, 1873-12-13

Hnid subject to avoid your Aouso md tho ho,Ao !
Of your Bistor forovor, md In caHo hc docs not
lor md your house. TliH much oil your frionde
expect from you II you wish ovor TO 10 reapoctnd
bsnr. Youn FRIEND,
Of which thor nro grent many In number, pro-
Tho icttor Is ovdenily ,grltton IN q disguised
hand by somo Gormat,, rs Is shown, not only by
the form, Of tho lottcrs, but niHo by tho 1so Of
tho word "sub1eot' as m expression Of COLI
tompt, this boing torn frequently uaed Ia tho
Gorinan language. "Blioot lin down 1y la first
appearance also sounds decidedly German.
Tho Witness continneds As soon as Benny
read tho letter he askod for my fathers pistol,
but my mother Ind taken IT way long ago. Us no
had threatened to shoot Hoyerat other people
who camc to the house. I told him II waH not Ill
tho house. Sunday or Monday lo bought pis.
tol hs told l friond 10. (her efot7ors @ pistol
nous letter was brought BY the lotter-carrior. !
think my brothers. anger was cattBcd by that
lottor, fow wecka ago he showed anger on
another Persons acconnt, who came, to tho
something. Crho, wttnesa WINS horo shown
tho engagement ring taken oil tho finger Of
docensod and recognized 1t. It is plnln gold,
with iuitlnla and dato engraved inside aud cor
him, mud worn on tho eeeond tingor Of i,or right
hand. Tho Initials, "N. D., 30. 3, '73, ]" and
dato arc on Cura's. and "O. O., 80, 3, '79" Oh
hia.)
ways troated you mud your mother rs gentle
mnn aud M honorable mau should2"
A.-"Yos, Bir."
Tho young ladv, after hearing hor testimony
read, signed 1t IN . nervoua mannor, aud wus
excuHod.
MRS. Au8usrraA oHoSEH1oLD,
dressed In deep mourning. mud heavily vellcd,
was next calloa. Not understanding English,
snssa GasEs* hssHe e Of nS Lux A9 q r ai asos ss
tor. Dccoased waa not rich, but accom-
pliahed, Intelligent, and man Of good
character. 1Io iiovor troated mo, my daughter,
o. over No Never know o any aasurrol % betwoen
Doottioher and my Bon. On tho contrary, they
liked each other very mucll. Since his return
from Europe my aon has boon troubled In mind,
probably from boing instigatod:. lie was at
TINT his mind WAS not quito right. Neyor know
him to make threats to kilt any ono beforo but
l noticed him to bo excltablo. l know that be
was instigatod and oxcltod by tho anonymous
from tho rnnlo houso-aorvaut, and just before
TINT the 'ulaid-eervant canlo, to tho aud said,
- Mrs. Orononbold, your son has received let
tor without d stgnnturo." I begged my non to
English, and my daughter road 1t aud told
giyo it to Cora. Ilo then threatened to
shoot Dootticlor if lo did not leave tho house
whom noxt ho can,o. I looked upon tho throat
as joke. Tho mattor was discussed at the din
nor tabe. His statements we're incohcrent. No
then discussed tho source Of the lottor, but no
conclusion was arrived ut as to it's author. Tho
witness dwolt strongly OH the oxcttablo nature Of
her sou, aB shown on the ovoning Of tho pro-
posed Wedding and On receipt Of tho letter
spoken Of. -Four d1yB previous to last Thursday
hor son showed hor iottor which ho had roceiy-
cd from Doottichor, but declined to read it, say
ing that ho would do 10 noxt day. Sho begged
him to peruae 1t, aa she knew It contained
Buaitichor aintonsons III writing. Boettichera alHo
thought Aes eon WAS not all right. Ho son did
not opon tho letter, a.sd 1t ii still oloscd Sl1o
know tho contents Of the letter, because it
thoy had On the subject, aud was writton In her
! presence. It was q untter Of courtesy OF Mr..
Dootttchcr'B part. He also received Iotter
from Misc Johanna uelnrlchs Which excited
woro unpleasant. Thia was tlio reason he post
poncd tue reading Of tho other letter. The
! ANONYMOUS letter was received on tho morning
Of tho Wedding day. IIer son had received
medical treatnaont from Dr.. Engleman and his
bon aovosal times for his confused condition
anl melancholy temperament; my sou was
wofse at ono time tAan at another. This WAS
! sinco his return from Europe i'll September.
Tho witness about nlno weeks ago, bod liid her
late husbaud's pistol bocauso she was afraid hor
with it.
At tito conclusion Of Mrs. Crononbold's tosti-
mony, The inquest WAS postponed until o'clock
this morning.
Miss Cronelabold Interviewed.
A st. Louis journal reporter llad M interview
on Wednesday, with Miss Cgouenbola, In which
ii viii toll YOU just how Il WIS. My lovcr
eamo to SEQ ME. yesterday Afternoon, aud we
we.e going away a,
"To bo married ?"
"Yes. was going to marry him, and whom we
ing down tue stuira with tho pistol III his hand.
Then I snid TO my lover, 'run quick, and he
wont out Of the door aud tried to run quick, but
llo could not, for he had a sore foot where ho
had been shot loforo. I stayed behind and held
shot at MY lover
"You locked your brothers. door betore you
prepared to leave with Mr.. Roetticher, did You
not?"
"WAy was your brother SO hostile to yous
loycr?"
"I can't toll, upless 1t wao because my brother
was hick ero",--pntting l1or hand to her lend.
"Ihen you think lio waB lnsnno?"
ayes, be has threatonoa at other times to
shoot people. Our nlothor took his pistol from
him three weolts ago, aud le wont aud bought
auotAor. He always used to like my lover rllt
lG ChtnG phEA ltpm Guiotot 0baoio Ao Hont
last spring, he brought Mr. Doottiohor hero and
told ua to lot him 1.-Two here; thas ho would lake
his pluca aud be very kind to us that lo was to
be trusted in evory respect" .-..-...
"WAen le camo back from Europe he seemed
changod?"
"leH, but 1t was not lis fault that ho hatod
my loyor. lie waa not to blano, for ho was Sick.
No did what otheg people told him."
"You think then tllat this murder waa lono at
the iastigation Of otAer partioB?"
"Yca, sir"
"Woro you ever engaged to Weber,"
Is No sir. ueyer!H
"You will tcssify then, to your brother 3 in
sanity!'
"Yes; / do not blamo my brothor. at all /;
knqw 10 eta7y Ct 10 ~ hst m ko nex %Ign a
children, for he Booms to enjoy III; Nr. Dootti-
cher did never Say q word against him, for ho
knew lie was uot III his right mind. The othor
night when ho first ahot my loyor whilo tho 20.
lice wore taking him ewny, Mr. boettichor told
thom to lot him 70, ns he was not responssh!o.' y
Ibid air. Doettiohor over receive an anony-
nous lettes2"