The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-08
LOVE AND MURDER.

LOVE AND MURDER.
Horrible Tragedy in Tsash Avenue-A
Young Widow Brutality Murdered by
He's Jealeas Lever-Ths Assassin In
Custody-Ae Makes . Fall COnfessiOn
Of HIS 0uAls-CoFoneF's Inquest, &c.
shocking case OF love and murder occurred 1t the
grocery store Of Nicholas Hemsn corner Of Tenth
and Thirty street 1t early hour yesterday
morning, which caused intense excitement In the neigh
b,rhood The victims young widow, with three small
children, named Caroline hiesturburgh- found
doed In tho Of the store under which
point directly towards her lover the guilty party.
Tho accused who gives his Frederick Muntsr,
acted clerk in the grocery store. and has been in Mr.
Helman's employ two years. He was desperately
in love with the widow, and because she refused 70
marry him he determined 70 have her life.
Accordingly, midnight Thursday no wrote letter
TO his employer explaining why be about 70 commit
the shocking crime, and then, arming himself with
large cheese ks and hatche quietly waited until all
the inmates asleep before putting mis- plan into
execution Towards morning he crept noeessly to the
room occupied by deceased, in the OF the store
whore he murdered her in cold blood and then retreaed
to his bedroom for the purpose Of committing suicide
II was evidently his intention to destroy his life
after he had taken that Of the woman but no had not
the courage to carry out his plan, and, on second
thought, decided to deliver himself mp 70 the police
and trust TO the uncertainties Of the law. The
murder discovered about daylight. and the police
went in search Of the assassin but he foresaed them
BY delivering himself up at the Twentieth precinct sta
ton house.
THE c0RoNER's INQUEST.
Coroner Ranney held inquest upon the body OF the
murdered yesterday forenoon, when the following
facts wore elcited:-
Edward Hsllman, being duly sworn. dsposed IS fol-
The ~ S s
aunt also know the prisoner, Frederick Aunter have
known him for three or four years. sleep IN this house,
the prisoner and deceased also slept here about half
past I'VE O'Clock this morning was awakened by call
from the prisoner went up stairs the whore the
her lying upon the door near the bed thought she had
tainted, and went for some water whom entered the
matter with my aunt be replied that he had killed her
or words 70 that effect went towards the where
deceased lay and looking 10 SAW the corpse upon the
floor blood upon the floor, but had not courage "
examine deceased 70 where II from; the prisoner
then said he would take look At her 70 she was really
dead; he did 30, and remained In the stOre when he
back he said she quite dead then asked him
what he killed her for when he replied that she deserved
II would all out prisoner then said he going
70 the station house 70 give himself up and went that
with the deceased that he wanted her 70 marry
him. the knife and Ratchet now shown me are those used
Nicholas Heman deposed thas he kept grocery store
at 312 West thirty third street, the prisoner his
clerk and had been In hts employ about two do
ceased lived In the building, and occupied apart
mens the hall from tho connected with the
store; deceased was in the habit OF lighting fire in
room In the OF the store, used as a Kitchen: this
morning about hapast four O'Clock the pur-
pose OF going TO market the prisoner got up about the
same time noticed nothing unusual in his manner when
returned market. about eight o'clock found the
dece lsed lying dead the floor and the prisoner gone
tell something about his private affairs days ago,
but would not hear him.
James Bloom, Of the twentieth precinct police, dsposed
tWan min tan IN oiv nfrloC
morning was informed that there was q woman muir
dered at the corner OF Thirty third street and Tenth
back, IN the Of the grocery her head the
bed and her feet pointed towards the window OF the
some weapons, but found none, except two razors,
which had not been used 10 the murder; q ply
on he az .ns
Ratchet or ceaver; l searched the store and found
Ratchet concealed under the counter; it was bloody
on the handle and blade; the ccaver found the
choppng block, but not bloody; took the weapons
to the station house, and my arrival there found the
with, when he replied that he struck her three
with the hachet and then cut er throat with large
meat knife; he said could find tho Ratchet and meat
knife IN the store then usked him what he killed her
for when he answered that he Ia love with her but
that some one else was In the way.
Or. H. D. Ranney made examination OF the body OF
deceased. and testified as f0lows-l found the Of
death % be hemorrhage from three large wounds about
from ear TO ear and severng all tho large blood vessels
the other two were the cheek tho left side
"
Coroner Ranney then read the following letter. which
written by the prisoner the night prevousto the
murder and Intended to explain his for per
petrating the crime
New YoRK, August 6-EvxSiNo. IL O'CLOCK.
u . asns 5
She has blasted all hopes and In this world and II
there y mecifu God Ia Heaven may He have mercy
that woman. Her heart Is stone 70 and that
cannot i've with her can At least die with her hope
everything to the three small children have got
800 In the bank and what ID In this house Ia all intended
have neither father mother This Is MI write
can die in with the hope that God will take my
poor soul TO Heaven. f. Gil. NJ
Tho then submitted to the jury, who, after
due elaboration, rendered . verdict Of " Death from
hemorrhagc, the result Of injuries at the hands OF
Frederick Nunter. August I, 1863" The prisoner in
his examination stated that he twenty three years
age was q native OF Germany and clerk in gro-
In reference the charge preferred against
him he replied that he had 'nothing 70 say
Coroner Ranney committed the prisoner the Tombs
70 await the action Of the Grand Jury.
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