The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-12
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MAMMALIAN MUELLER.
In cell 81 IL namesake OF the great German stu
dent and philosopher, Macmillan Mueller, who is
did loss OF life, ranked crime coordinate with
murder. The prisoner kept bakery at No. 500
second avenue s whet en- n fre broke out on the
ever did not extend beyond the basement or cellar
where II originated The immense quantity Of
smoke evolved by the fire penetrated with fatal
suits to the tenements above, where seven persons
were smOthered to DEATH While two or three Others
died In the hospital from the enects thereof or from
injuries received in leaping from the windows The
particulars must still be fresh IN the minds OF many
for it was one Of the most terrible hOlOcausts Of
human life that has horrifed the already shocked
nerves Of the metropolis. The circumstances were
OF such q character as TO induce Fire Marshal
Baker TO apprehend Mueller During the Coroner's
investigation a small boy living In the adjoining
house testified that he heard man running up from
The basement and breaking in the SASH OF tire store
TO pass in what he thought was brass KEY to a
woman inside just before the alarm OF lire was given
Upon this and other testimony which IN the opinion
OF the Coroner seemed to implicate Mueller IN the
origin OF the fire. the latter was committed 10 await
the action OF the Grand Jury. He Is German by
BIRTH about twentyfour years OF age and OF sllght
gentle frame. His height Is about five feet nve anu
a half inches. He wears mustache and whskers
and has pale intelligent face. He protests his in
nOcence and Is very impatient for a trial.
PATRICK NICHOLSON.
In the adjoining CELL No. g. is Patrick Nicholson,
charged with the murder OF his WIFE VINO AT the
time, was a waitress in one OF the Chatham street
concert saloons. Nichosons case has many points
Of romantic interest. Six years ago, with the unac-
cOuntable inconsistency OF the grand passion" ne
fell in love with buXOm German girl, SIX years his
senior, named Teresa BuchhoZ, whom he saw 1or
the first time as cook and waitress at restaurant
where he was in the habit Of taking his meals. SUP.
sequently Teresa took situation IN concert
saloon, which Nicholson then frequented in his
attentions to her. 4hey were married after eighteen
months courtship-a step 10 which he was induced
by his violent passion for her. Removing to Con-
nectcut he installed her in his own home and
worked as an operative in q cotton factory. One
summated Becoming dissatisfied the couple re-
turned to New York. The fair Teresa had not led her
made him still more so by her liking for genulemen's
society, and this prediction on her part became
the cause OF many dispute. A few weeks before
cohabiting with another man became waitress at
concert saloon, which occupation seemed to have
insuperable attractions for her. He accOsted her
one night IN the company OF her paramOur, besOught
her to return to his home once more andsOn her re-
fusal fired the shot which killed her. Nicholson is
an Irshman by birth, but has been in the country
about nine years. He is twenty-fOur years Of age
and about i've feet seven and half inches in height
His complexion is brunette, with dark eyes that
explain the jealousy which prompted the destruction
Of his faithless wife.
GEORGE RENHARDT.
In the same cell IL George Reinhardt, who Is
charged with being an accessory to the murder Of
German named Pferfe IN June last The particulars
are still fresh In the readers mind. He is man
about hfty-two years OF age, with unmlstakabe Ger
man features.
JOHN P. BENDoN.
more serious result than usual, were the occasion OF
the occupancy Of cell II by john p. Bendon, an
irlshman about forty-two years of age Bendon says
who on the morning Of the homicide made pass at
him with jackknife. He caught the hand that held
the weapon erked II down and then directed terrible
blow at the deceased, which unluckily met the hand
holding the knife and drove the blade into the breast
near the heart, INJECTING wound that caused death
in a few minutes He says IL was an accident or cir
cumstance which could not happen once in thou
sand times. Bendon was soldier in the Mexican
war and Lieutenant OF volunteers In the late war.
JOHN SHERMAN
Is IN cell 81 awaiting the action OF the Grand Jury on
tested for him on account OF the strong probability OF
his innocence. II will be remembered that he dis
covered his wife, very incorporate woman, In bed
dying on his return home one day in May last and
called in policeman. From the fact that she
had certain injuries on her head that might have
been the result OF violence, sherman was
arrested, although protesting that he did not know
how she came by them. His keepers speak very
well OF him, and the boss with whom as hatmaker
ceptng three years that he served in the army dur
ing the war, gives him the best reputation for So
briefly and industry. He is freshman of plain,
honest features and about thtyeight years of age.
He has thin, dark hair Is closely shaven and dresses
as neatly as his prison life enables him.
DONATE MAGALDO
occupies cell 81. He is charged with stabbing
man on the night of July in Baxter street. He
is an Italian. born in Naples, and about thrty-1ve
years OF age. His ignorance OF the language pre-
vents him from entering into conversation, but he
seems to be quite happy, II constantly smiling face
Is any indication.
FANNY WRIGHT
who was convicted of numbering the policeman az
Canal and Mercer streets night last fall and
10 the state Prison, has been returned 20 the ombs
in consequence of au order for new trial. and
pies a cell III the women's corridor. she is known
on the prison records as Margaret Welsh.
GERTRUDE PFERFLE
concludes the list of inmates against whom murder
Is charged. Her case is "a very recent one and the
details OF the crime Of husband murder OF which she
is accused were given at length few weeks ago.
THE OTHER PRISONERS
are confined on charges of crimes ranging through
all the grades and degrees OF felony, from larceny
burglary and forgery. Their cases awaiting dis
posal before the General Sessions.