The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-31
THE HEPNER HOMICIDE.
Coroner KeenaHs Observation-Disclosures
Against the Father.

Coroner Keenan's Observation-Disclosures
Against the Father.
Yesterday morning, at ten O'Clock, Coroner Kee-
nan took up the investigation in the case OF Herr.
man Hepner the lad, Of eighteen years, late of al
East Eleventh street, who was shot dead In Grand
street, near Ridge, late last Saturday afternoon ~
pistol In the hands OF his father, Henry Hepnsg.
as previously reported in the HERALD.
Mrs. Hepner vile OF the prisoner, ana ner chA-
dren-all very respectable looking people-were U
Court ana coma cted themselves with tile utmose
prOpriety. Louisa Bordeman, the stepdaughter Of
Hepner, however, exhibited bad feeling agaiRHg
him, In consequence OF the abuse he had heaped on
his family during the last few years. Mrs. B0rdeman
said the family did not go to Hepner, as he was
bad man. Below will be found o synopsis OF the
testimony elected anu the verdict OF the jury
Louisa Bordeman, Of e27 East Twelfth street, Do.
posed that she IS stcpdaughter OF deceased: on
Saturday afternoon, about three O'Clock, deceased
went to Court. at Essex Market, in obedience T. =
summons issued by Judge Shandley; at that time
the witness. her sister, mother and brother Charles
were In Court together; Mr.. Metzer was with tho
prisoner; the latter asked Mrs. Hepner -
let the matter drop. and she said she did not
mean to have prisoner arrested, oI. onr
her; when they got outside the court room prso1er
came up 70 ms family and sad Here AM" his
then all Of them, Win the exception OF Charles,
walked together to Grand street, through that stress
toward the river; prisoner then left Tor a Sh0rS
time and the rest walked on; alter the wJness
saw the prisoner approaching from Denind; he was
then talking 10 deceased, hut the witness did NOS
know what he said; deceased told INN TO keep
quiet and so did the witness; lie SAID TO the Wit
ness, "Ant that tmeanlng decea5ed) proud boy Z"
hepner then put one arm around deceased's ne0k
and said to him. "Y0u are my proud, my nice b0ys'
the witness then heard the report Of pistol ana
saw deceased fall; then saw pistol IN Hepner's
hand; he turned the pistol toward himself and no
shot himself In the lace or head he then ran on and
was about to shoot himself again, when p0licemau
stopped him. the shooting TOOK place before i've
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Louisa Hepner, sister OF deceased cOrrOb0rated
the testimony OF the previous witness.
Oiilcer Calhoun OF the Thirteenth precinct JeStt-
fed that on saturday afternoon, while standing on
the OF Grand street. near Attorney, he heard
that man was shooting himself; saw the prisoner
with blood running down his lace, with his rights
hand, holding pistol, raised; ran towards nm aud
arrested him; the pistol dropped from his hand;
took Hepner to the station house, and on the way
there the witness ask ed the prisoner why he shot
the deceased and he replled-''l have too mu0d
love for my family" In the station house the pris-
Oner became very violent, putting his head agaBBS
a clothes rack and said to tpose present, "Take
out and hang me; do not want to live any longer"
The pOSt-mOrtem examination OF DR.. Marsh (pre-
viousy printed was then read, alter which Coroner
Keenan, submitted the the jury, who reu-
dered the following
'That Herman Hepner came TO his death by .
pstOlsh0t wound, al the hands OF his father, Henry
street, near Ridge.n-
IIcpner Is still IN Bellevue Hospital. and his con-
ditlon Is regarded as being very critical The bulee
has not yet been extracted from his head.