The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-28
THE STANTON STREET TRAGEDY.


The Investigation circumstances attending the
death Of Henry Foster who died his residence ISL
Stanton street. Thursday forenoon from the effects
gunshot wounds received the hands OF persons
unknown, concluded yesterday tho Eleventh pre
cinct station house by Coroner wiidoy Il transp cd
the inquest that deceased formerly inmate Of the
Pententiary on Blackwes Island, and tina, he had a
very bad character among the police His relatives
evidently knew about the affair than they wished
TO make public aud not until OF the physicians
insisted It that they would consent TO notify the police
Of the facts. The evidence exceedingly interesting
standing failed to point out tho perperator Of
the assault. Annexed VIII BIO found abstract OF tho
proceedings
Christian Foster being duly sworn, deposes and says:
live at No. ISL stanton street am In shoe manuiac-
tory and brother OF tho deceased, hume
from work about O'Clock Wednesday night and
found him at supper after supper he going out when
told him wanted 81 90 10 get my boots he gave me
S. and left the hoase about quarter OF before
did went out Of the house TO the sboemakers TO
about my boots, and tod they would not be done
before ten O'Clock then went TO Pitt street lock-
smNhb 10 got tool fixed taat belongs 10 the shop this
tool Is still there: then went back To the house and
stayed there until hafpast nine or forty Ave minutes
past nine O'clock then went down stairs and found my
brother standing tho sidewalk In front OF tho house
asked him to 70 the shocmakers with me, but he
fused saying he had TO up the street he then started
s WEST. ana I'M, east 81 'oSaras ,ne snoem,K wnss
home about ten o'clock, heard that my father In
tho front house at neighbours, ard went
% bring him In he came home with and after talk
Ing few moments got my bedroom key and started TO
60 70 bed just then my brother running into tho
entry way, saying he WAS shot; he told me to 90
doctor, and procured DIR. Isverin, who came inmo
diatey upon examining deceased the doctor said he
could not take caro- OF him alone, when called In Dr.
Graef during tho night deceased choroforn and
while under It's influence he exclaimed as II In dream,
''ohi that Dntehmsn, I'll fx him. IN ax him'-repcang
the last words three four times Mt daylight went for
Dr. Parker no me Dr sands the latter visited
deceasod, and said no would die In twenty four heurs
then went TO the shop 10 tell my employer that could
not attend 70 work that day, and when returned
found my brother was dead IL was about hafpast ten
O'Clock when deceased came home shot; when
asked him who shst him no said, "Don't mind;'
tho doctor told that night acquani the police u tho
facts, but did not do deceased tho state
prison he had been on Backwss Island for stealing no
had pistol when he came home do not know whether
he had not when he went out he has been OF tho
island about ten months he had been homo only week,
he having previously had room IN Beeckar street,
where he was living with Mrs. vandosL
A. Levsrin, D., being duly sworn, deposcd as fol
O'Clock Wednesday night found him lying lounge
he could would not give me any account OF the manner
In which he was shot found three bullet wounds In tho
lower part Of the abdomen; asked for asssaDce and
DR. Grncf was called In; we found one ball pro
truding through the upper part Of tho right
We could not ind / gave tho patient about
two drachms Of chloroform 10 the pain ako
morphine told decsased brother 20 81 70 the station
house and report the To the police AT half pas -four
O'Clock A. NJ, when he came To house TO toll that
deceased in great pain, asked him II he had been
again 70 60 there about nine O'Clock A NJ called upon
deceased and found that ne sinking fast asked n
the police had been notified yet aud finding that the
had ordered that II should DO donc Immediately
deceased strong enough TO tell how the IN citing
occurred II he felt 30 disposed should Judge tina, the
person who shot decossed below him; think that
deceased might have walked mile after receiving ths
wounds in question he thought necessary TO do
Elizabeth Foster, bong duly sworn, dsposes and
says:I live at No asl stanton street am sister d
deceased; saw him on Wednesday afternoon, about
eight O'Clock, when he left the house alone again saw
In pf nj mi
talking TO young man; did not him again until
half pas. O'Clock. when he came home and ssid no
one In the house but mother and myself my brother and
my father came in right Afterwards they had been In
deceased said he did know who shot him, but that
he shot outside In the street did not hear any ps
.ol shots during tho evening doocased said . would b
his death he died about half past eleven O'Clock yestsr
day forenoon.
Christian Foster sr beins duly sworn depossd that
he . shoemaker and raspickcr by occupation; do.
ceased his son the latter left the house
supper on Wednesday evening did not see him after
that until half post ten O'Clock r. NJ whom no came
home and said be shot deceased told his sister
90 for doctor. aud then foil down upon tbs sofa dc
ceased told ms that there was some music IN house
about three doors above house. and while
was standing the sidewalk looking .
shot him: be said he thought the person who shot
Of the dance house No aaS Stanton street he said he did
not know the man, but would recognize him " he
him again told my 10 report the affair at the sta
ton house, but he said he Was too tired and would not
GO there was no present but declared and myself
when he told me who shot him about ave minutes bs.
fore deceased came ia l heard some shots nrsd they
seemed 70 proceed from the rear Of The house tho pistol
shown mo belonged 70 deceased II Is the only Ia
the house.
cob Batzs saloon wiliett street on Wednesday did
not notice whom he came IN or whom he went ont witness
busy playing cards and did not take particular notice
Of deceased never had any fcu,y with deceased did
not know that he shot until yesterday morning when
young man living Ia Goerck street Informed of the
sergeant Charles Brackett Of the Eleventh prccinc,
police, dcposcd as foiowsThe shooting o. deceased
made known tho police until half past O'Clock
yesterday morning wh,h teegraphed 10 the Central
once notify the u tho fact then prooercf
10 the az deceased No 25I stanton street and
there found the wounded man, Henry Fostor.
lying on lounge he appeared u DO sa5er.
Ing greatly: to1k scat at TIE brad
succcodod M gaining nothing definite he sad that ~ ten
O'Clock little before that hour, feeling Ia Dkins
weti street and when near Inc corner ho was n"d upon
by unknown pers he SAID |, VA dark Al tbs ,ms,
that be could not rerornzs the party be declined say
ing any thing further, ari was only my urgent re-
quest that would speak of the affair II all Dsccascs
brother brought 10 the station house sb9gt eleven
O'Clock when questioned him pretty closely relation
10 the matter he stated thai b. at decsad the
ing o the shooting about hast nins oco that he
then standing IN the alley way aud that when Christian re-
he shot Tns prisoner said there two
home aud when went 10 the house, alb 20 haf past
father denied all kDowlodse u Their whercapouts.
told the old mans daughter, who acted ~ inicrprs
tor, that Christian al the station house,
and that HI told the pistols were
the house the father then went % bufean and pro
ducsd the PISTOL nov shown me, bit ne sAid he knew
nothing " the other he ftt den % all know ledge
a any pistol beny the house and thea pruduce one
forced % selleye that h. telling fAlsshasd
then searched tho premises Thoroughly, bot ~aa sA6lo
10 nnd tho remaining pistol.
Dr. Bogton who made pos, norton examinathn q
tho body then called pan y testify a. ~ The csnss
~ death after which the submitted ~ he jury
who after due deiiberat.0n. rendered tho following
Tlai tho SAID Henry Poster came u he death ~
haustion. from hamorrhaga from gunsbs wounds, 70.
ccyed February - 1903 At the hands n sone person
pCrfous unknown ~ the jury.
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