New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-19
THE EIGHTEENTH WARD HOMICIDE.

Coroner Flynn and jury concluded the in
quest at the twenty secondst Police Station yesterday
over the body Of Jacob stellwagon, who was fatally
stabbed on Saturday evening last, by John sebert in
the saloon OF the former at No G5 East Fourteenths
The following testimony was taken:
Christian Kalkenbrenner living at No. l5 SecOndst,
witnessed the fight but his testimony only corroborated
that taken yesterday without adding anv material facts
John Metzger living in Avenue b. Fourteenth St.
testified that al the time OF the he visit
ing some friends az No Gil East FOurteenthst hearing
was TOO late TO ace the ARRAY ne afterward conducted
officer TO Seberts apartment think that sebert was
Policeman James Smith, having heard OF the ARRAY,
went TO Seiber ROOM where he found the latter nude
with the exception Of pair OF light pants he had eyi
IDENTITY been washing the blood from himself his body
was stu streaked with blood and water; there was
witness said 20 Seibert want yOu g." he said, Me
You OF b-h, yOu will never be able to take me =;
witness told him he would take him any way hndDg II
would be useless 10 violence as there were % or 30 OF
his friends the ROOM witness told him he understood
that he Of those who had been stabbed and that
ne Cgitnessl had arrested for sabbDg him he
said yes he had been stabbed kicked and beaten by the
Dutch OF BIS and he was satisfied That ne had been
reveBged his friends then advised him 70 dress himself
and go along with witness this he finally did witness
took him TO the Union Market Police station and told
the Of the far he had learned OF them,
the Sergeant In command heard that he had been subse
quently recognized by stelWagon as the man VINO
Alfred LOOMS Of NO GIL East Fourteenthst corrobO-
rated much OF the foregoing testimony win reference 70
the stabbng he added that soon after Stewagon had
left the saloon on the way 10 tho drug store little boy
out and said that they were killing sebert inside
witness went inside and two men there; was sit
ting his breast and another had hold OF his arm
VIM Winterwerp OF No 65 East Fourteenth At. testl-
fled that he boarded with the deceased man. No new
facts were contained In his testimony
Policeman william NJ. Davis OF the Eighteenth Pre-
cnc testified that the evening In question he
the way 10 the Police Station, passing through Four
feminist. having In custody man who had beaten his
wife when be heard the cry OF murder" and running
down TO No Gl5 crowd collected around the door
going inside, witness found man lying the OOT In
the back room, covered with blood and two holding
him witness could not ascertain from any OF those
ent who had committed murder, any OF the attend
circumstances; seeing SelDert lying mOtonless on
freely from his witness imposed he was the muir
dered man. and accordingly took the two Germans who
standing beside him into custody and conveyed
them 10 the StahOn-HOuse; returning witness found
that Seibert had been removed by his friends 70 his
mothers apartment in the Of No COS and soon after
ward the first time, that he the man who had
stabbed StelwagOn learning that Sellwagon was In a
dying condition witness visited the Union Market Police
Station, and, accompanied by Roundsman Deeves,
brought the prisoner before the dying who readily
identihed him among several who surrounded the bed
the man who had stabbed him.
The then submitted 10 the Jury who rendered
verdict against the prisoner without leaving their seats
The accused man, In response 70 the question OF the
Coroner said that he native OF this city %
OF aborer, and lived at No COS East FOurteenths
In response 20 the question OF his guilt he replied that
he had nothing TO at present He by order Of
Coroner Flynn, committed 20 the Tombs 20 await the
action Of the Grand Jury The deceased buried
yesterday afternoon from his late resdence his funeral
being attended by several German societies TO which he
belonged Preceded by these. and brass band playing
funeral drge the cortege passed down Avenue b. and
through other streets 10 the Ferry which they
crnassd and Droceedpd 10 the Cemetery.