New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-13
THE MURDER OF DR.. LUTENER.
INVESTIGATION BEFORE CORONER GAMBLE

INVESTIGATION BEFORE CORONER GAMBLE.
SECOND DAY.. THussDAY. Jan IL
The nquisition upon the body Of DIR VIM T Lutte
ner who Tuesday last found dead in bis Office in
Broadway, corner Of Grandst. he having been sho.
through the head by pisto ball resumed this
ing at the Broadway House and the following additional
testimony taken before the Jury which is composed of
the gentlemen here named II Wild, Foreman w. G
Phillips John Dean j w Moulton. A. II Teller, ID. ii.
Brown. Thos Munday A l. Booth and WIN. Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. Hays appeared, and, having been sep
arsed since the adjournment on Wednesday afternoon
embraced each other with much apparent foadness,
Azabal c. shipman who testified on Wednesday. was
recalled and gave evidence "a follows Mrs Hays did
not always the dress when she to the doc
tors Oihce she generally wore light drab CLOAK
trimmed with braid am not positive that she wore the
drab cloak the last time her; she does plaid
shawl and think she this the last time saw her
she had light muT with her il had small black spots nit
twas medium sized mu think should know it again
she generally wore black velvet hat with black feather
on each side but no veil when Mrs Hays to the
Office she usually entered the reception room door can
not soy that ever saw her come ~ 9y any G,her d'of
know that patients in the habit Of going out OF an
other door but am not aware that Mrs ever went out
by that door went into the private rooms on the morn
ing Of the death Of deceased before went to Fourth st.
there wes in, that saw, al that time the Doctor
carried newspapers in his carpet bag and the revolver
also do Know thathe Doctor carried the letters in this
bag; Mrs Hays well acquainted with the Doctors
premises the last time her, previous to the death
Of the Doctor one day last week at the time Mr.
Hays drew out the pistol in Boome st and threatened to
shoot Mrs Hays it dark the gas was lighted II
was between and O'Clock he not close to when
be took the pistol out be some steps off he took the
weapon from bis right hand oyercoat pocket did not
cary watch With me last Tuesday evening there is
a clock in the Doctors reception room but it was not
going that morning.
WA. Boutecue sworn says reside at No. LOG West
Thirteenth st oil know about this matter is. that on
Tueaday ut II O'Clock A. NJ Mr. Wood came into my
Office which the floor with that which belonged
TO the deceased and informed that onehng had hap
IN Dir hat he WA o
thing Of that kind went into the Doctors room with
Mr Eldred and cav DIR. Lutener lying upon the floor
with h head under the table Miss shipman was oathns
his head with water resting on the foot shelf OF
side table she asked some one to send for doctor
somebody went and the doctor came examined the body
and said he dead when first saw the deceased do
not think he had a newspaper in his hand first to
nv Office that morning at about 10 clock only went to
the foot of the stairs but did not go up recoect hearing
noise like the bursting Of something it did not sound
like the explosion OF pistol th ought nothing about it,
went to the Broadway Post Office and then returned to
my office and about three quarters OF an hour alter
that that the doctor discovered dead while al the
foot of the stairs heard the explosion but wing been
talking about gas ppes exploding thought occurred to
me that it might be gas pipe me partition between The
Office hear persons talk who are in the doctors office
about days ago heard angry words pass in the
room OF the doctor between him and q female never
spoke 70 the doctor than two or three times in my
The testimony Of several other witnesses then TAKEN
but neither Of them knew Of any circumstances connected
with the death of the deceased, had either of them
seen Dir. Mrs Hays the morning DR.. Lutener was
found dead about the premises and no evidence Whatever
az elected during this sitting to show that either Of them
hsd ANYTHING to do with the death of the deceased.
The testimony Of DR. Uhl, who made the post norton
examination Of the body and another physician who was
present at The time Of that examination taken and
went to show that the deceased might have committed sui
eide but that it would have been extremely difficult for
him TO have done so owing to the fatal bullet having
tered the back part of the head and farther II such was
the the pistol must have been held in the left hand
which could not have well been done as the deceased was
moi left handed and again the doctor stated thath pistol
when fired must have been at least six inches from the
heed Of deceased otherwise the powder would have lace
rated the mouth Of the wound which not the case
From these circumstances, both physicians thought that
the pistol wSs fired by other hand than the doctors
The testimony of Albert G.. Allen, coiored man. who
took of the Offices in the building who said that he
saw the deceased about 10 O'Clock the morning OF his
death in Dir Wood office where he went for paper,
after getting the paper he returned TO his Office and
the witness went TO sweep the front steps OF the building
ard while doing tbs Miss Shipman 90 up stairs
few moments after this he heard that something had hap
pened TO DR. Lutener and sent for physician was
about 90 minutes after DR. L. left Mr. Woods office that
the witness commenced sweeping the stairs, and when
about half way down them Miss Shpman came up TINS
the fret time he had seen her that day. he did not see
any Other person pass up or down stars on mar mornhg
Of them that morning. some time ago he reeollecis
with cap asking him about his wife going into
DR. Luieners office; this about three weeks since,
and was toward evening being dark he had long
conversation with this who told him that his business
to watch If bis wife went into Dr. Luteners once
and came out Of Il; he said that his wife was in
the habit Of visiting the DOCTORS office daily that
the doctor was dishonest in his dealings, and ad
dicted to improper intercoursss with ladies'; he
then went on to relate to the witness the case
of female an acquaintance of his who called the doc
tor for medical treatment and the doctor took improper
liberties with her. for which he had to pay fine OF $500;
tbs man the witness said described his wife him he
has faint recollection of the description, but has not seen
any female about the building who answered in appear
snce to that description the who had this converse
ton with the witness was about feet or inches 10
hight about half an hour after the conversation ended
witness saw this man at the door of the doctors office ap
pareny in angry conversation with the doctor he made
frequently seen females going 70 and from the doctors
Office.
The further consideration Of the here adjourned
until 10 o'clock this morning