The New York herald., 1871-09-27

COrOner's Ta-vcs,isstion Yesierduy-Com-
initial of Wiikic to the Tcmbs-Disci.argo
Of Eli. Wife.
An inquiry was continued yesterday at the Twep-
tieth precinct station house, West Thirty seventh
street, before Coroner Herman as TO the cause OF
death OF Rudolph Wclcherer, who died In a lager
beer saloon on Tenth avenue on Sunday night, from
the effects OF q stab. The jury returned verdict
which was substantially that Of murder, and the
prisoner (Wilkiel was committed 10 the Tombs Mrs.
WilkIe, his wife, was discharged from custody.
The following evidence was taken at the inquiry,
which lasted ABOUT two hours-
Joseph Ellie, a German, said-I reside at 5l2 West
Forty first street: on sunday night l. with a man
named Weiss, went 10 the boarding house OF Ru-
dolph Weicherer, at 459 Tenth avenue; he asked us
to 90 TO Wilkes and see If the girl "Amelia' was
in and tell her he wanted to see her outside; Weiss
and went to Wilkes saloon to see II the girl was
there; we took glass Of beer and we asked Mrs.
Wikie If "Amelia" there; she said she was not;
we went back and told the deceased and he said he
would go down and see why they called him o
''loafer;'' we went down and deceased called for
some wine, but Wilkle said they had no wine;
we then had three glasses OF soda water;
afer paying for this he asked WIke why he called
him ideceased) q loafer; he denied it; deceased
said tnat he could prove it by two or three other
witnesses to whom he HAD said it, and Ii Wilkis dd
not say It, then 1t was his wife who said 1t; Mrs.
Wilkie then said deceased was
TIE WORST MAN IN oEw YORK,
that he was q bad man. and If he earned $50 week
ne would spend $50; deceased then told her to mind
her own BUSINESS; then Wilkie got up and said, III
you insult my wife I'll Kill you;" he went behind
the bar and picked up one OF these knives; deceased
got up. but In moment the prisoner had knife in
Mrs WjIkie held the deceased with one hand, add
struck the deceased with the other IN the face;
blood was lowing Freely 9 from M the deceased when he
stabbed with q knife, and fifteen minutes after he
was stabbed be died.
Weiss confirmed the evidence OF the previous
witness, adding that Mrs WIlkie told him that the
girl was out, and that Amelia did not desire TO see
the deceased again.
gave evidence, and said that what the witnesses
names and then he told the deceased to 90 out but
deceased refused 10; Wilkie then went behind the
bar for his club but could not hnd III deceased ol-
wife came to his fWilkie's) assistance; he did not
know how deceased got stabbed; the knife was
with o sharp point; the blade an inch wide;
that knife he could not ind: he looked for it alter
the ARRAY; he saw 1t last on Saturday.
FRANCESCA wILKIE,
the wife OF the prisoner was sworn and said-That
bands saloon; deceased wanted wine, but ner hus.
band knew deceased to be troublesome man and
refused them wine, because he thought that de
ceased was drunk, but they had no wine In the
house to SELL deceased said TO her husband that she
was bad woman; her husband and deceased had
some words and ner husb md asked her where the
club was; she told him tnat IL was behind the bar;
deceased then cenched her husband, and she ran
out for assistance; when she came back the man
was dead; the club was there all the time, and she
thought the knife was; she denied saying anything
about the deceased, as TO his beng a bad mani The
deceased got hold OF her hair, bur she got away
IRON him.
Deputy Coroner Beach gave evidence as TO the
character Oi the wound which plainly showed that
It was a determined aud desperate staDbing.
The jury returned unanimous verdict that
the deceased came to his death by wound indicted
by knife in the hands OF Philip Wkie."
The prisoner, in his formal eXaminaiion, said he
was thirty three wears or ana Mas born in GER
many. lie pleaded not guilty. He was committed
to the Tombs, ana the Witnesses were bound over 10
give evidence.
The Death of Mr.. sstarck-AIr. WemtzcI Uis-
charged.
Coroner Schirmer Yesterday held an inquest in
the case OF Mr. John Starck, late OF No. 1876 orchard
street, who died sunday morning from the
effects OF injuries, as heretofore published in the
HERALD. Deceased was under the influence of