The New York herald., 1870-01-16
THE oEsrERRE1CHER HOMICIDE.

Investigation Before Coroner Keenan-C~A.
fession Of tho Guilty Party-He Claim !.
Have Used the Knife In Self.Defcnce -His
Father as an Accessory.
The circumstances attending the death ri Couran
Oesterrelcher, who was fatally stabbed IN the morn
ing OF the "a instant In Norfolk street. ear Hone,an
heretofore reported in the HERALyA were inyest,.
gated yesterday before Coroner <epan At ns once
in the City Hail. The murder Vas the result OF q
dInlculty which occurred In t'Ao lager beer raoon
III Norfolk street, In which AAraham Keher and mia
son Norris, taiors. OF 1SS KOrfolk street. were the
aggressors. They took offence unnecessarilv az a
comic song relating to aalors and snoemakers suns
by gentleman WHO wss enjoying himself wish
some friends IN the salsen at the time They subse.
quentiy assaulte'A the musicians, and in the melee
oesterrelcner Tecetved the fatal wound.
snD)olned Wan be found the most important Dor.
slons u Wa evidence and the verdict or the jury:
TESTIMONY OF AGATHA LEOPOLD.
Agatha Leopold, N 12l Norfolk street. deposed
tnas herself and husband kepta saloon at the above
number; on the night Of January Mr. Hausmann,
Ar. Hildebrand and Conrad Oesterreicher were
in her place enjoying themselves Mr.. Hausmann
singing song about tailors Abraham
Keher and his son Norris came In, and
the elder Keher made use OF very offensive Ian
guage and appeared TO be angry about the song, as
he was tailor by trade; Hausman, who was
stranger tothe Kehers. denied any intent TO give
offence TO him and extended his hand in friendship
ana SAID, "You will excuse me;' the elder Keher
stan appeared angry and Mrs. Leopold requested
nim to leave; Kener and his son then went out
but the young man soon returned and found
fault that others in the saloon, when Mr.. Leo
pold told them they must all 60; In few minutes
afterwards Leopold heard the cry OF "Watcn y, and
then went to bed.
TESTIMONY OF DORA PoKARvEY.
Mrs. Dora Pokarvey Of lis Norfolk street. testified
that she was visiting with Mrs. Leopold on the
night in question; Keher and his son came
IN ana took drink at the bar and
song; they went out, but the young man returned
soon and wanted to know what Hausmann meant
ness remarked that ne Intended no harm by 1t; Mr.
Hausmann then apolOGlzed to Keher and said he In
to the witness, II viii lay for the son OF b-hn
and left Osssrrecner and nus two friends soon eft
lowed by the Witness Kener his son ana another
man came out Of an alleyway. near the lager beer
saloon, when the elder Keher commenced TRADE Of
abuse toward Hausmann and his friends; the wit
ness expostuated with Keher, telling him he must
be foolish, as no insult was intended toward him;
and said 20 kehsr. what do '"' you ,snRi" wsntS'
whereupon Keher struck Mr.. Hausmann
back with his fist; Mr. Keher mixed up In The aim
Guilty, but In minute or TWO ran away towards
houston street, as tne eder k0ner had been knocked
In the gutter the deceased thrust himself upon him
and held him down.
TESTIMONY OF HERMAN HAusMANN
herman Hausmann, OF 1855 Essex street. testified
that ne was at MI; Leopold's lager beer ga
loon on New Years night, when Keher be-
came angry at him for singing Q comic song
about taiors and shoemakers; while ON hsw ay home
keher made an assault upon him and was Knocked
down; after Keher fell deceased threw himself upon
him, when the witness called upon deceased TO come
along out as he did not Mr. Hausmann went home;
deceased falling to make his appearance the witness
TIM atipn
lamppost; Oesterreicher said he had been
stabbed and said 1t had been done by
young man who wore o light coat and had smooth
attempted to take his watch. Some other uninl-
portant testimony was offered, when DR.. Wooster
Beach deposed 70 making posmortem examine
ton on the body and finding that the steel had pene.
trated the lung and was the cause OF death.
The case was then gwen to the jury, who rendered
"That Conrad Oeserreicher came to his death from
stab wound at the hands OF Morris Kener In Nor
folk street. near Rivngton, on the I'd day or Janu-
ary, 1870. they hold Abraham Keher as an acces-
Young Keher is eighteen years of age born In this
city lives at No. 133 Norfolk street and is tailor by
trade.
In his formal examination he said ~ do not deny
that stabbed deceased; the knife stabbed him
with found by Oesterreicher's slde and threw ii
away after stabbed him; three rushed for me
81 the time and one caught me by the throat and
threw me against the lamppost; did 1t In SELF
Defence"
The elder Keher Is German, forty-four years OF
age. by trade tailor, and also lives at 1913 Norfolk
He pleaded not guilty as an accessory to the
murder
Coroner keenan, committed Norris Keher to the
an accessory. The latter wil be liberated on giving
$1,000 bail for his future appearance II called upon
by the criminal authorities