New-York daily tribune., 1843-10-30
Murder and Arson in Broadway.


named Ann Leitza had been burned death. Or more
-obabiv murdered BY her husband The Coroner was sum-
uoued The result of his Investigation was mat the W
tand charged not only with numbering his we, ont aiso
with arson, TO conceal the crime.
Tho first witness examined was William Hickenbothan
who door aad testified that L-zs and his "iie
l o live on amIcab!e terms Arnold rented the store 10
Lsjtz but another over II he had seen te ~
c.ased frequently in liquor and occasion he kne"
that the husband had inflicted severe wound wh PAIR oi
shears on the He stated he did hear any NOISE last
night; inasmuch as the conguy Of the buildings ola no
permit of sound after the closing OF kylight sna 'ha
hap.st six o'clock in the morning he was aroused from m
bed by the alarm of fire. and living Immediately aoo'e e
premises discovered The fire; went down, ofoAe 'o '
p-emises through the door, and discovered ue
v;rr on COT which was bokeu down. belng much ou'n
having bed or pillow on her breast and partly over hs
head he procured and dashed 1t over her oooE
,ce lfase soon n and moved The li!io" ana
bed but not the body She then quite dead and much
burned about the feet and legs stove was within three
! feet Of the cot.
| Thomas Dugan was the next He stated that he
lived at No. 40 Broadway; Leitza this morning while
he was standing in front of his door, pass the side walk
about ten minutes after six o'clock going up Broadway
About twenty minutes afterwards he heard the alarm OF fire.
found that proceeded from the OF the premises occu
pied bv Letla and knowing Letza out, asked or the
KEY of the front door, which found subsequently on the
counter
Luke Colburn who lives the door, was alarmed b!
Ge about past O'clock, stepped directly on the roo
aud through the sky light discovered the fire.
Justice Matse and officers Fream and Reyca who were
out on police duy Colbun giving the alarm Of fire In
the street passed through Mr. Hcknbotham into Letzas
store the front door OF which iasened and discovered
the deceased lying pillow or part OF bed being
G.. -, ,Iar,n hpr tsp
and can with about half pint OF the spirit about three
fee OF hammer and goose iron the floor The
Justice stated that Leza had been twice complained by
his wife the poceonce for abandonment and once for
assault and battery sabbing her with pair of shears
Officer Frearn who was with Justice Nael, stated that
he saw the deceased lying feather bed bolster over
her face and wab hoor which had been used Tor
spirit gas and the key the font door lying on the coun
TEL
M James c. Hooker No. 422 Broome street, testified
that the deceased had called upon him IN May last IN reie
renee 10 her husbands ecoSnzances being forfeited Tor
stabbng her with pair OF shears He knew that the accu
had the deceased bad and never knew her no1
Gated.
Officer Sweet arrested the prisoner in Broadway about
ha.past seven o'clock his door, with bunch Of eels
in his hand which he said he had purchased in Washington
Market. He had no key with him. Two watches
were found on him. and about Slo4 in bills SC. He had
| some small KEYS.
The Coroner's clerk Mr.. Miken, arrived about half
past seven O'clock hearing of the affair and found the
deceased lying bed Of feathers and burned almost TO
crisp He discovered under the foot of the partly
ned cot m will be recoleced that this was in Toom the
front occupied aors store and the back as vestnS
.oom) old ames apparently picture frames, light wood
partly burned
Four physicians examined the body and also made post
| hair DrsI Ian
gers Robert Wilson, F. Putnam, and VIM. S Tompkns,
who Of opinion that from the natural position oi the
BODY after found and severely burned that death
ensued previous the burning Nc marks of violence We're
discernabc the body but those produced by the burning
with the exception of slight abrasion.
The Jury after half an hours consultations gave the fol
loving verdict That the said Ann Leltza to her
death by being wully and eoniously suffocaed by Will
am her husband the 29 Of October Instant who al
terwards fired the premises"
He was accordingly fully committed on the charge, no:
only Of murder, but also of arson.
n The New-Orcans Bee has the following
extract from letter received in that city dated Mexico,
Sept 30 ls43 We regret inform you that from some
misunderstanding which has arisen between H. B. NJ Mis-
sion and the Government Mr.. Doyle, H. B. Ms Charge
d'Afaes has suspended all diplomatic intercourse with
Mexico uatil he receives instructions from his Govern
ment."
IL The Richmond Star states that woman
died Wednesday last in that city from restitution When
found she dead but great suffering She stated
she had not food for several days. little boy lay
near pless and sickhere fire upon the hearth
and the nc wind unchecked through the broken win
dows" Il says the Editor, that appealed
strongly to the benevolent be and jealous aid the
suffering.
o. The Marshall Statesman, Michigan,
states that named James Cannon lately found
dead in the woods that village. jug found by
his side and supposed he his death drinking
liquor.
RoBpERY.-Wm. Wheeler arrived at Albany
his way Ohie on Friday when he found that ha had
been robbed Of s323 the accumulation of three years hard
labor farm. Mr. w is of the opinion that the money
taken from his trunk boarding house in this City
Thursday night and has returned with hopes Of recover
ing it,
RAILROAD AccIDEHr-There was collision
the Utica and Syracuse Railroad Chenango, between
the upward and downward train No person injured
and but one or ;wo of the forward cars damaged.
u Rev Abel Brown, anti.slavery lecturer
nobbed the evening Of the 9th INST Balls,on, n.
y while attempting to speak upon the subject of slavery.
We thought mobs Of fashion, but the people Of
Ballson resolved to introduce them again
u Adm Bradford, Esq, who died in Boston
Wednesday last had been Secretary the Commonwealth
from 1872 to 1921 One Of his last efforts the correc.
ton ofhis History of the battle of Bunker Hill.
u The funeral of Commodor Claxton is ex
Pected 10 take place in Baltimore to-day.
Snow IN VERMosr.-Thc Postmaster at East
Randolph Mr.. Wasson of the Albany P O., under
date Of the 2lth, as follows
Snow fell here yesterday feet. 1t now ON leye!
here Of drift W
some places, are four feet deep -
u There was another snow.storm at Albany
or Monday, which covered the ground handsomely
II THANKSGIVING in Ccoro;a fret Ed :;