The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-21
MRS. ECKEET's DEATH.
IMPORTANT MEDICAL EvIDENcE-TEsrIMoNx OF
THE CHIEF OF POLICE or PATERSON.

IMPORTANT MEDICAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VI
THE CHIEF OF POLICE or PATERSON.
Coroner Crane of Hudson county, N. j., commenced
last night an invest ga,ion into tho OF death OF
Mrs. Mary f. Eckcrt, o. West Hoboken, on the i"h
inst at the Town Hall OF that place The unfortunate
may be remembered, was found iy'us ou'S'''
her house in a dying condition. having either ocen
thrown or fallen from bedroom window distance
Of some thirty-one feet, to the ground
Alexander stcz, OF Paterson avenue, butcher, ana
neghbor OF the deceased testified The EcEerts lved
in my house for Eve months; on Friday last at about
quarter 10 two O'CLOCK while asleep, was awoke by
hearing a person calling Water, vatcr;' the noise
came from the aeyway; when go, on my piazza Mrs.
Derrlrgcr who lives In the floor below the Eckcrts,
opened her window and exclaimed "That IS Mrs.
Eckert;n then got ,gh, and went TO SEQ her; she
was lying in the middle OF the alleyway
on her back. her fec, drawn up gu. under .I hsr
did you como here Mrs. Eckert; she replied, speak
ing very rapidly in German "Fi ther, come once more
each time she made the same response; then called
Mr. Derringer ana his wife TO come down, ana went 10
subsequently lie arrested Eckert; did not speak 70
Eckert before he was removed to tho lookup me
witness here produced some oil the dead womans nan,
which no had taken OF a beam in the alleyway winch
Mrs Eckcrt's head had struck IN railing lie saw nor
few minutes before she died.
THE PHYSICIANS TESTIMONY.
DR.. Louis Michele, NJ d., OF Paterson avenue, then
ed:I TO Mrs. Eckert's room AFTER the acct
The Hsn snn
any account OF how the accident had happcnedj hcr
skirts and stockings were very muddy she had hardly
any Pulse aftor had examined her; was struck by
tho husbands strange conduct; he was trying 70 pet
and caress her on the side on which her arm
hypocri,,cai thought; as The matter appeared
TO TO be mysterious asked Constable francois 10
arrest Eckeri, which was done; DR.. folsom. brother
physician OF mine was summoned and We both agreed
that It was better to leave the dying woman, as she
was beyond earthly aid; VIC gave her little brandy,
however, she died in about three quarters OF an hour;
she had cut over her LEFT ear blood oozing from
the said ear; marks were seen on her arms AS Of
mans fingers: she died from internal hemorrhago;
she was pregnant about six months; hcrrupture might
have been caused by q kick; there WAS Il wound on
the back OF the right nip; there was also mark on
do that these marks were caused by striking
the bOams ia the alleyway; II her stomach mad
struck tho beams II probably would havo been torn
open Eckert had his boots ADD pantaloons on but no
coat; the rupture OF Mrs Eckert resulted from the
blow on the abdomen.
+. G. Graul, Chief of Police of Paterson was then
sworn, and delosed:--I knew Henry Eckert, SILK
weaver IN Paterson N j. he lived at No. 40 Cross st.
! arrested him on LIST August, 1878, on charge OF
threatening kill his wife, was also told his wife had
jumped through the window; went 10 his house ana
found It locked Il was at nine IN the evening looked
a gun standing near him; got IN through the window
while officer Wids who was with me, held IL
up; as soon l had foot On the floor saw
Eckert reach TOR the gun; madc spring In the
room and got the gun as quick as no did wrenched
It from him and took him TO the station house and
locked hum up; aiterward went back ana saw hrs
wife she told me he had threatened shoot her, and
that got away from him by jumping out OF tho
back window; sho appeared the next morning before
the Recorder and made plant OF assault and but
tory against him, ana tho Recorder committed him;
on the 25th OF OCTOBER 1873 again went TO his house
woaus Sa ns hua mouth nna
he had placed tho barrel OF the gun IN his mouth TO
commit suicide.