New-York tribune., 1877-08-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE GUNSER MURDER.
GRs. GUNsER, AUGUST GUNsER AND LIZZIE SCHMIDT
nlsCuAnGED FROM CUSTODY.

THE GCNSER MURDER.
tiRs. GUNsER, AUGUST GUNsER AND LIZZIE SCHMIDT
DISCHARGED FROM CUSTODY.
There were Yesterday morning six persons
conGned in the Queens County jan ON the charge ol r
oeriug John Gunscr, at East Wi'iiamsomg ON the
night Of Nav i3. The Coroucgs Jury, after seNei ST.
tnas found verdict that the murdered man came TO
hseah a the bands Of person or persons to them
unknown tits also well known that one or more oi me
iurrs were Of The belief that Mrs. Gser if Sic dtd not
murl .r her usbaud. knew about 1t than >he hAd
told At the close of the testimony before the 'o'"V
Downing stated 70 the jury tha ne ''
had since th, interview with Mrs Gunser
and that he was satisfied that she was aS innocent o Tue
murder as tue child in the cradle The fourth gay "a"
ter the murder OF Gunscr. Detective stephen Payne
of Queens County visited the house ana S'a',u
that he wished to Mrs. Gunser. He was t"'d
BY person having charge of the saloon that MS orUe7
from the Coroner aud ply scian to let no person
see her her health being poor that any excitement
might cause her death. Payne persisted in his right TO
see her aud while arguing with the man The phy scau
came in Payne Informed him of his business ana tou
him that he hal heard that Mrs Gunser had Deeh scN'VS
injured and that her injuries might prove iata' INc
physician at Informed Payne that he coud sec MS
Gunser and that her injuries at no time had been severe
Upon this occasion Payne had an interview OF neaiy an
bour with Mrs Gunscr, and thoroughly conNmcen
thai she knew more about the murder than she mas YET
told Prior TO 10 this Adam Martin, lAzzie echhu''
August Gunser and Mrs. Gunser, had seVerh u'heS
stated that no person slept IN the house on the S' VI
the murder except thcr own family. fayhe sue
ceeded IN bringing the fact from August
Cupser thar the tramp Louis Traitor slept
there on the night Of the murder. Payne informed
Mrs Gunser that he knew Of the lodserS oems
in the house on Sunday night Mrs GunSer was surps'o
that he knew Of it, and said that she had forgotten ABOUT
f. as did also LIZZIE Schmidt aud Adam Martin Payne
also discovered blood the stairs and wall leading
l,I1f tho roQTu- on SCI
and WAS obliged TO threaen both Adam and Lizzie before
they would procure him light to make 1urther invesga
ton Of the bedrooms Payne afterwards refused TO
have ANYTHING to do with the case, for reasons Dest
known 10 himself
Detective Zundt frou the first notwithstanding the
arrest OF Michel, has believed that Mrs Gunser knows
more about the murder that she has yet tod and OH
s,trrdav demanded Of d strict-Attoncy Downing the
arrest of all the persons who were in the house on 'e
night OF the murder 10 his own words being con
WINGED from his conversations wl'h Mrs. Gunser ana
from his Investigations Of the premises that MIS-
Gunser committed the crime or was privy to IT,
Tisler Is also strongly suspected. Mrs Gnnser I'M
mediaelv after the murder, and before the Coroner
said that her husband had trouble with Eiser ana ah
before the Justice that tue murderer when ne sFuch cI
made noise the same Eser did when at WORK lie
also owed Gunser money Elsler lived IN the rear Oh
Gunser's house, not fuy yards distant, ana win MN
boarded Andreas 1horuas The last named person lett
Gunser's on night OF the murder at three O'clock
Gunser bidding him good night aud locking tie door
when he went ont AndreaS is professional 5esSr; ne
svorc before the Coroner that ne was sober Whch he
went home and retired shortly after Ae Sol mo ne house.
and somewhat strange that neither h', Escr, nor
Icrs wife heard the shouts OF Mrs Guuscr for ncip or
window st~i. Sct PING ihiuuh u thc
lOist made the inmates OF Can. cs mousse to arouse
tht ucI-hnors. and dit mol know W lhr uiu'l uiI ,c
fnunyirr l.y. Bcfur. the Coroner AudfcjS became
excited aud refused 90 answer toe questions Pul L" MN
unit the toruuc threatened 10 iuch hh UP i>si %"
The Mon az after tic muIdtr while ID Guu-cls sdl"oh
romarkrd without being asked, II dd not ALL hm, so
help me Cod" and the fact taa he escaped from the
Mr- Guu~cr. would seem to mplcde MN n'Ir IMAM any
other person. hc Is thc only one o tc persons H'" III
Ii.rci t1rucy Downing before he left the Justices
Court saturday. in Response o tHe deuah"- Hlut p
Guu,er and lHc scitd insisted tual u"t pI'lcv u.
evidence had been ddIuccd against elthcr upon Whlch
seLtcd, Ac would order ihe an t>t' utA,l i'o
clm.d to DO so. Tic FIRST that the Dlsulct-Attomey
ku,w o.. the arr 80 having been h ie was liHin ,nr .-
nouucrmruts luadc ln ihc HoHmHS ftPI', lV,,,I u3
morning. upon his arrival n Nt"-l oib IIon Long hI"nC"
j. prepared affidavit setting oitA thc Idcts lu inc
case up the time o tc close OF lhc tAahlidl'h ol
Mel> ON saturday, when he held for the action OF
tue Grand jury. lie claimed thu Tue Itst OF te ohei
IN. Guu~cr FANNY and tine chci- ainliy were at open
euny Each and al these last arrested prisoners were
tlcy were hc.u without dn> maternal lIcl De.h- sworn
&c. the Police Justice WHO committed them W,S MOI Jusu
fed 300 dOn. s0. Under thc circumstance, uei "i .eI
Tctrii0u 800 tu-tuu! WOuu Toe Jutti" "uu -' ana 'hc
D.tl.t-Aforcy asked l0r tncu immediate discharge.
Tlr atlas It ui wlcu The auoVc is tine substance was
presented Justice Barnard, lu Spt.lu l'ru Ol lhc
Justice upon the showing concluded lAat MIS- Niu''l
Auel. tus Cuu.er. and Lizzie schmidt were imprisoned
date discharge The order Was served upon lhe SnclH
without delay, and the three we're set at liberty IlAe
Schmidt not arrested on saturday "lth lhe oilers
but arrived at thr jail in custody vi an ohcef Only
short time before the order for hel discharge.