Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-09-29

pnnt0n-Portiul BtuctdattOD OF the mys-
tery-Arrest Of the Supposed Murderer.
Our last issue contained a statement to
the effect that q homicide had been COM
mitted at the corner of Fourth and Main,
about one o'clock yesterday morning. AT
that time the affair was enshrouded in the
deepest mystery the assassin was not to be
found-indeed, suspicion had hardly fixed
itself on any one-the companion of the de-
ceased had fed, and very little could be
ascertained, save that q party of three men
going east on Fourth-street met q party of
two near the corner of Main; that one of the
duo had been killed, and one Of the trio had
disappeared.
Yesterday, Coroner Carey summoned
jury at the Hammoud-street Station-house,
and began an investigation of the circum-
stances surrounding the affair. The tragedy
may probably be best related in the words of
the witnesses, of which we give full report,
as follows:
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE CORONER.
YIN; witte sworn : @ Where Do you. p.residel
A. ON Front-street, between Broadway and Syc-
O. State what took place with You from tea-time
Thursday evening up to the period this murder
went in the early part Of The evening to the National
Theater After the performance had closed we
Pearl and Columbia; from there we went to the cor
ner of broadway and Frontstreets and after stand
steps and went to drinking-saloon on Vine-stree,
O. Did you stay there any length of timer
a. no, only % lite Will while Aer e my myfef lei and friend
saw another friend ofmiue named Knabe. invited
him to take drink but he refused, saying that he
had already drank enough.
Q. Where does this man reside?
he boards at house on S ths F west SIDE OF syc
.. After Knabe had refused to drink,what oc-
A. asked him to go with us. He accepted the in
vitntoD, and all three of went down Nine-street
TO Fourth, and east on Fourth toward Main. Near
arm coming toward They passed us about q
pace, when one of them turned round and said,
mediatciy wheeled SbontH''Yog sons of BIS, got out
way One 2f the men men then put his
to be pistol. He pointed with outstretohed arms
Are yea y spre that ths man hed pstol In his
hands1
Q. When he threatened to shoot, what did you
S S % mg cSgmpnSn
any more; they amt going to shoot"
Q. What became Of knabe
| A. can not say, further than he ran down Main
| street toward the river.
! A. No further than to The opposite side Of the
street, we walked to the corner Of Third and Main.
X Yes two persons, both Of them police officers;
we told them our story, and related why we ran
g In his fight, did Knabe Sa lose any thing'
Q. Did you see the act Of stabbing2
O. Did You ever see Knabe have a knife2
A. Yes, about six weeks ago he showed q
moderate-sized pocket knife
Q. Did you go back to the corner of Main and
A. Yes, we did, and found two policemen stand
! ing on the corner, of whom we asked concerning
3. Where was the murdered man at this time!
and standing oyer him WIS an & SSSr S a aSAed the fhe
officers then pickle up the man and carried him to
the Station-house. -
two men whom you met arm-in-arm2
Yes tss Rs %"n y%Ro on
me alongside of the face with his fist
q Did you ever see the deceased before?
A. Not to recognize him. -
the pavement, which he identified being the
| one which Knabe had lost.
Q. What was the condition Of the two men whom
4. believe that they were drunk, -, -, 49,,
names or act of yioienceY
O. Which Of you three was in the lead when you
4. IN That l,s. can pOt s. say, ,,ona,.,o,,
A. He was about half drunk; when he talked his
o. Were YOU and your friend drunk?
MOI we drank nothing during the night but
O. After the little fellow with the gray coat struck
A. walked away without doing any thing.
Q. What became Of KnabeI
A. can not say. o.,.,.
Q. How long have you been in the city?
A. About three months.
o. Where did you come from to CINCINNATI
A. Buffalo, New York
| A. am q waiter in a hotel.
BY Coroner. Relate oll that transpirsd with YOU
renee at the corner Of Fourth and Main; =.
our boSrdng g5ouses and went to the National Thea,
TER after the performance we went to the corner o.
fSs 6q there % up the
levee to sycamore street then north to Fourth and
street f to rOe + opposite to
ket.houSe The witness H wistook Race & for Vine inc
when We were about leaving the house Knabe cam'
Witt RTtSf sS a S bs S ss Sad but
@. What was done then?
and out Fourth toward Main; near Main.Street W,
met two men coming toward Us. ,.,o ,,
''There you d---d SIS Of fb.s," to which Knabi
made exactly the same reply
q. What followed this mutual Interchange of com
"a A. The two men turned about, and the larges
put his hand In his breast, and apparently drew
out pistol, and pointing It toward us, said, "Hou
Q. Did RIs, you star stand dHfiH stiii| EOD' :,
No sir ran away t as 9iS quickly as ,do c0nId t I'D
heels: Knabe was behind. -.
Q What was Knabes exact position, when yo'
Al 4. can not say. do not remember of seein
Q. Were you under the influence of liquor at tn
A. was not had only drank twice or thre
times -A III s..II't t ~.
: o. Was Knabe drunkl
A. He was tight. L. ~
o. How long was the largest man Of the two 70
"A. He was about six feet two inches tall, an
wore a long overcoat and black silk hat
Q. After you ran, where did Knabe goi
| A. only saw him run across 70 the other side
the street, and two or three houses down Main.
afterward learned that he ran down Main an
turned east on Third. 4s
/ .. begame q WitteY
, | A, We walked down Main street, and when "
had got about halfway between Third and Fourt
: we distinguished two policemen standing on tn
q. Did the oficer who was pursuing Knabe shor
l | for him to stop2
A, If he did, the sound did not reach my ears
THE witness here corrected himself, and said thf
the two officers were not standing on the corner
= Third and Main, when he first them, but weI
coming mp from Pearl-street.l
l proachedl
! 2. Did the officers YOU were talking to see IL
: officer in pursuit Of Knabe?
A. i can not say d - A.. r... r 81. F.
/, O. Did You SEQ that officer yourself aferwardg
A. Yes; he came up TO where we were talking o
the corner, and said that the man he was chasin
. went back TO the corner Of Fourth and Main, whei
the man was lying on the sidewalk.
O. Did you know that the man was stabbed
A. At this time did not.
Y, Are you personally acquainted with knabe
9 A, am not never saw him before last night
Court street.
D. What is your occupationY
4. i am police officer.
{ BY the COrOnsr-stato what you know of tn