The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-06
FRATRICIDE IN EAST BROADWAY.
"A VETERAN SOLDIER SHOT.
The Alleged Murderer in
Custody.
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INVESTIGATION BEFORE CORONER WFLDEY.
VERDICT OF THE JURY,
&C., &c, DC.
INVESTIGATION BEFORE CORONER WILDEI
VERDICT OF THE JURY
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About three O'Clock yesterday morning oboss Settle
and Woods, Of the Seventh Prscipet while patrolag
their beats heard the cry Of murdsr issuing from the
second floor Of premises No. - East Broadway. They
ran across the street. and going up stairs In the
apartments occupied by Ms Rebecca Trstraua and
her sons John, Thomas and Richard also Catha-
rine Tristram, wife Of John, and . small boy found
the rooms in great disorder, and 10 the doorway
lay the lifelcss form Of Thomas Trstram, with
the blood gushing from pistol shot wound 10 his left
breast The officers asked how the affair happened, by
whom ana under what circumstances deceased had been
shot, but received no satisfactory answer from Mrs
Tristram or any Of her children.
Being unable TO gain any information calculated 10
clear up the mystery which then surrounded the case
the officers arrested Richard and John stram and took
them to the Seventh precinct station house. II SUBJ
sequenty learned that the three brothers had been more
or less under the influence Of liquor the night previous
and that the deceased and his brother John had been
gagged n aquarre In neghborng lager beer saloon dur
ing which John received black eye and other slight
injuries What occurred after the parties reached homo
and immediately preceding the discharge Of the fatal
shot could not be learned from any Of the family, but
according 10 the testimony Of other witnesses living In
the same premises the brothers had quarrel, and
Of them heard to threaten take the life Of his
brother
Coroner widey was notified OF the occurrence, and
yesterday afternoon proceeded TO the Seventh precinct
station house. where no held inquest The evidence
Of the members Of the family very contradictory
Of them having heard any quarelling previous to the
firing. Others however heard the quarrel and the dis
charge Of the pistol suboined will be found copy Of
the testimony taken before the Coroner
Emily Seaman, residing at - East Broadway peng
sworn, says:I live in The adjoining TO where the
mutder committed; about half past two O'Clock this
moik heard noise and loud talking in the room
ctpLed by the deceased and his mother; there q
,sssns nolss got up on chair and looked
in deceaseds room saw light and II suddenly went
out when heard man say, "rll have your blood"
almost instantly Afterwards; before the pistol
nr-d heard woman say, Go out for policeman"
remark concerning tho policeman; after the shooting
saw two mon 60 out Of the room; suppose they went
S S whs se
she made me ne reply; then went back in my room
again. ....r,si...
East Broadway am the mother Of deceased; my sons
John, Thomas and Richsrd and Catharuc Johns wife,
@ on the second noo, John ohm and he ws 1sS.ns
sleep IN the bedroom adjoining the front room and
ceased slept IN the fitchsn Richard slept 10 the front
room think John came home about ten O'Clock; he
was little tpsey; he had some marks Of violence
on his face; understood he had row In Q neigh
boring lager beer saloon: ! sent for some lager
beer; Thomas. the deceased was in bed in the
eleven o'clock, Al the time with Catharinc: don't
know what time Il was when Richard came in; was
.xoke about halrpss two o'clock BY hearing noise
struck o light, when awoke CatharjDc; afterwards
Thomas 1S w. % ss ws his hssS ss
Others; Kate got up and said, ain the name OF God
what hns happencdf awoke Richard and sent him out
for doctor; tho small pistol here shown belonged 10
Thomas; the large one purchased by Richard to
send to California; Richard and Thomas had no quarrel
yeslefday; they we're good inends
anna, boy being
Richard, Thomas and John; aunt Catharne and grand
mother live there together; between eight and nine
O'Clock last evening I went in the house from the
street, my uncles were all out when came home; I
slept on the floor in tho back room, and uncle Thomas
slept the chairs in the room; in the night was
awoks by hearing the report Of pistol there was a
light In the ROOM and the chimney Of the lamp fell OFF,
uncle Richard asked me knew .S where G there rS Was
by the door, with blood his face; uncle
John came In the room, and aunt Caiha-
nrst who in the room afcr the pistol went
or; uncle Richard and myself went for Dr. Harrison,
fen there when we got back the doctor looked at my
Sncfe and said he dead; when woke up there was
nobody u the room except uncle Thomas and uncle
Frederick EickhoG being duly sworn said I keep a
lager beer saloon the FIRST floor Of premises No "a East
twelve O'Clock wento bed about one o'clock but could
not sleep; then laid down the floor with the
S S
| got up and looked out and listened; then heard
the old lady say "No, he did not, and told samuel
voice said, "Ge, up, r shoot you, mus, have your
blood !" and after that there was light in The room
room; heard the man say Get up want your blood I"
| then heard scufie as though one man was pulling
another one out Of bed ! then heard John. voice,
which recognized, and immediately afterwards heard
the report Of pistol told my stepdsushter who heard
the same myself called watch, . and an ono r
came; I think IL was Richard heard using the
threatening languages about twelve O'Clock that night
the prisoner Richard In my place with two psols
pistols be had remarked that the large pistol was un
handy, when he produced the small one and said This
one is better
mys:-I am the wife Of John fris,ram; five at "a
East Broadway, with my husband mother law, bro.
husband last evening and got home soout eleven o'clock
we stoppcd c.. ine walk Few minutes my husband waa
partially Intoxicated; my husband went TO get some
brandy 10 wet his lips; at that time Thomas was in bed
In the back room and so was Samuel; helped TO un
dress John and put him 10 bed In my bedroom got
some lager beer at the request Of my mother,inaw
Richard was out at this time; saw him when went
take sp s stairs; srs sJ5E wen. to bod aa no,
hear hear Richard CONG h5mc was not awake IN nearly
.nrue CLOCK, wen my mother In law In my bed
room and ed that Thomas was dying, and psked me for
,ne she said that person had fired shot a
BIN, and heard tho shot; though. the repcr, ap-
pcarcd 10 be In the entry got up when my motherin
| law called me; my husband got up before did.
John Tristram being sworn dcposcs and says:-I live
came home last night about eleven o'clock, much In.
toxcatcd; was out with my brother Tom and others;
my brother Tom and myself had quarrel In lager beer
ssloon corner OF Catharne aud Division streets; we
came TO blows he backcd my eye and bit my finger my
brother Richard In aud separated u.s. deceased al
ways said when he intoxicated that he had an old
grudRc against me; my wife shook me some time during
the night and said there row, and Immediately af.
forwards heard the report Of pistol could not tell
whore the report came from got up and saw Tom lying
on the ell Of the back room door there was person
present OF the tme do not know where my wife and
| mother were at that time; heard row previous
TO hearing the shootIng did not zee Samuel
hsa ne , mms ,a sss,o %~ fnomas y,ns pcsu was In
the small pistol in Richards possession yesterday
James Tristram being duly sworn says--f live at No.
ii Jacob street; deceased my brother; Richard
recently from California; do not know OF any
| dlculty existing between Richard and Thomas
DR.. Wooster Beach, Jr, made post mortem cxamina.
tion on the body Of deceased and found pistol shot
wound the left breast On opening tho body II was
discovered that the ball bad passed through the lungs
tnucd ts course through the body and lodged In the