Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-16

THE RECEtrR TRAGEDY IN NEW
! -ts .z1sEt5bEe YORK. 90 e. -z-g lrr "a "a
Remarkable narrative By the Mistress Of
n!op ri ,s- ...f the Suicide. stF .ysa,y sTsv7
Coroner Schirner held an inq uest yesterday
At BELLEVUE HosDitai over the remains Of Will
liam Ruiman, the man who attempted to MUIR
der his mistress IN THURSDAY, at an assigna-
shot hifdseif though the breast, as already
reported in the Herald Deceased expired
on Friday night After procuring q jury
the coroner Obtained the evidence Of Mrs. Ber-
ham, who had so narrow an escape from
datb, and also that Of the officer sent home
with her on Thursday. The woman seems to
hat displayed remarkable presence of mind
ana courage while onicsr MCCARTHY acted In
following is the testimony as adducad; q,
+ Mar, Ann Bertram, of No. 1o4 West Nine-
teenth sreet testified.-l am widow and keep
csn eeuss ss, 10 f myself have dr1epss ,s to whom
no money from Mr.. Rullman except in small
sums during the past few months i have
known MN Yearly two years; there never was
any serious dhiculty between us; when I first
became acqusnted WITH him did not know
that ne was mhried; he told me he had q wife
and family when we had, lived together for
ior four nye monhs; told him to 20 and take
care OF his family as hesaid he had net enough
money TO support hem and keep me; he staid
away for a few weeks but after that became
troublesome and frank a good deal, and I
found 1t impossible to keep him away; few
nights ago he walke up and down in front OF
my house all night. week ago told him
was to be married, an he wanted to run away
with me, giving me two days to consider. I
soio nina 1t was mp.sible, SO he wished an
hours pr 1vate con esation as 1t would be the
last time would seehim: he and went to No.
So Sixteenth street; thought he had be an
drinking. aud he ordeed come wine from Mrs.
Bell ana brought it NJ stairs: after We entered
the room Ru1lman tCs or his coat and hat,
and took of my hat and he asked me to for
give MIN everything har he had ever done or
SAID that was UNPLEASANT, and talked about
my marriage, and toldne that he had bridal
present for me; he sad could wear it in
bridal wreath or IN ny cef1aa; asked HIM to
show 1t to me; he 'oohfrom his portmonnaie a
check pay able to bears for S26O, but as he did
not think needed it, .e put it back agaln: he
then said he would sDw me the present, and
took out TWO package; one was a bottle of
laudanum he told me L was for himself, as
was going TO leave him he did not care TO live
any longer; he asked ne to lay down on the
bed with my clothes on and 20 to sleep; 1 re.
1used, and he then opeed the other package
which proved to be PISTOL. and placed it at
my head, telling me hewould like some con.
versation, and that if [ would speak any
louder than usual he vauld fire it, did not
change my voice at all, as knew he was IN
earnest but by talkini to him hoped that
pistol was at my heal all the time, but
l told him 1t would otlook we'll for them
to carry my body out ito the street with
conversation, my voice gradually becoming
louder and louder and IoIier so he did not no.
tice 1t; told him that ii b intended to kill me
tnat we would talk on family matters and dis.
pose OF some things that Ihad; we talked some
time, he all the time hoIdhg he pistol at me;
at length said that II h was going to take
laudanum would take some too; so be poured
ont some in wine glass threw it in the
CRATE under pretence thai there was q fly in
1t, when he poured out some more; put some
water in it and tasted it. ard told him 1 did not
ike 1t that way, 80 wouldtak it clear in that
way disposed OF NEST the laudanum; 1
kept him engaged in that uRn ner until heard
some one in the hall near the door, when
asked him in loud tone The was sure the
pistol was loaded, so that they could hear him
IN the halfway the housekesper then knocked
at the door, and he told me l went near 1t he
would shoot; the bousekeeper then ran
down stairs and told Mrs. Bell: in the mean
time he placed the pistol at my temple and
said he would give me three minutes to say
my prayers, and just then Mrs Bell Knocked
at the door; I then said that the people of the
mouse would misrust something, and told b i'm
TO moe the pistol; promised to open the door,
but promised to come back again; he had hid .
den the key. and 1t was some time before he
found it; be then made me swear that would
come back, and then opened the door a few
inches: l pushed him half way across the
room, and ran into the next room; he put on
his coat. and Mrs. Eell asked him what he was
doing, and be replied, II was only pIaguing
Mary Ann He then asked which way had
waited some time and went up Fifth avenue
then down town, and Afterwards went to the
Twenty ninth precinct station and told the
sergeant the facts have narrated. Officer Nc
Carthy accompanied me heme, as was afraid
Rullman would be there; saw deceased after
wards in the hospi al; he had previously told
the servant girl If came home not to tell me
he was In the house, but send me up stairs
Rullman told me he had purchased the lauda.
mum and pistol that morning
Officer John II MCCARTHY, Of the Twenty.
ninth precinct, testified that he was sent by
the Sergeant with Bertram TO her house, and
described the facts already narrated he ascer-
talned tnat Rullman was in q rear room on the
second floor, and had been there all the after.
noon with the door locked. He proceeded in
evidence as follows: was going up stairs to
see where ne was, when thought l had bet
ter wait, as he might come out, and l could
then take the pistol from him, SO he could not
hurt himself or any one else; / then went to
the corner OF Sixth avenue and saw the rounds
man, Mr.. Blackman after we had waited half
an hour we went up stairs together, and
knocked at the door heard q report OF pis.
tel thinking that he had not yet shot himself
but would certainly do SO If broke the door
hour and waited for an answer to my knock;
on going into the room found btla on the bed,
and on procuring candle fouffd that he had
shot himself; when asked him II he had any
message for his wife, he said. "God have
mercy on nay wife and children :" we them
took him to the hospital. .lFl'.-s
The jury rendered q verdict OF death by q
pistol shot wound inflicted by deceased's own
hand on the 12th inst. Deceased was a native
OF Germany, and thirty.three years Of age
N. Y. Herald, 18th inst