The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-27
Thu Cincinnati Tragedy.

fFrsrn TIE nc.rnat Commercial, July "a
bad long n.erTiew With Joseph ioefser Inc murserer
lie vsoly better than ne lad been e. any tine since
be wa frst taken 10 the Hospital and appeared TO oe
his thora had begr slough and he had Also com creed
breathing again through his mouth and rosre respra
ton having been through the horrible cavity 10 his throat
previously. HIS appetite likewise very good, and &c
able 70 IN himself up 10 hs cot, where he So. without
support snd wrote upon slate for some twenty minutes,
whcrt beng aigued. SO strong had he become, sc,,
thai shackles were isc.eo 10 be placed oI re ees to
prevent any eaSrt 70 escape.
WITH alacriy by OF signs shaking hts head snd
writing upor s ss.e with his let hand-he beng EFT
handed all his replies he perfectly consser and
q ade Of manhood We ever saw. In fac; have
nothing . be demeanor during our several inter
views VIII I'm = esy any sa,g'n 81 rs 81: Sens or Of
blank that he knew wha. he doing when he perpo-
ira % the awf Goei which be ia likely to be ne
recovers Our nieFrogsoreE and ns responses were
part ally .o.lowt.-
EETo,IsR-D.a you design to murder Mr. Horton
R,1ofTr-woud you do ne same deed again onder ST.
m.iar c,rclUtt6nces
L uSEE-I ,sng solemnly, ard shaking his head ne
fealres-wrote 90" upon the sEie ard then reiterated
The cause which mpe ed Inn 10 the awful crime
Rsrot1KE-Dc you desire e recover
Lon Nrs-Yes, eagerly
RrroEus-Ars yoi not afraid yoi viii be hung'
LoEySf E-Don'l know.
R,1uuE-.ire yC1 gf-si1 10 DO hung
LorSKs-So, (dossedly)
REToEIsr-- are you sorry you killed yorr wife,
To this question oefrer gave 10 definite reply, eui
seemed 10 DC Loot q rejection, when he suddenly wrote
sp great energy thai she WAC fase and tre 10 Poison
him an IL CT him On the nosc.N
We thcr Wkoj n sesn n he sorry he killed NJ.
Horton wien he replied 10 the Affirmative, by iucang
mia head forsaTd tnd proceeded again 10 repeat The pro-
vocation he had re- elyci To his, ard inieei g oil
ssk men, maze Wy him Of any tme be sdheres with sin
gaar perpscty ard ABSOLUTE consgte1cy snd moreover
rnanifess extreme e-Eey u repeat the story OF bis
serted wrongs % ~ WHO make Inquiry. And In conclu
sion say II common with tli who have and
verEed in tie bloody handed crmins, he be mad,
there meLof In he L6rcsE. The attending ph yscians
cay be mas manifested tie tghes; posG Ole SYMPTOM
Of mental n occty, and that hi. mind TO al Appearances
Is perfectly SCUM.
iFr:n the Cincinnati Cache, JdlTls
TIE MURDAR or va. HORTON.
kkS been snrmised by some, tia, Loeiner had no
dered him because be FIRST pr scented himself. Mr..
Copckn, OF The chief Witnesses al the Coroners IN
quec and The lrst no entered Mr. H. house upon the
nornng Of the murder Gays that he arrived very few
moments Ilos the fsAl Dios hsa been yep aud that,
thcr the dwelling was foil OF SMOKE, and must have
been the moment Of Mr. Horizons opening the ,or Of
s bed room, dat Ioener could no, have recognized him,
or distinguished him from any body else
Whether this be not, the appearance Of Loefner
would Indicate rener probable the opinion thai he
dcs rned 10 hi the entire family or a. many OF them
be could for have beneld sly no looked
more like the ncarnatop OF craety and msgnty tnsu
Joseph loefner the murderer