New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-11
MURDER OR SUICIDE or DIR LUTENER.

DIR w at Lutener physician somewhat celebrated
for eiecDg Of the and eye was shortly before
clock yesterday morning found dead in his Office located
OH the second floor, front Of the premises No ass
Broadway corner of Grand ct.
The female who kept the office in order entering to
the doctor matter Of business was, however
struck at seeing her employer lying PROSTATE the floor
with his beod resting the foot board Of table six
inches from the floor and weering in his blood large
quantities Of which the floor his head she at
gave the alarm and in few moments several persons
rushed into the place and discovered the PROSTATE form OF
the deceased above described with of the morning
papers firmly clutched in his right haud
single barretd pistol which apparently had just been
discharged was found lying the floor the body
On turning the deceased partly upon his side, it dis
coveredtbat he had been shot directly the back part of
thebead which carries the presumption that he must have
been shot by an enemy it would have been very diff
cult fnot totally mpo be for him to have discharged the
pistol himself
rumor soon gained circulation that the deceased in the
morning had disturbance with person who before lesv
ing his office threatened to shoot him Some credit given
TO this report from the fact that the pistol found in the
ROOM as is stated did belong the deceased Word
immediately sent to the Coroner Office when Coroner
Gamble repaired 70 where the deceased lay and will in
vestgae the mysterious matter this morning. providing
the necessary testimony be procured The deceased
was about years of age He lived in Harlem where he
hasa wife and two children. lie, It is said is native Of
England
Since writing the above the following additional psrtcu
lars have been obtained 1t is stated by frend of the de-
ceased that for time DR. L. suspected Of having
had improper intimacy with the wife of a lawyer named
VIM Hays residing in Onehundred and Twenty fifth st,
Fifthav, and having Office at No. Nassau st
This lawyer arrested time since, for threatening
to shoot the doctor and then held to bail to keep the
peace. Arbaba {. Sbipman the woman who kept the
Office in order and who patient Of the doctors
states that the lawyer to the inrmay about three
weeks since, and had angry words with the doctor lie
then threatened shoot him and the same time exhibited
pistol, which in appearance, much resembed the one
found the body of deceased This pistol and
small and one of Aliens patent The doctor moi
known to have such pistol; his Colt revolver
and found in drawer capped and charged in every
barrel day two since the wife OF the lawyer was in
the doctors Office and asked for certain letters belonging
to her which in his possession He did not give them
up, and she threatened to have satisfaction After
angry conversation she left the office and has not since
been known to Yesterday afternoon Coroner Gam
bic repaired to the place and post norton examination
made of the body when the ball traced through
the base Of the skull and to the occpia bone As lodged
pointed to the right This bullet fed the pistol found by
the deceased The above and statements induced
the Coroner TO the arrest Of Mr. Hays and his wife
and to detan witness the who keeps the Office
in order Mr. Hays committed to the City Prison to
await the holding Of inquest which viii be held upon
the body this morning The noise of passing vehicles in
the the time the doctor shot great that
the discharge of she pol not heard by any person in
the adjoining Offices Nv Hays protests innocence and
states that he show that he not the office Of
the doctor during yesterday.