New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-18
THE ElGHrEENrH WARD HOMICIDE.

Coroner Flynn and jury commenced an IN
quest yesterday at No East Fourteenthst over the
body of Jacob stlwagen who died from the effect OF
stab wounds received Saturday evening al the hands
floor of the abOvenained premises. GeOfge Mcy 5fs
boarder WIN ths 4SS S vepne in Question while
sitng the steps OF 6iS next door III conversation
street. Inv sitting near the witness said there comes
Jobu Seibert with knife" the witness had quariele
Sstt 9 r re eays and accordingly hid himself in
I'm the house In front Of which ne mao been stth Two
aerward he heard OF the wonnd Of the deceased
Peter Kapthar Of No 615 East Eleventh st testified
dningroo on the first floor Of the house the prisoner
IN and asked for glass OF beer sIHlWagen sao
that he had none but me prisoner insisted on nAEE
glass Of beer and SAID that there would be trouble
not given him; third time ne asked iQr peer ana
the deceased man then came from Dehind the DdI anu
taking the prisoner by the left arm, showed him out OF
the front door into the street, the prisoner again orcu
himself into the ROOM, hreaklhg pane oi Rasa '.o
deceased man was behind the oOoI' Trying 10
keep it shut by putting Eli hs knee r 9gadns'
and turning suddenly toward the deceased man. struck
him with fun force on the night SIDE OF thG meek Win
knife the knife and the blood Following the DiOW
the witness tired TO seize the prisoner by the back OF the
IN the forehead with the knife the prisoner maze
second lung6 az witness who caught MN by the coat
and held the hand Whlcn gIahpeu INC AInS WINES ~
finally grasped him by the throat ana Threw nm on te
6OOr, and held him there until help arrived, when the
prisoner taken into the back for safe keepng
party OF men then came IN ana TOOK on theI COATS ana
wanted TO the prisoners they opened the entry
Of the police witness was assisted by Wilhelm Winter
reb.
that he sitting At his front door IN CONVERSATION with
the deceased man. who after and went inside
q few minutes afterwaTd man came across the street.
rAu against the door and burst II OPEN had previously
heard scung inside; soon the deceased man came out
side and said 81 stabbed, ] am killed." witness then
for an officer and procured one at Frstaye cannot
Louisa Lndeukretz Of Ne sls East FOurteenthst test
fed that the evening in question she saw the prisoner
the street, having IN his possession knife she Wit
messed the assault by the prisoner upon Mr. steWagen
the stabbing OF the latter; witness called FOR hep
Mr. Ianterwald and brother OF witness subsequently,
bound handkerchief around tho neck OF bteWagen and
him away; Peter Kapthar and others then seized
hold prisoner and TOOK him into the back for
safe Keeping crowd OF men then came in and one Of
them said They killing SeibeFt; let take hand
In " the then rushed IN and kicked and struck at the
who had the prisoner ia custody the men who had
hold OF him did not strike Seiber Drs. Knox and Nor
ton made post mOrtem examination OF the body Of the
deceased man. and found inesed wound inches in
length passing Inward aud downward; IL was ascer-
tanned that the verebra artery and thyroid had
been severed causing hemorrhage resulting in death
As there were number OF other witnesses 70 be exam
tned Coroner Flynn adjourned the inquest until 10 o'clock
N today az the Eighteenth Precinct Police Station,
m Twenty-secOnd-st, near Firstave. AS number Of
those VINO attempted 70 rescue the prisoner from the men
who took him into custody Immediately after the stab
house while the inquest was being held, the Coroner d
rected OF the policemen In attendance 10 take Of
the witnesses and arrest such persons he might point
out having taken leading part the attempted
This done. and four young men wore taken into
custody. Their names and residences follows limo
thy Mcdonald, Twenty -nnth-st and Third ave: Alfred
IOomis No Gil East Fourteenth-st: John Metzgar No
a3 Avenue b. Christian Cakenbrenuer, No. l57 second.
st These were told by the Coroner that they would have
their choice al the inquest today either tell all they
knew about the matter be locked up accOmpces Of
the prisoner They were temporarily committed as wit
nesses The prisoner was recOnducted to the Police
BatOD Although sitting within half dozen feet of the
comm containing his victim, and hearing the and
throughout and seemed no more interested in te mo-
seedlngs than the most ordinary spectator.