The New York herald., 1871-02-08
SHOCKING MURDER.
A Mans Skull Broken and He Left to
Perish by the Wayside.

yesterday morning pauper named Charles Kraft
| was found dead In a pool Of blood near the Town
| Hall, at Union nm. lie was over sixty years OF
age, had gray beard and hair wore striped shirt
soldiers vest ana dark ovorc0at As the III lated
man was known only as q bcggar an inquest was
soon commenced by Squire Neuscheer. The follow
Ing testimony embraces the facts Of the sad occur
fence:--
Henry Bremer deposed:- :--un Monday night, at the
corner OF Pall adc avenue ana Union street. heard
cries OF "Murder'' and "Help'I ran forward and at
Lowls street saw four mea one OF whom was bare.
headed and bleeding from the nose; Charles Hans
one OF the four, said that deceased was drunk; a
young man also exclaimed, 'The old blackguard
ought TO be whipped or In the poor house' told
Mr.. Frey CHE laiorl to lock deceased UP IN the bell
tower; Frey objected TO this. % ~
Drs. Epniaim and Graf testified to having made
post mortem examination; found compound
fracture OF the skull and an extensive laceration Of
torn or and there were sixteen ounces OF hemor-
rhage; In our opinion the wounds were indicted
with ON insrumc.t, aud death was caus.d by
Jacob Asthemer swore that while in bed In the
bell tower ut The corner OF Palsade avenue and
Lewis street he heard a man exclaim, ''For Gods
sake have you no pity on poor old mani" to which
some one responded. "No; we have no pity ior
you;" next morning arose. and on going, out saw
the man lying dead In pool OF blood on the snow,
q few yards from the tower :
near Blum street about twelve O'Clock on Monday
n ght heard cries of ''murderh anl "help;'' ran
Oul and saw deceased lying IN the snow near him
were three men, one OF whOni-a short, stout man
IN h.s shirt sleevog-fted HIN up, saying,
lyon drunken hog, you'd better clear or;"
John Frey Charles Haas aud q person unknown TO
me were The individuals around deceased; deceased
cried out, "Hep mo; that man beat mc:h asked
! why they handled that Old man go roughly; MIR.
! Bremen mereupon came up, and, having asked
what was he matter, exclaimed, "Yes, hero Is the
1 young man, "Dcnt strike that man or Hi strike
y0u;n ne then asked Frey tine jaler) to take the
| man in and put nm In the bell tower: Frey an
| swered, ~ won't; he could get no liquor in the
| poorhouse and that's tho reason he troubes u.s."
4 Nathan Berg one or the prisoners, was then
brought forward in his shirt sleeves ana stood with
his back towards witness. The latter recognized his
| form as corresponding with that OF the man whom
| deceased charged with beating him.
| Jonh Frey was then SWorn--Deceased came TO me
he gave mis- name as Charles Kraft; the Poor Master
| told me TO afford him no shelter after SATURDAY
| night; at bali.past eight O'Clock on Monday the
| OVerseer told me that Kraft had again
asked him for permit, but that he had
chased him from his door; he told me
| toward midnight Mr.. Haas told me tnere was q
| drunken man near by whom he wanted to see
| locsed up; L came out after him and saw Mt
| than Rerg, whom | Identify here, Int the de-
| ceased from the ground; 1 assisted In putting
4 deceased on his feet ana then pushed him away
afterwards heard Berg say, .Come along, Haas; let
i us bring him to another place;p Berg did not ap-
pear intoxicated deceased had blood on his face
| or head when saw INN.
The inquest was then adjourned. The deceased
mas not been Identified by any friend Yet HIS corpse
was frozen when found, and biitcr feeling exists
against the ASSASSIN. VINO must have done his
through pure malice.