The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-12
THE FREMONT TRAGEDY.
The Sunday Night Orgies In Herger's bar
room-Invcstisatiou by Coroner Batbaat q
The story of the Prisoners-The Ex
citement Of the Villagers.

The sunday Night ORGIES In Herger's Bar-
room-Invcstigatiou by Coroner Batbaate
The story of the Prisoners-Thc Ex-
citement Of the Villagers.
As stated in TnE Sun Of yesterday, Coroner
Bathrate adjourned the inquest over the body OF
Milton L. Carpenter, the young man who was killed
on Sunday morning by Christian Herger, the keep
er OF lager beer saloon. corner Of Mott street and
Railroad avenue, fremont. This being the fret
murder ever committed in the village. 1t naturally
created Intense excitement Long before the open
ing OF the inquest the court room was crowded.
The only witnesses examined we're the physicians
who made the postmort>m examination aud George
Wood and Alexander Westcott, companions OF Car
penter on the night OF the murder. The former Is
apparently about 10 years OF age aud the latter 25
George Wood testified that he and Ave others
(among them Iarpenter) entered Christian Herger's
lager beer saloon at about ~ o'clock on Saturday
night. In the bsrroom were four Germans playing
cards. one Of his party Benjamin Rockwell, asked
Mr. Herger to lend him his guitar, so that they
might have some music, but Hefger declined. Two
three more Joined in Rockwelrs request,
but Hcrger said II was too late, and they
could not have II. Then Carpenter picked up two
wine glasses, and began drum ming on the bar. The
bottoms OF the glasses foll on and IIerger demanded
80 cents for them Carpenter said charge 4. as his
psnions. advised him 70 pay, and not have SO much
talk about 1t. ard he 'sccordingly paid Carpenter
then began q dance, Mestcou whistllng for him.
This seemed to annoy Herger, and he hammered his
nst on the bar, aud said he would have no more OF
IT, The young men stopped. and Westcott again
called Herger outside to see whether he could not
get the guitar, but Herger still refused. Baker one
OF the Germans, interfered, and was told by West
colt to mind his own business until he
became proprietor OF the place Baker then
pushed Westeott, and Heidel, another OF the Ger
mans, seized Tarbox and held him between u table
and the bar. some one pushed Carpenter. and the
row became general. The witness was positive he
seen htrger strike Carpenter on the head with
square carpenters malet. Alter Carpenter was
struck he staggered and fell, and the young men
rushed out OF the store. The witness and Westcou
returned and helped Carpenter up Herger aimed
three blows with the msiiet at Nestcott, one OF
which took effect on his shoulder.
The inquest was adjourned until this morning at
o'clock.
The prisoners say that the young men entered
Hcrger's place and asked for a drink, but were re-
fused; that they then asked for the guitar but were
told that they coud not have 1t that Csrpentei
then took up two glasses and broke them that he
(Carpcptcrthen called Baker hird name and hit him,
and that Baker returned the blow. The disturbance
was then settled, when young Tarbox jumped on
the bar and treo 10 seize the guitar but Was pre-
ycuted by Herger. The row then became general,
and the yogK mon started to smash thingH. when
Hcrgcr, getting excited, struck young Carpenter
with the mallet