The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-11-25
Trial or Husband for the Murder OF has

der Of Basil Blair by stabbing him with knife In the
Eleventh ward. during the recent election. Msssrs
B. Phillips and Edmon BlsukmAn appeared for the pri-
seners who pleaded not guilty The trial postponed
| TIL nezt term Of this court ...
William C. surtevsnt brought up ,rrbeas corpus,
ehaylog been nted for et.nte sgsnsI the esc
| ticr Laws. The case was postponed
MURDER OF WIFE.
Otto Grunzg, Prusssn placed at the bar charged
with the murder Of victorne arunris his wife, by ad
ninistering to her quantity OF arsenic in mixture Of
sugar and water In the month OF August last The pri
soner rather good loo king about 90 years age
and was decently dressed. He rings and sp-
pesred perfectly self possessed After couple Of pc.
remptory cha nees on the part of the prisoner the
following Jurors were sworn
g Esnaad A nSss'1 i kioS:rs s Sat
L. Joseph Lane, 10 George Cole,
s. Patrick Keane, IL. Jacob Vanderbilt,
The prisoner being given in charge defended by
Messrs Joasbimseen and Edmon Bankman.
The District Attorney then stated the for the
prosecution. He said that In the long catalogue Of
crimes which disgrace humanity il there be
horrible than another 1t is that of taking life by the Ad
derstood to be native of Prussia and had married In
that countrys French lady daughter Of soldier who
had fought in the wars of Napoleon Some time after he
left her and to this country and obtained employ
ment a. msehnist in the upper part Of the city. In
May 1850, young woman named Margueretta, native
OF Bavaria arrived In this city and took up her resi-
boarding house. where she became acquainted
with the prisoner at the bar That resulted
married man, he promised her that when the chi
the consequences Of their connection) old enough
he would marry her On the day after the birth Of Mar
gueretta child Victorne the prisoners WIFE arrived in
this city she went to the house Of her husband and
found him living with this woman Some reprosches
ensued and they resulted in the prisoner taking
for his legitimate wife. She . high toned woman,
and determined to wesn her husband from his attach
mept to that woman but ultimately finding 1t impos.
0ble she resolved going serVice
she went into the employment Of Mr. Barclay ssh-
irgton place the brother Of the British Consul she
remained there about Elk weeks when Mr.
Ogden Hoffman ascertaning her accomplishments,
obtained her soverness for bis children,
On going there she left in the of Mr. Barclay
some large boxes, containing qusntiny of clothing
rope and she made request that they should not be
given TO her during her absence The prisoner
took room in Elm street for Msrgueretta and at lOs
Edrdge street close by he took apartments bmse
he made two Wits to MI. Hoffman his wife, and
the third visit he brought her back to this city and
rstts vent with her child to Edridge street get some
money from Grunzig and not finding him at home she
again immediately after the arrival of the prisoner
and his wi'e she then asked some money and Mrs
Grunzg said they had no money for her Margueretta
TO strike herr there was some mutton the
tire at the time she went away before she left che asked
tor eugar for her child and told that there
none in the house; neighbor Mrs Zsdi came in
in again and found Mrs Grunzg In bed Of
Q thirst, and burning in the stomach and vomiting;
this EeiRhDor induced n0r TO get and walk
street to get air. she did but tainted in the street.
the pains and the vomiting continued and she taken
back to her house and physician sent for Two days
after this attack Margueretta again called for some
money; she did not get in, but the prisoner an
swered from the inside that Mrs Grunzig
was asleep. Mrs Grunsg had always treated Margue-
retta we'll and had promised take her child and adopt
It. rot having any Of her own and thus forgsve the
Of her husband The deceased died the 10th
August At periods Of her sickness blood
and ell the syn ptoms Of the administration Of
poison Observable Shortly before her death
insane On the day before her death the prisoner
called at Mr. Barclays and endesvored procure those
boxes he and his family out Of town, but the do
nestle informed Grupzig that he could not get them;
he said he should have them and would bring officer
he returned in the evening" and had keys in his hand
which found him when he arrested and they
found to at the trunks which had bee left
Barclays possession. While the deceased ILL., the pri-
soner her husband generally gave her sugar and
II white sugar; there another per containing
brown sugar; the husband gave her
from the whit. sugsr and alssys took the brown him
sitioi Get IN rapidly that all the parts could b
examined at the post merfem examination he (ths Dis
body eshumed and distinct traces az arsenic
In the stomach Where the decess.d had vomted tn
door the spot were ssraped and the scrspnss which
submitted to chemical test found contsir
arsezic some grams OF arsenic also found in tn,
paper; Professor Reed will not pt sitiyely that Il
was but 1t VII be shown that II resembles t
much.
Victorine Zsdi French woman was sworn aud ex
smned through the medium OF Mr. Morrough, AS inter
| preter-l am married woman; 1 reside in Brooms
street and lived there in August last Is half block
from Eldridge street knew Nictorne Grunziy for
months before her death; she then living In Wash
irgton place don't recollect the Of the gentle
man in whose service she was; II was at No s; knew
the prisoner about fifteen days before death tn
deceased; I do not know where he lived when
first became acquainted with him. II was his VIII
introduced him to me In my house l recollec
situation from Washington Place; IL somewhere il
the country but don't member it, the prisoner live,
from the country, she called evening
twas on Tuesday; deceased went again to the coun
try next day for something she had forgotten and cam
bsck again and called In the evening again me;
went with yicorne (the deceased that evening to he
house los Edraae street. che and the prisoner eccupie
bedroom and another chamber In the rsa
Of the building, on the FIRST floor I foun'
there Miss Lawrence (Msrgueretts) and the prison
nothing cooked While was there /, was aSou, fou
hall. past four O'Clock; stsd there about half
hcur yistorine he deceased appeared to be very vel
In health that evening; saw her the next morning
O'Clock; abe was in bed very sick she told me she hs
vomited. Counsel for prisoner objected TO being re
ceived In evidence What the deceased told the witness
admitted; excepted Witness csntinued-rhs De cease
vomited while there; the prisoner not there
'f,time she vomited; staid there about quarter
hour and she vomited twice during that tins
she vented on the noor did not remark the color
appearance of what she vomed; pointed out the psc
wnere she yomed to Mr. Bleakiry, the Deputy Coruns
l ssw the noer scrsped by Mr.. Beskey at the sp,
wher. 1 saw Mrs erunzig vomit; on that NOR
head and burning sensation in her stomach; did n
do anything to her, but sdvsed her get up and
over to my house-that the air would do her GOO
, abe got up with considerable trouble; she
, my house, and there found herself very bad 81
tainted three or four times and vonited three times Il
did not vomit In the street. she vomited In bucket
my house spplisd vinegar 20 her temples tn bring h
to hen she tainted; she came to- and re-conductet HI
to her ovn hou.e the prisoner not present .
this time; he not at home when took Va
tcrire home; yictorine went TO bed; stad there
quarter OF an hour; Nictorine told to 60 home and
/ aid did not leave any with her; one came
while was there's Nictorine came to my house the san
day about O'clock very sick she came alone; she sti
vented end bad pains In her head she staid hot
house uhen her hu, band (the prisoner) cam.
tok her away. don't rtoole,t whether went roun
that night her vent there the next morning.
her at half past OF o'clock; she the
sick venting and complained Of the headache; the
there then. there else there; 81
c, psined OF her head her stomach, and vomiting
hsie the Judge said that II would be- perhaps we'll
STATE that the ptr cple which the court would lay do~
uss thst 20 be found In lst Greensafs Evidence pa
liz lee - Wherever the bodily mental {, elm
su individual material to be proved, the usual e
p,ssons Of such feelings made at the time In quest