The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-10-31
City Intelligence.

Police ce-Monday, Oct. 3o.-THE MURDER OF
Mrs LEToA-The full particulars of this horrible MUIR
der by sufocaton aud burning published in the He
raid yesterday morning. has excited the most intense
interest in our community, ana murder since
that OF Adams by Colt is possessed of much hidden
mystery In the testimony Of officer Fream, published
yesterday, was printed that when he discovered the
should have read head and face.
The publication yesterday morning has brought
forth additional evidence of much interest. Mr. w
B. Mech and Mr. W. C. Massett, of No. Wall street.
have since in ormed the Coroner that at about the
hour Of two o'clock Sunday morning. they psss
ing the corner Of Broome street and Broadway, when
they heard the cry Of murder down Broadway. They
Immediately went in the direction from whence the
sounds proceeded, and traced them the door of the
store Of Lega. which they found partly open and OF
them entered to ascertain the of the oucry
there found faro and quarrellng OF the
men being Letga, the prisoner On eypos,ulang with
themo of the ordered him oftne house and he
left. They saw Waterman opposite, and called him,
stating the circumstance, but he refused go into the
house unless he called by of the parties
he supposed it nothing than quarrel between
Lega and his wife. The young then left the place,
and thought very little of the matter until yesterday
morning, when they read the report in the Heard. On
their representation the Coroner ordered named
Carl II Kohlrausch whose is the door of the
store that Leitga occupied to be arrested suspicion
that he was ME person who in the house with Lega
at the time spoken ofby the before mentioned persons
Officers Barber and Kellinger found him at Bakers
German HOTEL No $50 Pearl street, and lodged him in
the city prison. Ga his way to the police office he
confessed that him and Leiga left the porter house
OF Baker, $50 Pearl street. Sunday morning last asoat
half past o'clock and proceeded Broadway to Let
gas store but says he did not into the store After
naming at the corner OF Broadway and Grand street
little time he says he then went home From the fact
that this Kehlrausch had recently effected insu.
pears Letga dare not claim his for fear of credi
tors strong suspicious exist against him of participation
in the il not in the murder, although is difficult
to separate the commission of the two offences. His
statement however, tends 10 confirm that made by the
young who heard the cry Of murder notwthstand.
ing that he denies that he was in the store oil Lsga that
morning
One fact have learned since the holding OF the in
quest that tends strongly TO show that thi. unfortunate
murdered by succation before she burn.
ed, which is, that when the body was found she
dressed in a rock such as would have been worn in the
day tme and with other articles OF similar clothing upon
her This satisfactory evidence that she had
retired to rest in the usual but either sitting
up had laid down on the cot until her husband and
Kohrausch arrived, when quarrel may have ensued,
and the murder been accomplished Immediately after
The interest of Eohrausch in the insurance.
in the store which doubt really belonged to Lett
places him in suspicious light under all the cir.
cumstances There is no doubt from the app of
the lower part of the body of the deceased woman
at the post mortem examnatien that one or
two hours must have transpired in their burning, al
though it the sprtea was poured upon her. less time
would have been required
The examination OF the above named witnesses will be
made before Justice Matsell this morning.
RoBBiNe A sNoozER.-One Patrick Mccartney went on
avis to 81 Orange street Saturday nigh to Pat
rick Drsco!l, and while there, got into snoeze and
when he awsked discovered that his pockets had been
relieved OF S45 in gold and silver and hand
lued at SlaO He gave notice TO the police and James
Smith arrested the rogue Drisco and he was fully
mitted to prison.
CorOner's ORce.-Monday October 80 "A CHILD
sUFFscATED-On Monday morning Mrs. Margaret Early
OF 43 Watts street. awaked and found her youngest child
had been fretul during the night and kept her AXE
until near tour o'clock She aroused about half past
fve end then found the child lying with its face
her, quite dead The coroner's jury, from the medical
testimony offered in the CASE returned verdict OF acci
dental suffJcation.