The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-10
THE CRAzY LOVER.
Examining I'll Mental Condition Of Stauder-
munn-Why he Bought n Pistol.

munn-Why he Bought n Pistol.
DIR. Ordronaux. assisted by Prof. James
II. Wood, continued the examination Of wit
nesses in the Stauderman inquiry yesterday.
Emil A. Kliebe OF 100 Prince street testified that
he thought the prisoner harmless fool" He
gave Staudermann small piece OF tobacco
and he cleaned his boots for four weeks to pay
him. jacob Brauss OF 80 Vandam street testi-
Fed that Staudcrmann was "a fool and crazy"
He said, AFTER talking about his lady love. and
how ne got rid OF his money on her, he sudden
~ jumped up whistling aud dancing and acting
like n regular insane person.
Conrad Doench, pastor OF the CITY Mission.
testified that the prisoner was OF such n low
order Of being that he did not believe him re-
"had n better chance to work on such people"
Stludefmann told witness no would do any
thing to escape the gaows. He did not care
how long they imprisoned him " he could only
get rid OF being hung"
jacob Staudcrinann, the prisoner, was then
nut on the stand Dr. Ordf9naux asked him
whether he knew the nature OF an oath.
"Oh, yes, said he. ut Is to swear.
"DJ iou know what YOU must tcll7 Is II the
truth Z" .ked the physician.
Eyes. tell the truth" he answered.
"Why do you tell the truthf' because y Is
The prisoner then told his history and the
story Of the murder. HIS memory was good,
aud his narrative OF tho occurrence coherent.
He said he loved Louisa. and she said that she
loved him. lie fixed ~ nice to call upon her
the SUNDAY preceding the murder. and when he
went to her house some one told him she was
fouling him; that he must not 20 up ST Hrs or
her father would shoot him. A man entered the
shop where the pris ncr was working and asked
for boots belonging to Nixon, the man who was
hanged for killing cartman IN the Bpwcry. lie
told the man that Nixon had no boots there.
and the man threatened t. shoot him IN he did
not produce them. Staudermann then bought
a pistol to defend himself Nth. He went into
the lBowcry the night Of the shooting to buy a
necttie. ana while walking along the street
some one touched him. He turned arOIud
and saw Louisa and two other per-
sous. lie went M to speak to her,
and she looked snappishlv AZ HIM. and II made
him feel badly here pointing to his brcast, and
then he was gone" lie did not know any
thn- more until the policeman arrested him
Then he felt something liko "a knife cutting his
BODY, and he felt better. Aitorwafd he felt
sorry. He believed In heaven, but Cid not
want to 90 there n no was to ne hanged.
DIR. Wood asked him whether he believed Ia
a tell. lie looked at the d lctOr. aud du-hing,
said. " n yer was Their. sir
Whore d. You EXPECT to 20 to IN you are
hanged 3" asked thc doctor.
don't care where | co." said The prisoner
His mead was eXtuiucd. and he WIS made to
walk eek and furih with his ewes smut.
lie said some one eat his body with knives
In the ma fhf. y woman told aim IL was the
devil. III She had not bothered me with bel
love would not have shot her said he.
He signed his testimony and was taken back
TO his cell.
Tho * animation will be contlnued on Mon.
day next.