, 1875-03-23
THE GOETHE CASE.
Trial Of Joseph Tanzcy for l7arder.
The Evidence Proves to I5c ycry
Weak.


| 1ne uH1tftuHaAS Victim was etabbed in tho
right sido OF the Eeck, seycting the jusnlar
rein, and died In q few minutes In tho ploscpco
Of danctnB-psrty Of which Io had Lccn ono.
Very lttlo light Inns boon thrown upon tho tsaCe-
dy, notwithstanding that tho groa.cBt cffortB hayo
been n,ade. During Tho following day, blarell
Is. 1879, bcycrai parties wero arrested charged
with the crime. but upon examination
hefore tho Coronet's Jury wcse dismissed.
Tho leader Of TIC arrested parties, .'L,lko''
Hcaly. man wlo has nlways .bo1no
the worat possible reputation, 1t waB thought
would havo been held, bit ho sworo Lis inuo-
! ccnco aud succeeded IN creating tito opinion TINT
| boy NAMED JoBeph TanzeY, who was will, him
at tho SALOON tho fatal nsgt, WIS tho guilty oue,
which resulted in Ills being released. aud his
tna'us tip 10 Ireland. Tho officers tueu co.n-
mcnceI
| srAnCl1 ron 1ASzET,
| which was continued up TO about tho middle Of
! December last, when lie wa found and arrested
t in st. Louis undor the na1no OF William Johu-
| son. Binco lis arrest ho has been In tho
County Jail awaiting trial on IN
indictment returned by tho Grand Jury
| for murder. Ills cnso was reached yesterday tn
tho Criminal Court, Judge Williams presiding.
\. y. Tfudc appeared for tho prisoner, and e. II.
Heed for the 1eoplo. After spending rcycra
NNAAo s% *<AFHHoHHj n lhty tuo CAAllatiAtiIu VI
witnesses commenced lao ca..tt-roo,n being
crowded witll tuxious spectators.
| DIX. l.. Il. EN:os5
was tho first xisnrss called BY the prosecution.
lio testified that ho hold post-morteni oxami-
nntion OF tho body Of Albert Goetzo on the moru-
Ing OF tho 18th Of March. 1875 lIa found q &C.
| rcro wound OIL tho right Hlo OF tho neck which
! must have becn Mate with q Htnrr inatruutuk
hya thrust. Tho wound led to tlu accca.ed's
}lI1t Il
AssA uAr,.EyEa
was the next witne.s: sho know tllo defendant
aud alHo Tie deceased. At tho time Of the ml,r-
der sho lived at No. i92 llafsted street. hnd rave
bntl bt. Patrick 4 nisht Mt her saloon. uoctzo
WAS Mt the ball carly, but Tenzcv novo. came
until about o'clock III tho morning. party
| cnn,o IN with Tlnzcy, aud at tho time uoetze whs
sitting In window with woman near the bar.
| Tho wounn remarked to Goctzo that Tnnzay
Eas committing q nuiEnnco in the room, when
GoctZo took hold Of him and pushed him ont oi
| tho door. Goe!Zo returned IN moment aud fell
OIL Tho floor. h1coding. When Tnnzey wrB pushed
from the rootn his friends followed him. She did
nos SEQ vino stabbed deceased. aud did not seo
| any oEe with kuife. SAo nas tending tho bar
nt tho time, md, when doct=e camo In aud fell
! bleeding, his brother ca'r to him.
| Cross-crdnincd: Shg Law Luke iIcalv follow
| Gootzo when io vas pushing TaHEoy out Of tlso
room. IG pushed him, md followed him out III
tho street. Tauzoy did not rcsat as Le was lo-
| ing put out. Thoto Was no fighting insido tho
| saloon.
nE1SNoLD 0oEfzE,
brother of the IocraBct'. was rcxt saotn:
lie was with Albert Goctzo ht tho t.ancc
at Haynseycr's Baloou. lIe kuew Tanzcy but did
and rushed to tho door, aud there saw Tanzey
with knife in his hand standing bcaitlo tho
door. His brother lad been stabbed then, and
was In another brothers. arms. Hcaly at tho
kaMo tino was iii tho saloon, and >llcl tlo catno
oat OIL tho pidoHa!k Tanzey tried to stab him.
Cfdss-t10nined: Did not sro Tanzey arike at
the deceased. but after tho stabblng Baw hin
witll knifo iu lis right hand. 1Io lid not SEQ
llealy until lio waa Eoii,s out OF the room wLase
tho ftacaB was 1IcalS went out of thu door Just
aLca:l OF him. The deceased rms stabbed wbiio
standing Ia tho door. There wnA NO disturbance
In slo saloon. lie did not remember stating to auy
officers that 1Icaly murdered lis brosAor nor u
Eaylng lu the Police Court that he struck Ncaly
over the head with glash. whom ho was going
FOR doctor TO dzehH nla brothera wound, nor
that ho Baw knife Ia his hand.
SOPHIA u0ETzE,
wife Of Reinh0ld Gostze, aud the woman who
WAS with Albert dootzc nt tho time ot his death,
testified that nbe saw tho deceased pus!l Ta1xey
out Of tho door, but did not eeo him nEaii,
until he was lying on tho floor dead. Tan.oy
acted indecontly, and Bhe called tho dcceasods
attention to tho fact which Induced lin to put
linn out Of tho room. she wns citing iu tho
window ut tho time.
Cross-eramined: When Tanzoy wns pushed
ont Of tue saloon his friends followed linn, Hl,e
saw tho deceased Oil baer-tablc, and thc crowd
uas apon him. striking him III the tnco. Tanzey
Was on tue outside Of tho building at the tirle.
FIRED noETzE
Wns tho next witnesn lie WAS .. tho dance and
saw Ianzoy and Hcaly como in the FALCON to-
gother. They called for liquor, and, aftos they
Ind dsann. sosoral other parties camo in mud
drank. Ianzey said to tho crowd. 's1hcro are
soycn or eight In our crowd and ono OF til must
tic Tonight" Directly bis attention waa called
TO Ta,lzcy'd Indecent conduct, and lo saw DO
ceaHed take hold OF him and force him out OF tho
door. 1n tnosneut tie deceascd turned arouud.
and he saw tho blood issuing from his neck The
deceased wont to table. ntd laid acrosa 1t. Tie
low OF blood Increased, md witness went to him
aud took him tn his arms. IIo1ly WIS In another
part ot tho room wAeu tho htnbbing took p!aec,
Cross-e1a,nined: lie Aoard no angry words be.
tween the deceased and T1n2cy, nnu did nor sec
TanzeT hsFikc. 1Io did not SEQ my fighting in
the saloon. lilo did not ECO llcaly aud others |
pushing Tho dcceased Out wbilo lie was pushing
Tanzoy.
tEEor. o'po:SELL
wns sworn: lle raw Luke ilcaly tho morning nf
tho murder. Ills head was cut. lIo mover k,,sw
Tauzsy, but searched for him, but could uot find
him. |
Crots-rraminel: llc saw noinhotd doetze at
lleniy 1osienco tho morning after tho mur-
man who killed f,iA brother. This was In tho
p!esonco OF several rersons. Gortzo hal told
Him before that lc could identify tho n,,lnlesor
by wound which 10 (Goetzo> Ind .uado upon
hia head with beer r-gass. lio -Nas positive
that hc could not be mistaken end he arrested
llealy upon tho evidence Of Uoctxo.
IAe Colrs then took IeceEB for thittY mn-
ntcs, tue jury being furnished with uurl, iu tlsa
AZ tho expiration of tbs rcccss the jury raa
aSat'' called. aud tls examination MA To-
OFFICER GEORGE rE1srzdAs
yas sworn: He WAS Oh tho regular police tprcn.
lo had known tlo accused for some years. lIo
saw him tlrat aftcr tho murder at st. Louls In
a5inting o!l!co, wheso 10 was known "a William