The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-25
THE CROSBY STREET TRAGEDY.


At halfpast ten O'Clock on Saturday night Jo-
sephine Weiss the girl VINO was SO brutally stabbed
at No. 90 Crosby street Friday evening by Henry
vasquez, her jealous lover, died IN Bellevue Hos
pital from the effects Of her injuries. 1t appears
that about three years ago Vasquez decoyed the
innocent and artless girl from her parents and
home, IN Trenton, N. j., under promise
OF marriage or on some other pretext,
and accomplished her ruin. Her relatives believed
that she was married, and, although aware she
lived In New York. they could not learn her place OF
residence The brother and sister OF the errlng GIRL
hearing Of her sad fate, arrived from Trenton on
Saturday night, but not IN time to see her alive.
they represent that the aged parents OF deceased,
as well as all the members OF the family, are IN the
deepest distress at the lamentabe occurrence.
Below will be found the most material portions Of
the testimony ELECTED before the Coroner and jury
THE SISTERS TESTIMONY.
Mary Robinson, sister Of deceased, deposed to
residing in Trenton N. J last saw her alive in jan
uary February three years ago; she was then v-
Ing with her parents In Trenton, N. j.; she formed
the ACQUAINTANCE or Vasquez in Paterson about a
they were married; | heard nothing from them
until about two months ago, when received letter
from him and then one from her, in which 1t was
said they were married; l heard OF her being
stabbed from friend who lives In New YORK.
MADAME PoRTER's TESTIMONY.
Marie Porter Of No. 80 Crosby street, deposed that
the first she saw OF deceased about the 1st OF
July when she came to visit woman who worked
for me; on the 9TH OF July she hired room from
the house occasionally to visit the same woman that
deceased saw: deceased told me that she hired the
they appeared to make up their difficulty, ana they
lived together TIL Friday night; about seven O'CLOCK
and soon %s atterwards heard the cry Of MURDER
] started to 30 up, when faiuted away; deceased
had been taken from the house; let out rooms to
ladies and gentlemen.
TESTIMONY OF KATE OBRIEN.
Kate OBrien, OF No. 90 Crosby street, deposed to
being acquainted with deceased and slightly
acquainted with VaSuueZ: FRIDAY evening aDOut
seven O'Clock, we were eating dinner and she and I
started to go up srairs went on first and went up
to If there was light In the room; l returned.
when she started on ahead OF me; 1t was very dark;
when l had reached the second landing she was
ghe second landing; at that time heard vasquez.
whose voice l recognized, say, "Joe, | want
yOu" sDDs rpsa na 9a eo At sI
room; then heard her cry murder" and she asked
me to help her; in about five minutes heard him
In his room; then heard him come out, aud almost
Immediately heard pistol shot; then saw him
fire three more shots could see by the light OF the
pistol snot that he aimed at himself; before he
fired at himself police officer had reached the
place where ne was l could see 1t was an
officer by his coat buttons; there was light
ceased lying on the second landing; she was
bleeding from several cuts; Vasquez was lying near
face; they were both taken from the house sh ortly
afterwards; the Two had quarrel the evening
before and she would not go to his room but, slept
with me; I saw knife near Vasquez after the light
was brought saw that same knife In her bureau
drawer; believe 1t belonged 10 him.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
James O. Pingey deposed that he Is home sur geon
OF Bellevue Hospital; deposed that deceased, DO
sephne Weiss, who had been under his care since
Friday night, died at ten p NJ. on Saturday; made
an autopsy on the body twelve hours after death;
there was an messed wound about four inches long
on the right fore arm, another wound about four
and hall inches long on the right arm: wound
about an inch long to the right OF the medan line,
penetrating four or 1--WE inches among the gluteal
muscles III direction downward and out
ward; in the interval between the eleventh
and twelfth RIBS on the right side and
close against the spinal column were two
wounds, each about an inch long and near together;
both entered the right peural cavity and both
passed through the lower lobe OF the right lung,
making q rent about two inches long thence into
the posteror border OF the liver; In my opinion
death was caused by hemorrhage from wounds in
the right lung and the liver.
The case was then submitted to the jury, who rem.
dered the following
''That Josephine Weiss came to her death by stab
wounds at the hands OF Henry Nasquez, on the 22d
day OF October 1869, at NO. 90 Crosby street."
Deceased was twenty years OF age and native Of
infancy. The remains were delivered over to the
brother and sister, and to-day they Will be removed
to Trenton for nterment.
vasqueZ, the murderer being out OF danger, has
been transferred to quarters In the hos
pltal by Warden Brennan TILL such time as he shall
be consigned TO the Tombs to await his trial.
Coroner keenan, yesterday waited upon VasqueZ
who In presence OF witnesses confessed to stabDlng
the deceased.
The woman Porter who keeps the house where
the murder occurred, and six or eight OF her female
boarders, came to the hospital In carriages appa-
renty as happy and light hearted as though the life
OF one OF their number had not been sacrificed by
the steel OF the assassin.