The New York herald., 1863-04-11

shocking Tragedy I'm the Bowery--A Sol--
der Attempts to Knl HIS sweethsare
and Then Commits Suicide, &c.
Coroner wildey concluded the inquest yesterday ~
case Of Charles Nol, member OF the Eighth regiment
New York Volunteers, who committed suicide u hn
lodgings, No. % Bowery, Thursday night after having
attempted to poison his lady love- Deceased appsars
was home furlough; but allowing his time snprs.
had not the to to his regiment for
being tried by court martial desertsr He conmsns-
Gated his fearssto Miss Msry srube, his betobsd
conceived the idea Of their taking poison rather ihanbs
separated. Accordingly Thursday afternoon, vAan
Miss Strube called upon deceased at Ais roonn, .,
above, he gave her . drink Of poisoned vine
and, after telling her that she would surely d3s,
swallowed on . glass d the poison hsmssn.
The poison seemed Affect deceased more sens,by shs
his berohsd, and fearing that she would survive -
grew desperate ana attempted 70 ssange her. Naryy
poor creature, was svsrse 70 the whole proceeding
struggling with her would be murderer managed V frss
herself from his grasp, whom the latter fell bach e.
hausted upon his bed and expired Miss srube wss a.
covered in dying oondon by the porter o. the hsssl,
but luckily through the exertions Of Dr. Gay, she wa
restored 10 conscousness and Is way a ~
covery. She pressnt at the inquest md
gave clear and interesting OF he events has
transped In the fatal chamber the evening previous
No twenty nine years OF age. and was native q
that name, and Of than ordinary educa-
ton and intelligence. Annexed will be found report a.
the proceedings before the coroner
Mary Strube. being duly sworn, depossd and said IL
live at No. Is Bowery; have known deceased one year
soldier. and homo on furoug6, which expired on hs
Both OF March; he under the impression during The
last few days that be was caught he xeuld be shos
he gave me poison; said thirsty, and he ssd he
would nx me up drink that would make strong hs
then went down stairs and liked up drink, which -
brought me; after drank IL he Told me that was poi-
soned; began to cry, when he said IL would not .hush
up" ne would smother me- there another glass,
which he drank himself: he said that contained poi
son also, and thas he determined 70 kin hmeeN:
he said he did alter he was dead ana
gave that q for poisoning me; commescoI 70
grow very weak, but Old not go asleep; was weak
ou gt o sea E vent
upon his return he brought something glass which
he said was from the bar and would make feel strong
but instead Of that some poison awhile
he experienced awful palms, and asked II did not fcsl
pains too said did not feel very bad when ne said he
must die too but he weak that he could harm
me; while thus engaged In choking he fell back sx-
hausted and died In few minutes afterwards was So
weak that was unable 10 rise from the bed and iay
there until the porter and knocked the door sh
TO another room and attended by doctor: rbe pn,son
got first vomited, but the second poison until
after the arrival OF the doctor after had the
cond dose deceased told that he had left bottle down
stairs In which he stated that he kill himeen
and me aud wanted us TO be buried In grave; de-
cesseds father lives at No. 161 Wooster street.
Emanuel Albrecht deposed that he was the proprScor
of the premises No 20 Bowery deceased hired The room
In which he committed suicide Tueeday last saw him
alive Thursday he then stated he Intended going
to Phadelphia with Miss Srube and that he was going
10 be married 10 her. the porter knocked deceascds
door several times Thursday afternoon but could get
no answer about O'Clock In the evening ent no
stairs and Knocked at deceased door when Mss strube
answered said that deceased poisoned himself
and her too examined deceased found thai he v.s
dead Immediately notified the police who came r,ght
away and rendered all the assistance their power
John w. Souls, being duly sworn, deposed and sad-I
am policeman attached TO the Tenth precinct about
O'Clock last evening the porter OF tho hotel called
upon me and stated that there a man dnad In the
house he also stated that he had bursted n
bedroom door and found him lying dead upon the bed:
went for doctor and upon my return found decreased
In the bed In the described by the porter.
found woman sitting ou deceased bed, and removed
ber TO anther room Sergeant Weed then came and on
searching the room we found bottle labelled sspson
Christian schmidt deposed that he was a CLERK IN the
drug store OF Edmund Weber OF No IS Bayard street
recognize the deceased the person whom sold half
an ounce OF audanum this occurred tuesday evening"
on Thursday night deceased again. and saying ne
nd made mistake, asked for two drachms NJ opium,
for which he paid thirty he stated that The
poison was for soldier who had been wounded; h-
beled the poisons and recorded the sales properly
Geo. u. Bouton, NJ being duly sworn, deinscd th>e
he made post mortsfn examinstsn Of the body q de-
ceased, and o. h opinion that death was caused
by the adm of opium Crude opium was found
stomach and the odor OF he poison psrvsded
entire room. -. -.
rendered verdict OF "suicide by tAkns.