New-York tribune., 1868-04-08
THE FOURTEENTH WARD HOMICIDR.

AS soon as the death of the young German,
Louis Gartner ian account Of whose homicide ON Mon
day night in front OF No. 1C4 Most was given in The
TRIBUNE OF yesterday was reported, Capt
Garland at once sent out officers in quest oa
the assassin But little was known OF him
aside from fact that he was boy OF IA or 10 years.
dressed in dark clothing After hours OF search he
officers for the time gave up the hnt soon aler hPOi
with his parents on the upper floor Of No loo Mott
ST., called upon Capt Garland AZ Ihe spf1s, ,ss
Snity person He says that on Monday night he
the street in front Of the door OF the tenementhouse IN
which he had lust returned from on adjoining grocery
While stopping the basket adjusting the handle he
made remark 70 youthful companion, ana al thlt mo-
ment GARNER and his companions from the en-
trance of No lO2 where they had been passing the even
RrssHgns abont the basket turned and said What
hatf Pulling OF his coat, Gartner ran to Brangan and
il UP with another blow the hand. The
boy ran into the grocery NO. l@, on iol,
knife and the hoy says Gartner "threw himself with q
bounce on the knife" Finding that Garner was seriously
keeper of the grocery and then ran home Later In the
day Coroner Keenan, held inquest over The body az the
Springst Police Station John Schuln OF No lO2 MOtst
testified that the deceased man boarded AT NO ~ BOweIy
the evening in question at the apartment of friend,
Iinder by name No 100 MOttst., In company with
others drank three quarts OF beer Garner was some
what under the influence Of liquor; he had intended
10 attend drill OF Company OF the %lh
Regiment Of which lie was member, but
did not go: about o'clock he and my brother and
started TO 20 home; ON reaching the street
boys on the walk front OF the door, after passing
them Of the boys said something ana the decreased
said TO me. "What Is that, JohnW answered. "On
nothing come on" he threw his oycrcOa On the walk
and ran toward the boys, who separated one OF then
going into the hallway, and the other into the grocery
Garner into tho hallway but came out almost i'm
mediately and after the boy who had into the
grocery reaching the doorstep Of the grocery, Cart
ner stopped back toward me; when within
n step or tWO he said. Oh, John, I'm stabbed; look
here .. saw small spot uf blood his chest; ear
riCd him 10 adjoining drug store and he died m
a few minutes. Frederick Schuiln cOrrObpfated
the testimony of his brother Henry BloOme,
clerk m the grocery No lOi Mottst, although standing
i'm the doorway the grocery testified that lac saw No
blows struck d the boy stab the deceased nut
atteTward the small boy ran through tho store into tc
ydHi IN few moments hc returned, haudcd ne KHr.
ana asked to take OF it. ana went into the street.
| aiterwarC throw the knife into the TacrCosct IA the
OF the store; did this because enpoycr told me
do so; klcudcr Standing near the door when thc
aIay occurred; the knife tEo bladcd one; think
the large blade vas the used. John klcudcr merely
cOrrObOTaCd the evidence Of the preceding Wlthcs capt
Garland Of The Fourteenth Police Precinct testified that
lac had learned that Gatupr bad been Killed. 10y the
prisoner ana he sent for the father Oi the boy and
told him that the best thing the boy could do
would be 10 deliver himself up about /! o'clock T. m.
boy came into the statiOnhouse and gave himself up
James smith, the boy ia company Win Bsdgdn on tHo
night IN question. COrObOidcd the account gwen ny inc
accused. Dr. Wooster Beach. Deputy Coroner, made
postmOrem examination Oi the body, nud found aab
wound iu the left sest, penetrating The hcdrt II was
sufficient 10 have caused death IN Few minutes lhS
then 10 the jury. Who after few mo
mcns consultation. rendered verdict against the pris-
uncr Braugan Who il "a brghtlOOhlug boy Of "a years,
is by occupation pIpcr-carcr, and ~ given ai excel
lent character by the police and ncghbOTs lie admitted
having stabbed the deceased hut said Do dd n ~ s"i-
defense Coroner Keenan, committed him Go the TonOS
. 10 lNgit Tie action Oi the Grand Jury.