn
ing went to the house, and knocked and rang
until nine and, receiving no answer, went
back to my mother, and she returned with me-"
The witness then described the entry into the
house, and from her evidence, and that Of the
other witnesses who were present, the following
is the state of things thatpresented itself their
entrance. In the kitchen, NJ. Steinberg was
lying on his back with his head nearly severed
from his body; the kitchen and the whole Of his