New-York tribune., 1867-02-21
THE THIRTYEIGHTH-sT. TRAGEDY.
COEONEEs NQUEsT-TEsrIMONY OF SEVERAL WIT
NEssEs-vERDICT OF TIE JUEY.

NESsEs-vERDICT OF THE JURY.
Yesterday, at the Twentieth Precinct Station
House. Coroner Gamble held an inquest on the body Of
Jacob Heinrich who murdered on Monday night last
at his residence No 22 West Thirty ghthst. by william
sclnObe The following Is the most important OF the
Msrgafetta Langhaus residing AT No 225 West Thirty
eigi-st testified that she had been acquainted with
fhe prisoner since October la ST. he visited her Sundays
last sunday he visited her, remained all night went
away on Monday morning and returned In the afternoon;
together they went TO look another ROOM the prisoner
taking with him some knives TO be sharpened and re
turned O'Clock p m bringing the knives with him;
during the evening the prisoner struck her, aud she left
the room, crying after the prisoner requested her
back and he would not hurt her. at later hour
met the landlady, who said she would have no such
crowd Of people and the lying dead in the yard
Mrs, Heinrich was sitting in char IN her apartment
stabbed in two places; witness Identified The ke shown
Of those they lsd ;harpencd ohe fou!a 1t III hcf
room. covered with blood. ' -~-
Iohn Wagner residing at the above place testified that
on the igh in question he the deceased go 10 the
room OF Mrs Langhaus and soon afterward heard enc
son OF the deceased tell him TO look OUT as the prisoner
had knife and that he Nlchoasl had been; stabbed
deceased exclaimed MY Cod" and placing hs
hand TO his breast leaned against the door; the prisoner
had knife in his hand this time Mrs. Heinrich tried
10 get her husband out Of the room tho prisoner re-
him; the knife shown the one used by the prisoner
several witnesses testified that on the night IN question
the prisoner was Intoxicated, aud COMMITTED sssauis
upon various persons.
Wendell Langhaus testified that he rented the room 90
cuped by the prisoner aud his (witness wife he objected
10 the visits Of the prisoner had been in the hospital Tor
six weeks and during that time the prisoner had been
living with his wife, Saturday last witness came nome
and found the prisoner IN possession OF his apartment
and witness then went to live with neighbor; on MOD
day night his wife 10 him and told him II ne went
out he would have his throat cut he knew nothing about
the stabbinQ. . =, - ,
testified that he had arnsed the prsone Who Was III a
very excited cOndiu0D
Heinrich AT No West Thirty ghth-st., who made
fhe following statement Jacob lcln1ch, the deceased
il father Monday night last mother ana Idtler
were at my house, my mother went home at O'Clock
she iCane back and told my father That ne must
come home, the shoemaker was raising HI III the
yard: / went with my father ana luOthcr,
and when l got 10 the door Of Mira Jhnghauh y
saw the prisoner standing in the door took hold
him and told him 10 ont ana not make any fOubo
in the house; he said he had right there and at tue
stabbed ItOd father 10 look OUT az the
prisoner had knife; had Just got he words OUT 01 my
mouth when my father fall then went TO my
house have wounds dressed and have not seen my
father mother since recognize the prisoner as The
man who stabbed me- did not strike him."
Df Jos G.. Shaw made pOStlnOflem examination OF
the body of deceased, and found that the knife had
entered the left breast about Onehaf inch below the
uipple passing inward and upward between the third
and fourth ribs entering the lung at that point and pass
ing through IT, Death was the result OF Internal
henOrrhage
The case Was then given 10 the iury who, after short
debate rendered the following verdict; we ilDd that
the Said Jacob Heinrich to his death by internal
hf1ic se from stab wound by knife IN the hands
.df SohnO0e on the 18TH 0f February ltOi, Ut NO
=. lhirty-e ghtlst."
.l souer was then questioned % his guilt but
de- 4 10 answer until he had seen lawyer. His face
il covered with scratches and these he claims % have
received n the a1fray on the above night he was com
tted 10 the Toms by the COroncT 10 await the action
I. vi the Grand Jury. .| i. w., I, -, -
Mrs Heinrich IL stir In a critical condition The son
/ Nicholas is in "A fair way 10 recover