, 1874-08-28
Testimony at the Coroner's
Inquest Yesterday.
An Interview with Woe1fel's
Supposed Murderer.
Ho Denies Any knowledge Of the
Manner in which He Mot
His Death,
Stntcnacnt Of tho MIN Who Last
SuW 1Voclfcl Alive,

NN1tFN HoS4lGlt ~ 6hA0UH-AHUDEEf lAl0 0l 0lHTA
attcos, cor'cr OF Eighteenth, whoao body waa
found III tho lako, ncar lilo pier At tito foot Of
Twcuticth street, oil Tuesday morning, wcro,
IN part, officially inquicd into yesterday IN atl-
jpurnmont bning necessary on account Of tue
absonco Of material witnossou. lTorctn fs ln-
cludod q statement from Herbert aayarts, tho
principal OF these witnesses.
TIE CONDITION OF THE rspDf
when discoyorcd-tho oyo dreadfuliy brutHcd, as
from blow Of oue's tlst tho forehead md part
OF the faco much diHootorod, ,audtho ofturn cut iu
tllroo pfaees-inducod The supposition that The
man Ind been fou1ly dealt with had boon
murdered md thon thrown inso tho lake. Ono
Ebert, ue'er-lo-well, who oarnel hiB living il,
preoarious manner, WIS last known to have bcon
in Woo1to1's company; nn1 on Wednoaday nlor,,-
ing when ho lcarnod from Mrs Wootlel TINT llor
husband had not como homo tho previous night,
ho Ii reported to llaye eaid: Mrs. Woelfol you
may Us vol tallo roaon now for you wIll not geo
! George again alive" 1t waa auggested that
| probably Ebert knowing That Woelfol carried a
BUM of money about him, and bcng himRol!
much In want, compaasod Woalfels death. And
! this led to
EnEnT's ARREST.
| 1t is mt Burprlsiug that noviooB should bo
| mistaken aa to tho cause OF death, Judging from
tho looks Of the body When cven tho
| doctor who maao tho post-mortcn examination
declared ilrBs that, upon tho hypothesis tlat
! Woolfel was murdered, ho could not explain how
the throo cuts wcro inflicted On tho loft arm,
| and that thore woro no oyldonoos or struggto !,
and, secondly. upon tho theory that Woe1fel conf
! mittod Suicide, how tho lcrk oyo became go
| much brusca. Mrs. Woclfel
KNOWS or no CAUSE
Why her husband should destroy limsolf /;
"although Our business was not lourishing, yet
we wcro coutoatod." she snid. l1rs. Woelfcl
Clearly Inns TO respectful regard for Ebert, who
tried to worm himself into ller husbands uffec-
tionH, as sAo alleges, and therefore hor ondcayor
to implicate Ebert in the death Of her husband
may said to ho natural, but not ensirely acoept-
able.
THE INQUEST.
DR.. Honrotin, Jr., tho County Physician, made
poat-n,orton examination yaatortay nornlug
upon Woolfots body, as 1t lay iii tho ntorguo Ut
tho County Hospital In tho yard to tho rear of
the hospital, and IN which ts the doal-1ouso,
woro good many friends Of tho deceased. and
"Wednesday aud yesterday, up to the time tho
order was givon permitting tho removal OF tho
body for intornent, thoro was quito stroam Of
visitors to tho Morguo to SEQ the remains. tho
| majority Of whom wero friouds Of tho deceased.
Tie post-1nortoni being completed. Deputy Coro-
1MrASELEn 4 FURY
OF inqusiton. consisting Of tho following per-
/ suns !: r. G. Wiuslow (toroman), II. l.. liarring-
ton, z. f. NebstoE G. L. Burroughs, David Ja-
McLanghn, Wlllinm Hntchingson. William Al
lart, john Gill. aad George Deacon.
III. r. HENRorlh, ill.,,
being sworn, thou reported tito result Of his e1-
x,f k5,n Gni1
arcoio!atiou, bruises. or marks Of violence upon
tho body except on tho lead aud left arm, Oh
which latter wore two cuts. ono about TX inchos
and the other IL inches in length. 1hoy arc
boc', douo With II knifo or some sharp instrri-
| arm wero severed. Tho duection Of tic
outs saH downward, and toward tho
body; they nero probably made before death,
directly across tho anterior surface Of tho wlist,
and 4ud evidently not bled much, and Ind prob
ab!y bean n,ado alter THO other two. 0u tho
! head thero wore . number Of bruises, but no
abrasion of tho skin. There was c1traYasaslon
around tho oyes as we'll as tscooration, tho ntl-
doubted result OF blows. Beneath tho scalp and
oYor lhe skull wero further extravaeatiois Of
blood, at dilreront places, tho result also Of blows
upon tic top Of tue load. Tllara was no frac-
efruse1 into tho hraln or upon It,. Tho brain IT.
| self waH softencd mud worry au'rmto (pale blood
less), md ooz!ng. with eorm, its vontri-
clos be!ug, partially tillea with tie
and normal, only q small clot Of blood boing
found III tho loft ycntrioo. Tic only fact worth
notice upon opening tie chest was thu anmmtc
condition Of the tssucs. lilo btuiaos upon tho
| head woro evidently administered, and might
have bccn producod by tho list of another party.
The cuts upon the arm, hoNovor, 1 bel!oyo to
bayo been inado by himself, for tho following
rcaAona: Tl.eir direction as exactly stcll AZ II
man had made them with q knife Rraspeh III
.ha right baud. Tho fact a]uo TINT tloy woro
upon tho loft arna, aud tLoro MAJ not tho slight-
| est scratch upon a1iY other part OF tho arm or
upon tho right aim or hand; no outs of tile
clothing Anotllor fact pointing to, tlIls sano
conclusion Is that tnelo NeEo w AutAa VI f!o-
lenco OIL tue ueck.
10 iuror-TAe stomach was in good coudi-
ton; don't think tho man was drowned.
10 another Juror The vioonce on tho head
waa not sufficient to produces dcath nor tue outs
would; calinot say TO Which, tho bruises or cuts,
| death III moro attributable.
POLICEMAN WILLIAM JoSEs.
| loing sworn. depoBod: icstorday morning, at
! about b;46 o'clock, q Htrango man catno to tho
station aud told INC that there Nus man lying
dead at tho foot Of Twontictli-stroot, OH tho laku
Shore wont there III hia company and found
tho man lying Oil tho edge OF tho wator: he was
| tho body oyor on It's back aud saw that both
owes wero blackenoa, and cut over tho LOTT oye,
ni,i tho face bruised. 1 then exnmi10l Lis
pookotB In the 1eft.hend pocket ,ot tho vest,
outside fonnl four cigars, a,s.l in the iasdo
| ryht-laul pooisot found 4 noto fur STA, dated
| Aug, lD, J}id not tltld any money OH lis lorsoN.
IIiH eLirt H!ooyoH wore buttonol aud coat but
toned l,lB olothoa did Iot Indicate that lso met
with auy ylolonce at aIl. l toro Lis pants IN
lifting Gl,n into the wagon |; waa rather rocky
wlicro tic body was lying, and ~ thero waH coil-
| euiogabo wash Oh tue so1o, i Ia probable III
NV opiulon that tho cut on tho faeo was pro-
| dncot By ,tB coming IN contact with tho rocka.
| The next witnoHs WIS
| THE WIDOW OF TUE DEGEAHKD.
gho was much atroctel wl,io nlalIirg hor state
,ncut. pna exhibited Homa excitoMant nllcl,
snoukiug Of Ebert. Tue atolY oy4cr bereavement
MIA tuId In u, ullaIrauea rlannor. hnd Boomcd to
oxcIto much syluuathy among her countrypcoplo,
1upuy oi wllon. tllrouged tho place of inyentga-
lion. Bhe ssids Ny lau'e is kathorine Woeltel,
! Of No. 853 Olark 1goot. 1llaye saon tho body Of
| NV husband. dno.go Woeful, living load iu tue
| Norguo, Last Tuosday morning Ut half-past .
o'clock l,o yent away from lIomo; 10 staFtsd to
! 40 to hurry Ginl0r D., on tho Na1th edo; !;
| uoorgo Ebert waH with him +; gayo him 4D3e e5
| to pay orookory bill aud 10 OBTAIN 4cousc.