The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-19
COrOners' lnquests.


TIE FrpEIGs snn1 Tragedy inquest In the case
Of Franz Gerber, who killed ct the house
No lst Edridse street, Saturday night under
what Suspicious circumsances concluded Wednesday
b. Coroner schrmer n The Eighteenth precinct
house. About dozea witnesses In all were examined,
but the tesi mos sccumulatve, and would hardly
repay readers for the trouble Of pcruss George Nal
Enger lad about fourteen years Of age, Of the
moe, important wns,ses He .t:'. ,du that be was
WINDOW, and urcn locking up be saw deceased hanging
to The ~ineo- sil BY his hands Upon looking closer,
the ICY says he striking ceased upon the
hama with hammer other Instrument and that
Immediately thereafter decsssed let 20 hr hold and fell
ettd suspicion Of having pushed deceased OF
~ncov mace lorf ss,eme In reference 10 the affair,
.9ss't s rhsh has been already published she
led TO d.ceued falling out Of The window,
and s,ys che ". in another room getting
eht when che hesd the crksh. Upon returning 10 the
che fourd fat deceased missing, the
,ast Of the window broken and stained with blood
Toe statement Of The acccsed corroboraed In many
particulars by several Of the Witnesses but then Asain
hsr testimony ooraieisd In many material points with
arrest All The Witnesses agreed in giving Emms = bad
character feveA Of them saying that they knew her
Re courtesan for years and very common one At that
The Jury IN this case sftcr due deiberaion rendered
verdict Of "Deaih BY INJURIES caused by being thrust
Of window 81 The niih story Of The house No 1ss Ed
ne believe inst Emms miller, alias Hon, is implicated
ehts o. prrcra OF accessory 10 bis death" Upon the
Srhlrmer
snns that be would be compelled 10 commit her 70 ihe
iones he pinerer seemed deeply affected ., the AN
ss sss a sr ". sSss.
etsrs rrs.rred sssnt, ter aud knew nothrs more OF
ne sr.r usp ,te t's previously detailed Tue De
Fnh street
The Lam srsnnNo ARRAY IN Avrrs A Coroner
Jackman concluded the inquest Wednesday Bellevue
spns u,Op the bOdy CT John Cunningham, native Of
IL OC
young rsme, Eswn Hodgson, IN avenue A. on san
day evening lst Michael Cunningham, father o. de-
ceased, sssneo st the prisoner deceased aud several
others were tisrepg IN iIor, OF the mlsss No sii
the p'hcner deceased showed the prisoner when
ter tufttc ncunc and struck dtcese6. who mmed stsly
sfne IN his hands At tie tIus several other ~ne.ses
oorroborated CurnIehsms testimony. The jury rem
dered verdict q death by stab inflicted -fh kne
In The hands OF Edwin IIofuon Coroner Jackmau tlen
preceded 10 examine the prisorer the usual manner
prescbsd by Nw ~bcr the latter stated tha, he 20
years CT sge wsf ns'ive Of sane and ~as By cccupa
usrs csr'uan In reference 70 The charge preferred
81 srtt bin he saf cuunlrgham bad the knife 10 bis
1s when s'rSes h@ PC suoo mo s.ss Ga
II we be o~p tr,fs tnat stabbed him" AZ The
elusp q The es,m'rssr the rsoner was com nissc TO
the Tents 10 svk the kctlon q the Grand Jury. ne.
cesstd and the rrhouer we're Intimate friends. and
che probably cresmsd q spy teeirg exsiing betseen
bad been stabbed.
TATAt ClsrAnu -obroBx Gamble held Al inquest q,
Ne 80 Essi Fry Attn strcrs rpcn the boiy o, lad
about ten years old, named sidney Knowles, Who was
aceiasn,n. ed ty fsrs into the cellar Of he proml
Sc No CSC Third street, owned by Mich ,Is Beusrrsn
The jury rendering verdict took 10 ensure
the owner 81 the pennies for leavirg bic cellar care
kely esposed.
Coroi or oKeefe held an Inquest at the New York Zoe
ptAl tpou the hey of q child named Ella tascs who
eed from n ese,s q juries accidentally received by
fsrg cut Of third sto window, during the Temporary
shtenee Ct Ter her fiom he Verdict In acoor.
W IN he above far's