The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-15
THE. RECENT TRAGEDY UP ToWN.

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Inquest Over the BODY oil William Ruimau&
Remarkable Narrative by the Mistress ol
the Decansrd-sinRuIar Conduct Of n PoIyci
Oascer.
coroner Scnfnes nsa al Anuues' yes'e'uay - 0eie4
vue Hospital the remains OF William Rullman, III
man ~ho a,,.r,,,aa A., ,,rdo, hfs n,iztrsss nm Thru
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Gay ~ An sssignaon house 10 west oA'eenIn s'fes4
and Afterwards shot himself through the breast
$500 80, go, 49,. ro,.n., "a
fnoay nisn@ After procuring jury tue eof0n" ~
tanned the evideDf- -Rertram, who had 20 nat4
row an .s.ara al .lo ,n., ~ the oolcsf
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have displayed remarkable presence of mind and
courage while officer AcCar hy acted in most singular
manner for policeman rbs following "a the testimony
as adduced -
Mary Ann Bartram, Of No. lO4 West Nineteent1
street, testified I'll widow aud keep house for mM
self; have trieuds 10 whom can 20 for money whenf
ever like: recelyed no money from w Ruilman eXt
cept small sums during tue past Jew months hav&
serious difficulty between Us; when I arst becam6
acquainted with him did not know that he was MARI
lived together for or Ave lnontns; iod him TO cd
and take care OF hts family, as he said he had nof
enough money TO support tpem and Keep me; he SAID
away few weeks, but inter thai became troubled
some and drank good deal aud found il impossible
to keep him away few nigu,s ago he walked up and
down in front OF nv house an nigh week ago told
him was to be marrsd and hs wanted 10 RIM awaV
with me- giving me two days dcr told HIM ~
was impossible SO ne wished hours private convoy
saton as il would be the last time ~ouId eyer see him
he aud u No 30 Sixteenth street; thought he
had been drinking and he ordered some vino from Mrs.
Bell and W. stairs; alter we entered
the room Rullmau off his and nat and took
loH my bat.-, and - no asked forsiyA yhinf
levery tnfng that he had ever done or said ths4'
WAS uu UNPLEASANT and talked about my marriage and told
me that ne bad bridal presen, for me; he said 1eoud
wear it in bridal wreath or IN nv colin asked him
to snow il to me; haoa from his check
yaple TO bearer for 5000 but a. he did mott think
needed Il he put it back a. ain lie then said be would
SHOW me the prsset and out two pscks a. ord
was bottle Of iapdanum; he told me 1t was for him{
self: as was 20 nY ~ leave him re did not live
auy LONGER he asked me to ay down on the ped with
nv clothes on and 70 to Sleep refused and he the6
Opened the other package which proved % be pistolt
aud placed il at my head tell ny ue lie would like some
conyerssou ana than il Would steak any ionder "a ~
usual he would fire it: did not Cha re my voice at aA
as knew he was in earnest by talk ug to him hoped
somebody in the house ght u.s. pistol 81
my mead all the ne but niIn IL would not looh
well for them TO carry nv body ou into the street wthS
out nv hat 50 pt II on aud CONTINUED The couversaf
lion nv voice gradually becoming louder and louder SO
he dd not notice IT.; Il told h,n that II ne Intended
10 XIII me To va would talk on family matters and df
nose OF some things that had we taxed some tmef
ne ali the time holding the pistol poln cd at me: e&
LEM 9Th said that IL he was gong 10 take audanum
would IN re some TOO. 40 he D,ured out some in wind
pass threw il in the crate under pfeence that there
Was Nv in II when he poured out some more. nut
soma water m Il and tased II ARD toid him did not
IT,, II that xav - vonld AVE IL clear. IN that wav
soossd of most Of the audanu,n. xen, him enoage6
In fhat mannrr un I bead some ons in tho hall neat
the door when 7 asked nm IN a ,on1 tone il he VA
80. ,ha ri ri uos Io.dad a.. ,h. NOS cond hear hir2
q; no il1vav the hons.tssnsr tnar knocksd =. I'M
door and he iod me that 4 / vent near IL he would
non, tho nor ,ben ran down stars and told
NJ i,e. in the n,eantims he nac.d the pistoI At mt
.a,,io aua old he vov,d o,va No., ~ roc rutez 10 an
senp,o a , ~, .nan W. p,i -, Ga a, the door1
ihan said thai the neons IN. nouse would INSTRUCT
something and ta,d him TO hide Inc pistol: promised
10 omen ina door but prom sed 10 come back again: Id