New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-19
aen,s of the Coroner the deoo-

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ssop, made by the deccssed IN pertcato morris. she
,stsd that she bad 20 quarrel with SPragu9 or ne
wife, and that she Kew of no reason Why nc should
Tra,z Joseph rurtig, the husbsnd Of the deceased |
xss t.xt syJrp and deposied a. follows: live az |
No. 2ol Delaney street Il wac not the house lived In
last June; know the prisoner; we lived In The Same
house; lived in the fou, IN story; Sprsgue lived 10
"a aame foor in the next ROOM close by the lsndmg
NV vife's name was Margaret Fortig; she is de'ai
I know, Of my own knosledge that she was ,aoti
cav her shot about half past seven IN tns O. eni1s
HE wife, who was ou.-we then had supper my
wife went down 10 tee ysrd accompanied y mo aud
email dog; In the house were two se'emakels xuo
we're drunk; one OF them raised DIS 100 auI h''Ae5
The dog: witness tod him that the dog was his, md
~ os;3 ra,t Cor him, the e. oemak thereupon sruck
him in the face and made me- oiee' theh tds wiie
tack long pipe witness WIS sinoAipe auu e@hcS ~
the ,boemaker who infii ted a blos upoA witness;
So g. ~ ~ va looking cat Of windo n, oded out,
StWh;n bst DutohnaD;' witness then was caught by
~ ,ise ard when passing through tie house door,
Srasue nut his across the door to prevent their
Sp .,,s ont of the entry when the two shoomakers
eueneed te beat his wife; witness aboet sting
ON. The KEY to open the door when Sprague called out
70 bis lprscner, wife in English that did not under
.tsnd: che banded prisoner piho; Sprague pointed
= ns,ol close 10 ny wies breas aud shot her; took
her down 70 the stree, but 81 could not walk; the
ofcers then took her up sts rs and put her 10 bed
thev rslsed her ID in the bed and the ball fell ou.;
never before had a dispu 70 with Sprague; she re-
mared IN that room six we sks, at the end eff which
xme the doctor told me TO Jake her to the hospital;
"a 90; the lending on which she was shot small
the prisoner lived in The came house with me before
tle shoolipg about six weeks; Sprayue was 10 my room
spce and visited him once during that time; that
VAS wheR Sprague was renting the rooms; witness
smoke 10 GpIsgue on occasion, about a month be-
fore his wife was shot, about saving up and cutting
Wocd 10 his rooms contrary 10 the landlords wishes;
me prs OF told witness that he would throw him
down the stairs my wife went out daily washing;
know OF TO difficulty between my wife and Sprague,
OF ns WIFE Sprague never complained about the dog;
Eben the prisoner shot my wife he went into his
and shut bis door; did not see what ne did with the
pe;oL
occupied by Sprague was in my charge tho Landlord
gave me the key snd told me TO let the other rooms
0roccupied by the fourth story but not to let
them 10 any persons wno would cut wood; my wife lei
he rooms 10 Sprsgue; the shoemakers were Irish.
Cross exsmined-My wife myself never spoke 10
Sprseue before the affair; the only time spoke u
HIM v as when told him he must not cut wood; told
the lar dord about him. the night Sprague moved into
the touse my wife went into his room; 1t abOu.
l2 o'clock; carry in Goals, and help people when
moving; was home at . and my wife came home
about O'Clock the evening Of the shooting we went
down TO tie yard Immediately after tea; the dog
q email one; my wife, daughter and myself sat a
cellar door, about i've feet from the entry door, tue
sboemaAers out of their room on the frat story;
thew had the front TO I'm and a bedroom; they were
drunk; they spoke to me in English; did not under
stsnd them while speaking they struck me in the
face; struck back az Ain; Whittls the man who
struck me first; the other struck at tn or
four times; did not bit either of Them my wife did
not hit them with club; she struck then with
PIPE; do not know where she hit them; she struck
Them when they bit me all this happened In
the yard my wife struck in the entry the
shoemakers struck me before Sprague came down
my wife and the shoemakers were fighting when the
prisoner came down; they threw some water on her;
saw them hit her with their fists Whte struck her
IN the fsce he also kicked her; this occurred in the
entry; the ober struck her also, but did not do
much as Whites drink no liquor; was not under
the influence of liquor tina! evening; my wife did
not follow the shoemakers into their room and strike
them she used 10 club; had not knife in my hand
from the time the rscas commenced in the yard until
my wife shot; Sprague did not interfere to stop
the shoemekers from beating my wife; blows were
struck after be came down; the shoemakers were in
their room when my wife and started to 60 up stairs
my child eight years old told me what Sprague ssid
when he came In the yard; Sprague does not speak
German; heard him cay "Whp him." asked what
It meant and my child told me; / never spoke with
the prisoner in Engish did not talk to the prisoners
Father 10 EDgish my wife did not strike the prisoner
bin at ali during the fracas my wife did not BRING the
dog up stairs and fetch a club down; the prisoner
went but sep into his room when his wife handed
him the pistol stood at my door and could see what
paseed my wife did follow the prisoner into his
room nor strike bin as be thought to enter his own
room; the prisoner did rot stumble or fall; after tue
death of my wife, German doctor who attended my
wife called and offered me $3.50 to leave the city and
10 distance away.
%. Did you tell any person t5at you intended to
make g., 900 by this case? A. Mo- Issid would not
give my wife for $4,000.
%. Did he sey he expected to get any sum by the
death Of his wi @? A. No.
O. Did &c rman lawyer tell him that he would
make s., 900 by this case A. No; followed the
doctors directions in administering medicine and food
to my wife.
TIE witness identified gentleman in the Court as
the ore who made the proportion of giving him $3.50.
The case here closed for the prosecution. The Re
corier after the usual caution TO the Jurors, ourned
the Court till II O'Clock this day.