New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-21
THE WILLIAMS TREET SHOOTING
AFFAIR.
DEATH OF THE VICTIM - CORONERS
INQUISITION.

Ludwig Gimbrel, alias Gaul, alias Butcher, the Ger
man who shot through the head on Saturday last
by o heavily LOADED pistol in the hands of William
Gehrg his partner in their lager beer saloon No. $50
Wiam-street died in the New York Hospital on
Sunday evening. The fatal occurrence grew out of
slight Misunderstanding between the partners and, as
would appear Gehrig without provocaton, drew his
pistol and fired at Gmbrel the bullet taking effect in
the top Of his head.
Coroner Hills yesterday held an inquest on the body
Of deceased, when the following testimony taken;
William Ripple, residing at No. PSI William street,
being duly sworn, deposes and says; On Saturday
last about II O'Clock, / was in William street, oppo-
site TO where live with some other boys when one
of them said, "Brumer Fay come out and let us see
went over and looked down the cellar door and saw
the effects of the which had occurred i'll the
ing; we then crossed back again; Walter Barney,
think il was, then came along and said, Lets 60
had got about half way across the street, when,
heard the report of pistol down in the
cellar; when l heard the firing l down
into the cellar, and saw large man lying
on the sofa aud bleeding fIom the head as if he
was dead; also saw man have pistol, which he
put up his left coatsleeve; then ran up the stairs
again, followed by the man who had the pistol in his
hand one 10 the cellar but the two above
mentioned but just l had got up the stairs two
other men came up, one a pianoplayer; do not
know the names of either of them; the man having
the pistol almost lneulatey ran DOWN Into tue cellar
and tried to lock the door, when he was prevented
from doing go by woman; then he ran up stairs into
the street, where he arrested and taken to the
Station. House; also went and gave my name.
Christopher Eckart, residing at No. 2i6 William
street being sworn says-On Saturday last, as | was
going TO my dinner heard shot fired down the cell
lar No. 259 William street; l aud Mr. Reese went
down into the cellar, and the deceased lying on
e seemingly dead; only saw a woman down
there: we went up into the suset ana arrested ING
NJ, cd he
deceased and he said yes Mr. Reese asked him where
the pistol was when he said here taking 1t Out from
his coat sleeves Reese then took the pistol the prs
Oner was taken to the Station House; 1t was SINGLE
Margaret Gimbrel residing in No $50 William street.
being sworn, says-Deceased was my husband he and
the prisoner had words IN the morning OF oatur
day; about noon when dinner was ready deceased
AK ed me to sit down and get SEINE dinner; SAID,
Z" No." that did not want any; deceased laid down
on the sofa and went to my room and laid down; 1
fell asleep and was awakened oy some one at .he
door got up and saw the prisoner standing by the
outside door; he told me to come out; aSked nun
what for o. not dressed; he said dress yourself
then; at this time did not know that my husband
had been shot; saw some running down the steps;
when looked around l saw that he was shot;
saw no other man but the prisoner when came out
Of the room.
and says-Deceased was brought TO the Hospital on
Saturday July 49, about 10 o'clock, p H., IN state
Of insensibility, produced, as was ead, oy pistol
shot wound; upon examination, found that the skui
had been fractured the vertex, almost directly on
the longitudinal sinus in the wound several pieces OF
vaddiDg found, and portion OF the skull was re-
moved; the hem0rrhage was profuse, being venous In
its character. and coming evidently from the ongtu
dinal sinus portions Of brain matter also oozed out
mingled with blood; probe passed readily iato the
hrain, but no ball could be encountered; the hemor-
rhage profuse that it had TO be arrested by
means of compress his pulse was very feeble and his
surface covered with cold perspration he remained
nsepsible having slight commissions at times TIL about
"a O'Clock last evening, when he died; made post
mortem examination of the body, and found small
scale of lead portion doubtless of the ball, lodged
under the scalp in front OF the wound upon removing
the calvaIum the arachnoid was found to be entirely
copgested, and both hemispheres OF the cereorum
lacerated; the longitudinal sinus ruptured the
right orbtar plate fractured, sho wing that the
ball had passed entirely through the brain; other
portion Of the ball could be found except the scale
alluded to; my opinion is that the of his death
was injury 10 the brain produced by the pistol ball.
This concluded the evidence, which reviewed to
the Jury by the Coroner after which they retired and
soon returned with the following
VERDICT.
"That Ludwig Ginbrel, the deceased, came to his
death by pistol shot on the 18th day Of july, 1884,
NJ the hands of William Gehrig."
Subjoiued is the examination Of the prisoner, in
which il will be seen tina, he confesses to shooting the
deceased when In state Of great excitement.
William Gehrg, being duly examined before the un-
dersignek according To law, ON the annexed Charge
and being informed that he was at liberty 10 answer
not ali or any questions put to him, states as fol-
lows, viz:
@. What is your name A. VIM. Gehrig.
Q. How old are you A. TweDtysix years.
G. Where were you born A. Germany.
Q. Where do you live A. No. 259 William street.
q. What your occupation A. Tailor.
Q. Have you anything TO say, aa1 n 50, what--rel-
stive to the charge here preferred inst you A.
The deceased and myself had difficulty in the morn
ing; was much excited and shot the deceased.
Signed WILLIAM GEHRIG.
At the close of the Proceedings the accused was CON-