The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-19

DEN DECEAsE AND HIS SUICIDE.
In first evening edition OF yesterday, We noticed
the sudden DEATH upon Monday afternoon, OF Mrs. Eliza
beth wnecke the No so Leonard street. in this
city The lady only about twenty years Of age and
had been married for little than two years, to Mr.
Henry Adophus Winecke, German physician of some
professional repue. II admitted by all the witnesses
that they latery led most unhappy life each drinking
spiruous liquors TO great extent and each fighting with
the other when intoxicated II will be from the
testimony that of those unhappy domestic
took place last Saturday evening" and upon Sunday they
were again reconciicd, but the wife appeared ILL., She
continued up to about eight O'Clock in the evening"
when she died having been insensblc for some hours be
fore her deceae, and lying upon the floor Her husband
attended to her. and administered remedies prescribed by
himself and another medical man Immediately after her
death he left the house. and did not during the
night and it whispered in the neighborhood that he
had poisoned her with audanum.
Coroner Gamble proceeded to the house in order to
make inquiry into the Doctor Winecke could not
be found. The following gentlemen upon the
Francis Buckley, John A. Tardy,
John Dunno Peter l.. Ferty,
A. Allen W. Warrener,
H. W. Hill, L. Osborne.
The following testimony taken =
Patrick ,ein, being duly sworn, deposed-The de
ceased my sister she married TO Doctor Adolphus
Winecke two years ago; she has had child; asked
sister to come to visit about four weeks ago and
she said the had sufficient clothing 10 come then but
would at some other Time know nothing Of the
of her death.
Edward Develn, being sworn sad-I reside at No 223
East Eleventh street. the deceased sister, about
seven O'Clock last Monday evening Called with friend
to her could get in the front door; found
the back door open upon going found her lying
upon the floor With pillow under her head; the doctor
STOPPING her; he said he had given her glass
Of wine and then went FAR Anthony street. he said
she lying upon the floor when he came back; her
hands and feet we're cold her husband gave her
thing twice; do not know what it was; there
black Tot upon her the doctor said he had struck
her with the edge OF knife few nights ago for prevent
ing his going out my sister Eliza died on Monday evening"
her body put into bed and the doctor her husband
lay down beside it. after he let out OF the
house, know nothing nothing elseregarding her death
David II. Jessup. sworn-I reside at No. 80 Leonard
street lived up stairs last six weeks the
doctor and his wife have had quarreng continually and
alo drnking scarcely night passed that he did not
break things and have heard her and cry
der; the last week has been about the breaking
things and fighting; have dishes thrown into the
entry, and the deceased from door to another
and scream was present when she died. the doctor
here and sad he wanted to 60 after herr he then went
out and have not heard of him SINCE he appeared to
be sober; thought nothing OF the fighting, 1t
common
Emelne Morton sworn-I reside upstairs; have known
showed me black and blue spot upon her and said
the doctor had struck her. she called from the door
at the time they were quarreine every day and hour
have seen liquor come in and them both drunk;
Saturday evening they had quavrelng; Sunday evening
they appeared to be very friendly and the doctor said
cd very pale and on my nquirns the she said
she had not felt well all the day in about fifteen minutes
after went up stairs heard her and fall;
heard nothing more that night yesterday morning the
doctor called at my door, and said that he had feend his
wife lying insensbe upon the Hoor he asked NJ had
heard any person enter his room; answered. 'sNo;'
throughout the day, the doctor asked come down
and his wife: saw Dr. Meyers attend to his wife
three times S.sng the day she eIsahed very heavy
he was not sensible from the time first her. until
she died.
street. have heard most Of the testimony given by Mrs
Morton, and know nothing contrary to it about two
months ago, the doctor threw smoothingron at her,
but it did not strike her. on Saturday night she haoed
murder was present at the time she died. yesterday
he wanted to destroy himself; he attempted to take
laudanum, and said GOOD bye, Eliza will be with you
tomorrow took the bottle away from him, he
wanted to get his hat and coat but prevented him.
soon as she was dead he went out Immediately and
said he would drown himself.
Doctor David Uhl testified to having made a post
morton examination of the body found marks of external
were the brain was very much congested there
eight ten Of cotted blood the base of
the BRAIN the ventrcles were empty from the examna
ton have made am Of the opinion that she died from
congestion and eiIusion OF the brain.
The jury rendered the following verdctsWe find that
the deceased, Eliza Wenecke, died from congestion and
eFuson of the BRAIN Deceased was native Of Ireland
and twenty years OF age.
Whilst Coroner Gamble was engaged with his inquiry
Mr. Brown Of the Tammany Hotel called at the Office in
the New City Hail. to notify the other Coroners to the ef
feet that upon Monday night about IL o'clock gentle
calling himself Wdcner, had to the Hail. and
having ordered and paid for bed retired to rest He
did not apperr at breakfast yesterday morning and about
IL O'Clock in the forenoon chambermad went TO his
room and found him dead in his bed Coroner ODonnel
went to view the body, and after short time
abshed the identity Of the deceased and Doctor Wrn
ecke, the unhappy husband of the then dead in
Leonard street Upon searching around his bed two pa
pers with about drachm Of light brown powder
The contents of each is supposed to be acetate of
phne deadly narcotic drug The Coroner sent for Dr.
David Uhl, who made post morton examination and
took away the stomach, the contents found in it. with
the powders in order to subject them to q chemical
analysis The body was then removed to the Aims
House in the Park, where an inquest viii be held at 10
clock this morning After the death Of his wife, the
unfortunate man was heard to excaim Good bye
Eliza III be with you tomorrow He had three dollars
and about fifty cents, with bunch Of keys in his pock
cts which are taken possession OF by Coroner ODonne
The Recent Murder In Third Avenue.
WIFE KILLED BY HER acknowledgements IN
QUEST AND VERDICT OF THE JURY.
Coroner Hilton yesterday held the inquest npon the
body of Margaret Fitzgerald who shot with pistol
last Monday by her husband Patrick Fitzgerald at
their residence, situated at No 48s Third avenue
Thirty sixth street In yesterdays HERALD gave the
main facts in the The evidence taken before the
Coroner is as follows
Mary Hardy being sworn-says reside with my hus
band at No. 4S0 Third avenue; have known Margaret
Fitzgerald the deceased for two years she has
sided at the place she lies dead since LIST of May last
believe she did not live happy with her husband the
she assigned his hard drinking she hard
working Industrious woman; last Saturday, between
house, she said she afraid to 60 home Mr. Ftzge
raid had threatened to shoot her told her to and
the doors locked and try to get in she went away
and came back in about fifteen minutes, and said the
place all locked up and she could not get in and ask
ed for Gods sake let her stay with all night she did
the next day, Sunday about nine O'Clock, in time to
go the first church. asked her If she going home
she said yes she would go in Gods and what she
what she could do; she said good morning and left;
the next time saw her the afternoon Of the
day; it in the house of Mrs Doan, who lives next
door the deceased the entrsnce in with the
two houses asked her If she had been home, and she
said she had and that he had home and ordered
her out and that she went and he fastened the doors
that she could not get in she said she had words with
her husband when she in; the white comforter
around her neck he had tried to strange her with it,
that she had slipped it the back of her head and in
that way got Off asked her to take tea with me- she
said she would several had already invited her to take
tea but she very particular who she Wild as
Mr. Fitzgerald would not anything to her If she took
tea with she particular when h5 angry
with her she then home with me, and said my
house until Modday morning, about O'Clock; she
did not stay for breakfast bnt said she would go home
she then said good morning and left this last time
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