New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-18
THE MURDER or DIR. LUTENER

CLOSE OF THE C0RONERS INVESTIGATION.
The investigation relative the death of Dr. Luener
WHO murdered in mysterious manner on Tuesday
morning Of lai week in his Office ofBroedway and
Grsndst resumed yesterday and concluded The fol
lowing evidt nee was adduced
Edgar Smith, sworn says reside at No 80 Clinton ST..
Brooklyn have known Mr.. aud Mrs Hays for two or
three years vert TO Mr. Hall office on Tuesday last at
Is or 90 minutes before II O'Clock looked at my watch
Mr. Rdgw6y and Mrs. Hays were there she was ia the
nrer office observed her appearance different from
what when last saw her, 1t was that which at
trscted NY attention than anything else did not
know Of any difference between her aud DIR. LueDer
was in the Office about 20 minutes Mr.. Hays came in
about FIVE minutes after got there Mr. and Mrs Hays
tittlt ofce together To aJuror Mrs Hays did not eem
so attractive she usually did observed nothing In
Ter manner which exhibited fear uneasness did not
heer what Mr. and Mrs Hays talked about
Jamts L. Coutank, 1hos. Edwards, and Lorenzo ID.
Cunning conductors Of the morning trains from Harlem,
sxsmined and stated that they did not observe MI
aid Mrs Hays by the trains they had the charge Of
but said that they might have done 50 without either Of
them observing them Dr. Lutener observed TO come
by he train which reaches the City Hall at $40:
Isaiah Pra Geposed that h. master of vessel,
END to the Office of Mr. R1geway to have an All
o'clock and his arrival, Mr X. looked his watch and
remarked that he punctual about page of the
affidavit read when Mrs Hays came in anG inquired
for Mr. Heys, and Mr. told her sue would And seat in
the other Office, by tho FIRE Mr. r. went on reading the
affidavit and when it was finished | left did not OBJ
serve ANYTHING peculiar about the appearance of Mrs
Hsys st csme to the office about five minutes after
arrived did not look at my wach guessed the time
Mr.. Fields Counstl for the accused offered 10 show
that a. mate Of the vessel who accompanied the lest wit
nefs TO the Office of Mr. Rdgeway looked at the clock
Trinity Church and that il not five minutes past
10 O'Clock when. their leaving the office, they passed
Valst The testimony here closed aud the Coroner after
stating the jury their duty in the ease as prescribed by
lew and saying Gentlemen from the testimony in this
"csse and from the letters which have been produced,
land which will be given you for perusa they having
"beeD put in evidence there probable cause for
Ito coy that Dr. Luener TO his death by pistol shot
woul d. inflicted By the hands of Mrs Hays aud that Mr.
HAYS was accessory thereto in other words that there
is sufficient to hold the party pates for further
"nyesg stOn before the Grand jury placed the case IN
their hands aud after absence of six hours they rem
dered the following verdict
That VIM X. T. Lutener came to his death by pistol
shot wound discharged from the hands Of person
PERSONS unknown to the Jury Tuesday the 10th day OF
January 1854. Signed.
H. 4. Wild Foreman, VIM. q. Phillips, NJ. d.
1hos. J. Munday, John W. houton
Alex H. Teller Aanson y Booth
John ii. Dean, Geo I'll. Browne, Jurors.
Upon the rendition Of the verdict Mr. and Mrs Hays were
liberated from custody by the Coroner when they were
warmly congratulated by their counsel Messrs BuSeed and
Emmett Coroner Gamble, and by many others of their
friends who were present They left the Court deeply
affected
After tie verdict delivered and before the Jury dis
persed they passed the following resolution;
We Understand Jurors in the OF DR. T. Lutener
take his occasion express thanks and admiration for the i'm
pAty which Coroner Robt Gamble and
manifested during h long and edios inEesta
tiGn. SisLed BY tie Jury.