The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-25
TIE C0VlNGToN, KY, MURDER.
All for Love.


[From tho Cincinnati Commercial, Jan. 22.I
The Coroner's jury, summoned 70 investigate thu
killing of Miss Phiouiena welln snoH by Fred.
Koors finished their labors yesterday morning az
hali-past eleven O'Clock. The following Is full re-
port OF
THE TESTIMONY.
Josephine Ross sworl-Am hOusekeeper at Jamca
G. Arnod's residence, in Covinglon this evening"
about eight O'Clock, was sitting IA Mrs yelling
ho's kitchen, with her and her two sons and little
daughter about eight years DID, q young man named
Fred. Koors came and knocked at she K,tchen door
and asked Tor Meme; she had gone 70 the groceiyY
and we asked him to come In and walt; he sat
down, talking about fifteen minutes, wnen she can0
back when she saw him she SAID, '.Mhy you here,
Fred.Y what do you want hereS" they talked little
while end then took light and passed INTO the next
room, locking tde door after them; III about Gfieen
minutes we heard shot Tired, and she came rum
you have shot me what did you 40 that fors' we
opened the door and she ran in, AID he said mo-
dld not shoot you;' she e. ed, ION, YES you did and
few minutes died there; her death was at about nine
O'Clock. y
Ellen Buckley sworr-Was called to Mrs. We'll
linphofs house by the alarm this evening, and when
got there the girl was dead. Frederick Ko0rs war
in the room crying; he wanted everybody to go OUT
and leave HIM there alone with her; ] told HIM no,
It was his place to go; he then went away kissing
ioxicated; his breath srnelled as though he had
been drinking some; said he was yer sorry; had
there was one else III the room at the time.
John X. Daley sworn--Policeman Rawdon came
To me this evening aJ the Court House at twenty
minutes to ten O'Clock, and said there was yOnng
man down stairs who had shot woman; | Went
down there and found that Frederick Koors was the
SAID he had killed his girl tnat he d.dn't know whau
he was doing; l asked nm the cause, and he said
nev got pI ra S E aher
which Is the one now shows Frede lexis father told
Lunsiord that 1t was the one Frederick had Killed
Benjamin Wellington sworn. testified to about
the same facts as Josephine Ross in regard to FTede
rck's comlug and the shooting; wnen they wene
into the middle room Phlomena went first, and
Frederick directly afterwards; Frederick had quar-
rel and cut young NeimeJer several months ago: 10
was caused by jealousy; mother had told Frederick
not TO bring his pistol into the house any more.
ceased: was in the kitchen when Frederick came in,
he rather looked back out OF the door, as though
some one was coming after hm ne asS e for Men.e
gone TO the grocery; when she came in she SAID -
my God Fred, Is mat your What are yon DO 10.
nights; he had been visiting nv daughter about
year; he always came on SUNDAYS ana Inursdaysi
said some Cincinnati fellow was nying to cut hlrn
out; she laughed and said she didn't want any Othet
fellow than him; he never locked the door DefOre3
the other door OF the room has always been iocked
the window blind was up whea he went m tnerd
anu GOWN r was .ne LIE, per Ta - w
found one pillow on the loot oil the bed, and appear
ances indicated that some one had been on the bed.
Father Froelich sworn-Fred Koors came into my
house about quarter before nine he wls very
much excited; could scarcely speak. and hun4
around ny neck; finally he got IL out that ne had
shot his girl, fhiomena Wellington; that he thought
there nothing in the pistol; l found the RiI
dying or dead administered conditional ali solu-y
ton ana extreme JUNCTION to the dylDg gir; The
young man seemed To be sincefe sad he had asked
the Grl 10 do something, ana when she wouiaa't 10
1t lie pulled out his pistol and threatened 70 shoot
her. when It went OFF accidentally
Or Drury sworn-I made examination OF the body
OF deceased with DR.. Rifle; the bullet hoie was a6
We 'uwvf ooraer of the third rib, Little to The ele
Of centre, say about one or one and "a half mchi
nnE 10 hpf nj
made dissection; found the na had passed
through anterior portion Of left lung passed iut0
peiicardium sack Of heart aud then entirely
through postenor portion OF lung; after removing
lungs aud heart found the bail had passed under.
neatl, grazing the fifth rib and lodged between tho
but didn't find the ball.
ficent to produce death. There was very slight ex.
ternal bleeding, but considerable Internal cediDg.
The caitber OF the pistol corresponds with tIj
wound the breast was bruised little above Ind
bullet hole, done with the muzze OF the pistol.
DIR. Rife testified that there being o suspicion OF
pregnancy he examined the womb and found tiad
was not the case lr was Impossible TO tell, from the
examination OF the body, whether decessca had
ever had sexual intercourse with a man. HIS opin:
ION, however, was that she was virgin on account
OF lack OF development and enlargement 0, organs.
THE VERDICT.
I'VE. the jury empaneiled to hold an inquest on
the body ol Pnilonlena Wellington an unmarried
the said Pnomena Wellington cane to her desiH
ni om ~ wound ,Ma m from Pistol ha dscarge
handling OF said pistol by said kO0r5 WAS eitLex
malicious or careless but as to which OF these tw3
the jury are divided in opinion"
- INTERVIEW WITH THE PRISONER.
We visited the city ,a yesterday morning ana
FOUND koors lying on mattress in his cell He
night He seemed unwilling at frst 10 converse ol}
the SUBJECT OF the shooting and turned over on hiS
pea; covering his face wnn his liands and groanna
Finally he sat up and asked to be shown the M.
r read and s morning papers s Of the Tragedy
After lying stl Tor some time no got up ana asked
nefvously what we wanted TO know about The affair.
He then proceeded TO give mis- version OF It, lie ealS
mat the shooting was purely accdental: tbat Mis1
Wellington ana he were ia the room together; taS
she was playing with him, and that lie pulled o,iE
his pistol for no particular pnrpose wna:tyctr
She caught hold OF tile barrc anu was {, sins III
charged; but how he did not know. he sail he was
engaged 10 be married to her In August next, IL
relied WIN e wa jealous Of ay a ouU S'ts a
had no other sul,or than himself.
Koors is a very intelligent and good looking young
man. He ID q German, but speaks English u,ie nus
entity. His age Is Nineteen years and three noulils.
He Is clerk In the oaice OF his father, WHO il lnn.
The prisoner was brought before the May ycs,er.
DAY morning Tor examination hut was comaitci ~
jan until Monday at two O'Clock T. M.
The following letters were found upon the person
OF Koors when he waa searched In the Magshai,a
the Ciacinnau post marx, and had evidently Secf
la possession OF Miss Wellington, but were pro,
perry given back TO The writer by her. K0oFs dd
not deny writing Them, ard was quite 10th 10 give
them up
CINCINNATI, Oct. q, 1870
MY OWN LovE:--
MISS MINNIE WfLtfNGhoFT-I eaid last naht TO yo,
that would not come house any more, SO
won I Tor whiesay about munths-say
But viii be true TO you, and went go TO any other g.
only DO 1t to Keep IRON giving Nciocpede Johuny So
much hash lrhe last four words were erased with q
p ., my r1s only s %Hii AMI Ts vc
had send this letter rot yon again nr
While could not tell face TO face And The peopa
say anything ABOUT you ormc do not mind them tt WIN
pena'e yss save my money and not get drank any nore
DO you think mat Is right not You
church on Sundays, but please and for my sake don't ask
n 4 In 1ayos
you amt gon 20 come back you tell them ira, an,
ter "ne nnd a9n you mind shou they tease yln III
STICK you Il deah, II notAin. happens Ain Chat al yuu
an esA' %, my o'c have got ray heart and goa aav
kseph. iou tei Miss Josephine that well an, wish
her ne ,,a al her NE GEe her my bcs, regards.
Row mast c,pe my wiring for have an yhine more
to write bu, think good Ies. aiere In INV lea wn,cH
only beats Tor you. " '' "''" WHY"
Ire main yours, as erer, In love. FRED KpDEs
No -, ,o CINCINNATI, Jan. IL, ISfI.