New-York daily tribune., 1844-01-16
THE BROADWAY MURDER.
COURT OF OYER AND TERNflNER Before jude
KEvr and Aid. WoopHCLL. and EaMoH.


dicted for the murder Of Ann Leitga twife OF he
burn her BODY. was called up. The prisoners were
rather prepossessing in appearance, with light hair
and fair compilations. Theqrisoners are 10 be tried
separately and Leitga was first placed upon the
stand JAMES T. BRADY and THo,As WARSER,
Esqrs. appeared in their behal!, and Mr. WH1TISG,
District Attorney. for the prosecution.
Considerable time was occupied in empanneIng
Jury, and the following gentlemen finally sworn:
Janes g. Wood Owen Jones, Joseph P. Chambers. VIM
rnond Cieo-se u, R,se Ferdinand Martin Consus La
Forge Stephen Weeks James Daley.
The Indictment was read BY Mr. Vandervoort,
clerk, charging the prisoner with numbering the
deceased bv suffocating her with pillow or some
thing else to the Grand Jury unknown.
The District Attorney then opened the case, stating
that Leitga, with his wife, lived at $50 Broadway,
on the eastern side near Grand street. Onthe morn
inc of the 29th October en- alarm Of fire was giveIl
and found 10 proceed from the store OF Leitga. On
breaking open the door, ii found TO be in flames,
the wife Of deceased dead and pillow lying across
her face On the Coroner's inquest the Jury were
satisfied that she had to her death previous 10
the fire. The cry OF murder from female voice had
been heard in the that night, and two men seen
in the store Itwould also be shown that Ilohrausch
had an insurance on the store-that the two we're
together till about y o'clock that night when trace
of them was lost The evidence is wholly circum-
stanal but OF such character as he thought would
admit of no doubt as TO their guilt.
The District Attorney then proceeded 10 call his
witnesses.
William {N@genb0tham, syorn.-Resdes al 46i
Broadway; am go years od Iet OF the urperroom and
Gsyast; he occupedth- store Broadway occu2
addition TO mloe, the dwelling part OF the house over hl;
he moved little before MAY h. yas tailor; never saw
any person there evcep his wi aud himself he had persons
sometimes work for MIN; Know where he spt but
there cot III the yard sometimes ths store "a about Il
feel wide and deep i extended blc" about 20 feet bey"@d
the main buldog believe there was no partition, but Ase
was an upright an support the building; there t&ro
counters one In ronf ana one 0arU ' nle" Pal tie
the ok door opened the yard IN commons have frequently
en Mrs hohduSch suppose eI 10 have been 20 or Sj
no b. Distriet 4ttorne-Recoects the FIRE 1t occursd
% abT tng occur the preceding night create uspcon
Wtress-HearG noise the prev,ou, u-ht l=pt IN a
walk cried re aad said the neyt house was all fire an
70 he kvIIst on t- shed and broke ths window Saw the
oIace in flames Broke the back door when Justice Mat
sell aud others CAM. Got ont OF the ci.tern, and
put out the fire. On entering saw the body of deceased
he he'd sfrunk back, as supposed they had bon been
burnt but socn my mistake. The deceased Was lying
little her night side There ras Kind Of lage - pillow
her and head Her arms appeared 70 pc on her 0fa @ as
wing on some feathers the having ben burnt twas
about from the soTs rch vas NOR foYaJa the 'rnt %
or oa Erem first came in There no blood in the room
The bod s in ne position ~ "lc M NV We S"ha m II m III
b nart arn-ared 10 flames hlnk the back door
fastened when went IL bcrst open ths door The nos:
M ing ns nal Os So hs fIf would Jock bust oFen the door
out turning the knob 1t yielded easily When first
the fire appeared be mostly between the stove and the
hack door The considerable fire round the head Of the
bed which toward our house ylns cross" ay IN it=
in oo"1 fsmrs. The fire then was over the cot. The
floor at head burnt but was SO At the foot
Of the The frame OF the cot was nettg much burnt
observed previous 10 that morning. that lns noGT had ben re-
pared and thai place was bunt now ne hoe IN the
oo large enough 10 put your hsi through The fo"r
was not burnt between the bed and the COT There
piece OF sheet under the stove 1t was round stove
win fire brick The stove stood feet. do not know
whether the ashes drawer out not Nhsn we saw her
ss appeared have had her clothes on usual wearing
apparel Her shoes stockings were oft bu; whether b0nt
oil orno cannot She appeared TO be lying on sort
OF feather bed the floor the legs of the having
burnt off did not Try ascertain whether or not he front
door was locked Justice Aaseil and others,
do not rscoccl whether Leitsa the previous day
NOT saw him after the E.e about il O'Clock, in custody.
have conyered with him sufficiently to know that he spsaks
English
DIST .4ttorneyWhat was the sign over the door!
Witnesy.-The of kohiJausch was on the sign Do
5sGot' 'h @ part Knows S Kohau,i as ' ~ words
Ri hen DID YOU see Ko.Hssh liza h=s
csely when hav@seen hif go through the ya.d al es
CrosseEGmad b Brady-s wife lived IN the back part
Of the store short time 10 the fire. bat not ever sincs
Nav. do not think she very Incorporate woman;
though, she lrsnk e but never her staSger; have
toYca,ed Judged that she had been drinking, from the
her husband! sight however, that was at loss
know whether II vas liquor or sr usual manner she Ire Ire
her so frequently but for few weeks before her death was
seldom and % Ark hs, @ sr ttfqd Sa & 20 as ns bosfd
ed; slept small ireut rcom heard no noss oi any kn'
that was y by m % s RE OF oRs 6T 10 Roa. T b9p
locked through the skylisht all be- seemed 70 be
amags o aames pushed the back door open; an sure it
was as,ened the nosng eaten lying at the foot OF the
door after the fire. they used 10 have stic The door
way Grand but had seen her eQue#ty AID also
Kohrausc; was IN the store aud in the back part day
pended IN the window, over the counter and believe
portable lamp which thay carried ahout they burnt sn
an shown about o'clock, Gtier e fire. there the
seat chair Their disconnected from any frame; there
very much heated; the top OF the stove of the time
do not remember 10 have afterwards there bottom
there ltte charcoal among the hard Goals Of her
hands outside OF the mow, and appeared 10 be casped
limb being bare; her tee vas very e bH;n; !; was 50
believe little the left side wher the pillow d;d
do no, know ther officer reem Jrstics AlatseIl took
epow of her faces the body was PLACED on counter and
prs uOrtem examination held The Ceronsrs aques
nex oor room Of the Broadway House Mhichwas taken
OFT L. The @s n %! my "Te @ no, ob.g. sensation Of soo,.
ton when throwing the water, except fom In ordinary
burning OF wood The coal in the stove appeared to have
been recently put in. There Doon OF glass bottle
the coal either thrown the had been previously
the coal eI. was good lock the back door
with the usual keich, and bras knons each side The p
low lay the beas the lower part OF the face
ceased.
81 Brady-lam pretty certain that the bolt OF the lock had
been turned the back door aud the door shu the pillow APP
,eacsd if had bsea put on hex face and breast;
could form opinion.
Brody-E emnot as kinS you for your opinion.
JFineSS-l am giving opinion. The body inclined
to,y .r,S tiia right .Ile.
By Phang-rhs hmbs '=r- extended; the tongue was
about halt zach oil her mouth between her ;sctoh-r
wise ls counenance seemed natural and easy; glass
Of the lamp the counter broken and lying hs
floor; the stock Of goods small, bUi all regular
Brad, objected testimony in relation the stock.
Jage KENT should be- admitted ofths general
facts OF the cas5.