The New York herald., 1876-12-16
NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY

themselves created unusual sensation In Mulberry
street. Deputy Coroner soidschmidt obeyed the sum-
mons and accompanied by the neccssary assistants
went TO No 22l chryste street. where Coroner Volt
man lmpancled Jury ard proceeded to inquire into
the circumstances attending lao This official IN
vesisaon resulted IN The discovery OF the woman 5
condition, which was deemed exceedingly rrecar:ans,
ana Ter ante norlcm statement was taken. "for 70
its delivery she replied TO the queries, "Wl you tell
the truth Ia this arairf' &c. in the Affirmative.
Then her ssasemens taken. II 10 subjoincd. she
said:--
On the 18th day OF December my husband cane
home IRON work a, two r. NJ. His brother. who MAS
away for SIX years and came back this afternoon had
caiied where my husband was working tGrccn 4
Backwcps candy mandatory, Nos 252 and as4
Greenwich s,rccil and brought him homo with hn.
when came into tho room he had pistol
In has hand. He always carried pistol, and was
always AFRAID Of II. Ali once tho pistol went OF
we had words to-day. out NC had some bard times
together: had words together yesterday; we did
not speak TO each other very much OF late years
except what was necessary; We had lived together,
but were not on the best OF terms we have no chill
dren
do not believe he Intended TO shoot me. He has
threatened 70 iuke my life heretofore
cArHARlsz " = BERTH.
Ancr hearing this statement the jury rendered the
following verdict;--''caiharne 3cr,h received her
wound by pistol shot at the hands o her husband.
Charles Bcrth No 2.l Chrystie street. on tho 18th OF
December. 1876"
Both men held, wirhou, bail, and scnt to the
Tenth precinct station house. where they remained all
night They viii he heard to-day.
Last evening HKRALD reporter called Mt the station
house, and taken down stairs TO tho prisoners
They occupied a cell IN the rear tier tho stove,
and only anxious for lights for their cigars when
Mccormack, tho houscman, informed them that visit
wanted 10 them. Seldom such
comely, clean mon locked up In station house
this city. Hugo In lis shirt sleeves, tall and fair,
with open iacc and bold blue eycs, that seemed
rather angry than shrinking. Charles borc the
appearance of well 10 do mechanic who had been
caught with his collar OF; but his seli-pos-
session complete. He answered tho rcpori0rs
questions, saying that his brother Hugo, who had
recently come from the Black ls (poiniing 10 him)
called for him Yesterday at Green Blackwels, and
his house, No 22l Chrystic street. to undress
and clean himself Bo,h saw the revolver on tho
table, and Charles drawing tho charges, ivc OF
which he had taken out, when his wife entered tho
room, and tho last charge exploded and shot,
God only knew how. The police cainc In aud so did
the Coroner, and no was there. That was all
In answer to every question Charles replied thnt no
woud not have injured his vile IN any respect Tor the
world and his only anxiety was lest shc should suffer
much His brother Hugo, OF nnc appearance, spotlcss
linen and d,6onndire exterior. more EXERCISED
about his Wyoming career and Black Hills history than
any thing else. .. came from Cheyenne last said he,
hat was about seven days ago. just as last as steam
cars could carry mc.o
s.wha, were you doing West 7" said the reporter.
"That don't make any difference to you!' quoth
Hugo. 'My business out West IN the Hills, or Chcy
emo, is my OVID affair. might feel disposed to Tell
1t II were free. inside these bars donI Anyhow,
IT'S nobody's affair"
The man looked something like Mr.. John Oakhurst.
OF California fame His eye bne, his attire noat,
rich, ns white linen jcweed, his musinche and
imperial carefully trimmed and his hair rolled back
Ike wachiel's IN s.Manrico." On tho whole hts man
defiant; that of his brothcr's notifying Both
agreed that affair accidental, aud each dcporcd
IT, because they wcre held but because Of the poor
w0man's sun0ringa