The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-20
THE NEW YORK TRAGEDY.
Additional Particulars State dement's OF
the Murderer, Mrs. Langhelser ana
Young Henry-COnditiOn of the In
fnred Partlea. Etc.


the Murderer, Mrs. LanShelser aud
Young Henry-COnditiOn of the In
jured Parties, Etc,
The facts published yesterday in relation 10
the dreadful tragedy which was enacted on
Monday night at tha premises No. 2z6 WeiI
Thirty-eiehih street, were as complete as the
lateness Of the hour would admit Of. From in
ouitiCs made Yesterday some additional par
ticulars were OBJ aimed; but until the CoroneT's
investigation is held II is not likely that the
exact circumstances Will transplre,
The ALLEGED murderer, Schnobel, IS nov con
fued in a cell at the Twentieth Precinct station
House, in West Thirty-hnh street, awaiting the
result of the inquest The prisoner is appa
rently we'll built, medium-sized man, forty
two years of age, and with partially grey hau.
He is by no means an evil-looking person; but
at the time when seen his garments and lace
were spotted with the blood of his victims,
which had not yet been removed.
He was laboring under considerable mental
excitement, but convPrsed willingly with those
around him. though an occasional indescrloaole
look of fterIor-indicative of the inward feelings
of the man-crOssed his countenance, and his
voice frequently trembled. In regard to the
autecedenis and details of the tragedy Schnobe
was not unwilling to speak, and with the ser
vices of officer Teichman as Interpreter, made
substantially the following statement: -
scHNoBEL's STATEMENT.
My name is William Schnobel; 1 am native OF
Ludwlgslust, near Hamburg, Germany; forty
two years of age, and q shoemaker by occupa-
ton; have been in this country since June,
1865; reside at No. 225 West Thlrty-etehth
street, and work at Mauhattanville; | know
Langheisher (Heise, as reported yesterday, and
supported his wife and child for twelve weeks;
he was paralyzed in both arms, aud went to the
hospital the day before New Year; have lived
with Mrs. Langheiser since the lst OF January
with the consent OF the husband, who was una
BILE TO support her and the child, as he was in
the hospital; l generally go TO Manhattanville
on Monday morning, and returning on Saturday
night pass Sunday in West Thirty-ftth street;
last night, as was lying IN the bed, this Henry
family, father, mother and son, Cthe latter
about twenty-five years OF agc), came into my
room, and shouted Out with them!" They
pulled me out of bed, and during the scutfe
did the stabbing with a recently sharpened shoe
knife which had in the room; the defendants
then left the room, and subsequently some per-
son broke in panel of the door; the police
came in soon afterwards. and was arrested; |
Did the stabbing in self-defense, and was not
drunk at the time; never was married.
This statement differs in many respects from
the accounts given by young Nicholas Henry
one OF the surviving victims of the tragedy.
STATEMENTS OF YOUNG HENRY AND MRS. LANG
HEIsER.
Nicholas, who is now confined TO his bed at
his residence No. 20S West Thirty. eighth street,
suffering under three wounds in the abdomen,
states that the tragedy occurred in the yard,
just off the apartment occupied by Schnobel.
The latter has been threatening to kill some
one, and was standing in The doorway just be-
fore the occurrence. Jacob Henry, the father,
was first stabbed in the lett side, and fell to the
ground Il corpse. The mother and son were
next attacked. and being unable to defend them
selves, were badly wounded before they could
escape. Jacob Henry (the deceased) was about
fifty Five years of age, and is said to have been
the owner of the premises where he was mur-
dered; he therefore objected to any part OF 1t
being occupied by Schnobel and Mrs. Lang
heiser while in the enjoyment OF their Illicit love.
Mrs. Langleiser, who is native of Bavaria,
twenty-four years OF age, and by no means a
good-looking woman, states that she was absent
at the time the murder was committed, and
consequently knows nothing of the affair
itself. save What She has been told. She did
not deny LIVING with Schnobel as his wife, but
stated that 1t was necessity, as her husband
| had been unable to support her and the child.
! Mrs. Langhelser, however, is more reucent
! than her paramour on the subject, fact per-
! haps partially owing to her confinement in the
! Station House, where she awaits the Coroner's
! investigation. Her husband Wendell Lang
| heiser, some years her senior, returned from
| the hospital on Monday, the 18th instant, and
although he was missing last night, he turned
! up this morning. He stated that he did not
| know Schnobel when he went to the hospital
and on his return was unable to prevent his
| wife from living with hun. From the fore
! going statements 1t will be seen that there l:
:alsehood somewhere, and it will probably bt
! in possible to arrive at the truth until tht
! inquest is concluded.
! CONDITION OF THE INJURED PARTIES -POSl
MoRTEM INQUEST, ETC.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Henry aud her sor
were in about the same condition as on tht
! preceding night, and 1t was deemed probable
tthey would ultimately recover. The forme
is wounded in the breast and wrist, the latte
! In the abdomen.
Coroner Gamble empanelled a jury and an
nouDced that the inquest would be commenced
at ten o'clock this morning, at the Station
House on West Thirty-ffth street. From thu
post mortem examination OF the body of th
deceased, made by Deputy Coroner Shaw, /
appears that the murderer's knife entered he
tween the third and fourth ribs on the left side
and that hemoIrhage was the immediate caus
of death.
All day yesterday the vicinity of the hous
was thronged by curious people endeavoring t.
catch glimpse of the scene of the murder o
Of the deceased, but every avenue leading to tn
yard was guarded by the police, who reluse
admission to all those who had no busIues
! there.-M 7. Herald