The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-26
THE THIRTY-fIFTA STREET MURDER.
A Terrible Stabbing Case-0f6cial Investiga-
tion-A Kniie Broken or In the Bone
Glass, the Murderer, Held for Trial.

Yesterday afternoon Coroner Rollins held an In
quest ct the Twentieth precinct police station over
the remains OF Henry wachter, the German. late Of
No. AZ West Thirty-nfth street. who on Sunday
night was fatally stabbed while In his apartments
by John Glass who had engaged lodgings In the
house Of his victim. The origin OF the quarrel,
which resulted In murder, did not positively appear
from the testimony, but 1t was intimated that de-.
ceased and prisoner had trouble somo time ago.
Below will be found a copy OF the testimony, to-
gcther with the verdict OF the jury
TESTIMONY OF THE VICTIMS WIDOW
Far1na Wachter, widow Of deceased. was sworn
and examined through an interpreter. She says
that on Sunday herself and husband went to q
funeral, leaving the prisoner, John GLASS; I'm the
house; they returned about half-past nine O'Clock In
the evening and deceased opened the door with his
own key; the prisoner aaso had q key; when wit.
ness aud her husband came home they went into
lager beer saloon .in the front OF the
house, and while there tho prisoner became
intoxicated and considerably under the influence of
liquor; deceased aud prisoner had some words IN tho
saloon, after which deceased got up to go to his
room, when prisoner followed after anu stabbed
him. prisoner Immediately ran away; the parties had
some words about prisoner leaving the house; Glass
said ne should leave the next morning to which de-
ceased replied that he could 60 at once deceased
died ten minutes alter he was stabbed, after first
walking int his own room: the knife shown with
the blade broken OF, was found ON the table in the
room OF the witness; witness did not know how 1t
came there
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES wErrsTEIN.
Charles Wettstein lodging In the house with de-.
ceased depOsed that he went into the saloon after
they had been quarrelling and found deceased and
prisoner there; they left the saloon together and
proceeded to the deccaSed'S room, followed by the
witness; IN The front OF the room prisoner and de-
ceased had scufie, and the witness endeavOred to
separate them; the witness then learned from de-
10 h & w aQA
away; saw no knife in the hands OF the prisoner.
THE OFFICERS TESTIMONY.
Bernard DOnnelly, an oflicer Of the Twentieth pre-
ciDct testified that on being informed that man
had jumped from the pier into the river, foot OF
Thiry-fourth street. North river, he ran down and
found that some boys had taken the prisoner from
the waters the prisoner told witness that he fell over
board; took prisoner to the station house and there
learned that he had stabbed deceased.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
John Beach, M. D., testified TO making q post
m0rtein examination on the body OF deceased, and
In his opinion death was caused By exhaustion from
hemOrrhage by the severlng OF the right fem0ral
artery ana vein. About one inch In length Of the
point Of the knife blade was found 80 firmly embed
ded In the right thigh bone that 1t required much
force with pair OF nippers to draw IL out.
The case was then submitted to the jury who
found that deceased came to his death by exhaus.
ton from henorrhage, consequent upon stab
wound received at the hands Of John Glass, on the
street. b
The accused, who wears q look of despair, is o
single man, twcntyeight years OF age, born In
Switzerland, silk weaver by occupation and lives
at No. 412 West Thirty filth street. lie confessed to
stabbing deceased but said IL was his own fault.
Coroner Rollins then committed the accused to
the TOmbs for trial.