New-York daily tribune., 1844-01-17
THE BROADWAY MURDER.
COURT OF OYER AND TERMlNER . Before judge
KENT and lid. WoopHULL aud E.>lNoSs.

| Dr. I&tAGm sWorn-Atlended the poSt-Inofcm
animation. When W. the found The body
on t floor the remnant 81 bed, aud good deal OF Tea.
;irrs scattered about the ine then DESCRIBED
the appearance presented ny ir nody e burnt limbs,
&c stated ty the previous ": s"S Onthr pusmoliem
examination found t@ stomach, nr4u, &c, perfectly
healthy There were no SYMPTOM, OF at-mIeance-i'ad
there been they would iiaya eyib tms- ves Tic sIom'
7ch aud bfa'G and N iie eyes ire ar 'sii4ct mark he.
tw-eu ceth by Suocafion and death W stanguttlUn he
Doctor describes the difference Of appearance Cannot pos
Le=a how she TO death. My opinion, ov'ever.
that she 10 her death by suiocaton have no doubt
that the fire communicated 10 the body after death
lofsx9r years he lungs III !he present case We're
from chronic disease there blood anv little,
in te lungs: aud acute diseases. In tie Of
deceased hd been intoxicated that might, witness is pretty
certain that 'the stomach on!d have been morbid state,
have any thing for eight hours. Liquor ntoxi-
full Had she did from inoxc-,ion that night think
could haze been from the state and contents oi
other questions we're by the witaess but the
| are all which bear Immediately the case.
The District Attorney then wished to show by the witness
that Lcitga and his we had serious quarrel the lt Of
July that he stabbed her with pair of scissors and sube
queniiy threatened presence OF witness who attended her
| as physician some day TO kill her
The Court after consultations Orcrfued the admission Of
the testimony, being between aud wife, who had
united this affair and that the fact enoe
Witness continuedLetca and his wife lived separate from
3qq m 5 Si 9 that @y o s & 81 2afsa
what actually connected with the fact The lourt allowed
|
that e was not aware Of such after the reunon When
s Mrs Leitga, thought her under the influence OF IL
quo but afterward seeing her al time hen knew She was
net So her general demeancr beng the same changed
mind She was peculiar woman: Think there is no doubt
! gastric fluid
| BY the Court-You saY she peculiar What
HTncss-- hardly know yhat do mean-uot peculiar in
! appearance but in conversation
a iror-In case OF burning if it had been before death
and burn; death would the red line have been vs
Uitness-i think il would
Brady@Wcuiiihe burning hay: caused death?
below the knees have known people to bebunt as mochas
Btgdy-Gsnno sober person be bum, BY their clothes
catching on fire. on otherwise?
g|iinesS-Ye they OF injury TO the abdomen
Brady-Coud not person be sufTocated by smoke!
HitnesS-Yss if sufficiently dense
By the COlin the event OF the burning being before
death aud the ess being burnt as now would red mark be
1strie ltorncy-In the event of extrenites being
burnt white the person alive, would ne coontenance pre-
sen, the appeeTancs that the deceased ,d! ,;r H.,
jitaeSS.No would have been very different ana tie
limbs would probably have been compressed
Mr.. Higginb0kaanl was recalled, and cIhlsgIcd
the remains beds,ead Mr. Brady requested The
Court notice that burnt more on the side nearest TIE
stove than the other
Dr.. TompLius sworn-He attended the post-nlor-
examinations aud described the Of the wounds Sc
H did think The burns suceat TO produce instantaneous
delth though they night day or two he 'gposed that
the deceased had been alive the me Of the burning she
would have made nose and that the POSITION OF n. limbs
Dr.. ircter sworn-Was Coroner; the de-
ceased the morning. The tower OF the less We're burnt
very much aud thighs also burn,-al,o the arms,
eyes &c. he the conclusion At once that e burns
had occurred after death. The stomach shown 70 hin b
the after the po.;-nom tNanination differed
,,oi. their opinion that perfectly healthy My les
that ii had been good deal sL''n4Ited. ihink
would have required more half an hour aiiomls u.
the boly much wes tlnH that II the Ire occurred
before death The tongue, lay between the teeth even AZ
oynr . would lay ohfid@d wou have been aceraed
tbuer .lIiUikeR sworn-Saw the body about II
Took The key sre shosn Tan ordinary oiss
ioor.ke out BOSOM Observed ludsnttton OF 1t
her breast took ,he prisoner th' day IRON [he prison TO at
tend Coroar, Inquest liz did not seem disposed TO con-
verse aud sad very iittIt
William CARPENTER swom-ls Counsellor al
Law O the might Of the 26h Octobe! was passing down
Broadway h two friends 'havlng spent the evening al e
house OF tleman acQuAutante aud whsa between
Broome aud Grand sts the SIDE head disturbance
nearly opposite Where stood !wo persons came ou 3i
The and Immediately went IN 9saa hey 2nsaTsa TO
quauelnc and the noise attftcts, me heard e sound
ns iie' We crossed took held OF the door opened
II and persons nsid-. \ man was standing neti
was told in I9ns, manner to clear 9ut-na 'nfy
could settle their ditlcnllleS was told TO Snet te
hrr accenL, To- be au ls woman thnG5ht 'htte W.T. NOR
ian w The room. There Vas ilsht III ~ hs MAJ
cannot ~ whether two men or n.n and woman
that came tuk twas the that told me 10 close
hong! from the numbrl of ner- more than
two IN the room Told the watchman what had occurred
| William B. WarM sworn--Was in company
i,b ,as vitness Il was ai,oat O'Clock at night Heard
rsnoatsd cries of murder iron -n4le Iish
accent crossed over aud pushed the door op-n, when
heard The cry of murder repeated a maa stood in
o"t Of tn door and thought the pressure that there
wss another behind II. Thought from ti@ unt ot the
voice that the behind the counter ca not get
the door wholly OPEN asked when looked IN, what they
wer. cryirg murdor for, aud the woman 'mmedatsiy sN,
door was pushed against M and pushed The
wachman immediately afterwards oarle up di4 n2t think
from that the woman was OF oeiS muir
Jered but that family quarrel and man Wanting 10
G door rpeared 10 BE- about he same hight prisoner
bu, could recognize hun thought from yhe uo7 and
sound of voices that there than three persons
ia tfr saw the body oideceasd IN the SANE store
NEXT day. ;,
mans voice winch ordered him There continued 10 De
some e disturbance tu the Haehman was there and ne
Or. Ptnam rrcaled.-The deceased native OF lrs-
John Duly sworn-ls city watchman. Met
yopos man that night IN Broadway whot me that there
49, cry. Of murder .t $50 Went there aud young
man in front but al H. Looked through letter hole
~ ,i door There light the store. Saw nothing but
m in tI. rear of the store standing by table On a.
tempting 10 look ,er2nG tnt $ois iFsom s aay @
rrina,ned about minutes longer A.! wa. sui ana M ie -
passed t,eEf b. sT1y m WAS fesasc by Thomas Jscobs
Mbow however did not mention what had h'2ia or seen
William H. SPARKS sworn-Was acquainted
with deceased She stated to be scotc @ T0a, m ou,
Broadwaya Il aud at 70 O'Clock the day before hes ue"'
| when she was well.
| William 3. Barber sworn-l am an oiilcer' "a"
the body among the The eyes wers partly oPen' W.
| Sweet arrested the prisoner.
Christian Baker sworn-l keep boarding house
and porter house 132 Pearl koh4usch boarded n
me- Lsitsa called 10 him the SATURDAY evening previous
ths murder; They play ed domnos and drank glasses o
beer; u O'Clock wanted 10 eslen up but Lega Ssris
bser aud dd not not want 10 leave; hnifansch sald e
would with HIM aud oysters which he did
about quarter past l2; az g
Kohirausch there; do not know what homs
he slept the third story, N the same with the bar
! keeper.
Henry Sailing, sworn--Is a German keeps al
oys-. ceaa the corner of Centre aad Pearl streets eco
a. had .lfDI
/ oysters and drunk, aud leit IN shout hoGr.
4 recess was then taken. After the c-assembling
Of the Court