The New York herald., 1875-03-04
THE HUFFER MURDER CASE.

INVESTIGATION BEFORE CORONER cBoKER-vER,
bIcT AGAINST JoRDAN-HE Is COMMITTED TO
THE ToMBs.
Coroner Croker yesterday held an inquest in the
case OF George Hufrer recently living the tene-
ment house No. COS West Thirty-eghth street.
who as Is alleged. was fatally stabbed IN the
head with q bu.cner's knie. in the hands OF
Joseph Jordan, q butcher. living in the same
house. Asynopsis OF the testimony Will be found
below-
Elizabeth Keamer, OF No. COS West Thirty-eghth
street, deposed that at one O'Clock on Friday
morning she was told by the son or deceased that
his father had oeen struck; went IN the room and
saw deceased tramping about the room bleeding;
the boy said the man up stairs had done iti
washed the blood from deceaseds face and SAT
him on chair, but he fell of to the door; saw q
out on deceaseds face, near the eye; deceased
was not quarrelsome man: did not any knife.
Owen Graham, truck driver, living in the same
house, said that on Thursday deceased and the
prisoner had two drinks in his place, ON the top
floor, a. Jordan's expense, he sending out for 1T
deceased then went down stairs, soon followed By
the prisoner; the latter returned TO the wltness'
door with knife and steel IN his hand. and when
asked what ne was going to do, said al am going
to kill somebody" but did not say who prisoner
went down stairs, and soon hearing an alarm be-
low the witness went down stairs ana saw prls.
coming from deceaseds room {: ordan went
up stars muttering himself, "Ihat's what l
want;" did not learn until aiterward that de-
ceased had been staoDed; tue knife prisoner had
some sort OF a butcner's knIe think prisoner
got the KNIFE and steel IN his own room.
John Faber, tailor, living on the same hoor
morning ne heard Mr.. Jordan coming down stairs,
and Knocked at Mr.. lluner's door, saying.
"Open the door, you lbertine, want 10 say yOp;''
Hu1er replied, "You are greater Nbertlne than
| am;' soon Hufer's boy opened the door and
the witness heard jordan go up stairs; ailerwnrd
heard Mrs. keamer say that the deceased was
stapoed; Huber and prisoner had some trouble
about 50, alleged to be due from Jordan; prisoner
and deceased often drank together; Hufer wanted
to marry Mrs. Keamer.
Frederick Hulier, son OF deceased, heard his
fatner say early last friday morning that Jordan
wanted TO hit him, and ne did not Know TOR what;
at that time Jordan came down and raped on the
door, which the witness opened JORDAN mad q
knife In his hand which the witness attempted to
get from him; in doing so the witness was cut on
| the hand; Jordan then jerked away from the wit
ness. who was trying to hold him, and as deceased
stabbed him IN the right temple with butchers
knile; Jordan then walked out and went up stairsi
never knew deceased and prisoner to have any
Sergeant Reynolds, of the Twentieth precinct
deposed that early on Friday morning he was 10.
formed of the stabblng and sent an officer to in-
vestIgate; Jordan was soon brought in with the
do what you like, that's all you can o." prisoner
had been drinking; aiterward told prisoner that
| Hufer was dead, and he seemed much astonisned;
Hu1er was brought in on q stretcher and lived
some ten minutes aiterward; the knife SHOWN Is
tie one the officer SAID he took from the prisoner.
|
| ing OF the 2Gth ut. he arrested Jordan In mis-
ROOM AZ No. COS West Thirty-eghth street. which
was closed and bolted burst 1t open and saw Jor-
| dan standing In the middle OF the room with
knife in his hand he said he was going TO protect
| himself; being promised protection he laid down
the knife; Jordan said the knife he had was the
one with which he had stabbed him; prisoner
the way TO the station house said he had been
threatened ana tnat he would do it again that Id
mad to carry u knife to protect nImself
Adam Huffer also son OF deceased cOrrobO-
rated the testimony OF his elder brother in every
important particular.
Deputy Coroner MacWhinnie then gave the
cause OF DEATH which was q punctured fracture
OF the skull. After which the case was committed
to the jury VINO promptly rendered verdict
against the prisoner. Jordan Is forty years OK
age, born IN Germany and by occupation q
butcher. BY advice OF his counsel Mr.. Leo
Scnwab, the accused had nothing say relative
to the charge against him. Jordan was there
upon committed to the Tomps to await his trial.
The two sons OF the deceased, who appeared al
witnesses, were committed to the House Of De-
tentiOn. They cried piteously at being separated
from their uncle and other relatives, VINO were In