, 1860-08-01

Yesterday some little sensation was cansed
by the ruuor that the body OF woman had
been found in well in The West Division, with
cord about her neck, and cash upon her
head. The information to this effect WAS
brought to Coroner James drst By the neigh-
hors, and almost immediate after the bus
band OF the woman came to announce that his
Eife had committed suicide.
The parties are Peter Rasck and bis vif
Katrina, the deceased. He has been twice mar
1ied, anu there are three children by The las,
marriage, and two living BY the first Th.
;.arties lived On Hubbard street, bet*eeu Ny
and Ruc1er sire. ts. The body was taken trou.
the we'll, and carried to the house adjoining,
1here an inquest WAS held,
Up to the present wiring the inquest is not
completed, but enoug II has been developed 10
render It more than probable that the jury will
find 'erdiet that the unhappy woman came to
her death By her own hands.
Peter Kasck, the husband, gave evidence te-
fore the Coroner's Jury tLa! he last saw her
about le o'clock Monday night; she was walk
ing up and down in q front 1oom she had been
in bed; they had retired abous9 o'clock; she
lay until IL before she got up.
She did not say why she got up all she said
WAS that she WAS 50 sorry we were so poor and
she did not know how We should get along the
said nothing when she got up; asked her to
lay down; she did SO; Was tired sna te4'
asleep and did NJ w-Ae Up 4s.'u. uotil about
three O'Clock in the morning during the pss:
summer she has cf1n cf4insa about her head,
but never knew there was anything wrong
abous her; since she had her first child she
talked SOM times littis iooi.h; she got her
meals as usual yesterday; after supper she, the
the house; sat there till . O'Clock then went
to bed little boy lay in tie bed between my
wife anu me she got up and walked up and
down e floor; (witness repeated the testtmo-
ny substantially 81 given aoove) when l woke
up sbnut 3, found her out Ut bed; searched
the house; locked outside and could not ind
her: went back to the house, found her shoes
ia the front Foom, the room in which ne slept
then walked to a neighbor named Nicholas
Peterson, asked him to help n.e look for my
wife; VT went first to place on Elizabeth. st.,
where We once lived; coming back, Petersen
suggested looking around ,he stable IN the rear
Of the lot where we now live iu looking arouud
the stable re saw her fee. sticking OUT OF the
well; Peterson and saw it both Ut once: We
both tried 10 pull her out, thinking she might
not b. dtai; when We found she was dead We
left Eer lying m the ground by the well; We
went for Hei1s Escson's; he came with Is and
looked at her; then We all went into Ericson's
house; then l went home and dressed my.elf
to 20 for the Coroner; Peterson's step son went
with NE; we went to the West Market; IRON
there to the house Of the Coron+r; lie was not
at home, and then went to his office; it was
between aud o'clock when We found my
w,fs; just day break; live in the front part Of
my house and a German family live in the back
part; my family consisted Of my vile, mysel',
and i've children; two Of them lire out; last
u1ght there were three Of the youngest chill
dreu at home; the Oldest thirteen years old,
one four years and one five months; the Ger
man family hare no children; they are newly
married; they have lived ia the house four.
Teen days; they were at home last night; do
not know if they were at home this morning:
did not 60 into their part OF tie house.
Other witnesses were sworn, medical men,
and neighbors Of the deceased, but nothing Was
developed to throw any doubt upon the hus.
bands statement. The jury will give their ver-
dict this morning.