, 1876-11-21
TIE NILDEBlsANn SUICIDE,
CouclusIon OF Tho Inqucst-.- -Whnt tho Count
JORnnes Aatdl,

tOuCku6lOn OK Tito I6HuGbtes. w mt THO Count
JOnnnes Aattl,
Mar York Hrra'd. Non. 1B.
Coroner Crokcr yestcrday finished tho In
quest In tho caso Of Wlllum uildcbranl, who
died on the 4tll Inst, As had been expected.
George the Count Joaaucs was present, ant1
closely contested every point In favor of his
dead client, seeking tq introduce testimony
showing tho causo OF his clients suicide To be
the seduction Of the latter's vito by William 3.
ORlcn, Of High Bridge. Thls testimony, the
Count clalmcd4 formed part and parcel Ut the
en,lses leading to bis clients death, and which
he maintained Il was the pyerogaliyo Of tic
Coroner TO investigate.
The Count Joannca produced u letter, the last
tho deceased over wrote, showing thu nrGsencc Of
the dcccascd at court on certain oceastot,. Tic
letter was oblectcd to by Counselor Mica mud
ruled 1,yIt, out By Cor, coro,sr Croker: ,u,.,
tween tho two counsclors. When Alr. Niles
oblectod TO tha reading OF the letter George the
Count Jonnncs turned upon him md withcrusli
Ing e,nphasts e,npha saId: ''un!css yum nasume, str,
ttMt William B. Ogden ls here rIMrged will the
murder OF William ll'tdchrand you can't be
hero aa counsel to represent him. Mr.. Mice
here wished to read the letter presented, but
the Count Joha,tncs said: " You would not
nuke very good historian, mir; your memory
is very deiicIcpt." 1lr. Niles replied: "Your
memory must also be Yrry deficient or you
would not be boastinnE. 1hayo beaten you five
times IN ElSEG G14G8.'
Tho Count-No, sir; no sr. This Is The first
nction for erin. con. This action goes to show
the adultery that WAS committed for two mud
half years unknown to tllu POOR husband n,oru
than orane1 .wsnty f.r yfass es evident h,t III,
deceased committed suicide, Now wish to
understand whether Ac was out OF Ills mind or
not"
The Count Joannes-Do you intend to exclude
other evidence pointing out tho catlse ul tho
suicide, evidence that is most important, golng
to sll0w renewed adultery on the part Of Nj.
Oglon with my clients wife, this removed aklu,-
tsry hcilg the motive In thu mans mind driving
Coroner Crokcr-That has nothing TO do with
tlIfs case ut all.
The Count Joannca-I bcg leave to diflcr
with the honorable Court. II u man Is driven
" Insanity by tho action Of third party that is
arrobable ca.lso.
George tho Count Joa,,ncss was sworn in rs a
witness.
Coroner Crokcr-Wl,as is your namea
Tho Count = Rc-Count-Juau1,cs for
thirty years that haa been my name.
Counselor Ntscs--NVas that the nau,c lie was
chrlstcned untlcrs
The Count-Now, Mr.. NiIce, don't let your
questions load you buck to Egypt, wheEe your
To tho Court-I reside at tho Park House, on
Park row; I trBt lecume acquainted with tho de-
ceased, william 1Itltlebrant, In Thu tfxEt week In
July, lS7l; lie retained mo in ctrtain uctton
then peadnEi last suw him Altvp III court On
the ilrst Aionaay Of October, and then four days
after that.
The Coroncr-Do you know what was tho
causc Of thu mnlI's deathl
nlulatcd wrongs created an Insanity, at1l In that
he killed himself; III my p1cscnco within tho
TIT 3: ~, tyc years he has threatened sT timex to
XII! hl'1s;st md as many times 70 ktt Ogden;
auultcry,1 prevented hin Gy ulaiu forcv from
committing suicide. lie bail that worry pistol
with hin, and showed II; then tho nla1,'s mind
was relieved becausc lie saw vitality IN the suit !;
on thu lust day saw him tho luan was de-
pressed, and rnllied him III usual, and ht went
home fceltng joyful; onGu Hildubrnnsl said, - |
think klali have tu 60 out and kill Ogdcn;"
sp,a "df you repeat 'nt threut VIII hnsc you
couuuclor Nilcs-Do you state that under
The Count do.
Coroner Croker-Do yon know anything per-
aonnily % alons Ogden aid llIdcbrand's relations
The Count-No, don't suppose that Ogden
was such fool as to let any third man SEQ his
n'lultcrtcs with my c'lcnt'a vito. Twill now
uiultcFies with Ogden, and tho whole narrative
| Ut nycr twenty-five years, hut noru especially
euntalulng tho history VI hrr renewed adultery
III ,chlsago on 0st- 9, 9, 1870;
| The Count 5to Niss}-1 rcI1,ctnbcr that you
said on. lay, +" On pooh, pooh an adultery thut
Is gono twenty years. what ia thatl" referred
you to tho example Of Cain III the Bible, whoho
crime Is over gov years old al,u has not been
COUNSELOR NIes-1 Submit that shc Coroner
Tic Coant@Another suggestion from Egypt
Counsellor Nilcs-Ask Witness whether he told
him that he had better take Bons QUO e|se's TIC
than lila own.
,rhu count Ito Naes)-uent .oi. gut nal y
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