The New York herald., 1873-08-05
THE MUNCKS TRAGEDY.

Oner Aerrman-Unclc Munks and His
infatuated Wife Give Their Testimony
The Full Story OF the Three Vveeks'0f
Crime and the Fatality.
The inquest which was begun by Coroner Herr
man on Saturday in the case of John Frederick
Muncks, who committed suicide on Friday night at
40 Ludlow street, was yesterday continued. Some
interest was manifested in the proceedings, owing
to the peculiar circumstances deceased being
nephew of Charles Augustus Muncks, whose wife
had been for few weeks past cohabiting with the
unfortunate suicide. The popularity Of the case
was that the unce's inlatuation Tor his wife led
him to forgive her all her sins, while her nfatua-
tion for the nephew was SO unbounded that she
was willing to commit suicide at the same time as
he did, and in fact attempted to do SO to prove
ner devotion to him.
The following was the evidence taken yester-
day.
ness sworn 10 day a week ago the young man and
oo Sey a aS er ana nndfs hsg %
io9H the room iSr mo month the woman paying ne rent
erward they said to him that il man with black mus:
ache came nqarng for them to say that they had moved
were in the they used out together Tor meals
came and said he had been told by man in Grand street
that there was young couple living there and went up
report Of pistol, and told that somebody shot
standing oor e 4
SsS the Se ens
The following testimony was given by Charles
Augustus Muncks, the uncle Of the deceased:
Charles augustus Mupeks being sworn said reside
Hattie Npneks whose maiden name was shee rb9am
PLY Til about the ah OF july when accused her
SeRs sS Se enea ~ w on my e oe at oa
SsH SsaSsw taking M her Clothes she w had be4 e we
letter the Monday following from Boston, wherein
my %s AND sy a e 90 fn To hasS a
shoud not trouble myself about them about hall an an
as ssSs iCd
ws my nephew 6Ss evening SAID he @ woud commit
ssd fharsday ana hs scraiShs0 s them both to 90
Eleventh street, where heard they lying asked
found that her trunk taken away the day
day heard IL that heS we're % esdns at S West
street hut on sSrg HERE Il found they had
them again asked her 10 lome 9 my house; she re;
s"% ssta2s at
s%ew under ta The % & Mr. anS na MRS N Martin
stairs up stairs opened the door and entered the
h nPhe SsGs ans to
asked her outside m @ as Wished to speak
when i went on at the same moment my nephew fired
Boston, ,sloo Of which they returned; had brouaGt
year in the Peniten,ary never intended to kill hm
Dr. Cnshman the Coroner's deputy, testified to
death having been the result of pistol shot wound
in the chest.
testified to having been summoned after the shoot
ing, and to having found deceased, the woman,
and Muncks, in the room.
The following was the testimony of Mrs. Muncks:-
Hattie Moncks was the next witness examined, and
seg ,ae @ last at tadSw
rS 0 ee onsas h
% reS; my hnsoand always s supported eie me s and
accused me Of being intimate win his nephew and
y saved days took back S 70
and anen to Mr. MSncRs stepe he told Ss
* nsms Ss was he
e Ss next % hs aEy ns
% out; len with Fred sss Eleventh Street
Waited stayed a ns0r~s
rs he he s' ''as tor sent "hs
my trunk; Sd he y never told me he would XIII me- then
furnished room; heard that my husband found out
Se SeTs C o the no %
husband ome up stairs as was afraid he would com
@ I aS II lived any
Rsr on fa TSusay t
my sisters when my husband there and asked me
he f%oad yam
he 1nE % 2 be fses @
told him we did not have any money to buy pistols
@
for which he got $6 and bought the two pistols we bot
resolved to take lives in my husband
should come agam; about ten o'clock my husband en-
tered the door by pushing it being locked the
inside he asked me to come outside; told him would
Rd his and
selfmy husband attempted TO take II away from me, and
1t discharged slightly inurng deceased shoot
himselt Freddy was married man; his vile is living
in Hester street, Freddy has served term OF imprson
ment in the Penitenuary
No further witnesses were summoned, and CorO.
ner Herman briefly addressed the jury, telling
them that no evidence whatever had been given to
show that the death OF John +. Muncks was not
caused by pistol shot wound inflicted by himself.
The jury retired, and after short deliberation
brought in verdict that deceased "came to his
death by suicide, by shooting himself at 40 Ludlow
street, August ], 1873"
The Coroner, with few words of sympathy for
Charles A. Muncks, discharged him from custody
and with few words OF reprimand for Mrs.
Muncks, discharged her also. Mrs. Muncks left the
examination room with her father and sister.
FLOATING OFFAL.