The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-18
THE GUNsEE MURDER.

FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE cAsE-cox-
FLIcriN1 sTArEMENIs-a ziYs-EnIous
LOGGER
The hotel OF John Gunscr ri East Williamsburg, tho
scene OF the murder Sunday night last yesterday
wore its everyday appearance the bar was open
aud literally paronzed by the residents 10 the vicinity
ohors VIII called in TO learn If facts reia
tive TO the murder had been DEVELOPED Mrs Gunser
s remains in her bedroom and 1t is fact that can
not DO denied her injuries have at time been
either severe or dangerous
At the instance Of District Attorney Downing
Detective stephen Payne, OF Queens county, Is now
engaged in working uD the Yesterday afternoon
no visited the place and mado thorough examination
Of the premises
MYSTERIOUS LOGGER.
August Gunser the murdered mans eldest son, waA
questioned sharply as TO his telling tho truth when he
s,id that person slept in the house Sunday night
except the family. The lad becoming scared, finally
acknowledged that there a ledger saturday
night; that the same SLEPT there on sunday night
went OIL on Monday afternoon, leaving his vaiise
security Tor his lodging. Iazzie Schmidt and Adam
Martin then ntcrrogated The point. They
appeared confused and wncn told By the officer that he
knew ali about il aci nowicdgcd II.
A witness has been found who resides near Middle
Village, about one mile from Gunser's, who was drv
ing home from Brooklyn on sunday night and passed
Gunsel's about twelve O'Clock. When near The bousi
he saw light up stairs in tho window fronting tho
road; there was also a hight in the bar lie stopped
thinking That nc WOutu get cigar upon trying tho
door and finding ii locked he went on his WAY homc
He states that he distinctly saw woman IN The room
up stars walking about Adam Martin yesterday
stated the oil ccr thai when Mrs. Gunssr called tho
gir was ont first; whom she got to Tho top of Tho
starr she passed her, down, ana opnd Mrs Gunscr
IN tho kitchen. She told hun 80 the front door,
He ran out through the hall and into the par
room by tho hall door opened tho iroat door but saw
no one. When Lizzie CAME down Mrs. Gunscr
IN the kitchen. she yesterday tod the officer that
both lam and the ledger were III the Kitchen when
she got down stairs Lz2c also stated 10 the officer
! hat
| kchc door aud not he hall door. Adam, alter so
ing into the bar, returned to the kitchen, and then
went into Mr.. Gunsers room Mrs Gunser sitting
IN d CHAIR. She said, "We have been robbed" Adam
then went to call the nci4 hborsi
CONFLICTING STATEMENTS.
After considerable difficulty Payn succeeded III OBJ
tanning statement (the fourthl rom Mrs. Gunscr
winch differs materially from the others made by her
She stated that the FIRST she she was hit with
something. She then got out OF the bed and 10
ana when he got into the k.tchcn ma
shut the door IL was then all aarX. The
man kept hold Of her in the kitchen, holding
one hand her mouth she then asked as 10
lod2er which she appeared mucn confused, and
SAID s.Whcn the Kitchen the man TOOK no'i
evidently with greas reluctance, she sai. ~ ~ an IN
who slept UP Sunday night came into my bed
first. Adam aid come mo The room until he
had called the ncgEbOrs. Iac strange man WHO slept
up stairs held inc Ia the chair told hin WAT pa was
b cedng-to 60 and lie wcni 70 tho bed ana said
that thought he not hurt much. yhc neshbcrs
then came M Since the adjournment OF tho inquest
on Tuesday evening several important Witnesses have
been secured whose testimony VIII throw much hight
on the murder. The attendance OF the stranger who
WILL II possible DO secured at tho next session OF tho