The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-23
THE WIFE MURDER CASE.
Inquisition before Coroner WiIdcy-Wng
ncr, tho Alleged Murderer, Committed
for Trial.

Inquisition before Coroner Wildcy-Wng-
ncr, tho Alleged Murderer, Committed
for Trial.
Coroner wdey held an inquest yesterday afternoon,
the Eighth precinct station house. the remains Of
Mrs. Mary Wagner, the woman who murdered at her
residence, No 518 Breome street. laie Friday
afternoon by being struck the back Of the head with
In the hands Of her husband Joseph Wagner a.
reported In yesterdays HERALD Suboined will be found
the testimony taken before the Coroner and the verdict
Of the Jury
John Ryan, being sworn says:-I live at 139ts Bowery,
and am carpenter by trade; doing repairs
the closet in the yard Of SIC Broos street yes
terday about four o'clock little after in tho
back part of the yard and attention attracted to
the hallway Of the house by noise; deceased lying
her face just a tho side OF the back door at the
same time saw the prisoner Sns r, WITH his Knee
him strike her blow on the head with
similar to the one here shown after that he ran
through the hall out Of the yard into the next
the fence Is down between them; Into the grocery
store and hallooed that had killed his wife; came
back and heard that the prisoner had been taken
cognize the prisoner as the man who struck her saw
the sticking in the back of deccaseds hcad when
came back.
street; was standing in my shop door yesterday
afternoon about four O'Clock WHEN heard noise the
OF Broome street. there and went into the
house $40 Broome street, the deceased lying In the
entry, by the back door with Ratchet sticking in her
head did not any OF the occurrence at all on my
way over saw running up Broome street towards
Broadway gave chase, and sted him near Laurcns
street; his shirt was covered with blood asked him
why he had murdered his wife; he stated there
trouble in his house; then gave him UP to policeman
William Small, being duly sworn, says live at 242
East Thirteenth street. ! am employed at 5l8 Broome
street as mason the prisoner came IN the basement
where ! was nj work doing some repairs about four
O'Clock p NJ he did not speak to me- but looked around
and then went up the basement stairs in about second
or two heard scream from woman ran pprt of the
way sp the basement steps TO the first door, when saw
the prisoner have hold OF deceased by the shoulder with
his left hand and hitting her three times in the back of
the head with Ratchet, and she fell the floor In the
entry and he hit her twice when she down
went out in the street and gave the alarm citizens
ran In and arrested the prisoner; the deceased bed
great deal the prisoner left the hatch sticking IN the
deceased head.
Thompson street about halfrast four O'Clock was In
my place heard noise and out Of my Office INTO
the yard Of 56 Broomc street, the prisoner IN the
back door ohis house, he was hitting something with
Ratchet thought he was splitting wood, ] got within
few feet OF the s,oop when the head Of deceased
living on the side Of the door, with her body In the
entry; she was lying her face the time he hit her
a number Of times the head he appeared 10 have
knee her back holding her down; after he got up he
went towards tho front door, when ! the Ratchet
sticking In her head; some parties came In the front
door and he WIS arrested
ms wooster Beach Jr., and Christopher wcte made
post rnortem examination on the body OF dec ascj,
and found an extensive fracture OF the back part Of tho
skull the head Of tho axe having penetrated the brain
10 the depth of about four inches and had been lci
there by Wagner after giving the fatal blow There
several nciscd wounds other portions Of the head and
also on her fare but not sufficient to cause death
The case was then submitted to the jury who found
othat the deceased Mary Wagner to her death by
blow the head with an axe, at the hands Of George
Wagner her husband on the zist day OF July 1855 az
No SIG Broome street"
wagner is thirty mine years Of age, native Of Ger.
many and a cabinet maker by trade He had nothing 10
Coroner wildey committed him 10 the Tombs for trial
Deceased was about thirty Ave years Of age and
tive Of France.