The New York herald., 1867-01-04
the EIGHTH WARD MURDER.


Investigates Before Coroner Wtldey-Css-
+ fession Of s.Bumaser ChaFIoy1-Ciear Case
Against the Prisoners-Evtdenc0 ol the Wit
nesses and Verdict Of the Jury. Nq a.di " tsy
A. nine O'Clock yesterday morning c9rQper Wildey
held an inquest at the Eighth precinct IcS staA On
the body Of Henry Schlosser the young man who was
murdered a No. 40 Thompson street. early last Saturday
evening by Charles Bernard Manuel tcolorsdb alias
"Bummsr Charley and Thomas Cook Several wit
nesss examined and the evidence adducsd goes 10
make out clear against the pr souers who were
seen IN the place at the deceased was stabbed and
who have been positively identified since his arrest
and incarceration in the station house 'Bummer Char
ey confessed that stabbed deceased but said he did
It in self-defepca Below viii be found full report of
the testimony taken before the Coroner and the verdict
z TESTIMONY or TIMOTHY MASON.
Timothy Mason residing At 80 Thompson street. being
sworn says-I am coach driver; Friday or Saturday
evening last, at about six O'Clock, was going home
from work. and passing 46 Thompson street my attention
was attracted to the house by hearing cries from the
from. basement; stopped and looked n when ls saw
person facing him and standing close TO him; the
other prisoner standing to the let Of the colored
stabbng deceased each thrust the deceased screamed
out and put his hand to the place where he was stabbed
saw no knife but supposed, from the motions q the
prisoner that be using one his back being towards
me prevented me from seeing where be
had his hand; the white prisoner stood quite
TO come away; both doors OF the basement wide
open after the wnite prisoner turned TO leave the
Ss s bs me
that he shan't rob me OF my bootsn a be said tnet
they walked away towards Browne street, deceased fol-
walk he said "Look " and showed me his shirt, which
covered with blood; he hallooed g watch twice;
then ran 70 cali for the prisoners but could see nothing
nf than. ha f9n q
In the basement faH sN snss r. s
Dorothy Munich, residing at 10 Sullivan street, be-
ing sworn deposes and says:-My husband keeps boot
and shoe store at No 40 Thompson street; deceased
y an as 1a ~ Ss evs
ing at halfpast six o'clock / left my house
10 get milk in tho grocery just my husbands
basement and saw deceased aud two men there; Of
them the colored prisoner here; the other don't
recognise went nome and told my husband that there
were two customer in the shop; he left 10 there
directly. er MA II .aegs 4a "
Christian Munich being sworn says:-I keep shop
at No 4s Thompson street; deceased worked for me
had been with since the 10Th Of last month"; he TO
N. bis name was Charley knew hin him y nS Of
left the shop 70 30 home 70 supper; reside At y ai
van street j left Kim alone the shop; my wife came
she looked In the shop and saw two eussem.
there hurried around TO the shop and VT had
nearly reached there the young man over my place told
the sidewalk with two cuts on him and co verea with
blood spoke to him, but he did not ar swer me; l
took him at TO drug store, where hc died soon
I c-l TESTIMONY or PHILIP xrzxL- fs ~
Philip Etze being sworn, says:-I rasde At No 40
Saturday evening had just left my sfore 20 60 In the
back room whom heard the cry Of s'wstchn twicei
blood; Lsaw stab wound ON him; i soon Afterwards
told his employer of his being stabbed and assisted in
conveying deceased 70 drug store; he told me that
= s5T 3 TESTIMONY OF PHILIP SIXTH. rs,ssts,
Philip Smith, residing ~ Il Thompson street, being
sworn, says-Saturday night, At about six O'Clock, /
went TO Etzes grocery store; when came out saw
the Mason and boy standing At the head Of the
basement first white man and then col0Ted man; /
recognize the prisoner the c0ored man; the other
90 not 'ne .wo iss @ sno went
when he saw me he said "Smth, I'm sabbed;' saw
him doubled up and covered with blood he was then
t& TESTIMONY OF CHARLES IlsDEMANN.
Charles Lindemann, residing at A Thompson street,
ne,ns sworn Keep s snoe ssore a. me ABOVE
heard the deceased was killed. crowd outside,
but did not deceased ten or fifteen minutes before
boots; they said they could get them cheaper
door In deceaseds place. and would go there when
they were In ths store the coored man Knocked over
chair twice; the white man was quiet identify the
prisoners as the two men.
TESTIMONY DErDcTvE FIELD
Richard Field, being sworn says:I am police officer
Of the Fifth precinct know both the prisoners Satur-
day evening" at about twenty minutes TO eight O'Clock
saw the two crossing Canal street from the Eighth TO the
Fifth ward; the white was carrying large hall
lamp; followed them TO West broadway and Leonard
street. where they separated; afterwards arrested the
coored man; afterwards arrested Cook; i arrested
them on charge OF assault made by him the 1lth
OF November the colored man was charged with stab
No x Thompsou street after ts he Was CHARGED win
robbing and threatoning his life with razor; the
white man was arrested on charge Of larceny and
afterwards received satisfied those two men
were the same that stabbed deceased
rAsrMoSy OFFICER rcKKrr.
Patrick b. Pickett being sworn, said II am . police
ocer Of this precinct at about six O'Clock and forty
ave minutes on saturday evening went 70 Thompson
met Captain Mills there; then learned that Z white man
and colored man had committed the deed: myself
sSs me. Ra sss o "a him H:
assn, whsn he ssd be thought he had The Two men Mr
the men and Captain Mills went 70 the Fifth pre-
cinct after that and arrested them for murder
p: sss,.s . 10 'ss M: ,sss
sabbsd deceased, that he did u with shs shosmakers
knifs he sd that they had some words about pair Of
and tha he jeFksd the knife frcm hs hand and Stabbed
him with ; he said he thought dsceassd intended 70
a e d S 1sns aoeS Esuas
while prisoner told me that he was with De coloSpd
maa ius had nothing Do WIN ths murder 70 thrss
nor ,ss, ssy "A "s' maS . make n'n 'a' what
Onoer John Moore also OF the Eighth precinct cor
roborstsd the testimony given BY ofncer Pickett
TESTIMONY ov Jonn DlII.
John DILL reading q No 81 Prespsct street, Brooklyn
bsing sworn nys:-Deee.ssd Wa my cousin; he has
been in the country about nftesn years have mot
him for about year; have sssu his body since his
death and recognize him Henry schlosscr be wss Of
avery quiet disposition and WIS sober and industroua
The facts developed BY the post nortsm examination
made BY wooster Beach, Jr, n D., have been already
published In the HxRALD He depoesd that the stab
wounds received BY deceased the Of death
Coroner wldsy, having no further testimony 70 oncr
submitted the TO the jury, who rendered the follow
ing
That Henry schlcsser the dsoeAssd 10 his death
By stab wound at the hands Of Charles BenAn Manuel
(coored), alias "Bummef Charley (" q No - Thompson
street on the 20th day of Docember 1006 and they and
Thomas Cook accessory before the fact
The prisoners were then arraigned and examined.
Manned is twenty pears of are, native OF this
city lives O. No - Thomas street. and by occupation
. butcher In relation 10 the charge against him, Man
ucl said Cook and were together all day; In the
evening We went 20 No ~ Thompson street; Afterwards
TO decsascd's place. then bad some words with him.
whom he told TO 60 out; he h ne ON the bead with
4 hammer and attacked with knife; suatched the
knsf fnorn hand. yhen he Qrnopod anotheY and