The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-07
THE JERSEY CITY MURDER.
Inquest on the Body OF Frederick DOisae-

Inquest OH the Body OF Frederick DOlule.
stein.
The inquest on the body OF Frederick Dob'estcIn,
who was murdered In the cellar OF u house in Ber
gen street, Jersey City, last Thursday, was COM
menced before Coroner Burns yesterday.
the first witness examined In tile case was Mrs.
Wildebrant who testified follows IL live at leo
Bergen street, the same house where Doblesteinj
lived before his death; know Henry LOIRE, and he
boarded in the same house with the deceased; the-
house was kept by Mrs. Wilke; ! never heard =
had trouble with Mr.. Wentworth: the quarrel had
reference to something that klcntworth had said
about Lohre's wife, who Is now dead: Loire said he
would take knife out OF his trunk and XII Klent-
worth, II the key he had would III 1T II he could get
the knife he would watt ON the stairs until nc would
have knife this was about eight O'Clock, and the
statement was made In Mrs. Wilkes room, the third
worth's room and said he wanted to see him; saw
him again the same evening on the Stairs, talking
in anger at Kientworth; Wentworth was standing
come out II he wanted anything Of him:
Wentworth declined to come out; ! heard
o MS houses ON Essex street whittier she was about
to move; the neighbors do not speak well OF Mrs..
Wilke; l made the beds yesterday morning; I
found bag with straw in IL about the size OF pill
low, with blood on IT, In one OF the beds; IL was noH
the bed in which John slept; never heard until
myself and husband went down in the cellar TO the
wOodhouse, and there found Doblestcin on the
ground with his feet on the steps OF the cellar ne
was dead; all the people In the house came down to-
the dead man but Mr. Lolre; the deceased had
no shoes on; had only his drawers ana shirt; saw
Doblestcin the night before his death, about six
O'Clock, and he was not drunk; Lohre had been
drinking
Mr.. william Cossenburgh. as foIlows:-I live at %
Essex street, and | resided there the night that
preceded the death OF Doblestein lived on tho
second door; knew the deceased, and he had q
good reputation; did not know Lohre; about eight
O'Clock In the evening Lohre wanted to get a knife
him have a knife; he did not have a trunk 1t was q
green box there piece Of the chest was shown,
Lohre) did not hear any trouble with any one
about ten minutes after eight O'Clock he showed me
how he would kill Kientworth he did not have any
knifc Lohre was under the influence OF liquor that
night; Doblestein went to H0Doken about six
O'Clock that evening; the next morning he heard
OF Doblestein's DEATH but did not see [ohre until
seven O'Clock that morning; Mrs. Wilkes character
is not the best; she drinks liquor; there was q
jealousy between the boarders in reference to
Lohre and Mrs. Wlke; the hook shown to the wit
ness belonged beneath the window on the second
floor; do not know how Doblestein got killed;
ing 1t was fastened over the cellar way Doblestcin
slept in the rear OF the house, Loire threatened TO
stab Paul Wentworth in the evening, and made the
threat In my presence.
The bag which found with blood on it In ono
Of the beds by Mrs. wildebrant was here produced
Lena Cooke was the next witness She testified
as folows:-l resided In the same house with tho
deceased, with my sister, who lives on ., the nrst
y
morning; did not sleep In the room over the cellar
when the clock struck two we heard a noise, and
said TO my sister II sounded like the fall OF mix
cans; the little dog, which was In the room, made .
funny noise; he whnud, and let him OUT IN abons
five minutes he commenced the same NOISE again,
and admitted him TO the room again neard no
noise after heard people walking around In the
house before went to bed and asked my sister II
they staid up so late every night was about haif-
past one O clock when heard the lootdteps.
Louisa Derricks sworn-I live IN the house 100,
BERGEN street. knew the deceased and knew
Lohre; never heard any trouble between Loshe
and the deceased but knew there was trouble be-,
tween Loshe and Wentworth; was at 100 Essex.
street. cleaning the rooms and saw Lohrc with a.
knife and Mrs wilke took It from him; he said no,
wond do something TO klentw0rth Mrs. Wilko'
gave the knife to me, and IN the evening gave it
back 10 Mrs. Wilke the knife was shown and
recognized by the witness Mrs Wilke has got a
biz mouth and drinks much beer, and talks much
among women heard milk wagon about two
O'Clock and heard q rafting OF the milk cans; L
then heard the water turned In the yard for n
minute or two
Or. Prendergast, County Physician, was next
sworn, and testified that Doblesteln came to his
death by congestion OF the BRAIN caused by the In
jures he received.
The inquest was then adjourned.