The New York herald., 1877-03-01
THE WILLIAMSBURG MURDER.

TESTIMONY OF THE DOCTORS AND TIE POLICE
HOW THE MURDERER ESCAPED.
Coroner Nolan, two O'Clock yesterday afternoon
continued his inquiry into the murder OF Freder'cS
Hcrtelder by William Abboroty or Aberna'hy on
Broadway, Williamsburg, the 10th ult. The Filth
District Court room usual, crowded with inter-
estcd listeners who kept perfect order during the TAX
ing OF the testimony
Warren s. Kissam druggist OF No 4lo Broad
way, tho first witness called and tcsti-
fed that the first thing he knew respect
ing the murder tho entrance OF the deceased
into his store about eight o'clock Hertfeder'
walked in himself, bleeding from cut In tho neck;
witness asked him how done, and the reply was,
IA fellow named Engsh;' compress was placed on
the wound by witness, who also sent AT once for Dr.
Hesse and the ambulance, the wound was a
serious one; witness satisfied from the first that
death inevitable and that everything that could be
done was done for deceased; the ambulance arrived
before nine O'Clock, Dr. Murdough accompanying 1t.
and he at proceeded to assist Dr. esse in rciiev-
ing deceased, but they did and could not pick up
the artery; at u quarter past ten they removed him
from the store to the Eastern District Hospital;
they wcro working on him all the time
and DID all that could be done; tho
store Is the south sdo OF Broadway,
OF tho largest Ihoroughares in the District and Is
IN the Thirteenth precinct anu on the beat o Queer
Fitzpatrick; twenty minutes after deceased entered
witness store officer Fitzpatrick arrived he was the
first officer who came and he asked Hcrtfcldcr his
namo and who cut him tho questions were answered.
DIR. Henry Hessc, surgeon OF No. 20 Johnson avenue,
testified that two young men called MN 10 attehu .ne
case OF Hertfeder the 10th INST, shortly after
oight O'Clock; Herleldcr was IN kssams drug store,
suffering from incised puncured wound III the neck,
undcr the left ear. iron which I bleeding was thcn
stopped by the pressure applied by Dr. kissam wnen
bandage removed look the wound there was
gush OF blood that pressure was at once re-
ncwed, II was imp0ss 10 do anything alone; on
the arrival OF the ambulance surgeon. Dr. Muriough,
he made pressure over the wound while witness on
dcavored catch up the arteries whatever bleeding
vessels there were; the artery was, however, SO
deeply situated that 1t could be got a. with the In
slruments on hand; twenty minutes was occupied oy
witness in dong and then, hndng II utterly impos
sblc to do anything else, IL was concluded 10 remove
him to the Eastern District Hospital.
TAKEN HOSPITAL.
The ambulance was driven as hastily as possoio 10
the hospital witness dropping of on the way to obtain
In the vehicle to attend 10 tho case; nndng none
where he expected, witness called ut the oice OF Sur
geon Brady aud notified him ana then hurried on TO
the hospital say five or ten minutes after the amou'
lance finding Hertclder In one of the bcds Dr. Muro-
dough being still engaged in sustaining pressure
on the wound; Dr. Brady reached tho hos
pita very few minutes later, rs soon ns possible
that could be done for the man was DONE
expiring as DR.. Brady entered tho room; this was
shortly after ten O'Clock. Tho deceased In the drug
store told witness that two lncE, one OF whom named
Carr had something do with him previous to that
stabbed him in the neck; ho said tho name oil the COM
panion English, In response to another ques.
ton said English had another name, but that he did
not know what II was :.
Ofhcers Fitzpatrick. Vesor. Burrell and Campbell
each testified to the events within their knowledge
connected with the murder, and an adjournment was
taken until Wednesday next, when the ull story OF
the bungng by tho Police Department Will bc told