The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-08

Another Murder in the Street-Two Rowdies At
tack q Man in Front Of His Own Resi-
denoe-What tho Injured Man He's to
Eay-Tho Murderers Under Arrest.


will most probably end in the death OF quiet. UNI
offending citizen was perperated in East Forty
seventh street by brace OF r0wdies II the state.
ment OF the dying man who was the subject OF the
outrage Is to be believed the details exceed in cool,
wanton blackguardism anything that has occurred in
New York for long time back not even excepting
the now famous or infamous Putnam murder. The
story Is that q man named Charles Br1nner was
sitting ON o coal box In front OF the door Of his
house, at No. 236 East Forty -seventh street. q: an
early hour yesterday morning.
THE EXCESSIVE HEAT
led MIN TO prefer sitting in the open air on the side
walk for few hours rather than that he should
tire to bed. Suddenly, without moments warn
Ing he felt himself caught by the shoulders from be-
hind and his assaiant attempted to drag him back
ward over the box on which he was sitting. He
struggled In vain to get free, but the scOundre who
attacked him was too strong. and after brief tussle
he was hurled with force to the sidewalk. While
down his unknown assatlant held him with
GRIP LIKE A WISE,
while another rascal came up and deliberately
stabbed him once on each side OF the chest and
once in the abdomen. After the third stab the
man who held him lOOsened his grasp and the
unfortunate man attempted to Use. He was so
weak from loss of blood that after staggering to his
feet, he fell Immediately. The rulflan who attacked
him first then commenced to kick him brutally
about the head, face and body until he was rem
dered insensble. The miscreants were on the point
of escaping when two officers OF the Nineteenth pre-.
cinct came up and arrested them. They were taken
to the Nineteenth precinct station house In Fifty.
ninth street
AND LOCKED UP.
Captain Gunner testified berore Coroner
Young at later hour in the day that
Drummer was dying andthat he (Brunner)
Nhn
Coroner repaired to the house Of the dying man,
and, having summoned an intelligent jury in the
neghborhood, Brunner's ante-mortem statement
was taken. He said that his real name was Charles
Brunner and that he resided for some time back at
236 East Forty-seventh street. On being asked
whether he knew he was Gylng G or not he said he
He 5hsn asked head h"s@t h he
ed, IL do not know but that am badly hurt"
He then gave the following history OF the occur.
rence:-
front Of my own door, at 236 East Forty seventh
street, when all una wares a man got hold OF me
behind ana pulled me on the coal box. When fell
be held fast to me, while another man who came up
stabbed me with a knife three times. both sides
Of the chest and in the abdomen. tried to rescue
myself, but feeling the slabs got SO weak that
when staggered to my feet fell again, and then
again the first man who attacked me
COMMENCED TO KICK ME-
about the head and body ana In the face. The po
lice then came and arrested the above parties
OF the Nineteenth precinct, aud recognized one
OF them as Michael COburn. The other man did
not know nor do now know who ne IS. fully
identity them as the two men who attacked me-
The name OF the man whom do not know have
'f s,sssS led . 90, ~.a''S''' JOHN \ Drummer.
This statement the poor man made with great
difficulty Drummer has received two frigltful
wounds IN the chest. The sabs appear to have been
given with great force as the chest wounds are
very broad and deep. The wound IN the abdomen
Is not very serious His lace is swollen and
HACKED BY THE KICKS,
and his head has been cut on every side. Alto
gether he seems to have been most bi utaIly as.
saulted. The opinion OF the attending physician IS
that he cannot live any considerable time Alter
the dying statement was taken the prisoners Saun
ders and Coburn again removed to the cells TO
await the result OF Brunners injuries. Drummer has
q wife and family.