The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-31
A HUMAN MONSTER.


ARREST OF scHARNAGEL FOR BURNING srAHL
TO pEATH-ExrRAoRpINAEr DEVELOPMENTS
IN THE GUTENBERG TRAGEDY.
Coroner Crane, OF Hoboken, continued the invcsti-
CATION last night In the barroom Koher Kamenas
brewery. Gutenberg n. j. as to the death OF Joseph
BtAhi aged twenty six, native OF Bavaria. who was
burned death in the above mentioned brewery last
Sunday, by having petroleum poured over him and
then being set nre. At eleven O'clock after giving
his testimony, Franz scharnagel, brother workman
OF Stah was arrested suspicion Of being the mon
ster in human form who had set StahI ON nrc. Both
men came to this country from Bavaria.
ME- KAMEsA,A1pur:
Mr. n Ramona one OF the proprictors OF tho brewery,
was the FIRST witness examined Being sworn, he do
posed that he had known the deceased for three
months as Of the helps in the brewery; he drank
1t times couple OF glasses more than tie average run
Of men employed in beer brewery-in fact he drank
moro than he ought to; drink made him heavy; he
never said much; be was not Of 9aarrelsome
gagged with tho cooper tHeiniger In burning out ana
spch ng barrels; on Sunday morning, the 2oth SAID
Schranagel, ono OF the brewers, coming 10
tell me that, the brewery was on Are.
AND ss aas sSs Ony s on red uuds
pants anu woollen Shirt with socks or cap on; he
did not wait for me- but ran back soon onow m nun
found Scharnagel in the wash room, win
Valentine Ba.!oin. the driver river; IL. s said .., 70
have put it out' then went into the boiler room
adjoining, where saw sahl on bench moaning and
dateiy for Dr. Rave; tho clothes which had been
taken on Stahl; they were smonldering Scharnagei
told me he was in bed when he heard OF .Hep"
and he down 10 the wash house, whero he found
Stahl enveloped IN flames
FRANZ scHARNAGEi -
tolv wall ed
next witness sworn:-He came 10 the witness chair
in u laughing mood, and appeared TO look upon the
above alluded 10 as bringing tho news OF the lire
70 Mr.. Kamcna- His reception by the Coroner WAS
cold one and he soon lost his joyousness, real
or simulated. He has u retreating brow trcacher
Gus looking dark eyes In hoarsc voice and with
very serious cast hegave his evidence to tho jury He
testified that he had formerly worked at brewery IN
Union Hill. and worked at Kohier Kamna's for.the
past ten months.
his QUARREL sTAHL
a have had trouble now and then In joke with
stahl but were soon friends again" said the w.t.
Coroner-Dd you ever fight with hims
Scharnagei-Oh, yes; about two months ago, in tho
boiler room: we were botn hall drunk;
friends again; the quarrel WAS about wooden key
5ahl had made toia him be ought not to have made 1t
during working hours tried 10 take II away from
him and chuck 1t in the nro he resisted and we
yrnppled, and both our jackets were torn in the
merely dragged each other round the place;
vas not afraid OF him, but l think he was
i
when we last quarrelled we used have little passing
quarrels-say. perhaps, twice week; don't remem,
Der when we had our last quafre; On SATURDAY nshs
went to Franks saloon, and remained playing cards
there till midnight, when came home and went 10
bed; was slightly drunk
''LULu, HELP!"
awakened by cries of Lulu, hep!" and
went down and | saw a man on fire in tho Mushroom,
near the mash tub; was afraid, and went 10 call
another man, sleeping in an adjoining room, 10 get
his assistance; his room through the boiler
nnd adj m
with me to where Stah burning; It was a
smouldsring. fire; his, clothes were almost all
burned of him; the nane OF the man
who came with me was Berrlein; 1 don't know what
he did TO help stahl; sad 10 hun, pointing to stahl,
what was dong; Bertlein Reproduced me Tor beng
30 excited finally carried SianI into the boiler
mena; tho Mushroom is lighted up from the engine
room petroleum Is kept In the boiler room in cans.
BRAUN, OTHERWISE RoTHsCHLD.
know a employed here called Braun, whom
We nickname "Ro,hschild;" / never had u quarrel
with him and have never tried TO lnjure him. the
prisoner then admitted burning Rothschd with
candle while he lying IN bed; out
he tBraun) did not seem 10 feel It (The
are oT whs So aae,
get help SOON" l may have told somebody lett
Franks saloon at ten O'Clock on Saturday night; when
LETT my bedroom to TO Stahl's II was dark; had
lantern
BY aJuryman--why would you have nothing to do
wnness--stahl had said he would stab anybody who
nterferco with him; he was seen sharpening knife
hst week.
The witness here told half dozen contradictory
Hores In reply to other questions put by the jury.
sCHARNAGEL's JOKES
By the Coroner-Did you ever send man named
Bcrtram down at lightning speed in the elevator tor
i've or six stories, endangering his life?
Witncss-Yes, did II for iun bot did not under
stand the working OF the elevator, hoist Gull
Il he got In 1t, anu sent II down.
TIE ARREST OF THE WITNESS
The examination being concluded, the witness
arrested by Constable DoDbs on warrant gwen him
BY the Coroner He was held IN default OF 5000 bail.
philosophicaly. He was removed handcuned.
M. NJ. Hesso engineer then deposed that gallon
cans OF kerosene oil kept In the engine ROOM
the stock Is kept IN the carriage house.
County Physician c. B. Convers, OF Hudson county,
then testified that he had made the post
mortem examination Of Joseph Stahs body,
and found that tho epidermis had been
removed from the greater portion OF the body.
Death, in his opinion, resulted from shock TO The
nervous system due to extensive burns. The burns
were caused. think. by the aid OF some combustble
material, burning with a quick namc.
The inquest was then adjourned