New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-24
The Eighth Ward Wife Murier-kn1uess
OH the Body--Tcsiir3ery Of Several Wit.
nesses-Coutxitsul Of tho murderer,

On Saturday Corone- Wildcy he'd an inquest
II the Eighth Precinct Sisfiou-ouss On the body Ut
Nary asner. wEo or fI!sAy rs. vas tna,uersd ~
her husband. George Wagrer at tntir residence No.
SO Croonst, by beating her on tie head WITH an ax
The following testimony was token:
John Ryan. residing BIT No 1924 Howery, testified.
On the afternoon IN question was engaged some
pairs in tie yard of No. bio Broomost a. abovn
o',locs o. a lille sfer was in iae back part OF 40
yard md my attention vos attracted 70 the hallway II
the house by ncise; saw deceased lying on her face,
iust III the SIDE vi tho back CoOr; at the sne time
saw til, prisoner with his knee Gu her back between
her shoud.rs saw him strike her blow IN ac read
with an similar Ia the Que lers si0wL; ater that -
ran through .he hall; Ian ouL Cf the yard lio Ire
next: the fence il down between them; ran into The
grocery store and ha,oed that man iad allied his
viie; cane back and Leerd t1sttle prsoner hoi Aen
taken recognize the prisoner as the mar who struck
her; Isaw the ox sticking in the back OF 0eceastds
head when cSme back.
fed: was starding IN M shop DOR vest IGay sfor.
noon about O'cioc. when heard roise Oh The coz
ner Of BroOmsst; raa there, nnd vet. iuo the hOss
No SIC b, CONTEST. the deceased was lyingir he entry
by tue back cool, with hatcher sticking Al her Lcfd;
did not see any ofthe occGrrenc' .tol. On ny way
over raw man running up Broome'st toaard
Bfoadvay; gave chase anc arrested hin near auehs
ST.. his shirt covered with oiopd; asked him way
re had mart ID his lie; ne saed .here Nas .:olbs
in his house then gave hi n up 70 a policeman.
William SINAI. ieSiding - No 9'' tsst Ial.'eentn.
al testified: e,npioyei at No. 30 Btooioe-s q.
mason; the prisoner Ia the basement where Nns
at work doing SOHO iepsis. about to'cock 2. p.i 40
did rot 10 Inc, bgt Dokcu drVlhi AM tueb Ntuk
no the basemcni stairs; IA about second or iwoI
heard a sceam from IA woman m part OF the wav ap
The has, incnt 81 Is To the first floor when saw tie
prisoner have aod OF deceased by tie sonder with his
let hand and Lifting her taree in the back 81 the
read with tsche ard she fell Oh the floor IN lle en-.
try aud he hit her iwic, Tors Wien she vas doani
went ont tho street and gave the alsrm; GONE oit
ran Ia and arrested the pr s1ncr; re a'eessea
bed great deal tac prisoner eit tue hachet s'SAuS
In the Gee saSeP. 1s,d
WIN. il. Craa iord residing at No. 80 Ihompsor'st,
tesiified About 81 O'Clock was In my pscei arsrd
noise and ran OFT OF uy Office into the YARD of 40
66 Broom ,st saw the prisoner N The lack dyoi "
his house; Lie WIS hitting sometlig VIII hA.ch
tlought he splitting wood; got wlts'h Jew Ws
II the s,oop when d head II deceased ing on
tie side OF tho door with her body IN the eniIy SIC
wrs niag her face at tue iDc; he mt bcr hn'pr
of times ON the nehd he appeared 10 nLveo A'ec on
her back holding her down; ater be got up 40 "c.' "
ward the mont door, when saw tina Ratchet sticking
in her head parties came ID TIE EoI' uo"' a"~
ho arrested. u,.,,,.
Dir. Wooster Peach, IT,. aud Christopher weye
made a post. norton elsminstieD or the cody o. "
ceased, ana found an extensive fracture OF inc oscs
pai. of the skull the head OF the AK having rheunteu
The brain he depth of about iDr inches anu ua t
LETT there by Wagner after giving the faa oow' .LciS
were sever al messed wounds on o1er pofuohs :" ~.
hvsd and also face, but not sniicient :" caa"
death. So a.. ,.....a
Tie Jury Returned a verdict. That the deeessea
csme TO her death BY bow ON the head WIN al ~
at tho hands OF her husband, george wagner =, n...
The pris0ler 10 Q csbinetrlsker naive VI W..
many aged thirty. nine years, end says he knows ~
ming about the matter. He sas cnmnu'sra Hn.snf
Tonbs by the Coroner ~ cit tue &C ION oi inc os
Jury. The deceased was native ol h's"'" -
birty five years 20