The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-19
THE MURDER OF MR.. GUNSER.
WHIT WiS SEEN Avn HgiRD on THE
! NTGHT or 9IfE DEI,D.
uciier that Husband aud wife uunrrciied
Previous to thc Tragedy \ Man Under
Arrest who Cannot Account for Himself

In the ncighborhood of East Williams
butgh the excitement over the murder Of John
Gunscr has somewhat suhsldld. although IT il
yet subject of conversation. The general Inn
preston ia that Mrs. Gunsrr knows who COM
mltted tho crime" and that other momhers Of
the family are implicated with her. Rumors Of
family difficulties arising from Gunsor's inan-
cial difficulties wore circulated.
Yesterday afternoon SuN reporter mot Louis
Walter the man who was lodging at the Gun
soi- ON sunday night Lillic $ hmidt in her
testimony. enid this man slept thorc. but the
fact seemed to escape the attention of both Cor
oncr and counsel Mniier. who is an under
sized German. about 40 years ~ age. with full
flowing sandy whiskcrs and moustarhc. said
that he went down to Gunser'5 the moment he
read that the lodl,rr was -usro. tod. On sunday
night he quit the party In tho barroom. of
whom he knew Mr.. and Mrs. Guuscr, Adam
Martin. Andrew Thomas and william Schmidt.
at about O. and went to I'D.
About half past II or quarter 70 I he hoard a
Noise down stairs as though two COWS worc
bumping together wth their aoru-.' H. nest.
and after en- interval Of % moment ~ two. heatd
the wor,ins man .AdAni jump out and get on
th" stairs. Adam tlau 0.llai him zap and -i1l.
"Como down qui taol aro hl'.in- ou'h othnr.
Mr. gni Mn. Guut q Hr.. {. tirt ts en-
ar. killing cN b oll - ON fNis N' iNrriNd
down stalse. II, ruW Mrs. GuusrrN'ri ll .fly.
She was sitting lu "a rock .ug chair. 'lN.i Vas
Iunniu. dUwu b L ia r. ami -'u " I'd Nas On
h.r niAlt c!lfh.py She said fl him. " GO 10
u, msn. My rHn is struck wthH hiuir.' H.
went iu and SAW tiIrser. and tlc frrtln.D wound
on his h"ol. am a. tiNt i4nn. 'nt Adun said.
GO ana wac up the u ishhor-. H. IAN ont
ani ou.ied first tht ipik- N'.ns in the ,..4nI
house from ti,e soon" ~ the trAee ~, an they
refused 10 80. The butcher. John Enr'l and
Mr.. Sauer Tho La set maker In the huus's nhOye
answered tho call y also cnlcl Mss Marie
J. lrhtrdt who wis the only woman who went
iu a." house until after daynrak.
Mr. and Mrs; Gunser had Guirrc lcd. ANA that
no on. hui lhrWs"lsH- WIS ln th" room at the
time y the tragedy. IT, n,th'r slY nor h"nrd
ono go away from the huu-'
A poll officer white pn'roinf his heat ncar
m" ono oi the murder hi" n Imlrs lay
man to mnNr Du. INH man SAIL ti IDif alone lo
would go home. The oal'cr ra -ed tho man 10
is feet ana No" mnn lery d uot 20 hc arrrst' i.
feet in height. somewhat siHutcr than W .ihum
schmidt. AMI has curly hair aui u n0n ache.
II rigltry, l~ ~h.a'N'nad. TwI fur,s slight
blood ni.-'nr-. ON hl- shirt ho~'r ur" a few
slight sp inSlrS "i p'ood. on W. n.'n "i iis
large h'oo' Gr'lS. nnt rlcr, ar' siails rs oi
hluli VI hir =. ..uc- III" laid AgNl- u lnthh, r.
ant LIVED IN Ln-t N.w iors, Tn.- IN "a, "sti-
count Of where hs has Icon -.u', saturday
nalt H. said h. lot no h.oNd uIl-l - hy
working IN New Jnrs'y. nHt 2" could not tel
cuts un h- "a. II -ail ha ~. 90 u.re-. an |
q erowi " NJ ,hrour 10 linn amt to'k nil b" had.
But h. Gou'd rot n niirr & wnrs & OF werp M j.,
thc muriers" lie -lrairlioned up oni -ai. :" /
didn murder hin iqont Know anything about p
iidnt' say you did Kill Any body; hut dii you
he1I he I'D rayi"'Rf ays r. a'R% 2%d Inc man answered