The New York herald., 1877-11-14
1HE HAUSNANN TRAGEDY.
Death OF the Baby Boy Adam
Last Night.
SCENE OF THE MURDERS.
The Mother Refuses to GO to
the Hospital.

The tenement house IN Chrystie street whore the
Hausmann tragedy was enacted on Monday evening
object OF curious interest to visitors yesterday
and passersby oven stopped in the 10 look at
It as II tho terrible deed which took place within ts
walls had made Il more deserving or attention Itu
a plain. but substantial looking structure, built o.
brick and four stories in height and though the neigh
borhood is squaIid enough II presents no up.
pearance OF squalor on the outside Within
different scene s presented. long,
narrow hallway runs the entire length OF
the building tho nrst floor. and In the centre Of
this hallway stair leads to the top OF the house Il
is and steep, the architect having evidently
been economical Of space. As matter OF course
Is very dark and very dirty, the landings being in
nocept for many years either OF oiIcIoth or water
Each landing is remarkable only for seros OF doors
eight In number, four at eithor end. Two Of these
doors lead into ench OF the suits Of apartments
tho different floors, tho house accommodating as many
as twenty families. Each suit comprises ,hree rooms
and that occupied by the Hausmann family Is on tho
third floor, in the rear.
TRAGEDY.
Climbing up this dark and narrow stairway HER.
AID reporter yesterday visited tho OF the tragedy
OF the day before In response his knock ono Of
the doors was opened by a sprghtly although NO
longer young workingwnman, who was evidently OF
the class to whom tho presence Of death gives an in.
cehtve to become lively and bustling. Sho received
the reporter kindly and ut his request lod him the
co1ln which the body OF tho murdered ehiid Mar
tha Ehzabeth Hausmann, had been placed Romov-
ing tue cloth which covered her, the lace OF the
most smiling as II In lilo. Her head seemed
to rest on her breast as children sometimes sleep.
and u was not TO her the child OF tho
dcmoniac wretch who had murdered her. "How old
was shef" asked tho reporter. but the woman only
answered ''Tnis is her motner.n Turning round tho
reporter rather large and stout woman, nppar-
emily thirty five thirty eight years OF age standing
In the doorway OF the apartment IN which the child
lay. ''She SIX years. said Mrs Hausmann
'rhe boy older, and then there the bauy.n
This was simply said without any afcctation OF
grief on tho one hand or undue lcvity on tho other
The woman UNCONSCIOUS OF hor position either
In her own house or before the world and the re-
porter thought her quito capable of telling hus-
band that his threats OF selidestruction "bosh'
at tho very moment when tho thought of murder and
suicide was IN his heart Tor clearly she Incapable
OF any rcal feeling, and stranger to tho Of
love Or pity, hatred or rcmorse
THE ROOM DEATH.
ssIn that room the act was done said the woman
''rhc children were in bed there, and Johnny rushed
out at this door he heard the shooting ana Qot
shot 100" The reporter looked round him. Tho bed
very small, plainly but comfortably iur-
nished and bore no traces OF the tragedy which had
childish innocenco Tor It's victims. Ii mpossiba
TO resist conjuration OF that terrible scene--thS
inturiated iather resolved upon taking tho lives
noyance about hts dinner and twenty-five cena
and pulley the little grl rising up In her bod Win
the death agony In hsr face and betrayed into ex.
clamaton OF surprise because there was not time foi
terror; the baby lying her side and shot
lay aud the boy IN the adJoinng room rushing out
what the shooting meant and meeting an assassin
In his father All this enacted in a very
short time. Nay than this, father shot his
three children and himself IN shorter space Of
| timo than Is required to relate tho barest
| mention OF hts crime. Henry Hausmann's home
though humble. might have been peaceful and happy
Insead OF blessing his vile became curse TO him.
and, AZ she stood 10 the presence OF her dead nd
yesterday, co., motionicss almost inanlmatc far
as grici or pity went, regret, evon, the reporter
could not help assmilating into his conscious.
ness something oil The fatai shadow which hung over
| the home oil the Hausmanns. II must indeed 10 a
great agony and yet q not altogether unreasoning
frenzy, which would induce the husband aud IL
| take his lilo and that OF children while
/ sparing tho woman whom he blamed Tor ali his
misery.
CurLDREN
The child Martha Will be buried to-day In tho Lu.
this ceremony ovor, but shs Is likely have good
deal oi IL on her hands during the week. The
husband lies ~ tho point OF death Ut the Chambers
Street Hospital and II 10 impossible that
no will recover. Two thrce days ut most
will finish his existence The baby Adam died
at forty tive minutes past Inc last night hos.
pItal In Chambers street. but the elder boy n that
hour doing well and strong hopes are entertained
that he Will recover The mother tho hos.
ptal during tho day, preierrng TO by tho body
of the dead little girl
A jury was mpanclicd, but after viewing tho body
OF Martha Hausmann the inquest was adjourned.