The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-08
THE DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN WILLIAMSBURG

COr0ner's Inquest in the Case al Herman
Gross-vcrdicI OF the Jury Erhnrdt Found
Guilty Of she offence.
Coroner smith last night held inquest 10 The
Of Herman Cross who met his death the evening Of
tho Sd inst, at the hands, alleged, Of Lawrence
Erhari, during difficulty at the Of Div-
sion and Kent avenues BROOKLYN, T. u. The following
Is the evidence elected.
TesIlAcNy or MICHAEL GEEIz
Micha Ceetz sworn dcpcscd--I reside at So stasg
street am employed at tie sugar refinery Of WnUcn,
Dick (. Co. foot of Broadway acquainted with de-
ceased worked together three tour months; about
half past seven o'clock Thursday evening last, de-
ceased. Viewer the prisoner and myse iei the sugar
house together; The prisoner (Erhardt went out first;
he waiting for us; deceased, Viewer and Erhardt
commenced lighting; did not Viewer stabbed; it
pretty dark; DID not SEQ any Eniie in Erhardps
hand; Gross, Erha,dl Viewer were all ,wu The
ground together, did not anybody stab Gross; saw
Gross get up ana RON toward the lager beer saloon when
he stabbed; Viewer went the same way; Erharit
ran 10 opposite drectou heard Gross gtoan when
the ground; he said Echardt had the knife;
deceased said nothing after ne reached the lager beer
saoon there were no other persons present but those
have namea at the time OF the stabbns; dd not see
any gnc in Erhardl's hands; no knife with any
booy heard Viewer and Gross botn say that Eihardt
had knife, the parties had previous difficulty IN
the sugar house, bat not much don't know
whether Viewer was stabbed before Or after ! saw
him down; never saw knife with Erhardt while
say who stabbed him; know nothing more abont the
affair; rst Viewer attempt 10 take hold OF Ernardt,
but he succeed. tue ABOUT HNc
minutes after LETT The sugar house; Erharit.
Gross and Viewer we're lying ia heap near The sugar
house.
Henry Bush sworn, dcposed-l reside at the corner
of Stag Leonard streets; employed in Winen,
Dick x Co.'S sugar house, was acquainted with de-
ceased three months; we worked together one
month; at work last Thursday after
noon and quit at half past seven in the evening
saw no trouble between, Gross Erhardt and Viewer;
l them together IN broadway; saw Gross and
Viewer after they we're stabped Erardt was not with
tI,,,,. fhpfp n ma hat
Erhardt stabbed lin; ! never heard of Tho parties
mentioned having any difficulty in the sugar house,
know nothing more about the tragedy.
TESTIMONY CHARLES sc.U5LE
Charles Schusle, sworn, deposed-l reside at No. 80
kemsen street; am employed as watehnaa near the
Thursday evening; knew thcrs was trouble, bat 1t
made lao dIcrence-tlaughicrI saw two or three men
up Broadway; did not speak to deceased when he
was stabbed; did not see the light; don't know any
thing about II.
TxTMogy OF JOHN GROSS.
John Gross sworn, dcposei--l reside at No Division
avenue keep saloon; was acquainted with deceased
about three months was at homo last Thursday night
deceased entered my place bstwecn and eight
o'clock Mr. Bush with hun: he fell on the door as
entered; Geek and Viewer Followed him IL /;
looked deadly pale. and was frghtened; all that
heard deceased say at that time was, "Jonn heipln
Weaver said ave stabbed, he then ran nome. be-
fore Gross died he asked for little water Viewer sad
eve had little trouble and Erhardt stabbed us;'
then doctor; Did not rec the trouble my SELF
and don't know who aid Gceiz spoke TO me about IT,
but did not make much out OF him. lie talked pretty
IN uch ike he did here
THE VERDICT.
The case here Submitted the jury and after
brief dclberaon they agreed upon the following
dict:-wc the Jury, find Herman Gross his
death by stab OF dirk in the hands o. one Lawrence
Ernarai, on the evening OF October s. 1861
VOLUNTARY STATEMENT OF the PRISONER.
My Lawrence Erharit; am thirty Three years
OF age; was born in Rhneiedts, Germany; reside At
10 Delanccy street. New YORK; by occupation a
aborer not guilty OF the charge preferred against
me-
Erhardt was then committed to the custody of Captain
Woglom OF the Forty nth precinct.
OTHER VICTIM,
Andrew Viewer OF - Mckibben street, who charges
Ernardt with having stabbed hIm Time will
probably recover