New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-30
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


MURDERER A MAN UNKNOWN 10 Tns c0EoNEHS
JURY.
Coroner Woltman yesterday held an inquest
ON the body OF August zo;now, who shot In Second
ST. on Christmas morning Catherine zunow, wife OF the
murdered man. testified chat between and O'Clock on
Chrl tmas morning william Johann brought some
pigeons her house. The witness told him to go TO
Uoustonst 10 sec IL he could fni her husband Johann
then away and about live minutes after the wit
heard four slcts Johann then came back and had
pair OF pigeons which zornow had had in his pockets
Tho witness asked him. SIS August hurti" Johann re-
piled that be was not The witness then looked out OF
the window and saw q crowd Zoraow taken to the
statoBbOuse md Johann went with the witness az r as
First ave. and Fuluth-si. She asked b!m, Can
you tell who 1t was shot himi" to winch
he replied iat be coud tot the IL he him; that
he had light mustache and wore brown ovefooa' and
felt bac,; bal, Johann tcld the witness that he would
tel her all about it II she would only keep quiet The
iteSa afterard discovered that Johann had changed
his nat bat could not say whether not he had changed
his clothes He much excited when Ire came MP after
tbs shooting ZornOs left hs home at llio on Friday
evening
Jacob weising. rounasman Of The venteenth Pre-
cnct tes that he arrested Johann about a. ~ on
Christmas morning IN a house South Tenh-st Will
U,rpsaurch He was addressed and asleep in nod. His
clothes we're brown coat dark rowsers, and SIX nat
The officer told him lie arrested him the case OF the
shooting of August Zornow. He replied that ne knew
nothing whateyer abGGc 1t.
Louisa Maer sister Of Johann, said that her brother
called on her at No 50 Saeui-st about O'Clock on
Christmas Erc IL coi aaay with jacob Ross and called
again alone about $50 a. N. Christians Day lie
then had on a dark coat and vest The witDeSs lsAed
lin why he cos s.lch Gu hour 70 which ne replied
that he unfortunately witness 10 the slooiIns OF
a man in second-3t. His sisfer thcn asked him II he
knew VITO bad don. she shooting and he said that be
cft,f .~.sT no
tell hls name He remained With the witness about half
an hour
Isabella Duryes testified that Christmas morning
about . o'c,ck John Oakley called her husband VII"
was thcs II bed telling him h's lgfno" WA si'i .ild
,ha he could tell a. about it. DdrJca told BIN 70 h''s!i
Oakley hen declared Iat the man who ahot loino| nln
said August. III shoo; you, and that Lylo" had -, a
that Ne did not Oakley lived ~ the ~siae mousse
witn the witness and he ana her husband nal ne 1'i
tJgrt.4,t 90 Friday eYcb'A1 4Doh 'oc" O'",,: n'l
ON , dark rl.t ava troTsci5 aud wore cap ii~ was
fnach EXCITED and suffered The "itiless f-n hAo"I
Linn ~ s.ni,r whcn he WIS On sf 'le lh!enct -. "a A,
peter Miller cefs cO.TChO:ative testimony rl"iTd
HihlWcn testified that be Vac VIVA ,'Iirits bH1N 4
bother Of August, JACOB 'oiilah AM ~; rH1, ~
GlUrriHar's saloon UDGstCn-st., where my itIh1,
aud fterwar ieft. T0ey ssS August heinoY j0hu OsE
ley, AID y iis,s Johann tDOut Asii 'ocS di"E' A'
oGtv in wh.ct me witness rlsesc the oter party
and shortly after tine witness heard tre shots ff- cu
I'D not taTn back u e wa "i5 Nhu,' IN wv -
saw Johann about izI2 O'Clock, 9ui he a'sr1 iniH iyf
Ausrsi Z,nnoT. .ad tAen went Mp 70 ana spoke Win
cIir,e. I"i.,v brother Of lhs murdered man, tes'i
H'I IN. ~ 80 49, -, ,.,,.,i.. AZ ,os-nrf'
H.dSDc' - 30. - '',Si- 81 49, o. - -, -
JoAanE, d" want iitid l'S'h'i ."'I 20 ~ s.,..
Johann 6dld " 1"t sd E"t pay ns 'of thr!h Au-uS;
EJ"iucl, y .H1 y'gi cf'i Mii.i q, al - "a ~ -
then Johann l'e me pE~t': - 1919. ''' 20 80.
wa, thea sad about Il. August aud So"A tneh :" ~
a"ay -'Jn 'i.rr ioi'o Fc.' . Ic ,, ,, ~ ~ ham
cane = be'Hi md aHlcd i''r Aasi' lie Wi'n'eo 700
JoaAnu tbt. august Va ledt' y'lu .',' - -, 80,
dhtai S'cn ai''f tAe Ni@,r.5 III 80 g., a,i
Jared :aiir .II heard Hi5 brother rry Oa iG So''
a. ne ou4 toward his Oroitcr re heda 'Ho moro
-loa, bet could h' ~ %i' ~ ',', IL, = Nom, e,s
Henry J. v'kc. Adam ei@F. aid h"nfy v Pam ei'e
s'".iia'h] CO.. ".he I1' tct i'' -, a t,'