The New York herald., 1868-08-19
THE EIGHTEENTH WARD HON eide.


Confirmation Of the Inquest.
The inquest on the body Of jacob Stillwagen, who
was stabbed by John Seibert on the evening Of the
18th inst, was resumed yesterday morning at the
Eighteenth precinct station house, before Coroner
Flynn and Deputy Coroner Knox.
Christian Kalkenbrenner being sworn testified
as follows:-I live at 1857 Second street. on Saturday
evening about half-past eight O'Clock was standing
two doors above Mr.. stillwagen's In the avenue B
direction and heard some little boys shouting out "A
nght;" l then saw John Seibert going into Still
wagons house; by the time got down to the door
Selbert was after being thrown out OF the house,
think 1t was Stilwagen threw him out; seibert re-
turned to the door and pushed his arm and head
through the glass; the door was hardly closed min
ute when 1t was opened again; as the door opened
saw man falling backwards with his neck cut;
the blood squirted out on the street and upon my
right hand saw two men lead away Stiwagen; in
iew minutes heard some women, children and men
shout They are killing Johnny Seibert;" then
went into Stlllwagen's store and through into the
back room, where saw Johnny Seibert lying on the
floor: one man was sitting on his stomach and hold
ing one hand; the man sitting on Seibert had a~cut
on his forehead he said in German that Sebert
would soon be dead he kept talking TO him In Ger
man man every now ana then hitting him on the head
did you stick meT' accompanying the question with
blow; that is all saw until after returned from
club meeting to which was going, when | saw the
police arrest John Sebert In his own house. opposite
Stlllwagen's.
JOnll MetIRuT Ol avenue IL ana FOurtecntn street,
was next examined, and testlfed:-I was up stairs,
In No. Gil, visiting, when heard a cry OF "Fght'
ran down to Stiwagen's and was about going In
when two young ladies stopped me- telling me that
II went In too would be locked up; ten minutes
aiterward | went In ana saw Sebert lying on the
ground: one man sitting upon him and another
was holding his arm; then two Officers came in and
arrested the two men who were sitting upon Sebert
some citizens then took away sebert; the officer
asked me about fifteen minutes afterwards where
Seibert lived, and showed them and went up stairs
with them; the offcer asked Sebert TO accompany
him, but he refused, and IL was only after being
coaXed by citizens that he went along with the
police.
The witness denied positively that he saw any per-
sons attempting to rescue Seibert.
Ofhcer James Smith, OF the Eleventh precinct tes
titled that no was standing the corner OF avenue
and Twelfth street on the night In question when
he saw large crowd come down avenue and stop
at the drug store on Thirteenth street; saw man
M VINO was bleeding freely from the neck taken into
the wound probably about fifteen minutes; made
Inquiries as to the origin Of the difficulty and en-
been innicted eventually learned what had occurred
by getting behind two men who were talking and by
man nudged the other to hush: took hold OF the
man whom heard mention the name OF Seibert and
compelled him TO go along with me and show me
to the rear Of house No. 6os Fourteenth street my
SOmnos Sn1de ran away; N'y then found Metzgar and
%%eFs seDe1t eS oana seSe Sa me IN hs
room stripped OF all his clothes except light
pants; pan he was washing himself in pan Of water;
streaked with blood, he not having yet dried him.
self; said TO him, 81 want your he replied,
"YOu will never be able to take me-" told bin
would take him anyway; as there were twenty or
thirty persons present deemed 1t folly to attempt
to take him by force: consequently asked him to
come along. telling him that I understood he was
the man who had been stabbed, and that there were
two men arrested for the offence; replied that he
had been stabbed, kicked and beaten bv the Dutch,
but that he was satisfied, having had his revenge;
his friends advised him to go with me- and after put
ting on some clothes he did so took him to the
Eleventh precinct station.
william Winterwerb and officers Davis and Deaves
gave corroborative testimony
Alfred LO0mls, OF No. Oil East Fourteenth street,
@stlhed that he was sitting on the doorstep OF No.
Gil when he heard boy remark, Here comes
Johnny Seibert with knife" and witness saw Sci
saw him come out as II he had been pushed out he
again rushed at the door and this was the occasion
upon which the glass was broken Immediately az
forward saw Stillwa0en coming out with his hand to
his throat and going towards the d0ctor's; heard
little boy say that they had Johnny Scibert on the
and saw Seibert on the ground and one man sitting
on his breast while another held his arm; police
offlcer came, and after going into the saloon came
out and raped his club; two other officers arrived
and they arrested the man who had hold of Sebert;
the other oficer took Seibert nOme and after doing
Stillwagen. This witness denied that he saw any
person attempting to rescue Seibert.
After short deliberation the Jury returned a ver
dict to the eject that Jacob Stlwagen came to his
death by o wound from a knife in the hand of John
Seibert at 6l5 East Fourteenth street.
In reply to questions put by the Coroner, the prls
Oner said that he was twenty years of age.
born In New York, and that he had nothing say
present as to the charge brought against him. He
was then committed for trial.