The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-16
THE BRUSSELS MURDER.

Further Examination Of Witnesses-The Case
Again POstp0nca-A Writ Oi Hnbeas Corpus
10 BE Applied For.
The great Brussels murder ana robbery case came
up again before Judge Hogan, at tho Tombs Police
Court yesterday morning. large number Of per-
sons were present. including the Belgian Consul
and two three friends, Captain Irving, CT the de.
tectiye force, and Mr.. AlgernOn s. Sullivan, Assis-
tant District Attorney. The only witness examined
was hr. Charles Petry, OF Philadelphia, proprietor
OF the hotel at which the prisoner, vogt. stopped
whilo in that city. His evidence was mainly COL.
robOrative OF that given by Detective Farley the
first day OF the eXaminati0n-l know the prisoner,
Carl vOgt; he came to my house about two months
ago and remained with me as guest until last
week; lie told me he came from Germany from
near Cologne; that he went
TO LONDON FROM COLOGNE
In the latter part OF Scpte mber last he did not say
what steamer he came to this country In; never
saw any securities with VOgt; he left no papers or
ieters with me; he SAID lie was farmer near CO.
logne ana intended TO buy farm here; that he mad
valuable papers with which 10 purchase land; i
saw officer Farley last week when he came 70 my
house for VOg.; acted as interpreter between Far
him IN sd with mis- Wife, ySs umped ou
OF bed bewildered Farley told me to tell him that
he Farey) aad come to maze search for stolen
an accusation against nim; at the same time did
not believe MIN guilty; Farley showed me letter
requested me to translate 1t to yogt / translated
this deter shown, to vOgt, VINO said
He WAS INNOCENT
OF the entire matter; asked VOgt for Farley how
much he paid for the securities; Vogt said that lie
paid $500; Farley told him that that was cheap
figure; VOgt replied that he did not understand the
currency, but thought ne paid full value for them;
VOgt told him that he stopped as the Prescott
House, New York; that one night he went into
Broadway with frlend who led him to a gamb-
ling house, his friend won $500 aud wanted VOgt to
plays VO9t received 5000 from his friend, which he
lOst he then went to his hotel and returned with
two securities, which he lOst In play: Vogt told
that he mad deposited valuables with Konitzky &
know what they were he said that nc had pur-
chased
THE sEcUTrIEs OF MAN
In London by the name OF Beggcndarf; the man
was 4 PrusSan Oi1icer-decOratcu with hOnOrS by
the Emperor Of Germany.
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. Petry's testimony o dis
cusslon arose between counsel regarding adjourn
men,.
MIR. sullivan read the following cable message re-
celved by Mr.. Nell the Belgian Counsel, from the
BRUSSELS Minister III answer to one sent as&lug for
u witness, on Monday last:-
ERUssyrs. March IA, 1872.
CHARLES MALI, Belgian Consul, New York;
Letter and affidavit sent TO Coudert Brohers Forward by
cable name description and nationality of tho de-
COMTE DAsPREMONT LyNDEN,
Minister Tor toresn Affairs.
1t was finally decided by Judge Hogan to adjourn
the case til next Friday.
Mr.. william +. Howe has been retained as counsel
for Nogt IN connection with Mr. Gross VINO has con-
Quoted the case thus far. MI. Howe says he con-
siders the detention OF Vogt unwarrantable, and
means TO apply 10 Judge Barrett for writ OF
hateas corpus returnable next Tuesday.