The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-08
THE FOURTEENTH WARD HOMICIDE.


The Verdict.
In yesterdays HERALD an account was given OF
murder that was perpetrated at 104 Mott street on
Monday night, but owing to the usual disobliging
spirit of certain police telegraph operator the facts
OF the occurrence were not obtained in time SUM-
ciently early to allow Of full publication of the
facts In the newspapers on Tuesday morning. The
facts now appear to be that one Louis Gartner
member Of the Ninety-sixth Regiment National
Guard attacked boy named James Brangan, in
Mott street. the night in question: when the lat
ter drew pocket knife and stabbed the
former to the heart The evidence bearing
on the case which was elected at the Cor
oner's inquest, held and presided over yesterday
afternoon by Coroner Keenan, at the Fourteenth
ward station house, will be found below
TESTIMONY OF JOHN sCHuLEiN.
John Schuiein, l02 Mott street, sworn-I was &C.
quainted with the deceased; no boarded at No. 20
Bowcry and his folks live at rs Forsyth street; he
was glider by trade; was with tire deceased last
evening; met him about quarter to eight O'Clock
last evening at Mr.. Lnders In 100 Mott street. top
ioor; was in the house first ana he came In after
ward; he said he was going to drill Of company G,
Ninety-sixth regiment, of which he was q member;
he got quart Of beer, Of which four OF partook
we drank altogether three quarts of beer and about
ten O'Clock we went Down stairsto go hoEle might
say here that when first met the deceased heseemed
IL
as we got to the end of the hallway
opening to the street the deceased, myself and
ebrother being first saw two boys standing on the
sidewalk, just one size of the door; walked on
far as the entrance Of the Trigger house" and we
heard some boy what boy don't know make some
remark, but what the remark was could not tell
the deceased on hearing the remark turned to me
and said ''What's that, John;'' ! told him it was
nothing, and babe him come on; ne replied mo-"
toward the two boys, who, on seeing him running
toward them, started themselves to run away; one
VV1 had n in TIC hun Inf fha hnl
OF No. 100 Mott street and the other ran down toward
Hester street; the deceased pursued the boy with the
afterward and ran after the other boy: this boy
into the grocery store 104 Mott street and the de-
ceased . ran AFTER him. and seemed to have reached
toward US and exclaimed, "Ohl john I'm stabbed !;
look herel" opening his overcoat and showing us
blood on his shirt; he fell ut our feet Immediately
after he had opened his coat, when we took him up
and carried him to drug store, where he expired;
when he told us he had been stabbed we asked him
who stabbed hln, and he was unable to give us any
answer.
Frederick Schulen was next examined, but his
testimony was merely confederation OF that OF the
TESTIMONY OF HENRY BLUME.
in the grocery store 104 Mott street; In the store
about ten O'Clock last night, when little boy came
who struck at the little boy; the little boy aude to-
Is the prisoner, Tony Brangan; cannot say that
saw the man strike the boy but saw MIN raise his
doorway, the man being on the outside and the boy
on the inside; when the man made the apparent
blow at the little boy the latter struck out at the
former, but whether the man was struck or
not l could not tell; after making the motion
as II to strike at the man. the little boy ran through
the store toward the back yard; few minutes after
wards he came back, looked in the store, and hand
ing me an ordinary pocket knife told me to take care
OF IT, after giving me the knife he went out through the
side entrance Of the store threw the knife into the
water closet in the yard In the rear OF the stores
did so because my "bOss" told me he didn't want the
knife In the place. my boss was in the store at the
time, and stood near the door when the difficulty
the latter gave me the knife and told me to take care
Of 1t was under the impression he wanted me To do
50 because he had stabbed the man.
TESTIMONY OF JOHN KLENDES.
John Klender, 1893 Park street, sworn-I keep the
grocery store i04 Mott street; standing last
night about ten O'Clock near the side of the front
door OF the store when l saw 'mussing'' opposite
No 100; next saw man throw or his coat and hat
and chase the prisoner; on arriving At my door the
he hit the boy or not cannot say; couldn't say
whether or not the little boy struck the man,
after he had got inside the store; as the
man ran up 10 the door ! put out
bghting ON my premises; as the man turned round
he sad using vile epthet that the boy had stabbed
him, and then went up the street; have known the
never the deceased before that night: when the
clerk handed me the pocket knife told him u throw
it away, that wouldn't have it In the store.
The Coroner attempted TO induce the witness to say
why he didn't want the knife in the store, but could
obtain no satisfactory answer.
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM SMITH
william Smith, 100 Mott street, sworn-I am fifteen
years Of age on Monday night, about ten O'Clock, l
OF our house when ] saw three men come out Of
the doorway; one OF them was the de-
away remarked to Brangan, There's that
fellow that used to live around here;" the deceased
WAS then about twenty ,~ yards away and as made
towards us; he dared me into the entryway OF No.
100 Mott street, and then went alter Brangan; he
ions that he had been stabbed; then went oct To
where they WERE and his friends asked me to help
carry him to Il drug store; complied with the re-
| quest and then learned that he was dead.
TESTIMONY OF CAPTAIN OAKLAND.
Ira >. Garland captain Of the -Four eenth precinct,
sworn:-I.ast night, when ! heard OF the homicide
and saw the body Of the deceased sent out men; ~
| md the murderer; learned this morning that boy
named James Brangan had done the deed, and az
once advised his father tn induce him To surrender
| HIMSELF in the afternoon young Ilrangan, IN the
and surrendered himself; he stated TO me thai az he
was standing talking with another boy IN front OF
| 100 Mott street on Monday flight man. dressed
soldier, with two Others, passed him, and shortly
afterwards he saw the deceased take OF his coat and
run towards him and this other boy; he
ran away, and while running was struck i'm
the head by the deceased, who used his fist;
he then tried TO defend himself 10y holding up his
hands to his head, when he was again struck as he
entering the grocery store; he then took small
penklfc he had III his pocket, and, opening small
blade, held II fairly IN his right hands with the Knife
thus open he was standing IN the doorway looking
out Ia see where the deceased was when The latter
rushed up him and with such force that the knife
STRUCK MN fartneil III Tue nreast on nearing MIN
cry out he was stabbed, he (}rangan) becoming
frightened, ran through the side entracc % the Store
and up stairs; he returned soon afterwards and
gave the knife to the clerk In the store.
telling him TO take Of 1t; later
In the evening he heard that GARNER had died, and
burst into tears Oh being told OF the awful consc-
quence of his act; at one time during the night he
na intended To give himself up, but was afraid 10 ITO
20, moi knowing what would be done with him.
TESTIMONY OF DIX. BEACH.
Deputy Coroner Beach, NJ. d., being sworn, testi
fed tnai he had made post mortein eNaminationon
the body OF The deceased and found a stab wound In
the chest near the nipple, and on tracing It's
found that ~ mad penetrated into the upper part OF
the heart, severing its walls thereby causing the
blood 10 now IN such quantities a 10 result IN almost
Instant death; the shortest depth OF the wound was
Two inches and the longest three inches.
vEEDiCr or THE JURY.
ON The closing OF the testimony the jury after
short elaboration rendered the following verdict
"That Louis Gartner came TO his death from q stab
wound penetrating the heart, which wound was
given by "A knife in the hands Of James Brangan on