New-York tribune., 1877-05-16
THE EAST WILLIA3lsBCRGH MURDER.

MRS. Gt-NSrR's STORY OF THE rRAGEpr-IEsIl-
MoNY At TIE INQUEST YESTERDAY.
The murderer Of John GunSer, at East W IL
lilrsbur.h on Sunday morning last Is Hll NJ "ike'
Crowds of the acqus!Iauces of the deceased man
tlronged the saloon Yesterday The corpse he' III dh
ice coffin In tnc barro0m. Yesterday Mrs Gu.S'f "aS
told os the death OF her husband by the coFshef'
when she said that she knew that lie was dead.
She is rapidly improving, ana with care viii
lac ont again in a fcw days Late yesterday afternoon
Mrs Gunser made the following statement to District
Attorney Downing and Coroner Carroll: / saved my
head with my right arm. Mnen woke dp Diood "'a
running down my face had been INT before a"oEe.
saw man IN front OF my bed he lad piece oI "Ooa
in his hand striking at could not recos-
uize him. / got ont Of bed ana called 10 my
husband aud then ran to the kitchen; the man followed
str,iua me two or three times called TO my husband,
pa! pa! help mer but he gave no answer. Every umo
the man struck he gave the blow win WHheh' aS !"
man does wien cutting wood but not "oiu was
spok,n. While was on the floor he held my head. lie
threw me down two three times In the A'cA'h
called Adam once or twice.
The man took nothing Ny breastpn was on 'le t"Dc
and money in my clothes. As as he heard tie NOISE
unst,ir, he ran out did not try 10 hold him. only
wished TO save myself When my husband did not
answer NY call thought he was not IN the room H4en
came back from the kitchen saw him Elng I'D lne 1@e', pea
bcedius When Alr. Schmidt went Ont "eilC 10 INC %
door lie SAID man was gong doWH Inl
thr ear vino was tight. Asked schmidt n ne
- on,tg do,,n he said that he was; that ne dll
,'ct ,Si.i, tiat man TO be- licked Tho man VINO was
lschurl11i l,y my husband has been mere O,iF oIC'
.lucc he left. He knew the place, h~ ne h'p " .
n The man who struck ne was la-c euo'-u lu NM nm,
schmidt aud Cunstr were good lrchus' a enpit t'4o
s,,c- C,,t-rr gpt schmidt into ls lodge. Anou p ~
on Sunday two dari-tOmpir rNiohel men .''n' -
l,r Ihey mad fw0 drinks Uf beer ana thcu Wtu' it'
fIr barbIr shop They were buth i-rEc men IAO
iaue man would NOT able % do Nl3t Wa u"Ic ~ L.
cauu0t tell the siLe of the man. Dut ne lhIeN m W.
easily The cc,lar!oor on tlit street Wa hv' M
eurday NIGHT. think the nl7t WouHo thit
,yas nm the forehead when my mead was hhu'I '' 'o
tb pquest Yesterday Mics Ami" Gebhardt testned
ma. ,n, i..d ON EurIt-tlye., uud va. ut "ut i. '.
an sunday. She saw Ms. Guu'"f oi i'ii1' ~ nm
amt stated lrr conversation, as alf'bIt Pu,'l '''
Mr. t,ulsrr ia relation 10 the ahrdy ON 0uu"y -lt'
i,b, Wr..p.r testified that he Was 70, btu-r. s "h
Sunday. I'm the afternoon lac had pI'ii,t "i'h IT., @
i,Dnfi, 'r.-rIav VINO owed him - cents ih'y c.lut
Ia bfoyg, when vttnos, aakcd him for ms money! Two
,,,n ,f, rf.,,d Iut h- did not hear MIS- Huuatl Soy
ANYTHING re made no threats against thi H"I,,l, H"I,
lie Na- at humc during the evening" an" "'9 Ho'''
locked mp 100 bis life. ,,,.-.. r u,.t.to ,rif,
Fizabttb Schmidt testified as follows; re-hr WIZ,
Nrs ttu-,r b, iuy aunt Mr.. ana MIS- Gun scr h' ''
bJfu,ily Together Nitucs-s testimony cOIio'uItt."
Vrs Iiea, "a. la the persons VINO were III lHe nous "l
sunday eyeirg Mis Guusrr knew that night lhd' h'I
husband Wa dead. She Cucd ABOUT u, Auu no. ,'
Lizzie my poor husband WAS always hlHu ~ i"o ''
aiterWard became unconscious go -
Coroner Carroll then adjourned the inquest uutH =
d. M ou Tuesday next Schmidt wac ulh.h'i soN 80, ~.
own rccne.z ztucc. 40 testimony appearing 70 WARRANT
mis- further detention.