Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-04-30
The Carlisle Murder Case.

The Carlisle H,rold says The trial
of Albert Zitzer for the murder of his
father, DR.. Charles z. ZitzeI, took place
last week before Judge Junkin. A b.
Sharpe and W. F. Sadier, Esqs., con-
Quoted the prosecution c Z. Maslaugh-
lin, Esq was counsel for the prisoner
The jury was charged and withdrew on
Friday evening, and on Monday night at
half past ten o'clock brought in a verdict
Of guilty of manslaughter," with rec
ommendation TO the mercy Of the coart.
1t appears that about 7 o'clock on the
evening of January 25th, Albert Zitzer,
the accused, being slightly intoxicated.
went to the brewery of Mr. Krause, and
called for quart of beer. Mr.. Krause
having received instructions from AL
bert's parents not to furnish their son
any beer. refused to give him any. AL
bert denied that his parents had given
any instructions concerning him, and in
order to solve the difficulty Mr.. krause
agreed to go with him to his fathers
Office
Dr. and Mrs Zitzer were in the office
when they arrived, and Mrs Zitzer,
when asked whether she had given di-
rections to Mr.. Krause not to furnish his
son any liquor, Immediately replied that
she had, and that if everybody would
act as well as Mr Krause did, Albert
would be a different boy, DR.. Zitzer
then began cursing his wife and son, and
pulling off his overcoat, rushed on Albert
and closed with him ia conflict. Mr..
Krause, with the assistance of Mr. Blk
Ter, who happened to be in the office,
succeeded in separating the cOm5atants,
and conducted the Doctor from the room.
A few minutes later they again came
together, and were again separated. A
few minutes after this Albert was in the
dining room showing some friends how
his father Lad showed the chairs around
in the Office his father was attracted by
the noise aud came in with an iron pestle
in his, hand, and cursing Albert drove
him through the entry into the office
The boy got behind the counter, and
whilst his father was menacing bin with
an iron pestle, he seized morter aud
s,ruck him on the upper left part of the
forehead
Two short cuts were made in the sk.m,
bu. the skull was not fractured. The
doctor was not feil3d By the blow, but
shortly afterwards becau, SEX, and died
on Wednesday, February 9th cre week
after the above recited occurrence. Al
bert is l6 years of age, and about five
feet ten inches in height. 1t was in evil
dence that on the afternoon of the day
on which the difficulty occurred, DIR.
Zitzer took Albert to a barrel oe cider,
mixed with gin, which he had in the .
house, and disregarding the protests of
Mrs. Zitzer, gave him five glasses full of
it.
The counsel for the prisoner tried to
show firstly tha. DR.. Zitzer did not
die from the blow he received from his
son, but from other and extraneou5 caus-
es. Secondly: that the blow which his
son gave was given il self defense; this
point if proved, would make the deed an
excusable homicide Thirdly that Dr..
Zitzer had wiIlfully given his young fon
strong drink, and in conse Iuence was
alone chargeablc with the results of his
cons conduct.
Four doctors attended Dr. Ziizer dur
ing his sickness Three of these gave
their opinion that he died from the eff
fects of the blow he received on tho head
but that his constitution had previously
been very much shattered the fourth
gave bis opinion tha: the blow was not
the cause of death, but that the doctors
health impaired by hard drink and 0po-
sure, had gradually and naturally declin-
ed, and that the blow had not appreciate
Iy hasteued the event.