, 1876-07-14
A FATAL FEUD.
William O!denburg Killed by His
Father.in-Law, Andreas
Felbert.
a Most Unprovoked Murder..'The As.
sayin Committed to Jail
Without Bail

William Ollcnburg, who was shot by bis
fathcr-i,-aw the day previous, died yesterday |
morning a. 500 o'clock In the County Hospital.
Tho facts as related In regard 10 tho tragedy In
yesterdays TRIBUNE were only given from the
murlercr's standpoint, and were not vouchcd
for a. being perfectly true. Tie facts ~ CLEAN
ed by TRIBUNE reporter yesterday show that
the murder was cold-blooled and deliberate.
Andreas Felbcrt, who fred the fatal shot. Isl
IN Baden, and is thach1nist by trade;
s ses s souaF %h spy r. yy ysF' sGl loa ans
some I've years 1go, and where he lived for tEo
years, when he cafne back to this city. While
~ g. leue hc married widow gus seeond
ws ia yea1, aa swD %, as9tsr nv wo Is
| Fclhcrts wfe IL what may be termed very ugly,
H. shdfsn ot X qxn . sGdy ss,sr CON- n.
came. ctla1norcd Of and engaged to the step
while tho daughter and mother favor
Cd II, , aud shortly ,,st.s site1 t.smona tho 4T1
ss.1 ..,a ahasu shas uoacnurs dtsaf Heavily, and
Felbcrt claimed tint hfs oppos!tlon to the young
tnan was based on that. Whsthcr there s ~
not known, but old Felncrt : very extitatlc
mau, bore hearty i1l:will nganst h!e ton-ia-
| law. and did all he could to draw his wife away
from him: Wednesday last the daughter came
ture from her husbands rooms. The latter,
while In search Of her, was shot by hs father-
itl.law, aud apparently without any Just provo
deputy Coroner McGirr held the inquest yes
terday MterIlouu at O'Clock ut The County
Hospital, whittier tho wounded man had been
taken, and where he died,
WILLIAM NEHHousH,
| nj TIM ClnreaAr{l. who feat(rH ut
1857 Wentworth avenue, And WHO is hpuse-
mover md raiser, testified that 4e vas with the
deceased between II aud u o'clock tho night
| nsryIous: Ills father and brother were also
there The deceased lad told hun the story Of
tho shooting, and that on Wednesday morning
be had gune to tho Court-lIouse. When ho
lie found lls home on Portland avenue. near
Twenty-eegcnth street, deserted; hls vito was
gone, md the roon,s were depleted OF their fur
nlturc The deceased inquired Of the nctghhors
gods, and was told TINT Ills wiie had procured
an e1press-wagun and carted away Ills furni-
tnre. He then went to Ills iatler-!n-law's, Az
drens Fclbert's, 1ols Wcntworth avenue; He
clear out; that he Qhc dcccase1) wAs loafc.
aud lruukar.l; lie said lle only wanted
lis wife. Fcltcrt told, him to clear
SSt came hs lack as sf' asked fIeaf know SS
wife was, when Fclbsst eIlot him. Tho bullet
} was shown, 1t was ha1i-ouncc slug, and en-
| thP left HfeHAe. HASElDr through 1UtO luG
hack Of the mine.
ApoLru otpgNpuRg,
hrothcr of tIlc flcceasrI, bartender at tho
Tjyoti flaricn. and rcsiI[np At ss5 Enst Twenty
' frst street. tnrruhoratel tho nrnyious Witness.
a ~ T. IT. w Mnvpra who hal assjatet1 in thr
= no.t.,nnrtn1, rYa,ninntinn. trstf1rI that h.
}ornI Tic dcccn.c sl1ot through tic left brcnst
' Iitslc ~ tn the rioht Of The nietIan line: tle
. Iu]fct took direction from LETT tt
o r,rht md hrnkn tfr Tfb cartElaRes ami
..%n, 1iro,,rI, Tia oim1o,ninc1 r.vity intn thr
o tasoSu sM ~ .E ~, Hr H. ~ .or".n.. suI -, o.
!eit opG " tns NV. ~ 1I pa % ,|a srt1 ~
tbe iulnoaf t411ont anu nioet pHeseuM M .ae oP. ~
: coluMn aid catno nearly passing out oI thG
9 body. The abdominal cavity was fnnnd hilct
I With blood. Death was cansed from Interim
hcmorrhngc by rupture OF the liver nnl IN
, teruul organs, caused by The bullet.
John oLpENBuna,
" :. satoon-kccpcr ut 235 East Twchty-trst street
and father OF the dcceaacd, testified TO the fact
d ~ previously given. Ills son had only gone t.
l. the house TO look for his vito Ihcn bis father
n in-law ehot him.
u Officers Ja1ncs Bell (atar 10 and james Gan
;. (stut SOY test!fed Us to the arrest and ffndlug
= = tho dcccascd- They produced the pistol, al
i ugly.looklng weapon, with barrtl about
Il inches lon., and carrying very large bullet.
4, Mary Morgan, a woman who fivcs on tilA sum
u floor With Felbert, thruw no new light on th
= tragedy. Tbs nurtlerer's wife was also c1uni
Il ipcd, but the only point Of interest In her tcstl
ID mony ]ay In the taet TINT she sworo that on tn
!. morning Of the tragedy sho anu her daughtc
| II. ,r,. ,,,,,,h t,,ucpuut1 tharnhy npd sl,e 5xn