New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-21
CRIME


The arraipnmrnt of William Srhuao.l before the
tribunal OF the Court OF over and gci.nu,r Oh udet
mcnt for murder IN tlT fat dasfce took place Yesterday
and the prisoner bc.n- called "a for hi. ce
waived trial by jury through the Twice " h rou-e
and pleaded guilty % murder ~ the second degree. winch
was accepted he was then rrmtudnd Tor sentence tl
Thursday next His act the stthblle of three per
sons members of one family. uf the Heinrich
VINO resided at No west Thirty clth-st. Iut only
one OF the wounded died. His cause Tor committing tins
triple attempt to take le originated an dI>i IOdh't
with MHgaretta Lan-hnus. married WOMAN wan
whom he had aSou. Itoc'urrcd Oh the evening OF tho
18th of February. after the prisoner and Tho companion
had retired their apartments IN the house OF which
tween the couple NT Heinrich aud h wife aut in
prisoners anger. when they were each stabbed au1%A
fatal result to the elder MIR. HcnErich.
THE AVENUE A SHOOTING CASE.
Coroner Cover held an inquest yesterday the
body of Henry DAVIS, who died at the Bellevue Ho,pa.
on Saturday from the effects Of gunshOt wounds received
Oh the 18TH at No 1G3 Avenue A. The first witness exam
ned was Evenc Davis. daughter OF the deceased who
being first examined to the nature OF oath ind
sworn, tcstthcd-That about O'Clock on "Wednesday
niph 0he 15th her father came INTO the front room
where she and told her to wash tie and sanccr
and then won't into the back room; hrs DAVIS was down.
into the back room to what was the matter Dr 10
Senbergcr was not there; father went INTO me blgh
room soon after mother Uhc witnesses testimony
was frequently contradictory; then heard lring
and mother came running into the iront room ana i
down stairs. Father then III the h1ckrOOln, hhd
into the fronrOom He put the pistol 10 MS h'ad
and it snapped twice. and then wenl on Nhen ~ went
lac was holding il the back of his head When he
came out Of the backTOom he had blood on the back 81
his head. Ny little sister woke up and began 10 ha0o
WHOM the pistol went or and father then took light ana
went into the Darkroom. The declaration OF Davis
made the night after the shooting, charging Dr. Roscn
berger with his death aud the auteIuOrcm examination
of the physician, both previously published IN INT tk
UNE were here read. Officer Henry II. Pellet, OF tIc
broadway equad testified that on the night of the shoot
ing ne was posing up Avenue A. and saw
and being told that man had shot himself he went
III. aud Dr. E0sonbcrgcr told him II lie then
went INTO the house aud saw the man. aud washed ms
face which covered with blood lie went INTO the
back room and saw large pool of blood there Looking
around he found sngie-harrecd pistol on me moor au
Mrs Davis picked up siNshoocr and knife, the blade
Of which freshly broken near the hart. ana gave
them to him. Mrs Davis stated that hcr HUSBAND had
in and got his supper that evening ana was PIt
friendly and kissed her. that she went down starr, ana
coming up went mt" the bh,k ROOM Mh,h We uIih ntI
husband was there. aud she exclaimed, Why DAVIS
how you frightened ne. DAVIS then came at hei WIN
knife and pistol she withchc1 lhe hnIi. Hnm hii,,
cutting her hand Davis then hrcd three or
Timothy Laughlin, IA policeman OF the SeNcnlrehtn
Precinct. was next sworn and followed 10y Ohcr
Hn,sr Their testimony tented m part Ia coirOhoiale
Acting House Surgeon at bellevue Hospital testified to
the nature Of the wounds. He stated that the wounded
man had said that hc had an alteration; that hs olpo
nen had shot him. and that acrwnrd 10 escape the po-
lice hc had attempted 10 shoot himself and had swll-
lowed some sulphurc acid; the mucous membrane 81 the
mouth soughcd of in places. aud the remainder was d~-
the acid the mucus membrane covering the cpgos was
entirely dsorganzcd and fell of az touch. leaving the
cartilage uncovered the mucous mcnbrc ~ the rachca
and larynN very slightly congcsted' PROB
ably from old inflammation. rs there were u"
In In IOung's opinion death was caused 10y el-'no
wound IN the head ana was probably accclcI3led 10y te
depressing influence. u HE poison The jury brought III
. verdict that Henry DAVIS came a. his death Dl Il
pisioi wound -, lle I I o, 49,. S~ Jr,ia.
an connection with the shooting OF DAVIS His statement
of the circumstances of the AFFAIR has already been pub
lshcd
THE KING SHOOTING CASH IL wnGIhMSBrEGH.
The prisoner Harmon King, arrested on Saturday
night for attempting to shoot his sis,erinlaw' Mrs.
Frances L. King at No la5 fiithst. BROOKLYN L. D. wa
yesterday convicted Of the oncnsc before Justcr bN
and held To await the action oi the Grand JIi. ne
witnesses testified that the prisoner hrrd tW9 Shoi ~
ceiling and another IN the counter of The store Tr pr
oncr however claimed that hr only hrcd one shot ana
stated that hc meant to shoot the ladys husband 10"
herself hut her husband was not present al ihc th'
King that nc j. 81 years az native oi New
YORK CITY builder of hrccngnes 10y occupation ana j.
guilty Of the charge of fclonios assault %" "hr M
stands committed.
THE ALLEGED WAREHOUSE rHAuh.
Further information learned yesterday of the
ease Of william whitney and William Tarrar eNColoncl
the 37th Regiment. who were recently connected as
partners in the and warehouse bu-nc-s. with
their places OF business at No. G Pcaflat ANA No y
Brdgest IN this city. They are Jointly charged WIN on
tanning goods by false prcteDscs and with violating the
Warehouse cf lsis The hrst complaint T. made by
Whitney rSrfar obSincd io6 barrels Of rye nour Of
the value Of S7,J35 frum HIM on the ON 0i AprlI:
aud presented nm III pay nthi 'hrth on tlt ]
National Bank signed 10y MI. whitney, which he found
bank The other charge WIS made 10y Benjamin Sher-
wood who alleges that hc received warehouse receipts
Tor Inv, lO. ana hN DlIltr vi H" I''P''ll''!' ,'
subject To the order ~ william y. Hawkins. which ir
discovered not Ia Ice genuine An examination 10 prove
the truth ga fasity of these allegations commenced
bcfnt, CITY Judg, Russell Yesterday There several
witnesses De examined for the cOmpainants aud de
PENDANTS.
mn swrNpLE OF NEw-YoRE ruMFrS.
THHrNE
MDDLIOwN. y. Y. May 2J.-Some OF the persons
implicated IN the swndlc the farmers in this state 10y
the pretended sale of patent hay rake have been NJ
rested ana viii bc examined. Several other warrants
out.
CONVICTED OF MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
LEWISTON. Me-. May 2O-Rufus h. lArrabcc has
been convicted before the Supreme Court for this county
for nalciosy mutilating and butchefiug horses and
cattle in the town Of Durham where such mischief hns
been frequently pcrIriratcd for several years.