The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-10


ton by the smoke. The wife and child were much
burned, although il is TO be presumed that The for
mer was stopped In her escape by sufiocatlon from
| smoke The premises were much burned, and
| nearly all the furniture In the house belonging to
| the several inmates, was destroyed.
| The coroner held an inquest yesterday on the
three bodies, previous to which much inquiry and
| speculation were entered into as to the manner in
which the fire had been communicated Truschel,
| who occupied the first floor, and in whose shop the
fire was discovered, stated that he closed the shop
at about 9 o'clock IA the afternoon, but passed
during the evening. He also stated that he was
not insured, and that there had been no i'll feeling
between him and Elera the I. deceased
Another witness testified that deceased had work
ed for Truschel. journevmsn, some time since,
and that he owed deceased 800 for his labor, which
| debt had given rise to disputes between them al
different times that ne had heard Iruschel order
| deceased to move out Of the house, which he re-
fused saying that he would stay and get that much
rent for the money due him. These contradiction,
statements with other strange pecullarites OF the
case, have induced us to give the testimony taken
| before the Coroner, IN full IN order that a proper
conclusion can be obtained, if possible, from the
| evidence.
| Thomas Bauchr, No. 26 Delaney street, and sum-
moned the following jurors
John D Bentwell, phneas Cook, jr
John d Newman, Thomas wallace,
George A. Covey, Hugh Riley.
George w Lee, C. I. Bullwinke,
Robert Bell John McCrink
James h.. King; A Passman,
J L. Barnard, William LANCE
James 3. Tucker, Richard Howard
The first wi ness called was LOUIS TRuscHEI who be-
ing duly derosed as Efows Il am cabinet max
err my place oresdence at l73 Chrystie street where
occupied the first floor for workshop little after six
o'clock Yesterday afternoon shut up the shop and
that the fire was put out in the stoves passed through the
shop several times in the evening with uncovered
lamp, in which there was oil burning about quarter
after o'clock the last time that was in the shop
with the amp went to bed in the Immediately
the shop about % o'cock about half past eleven
aot.r I,at.I
and ran down to the shop; and discovered the
| fire the left side Of the shop, as entered it
| the flames up from behind 1t. There did not ap
pear to be fire in any other part OF the shop at that
carried five six feet from the place where the
fire. there fire round the stove at that me the
doors and windows the front part OF the house
locked when went to bed, and found them locked when
went down to the fire; the back door OF the shop
not fastened when went to bed; knew that Jacob Fl
ler who lived in the third story with his wife, Wilhem
na AMI his child Caroline, ont al meeting, and
pecied that he Woud get an BY getting orer The fence Of The
s&"s and ar, 81 back marS s
any difficulty contention with him or his family. I'm.
medatey after got to the fire saw him behind me with
his clothes except his coat requested him to assist
in try ing put the fire out but he said it was of
and ran Immediately back up stairs; did not notice
| whether he intoxicated not at that time; have
him under the influence Of liquor. had insur.
| ance on any property OF mine at that place.
FREDERIoK GOLDMAN, residing at is Delaney street. be-
| ing sworn said-I saw Jacob Ellen at a meeting in Bay.
ard street at aboushalf past o'clock last night when
he said he was going home; he was not intoxicated at
that time.
ROBERT c CAMPBELL, residing at 100 Eldridge street,
| being sworn, said-l am city Waterman about six
minutes before eleven O'Clock last night man,
,chom did not know, from the ~ W. Of Grand
and Chy street to the s. H. corner of s,d streets and
down Grand street to Forsyh street. and down Forsyth
Hester street hailed and asked him il there any
fire; he looked around, but did not halt make any an
swer in five minutes afterwards, saw the light OF the
| fire at I73 Chrystie street, hut did not go to it.
| ELIZABETH HEiysoHA being sworn said occupied
the front of the third story of the house 73 Chrystie
IacO vii andh
| Caroline occupied the back room on the same floor
heard Mrs Eer and her child to bed about half past
eight O'Clock last night heard Mr. Eller go down stairs
at that time, and did not hear any thing more Of him h
just Iheard the clock strike eieren, when heard him
about ten minutes after that by the cry Of fire. and imme
dately heard Mr. Eller go down stairs went directly
down stairs and did not hear any thing Of Mr.
Eller or his wife child the property owned by me in
| that house insured to the amount Of $500.
vRcn BEARpsLEy residing at 2ol Wooster street being
sworn, sadWhen arrived at the houseNo. l73 Chystie
street last night the fire nearly exngushed went
up stairs and found and child iying dead at The
head IF the first flight cf stairs there was small basket
OF clothes the floor beside her did not discover that
any person had been up stairs before me; while was
standing by the woman and child persons pissed
and went up into the third story did not 60 up
that time into the third story.
f. BLAKE. residing al II Rivington street, being
sworn, said--I awoke about Is 20 minutes pas
| II o'clock last night, and saw from my window
| blaze issuing from the chimney OF the house
No l73 ChIy site street. at that time could not discover
any fire light in about that house. the upper part OF
which could see When arrived at the house, som'
qured Of them whether all the persons out of the
| house. and was answered yes" There fire OIL
the stairs at that time but the hall full OF smoke
passed around to the back part OF the house end did not
any fire on that sde returned Immediately to the
front sde and there the fire burning through the
partition adjoining the stairs; this morning saw three
persons ing dead in that house. who appear to to be
Jacob Eller his wife Whemina, and his child Caroline
| with whom was previously acquainted
GEORGE KEIrHEr, residing at No. 10 Catherine street
being sworn, said was acquainted with Jacob Filler
his wife Wilhelmna and his child Caroline, whose bodies
| q |
Of their persons and dress they lay at No. Ia
Chrys site street Jacob Eler has several times told me
during the past winter that Louis Trtsshet indebted
him for ,cork and that they had sererat times had dput
about it, and that Tr,schet had ordered him bu
think d he .sd last @ tbs. Tysshs owe
him SlO5 heard him make any threats agains
any person; lett him ct meeting at O2 Bayard street
last night about quarter after ten o'clock he ther
sober, and did not speak OF Mr. Truschel.
DR.. WILLIAM MURrHy, residing at No. 10 Rivingtor
street being sworn said was at The house mum
1am,s issuing from the chimney, before saw any
other person here, Except Mr. Lewis Tru 'chel wh'
said that his family were safe; saw the fire burning
in the shop but had not reached the stairs the hall
full O smoke but think if had known that there
ae Ps' after The rewa ey vent M stairs
and q IN the bird story whose face and hand
and arms slightly burned and backened. examined
him and found that he was dead then examined wo
and child the second floor they both So
verely burned and dead think from the effects OF thu
burns The appeared have died princi from
being suffoeated with smoke II about ten minutes
past eleven O'Clock last night when went to the fire.
The jury, after considerable delay, returned III,
following singular verdict:-" That the said Viii
hemna and Carolina ElIer came to their death b,
burning, aud that the said Jacob Eler came to hi
death by suffocaton, at the fire Of the house IL;
Chrvstie street, the origin of the fire being unknown
to the Jury.
City Intelligence.
Police, MARCH e.-PIcNrocxrr IN TINE ExcHAscE;--
Officer Reyea took stroll through Wall street about thu