The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-05
A BUTCHER KNIFE
Ends the Life of VIM. Bergin-Testimony
Before the Coroner.

Before the Coroner.
Night before last VIM. Bergin, drayman
living in the rear of No. 10 Park street. and
Jacob Teetor, a butcher, residing at No. 449
West Fifth street, we're out carousing to-
gether. About balf-past 3 o'clock yester-
day morning they wound up in the neigh
borhood of Fifth and Park streets. After
taking drink in Henry Seiferts saloon,
which is located on that corner, they came
out, ard Teetor informed his companion
that he was going home, and thereupon
started in that direction. Teetor claims
that Bergin followed him and struck at
him, whereupon he turned and said, II
will give it to you, anyhow" and, drawing
butchers knife, stabbed Bergin in the
right breast the blade of the weapon pene-
trating the right lung and causing instant
death. Teetor then walked back to Seifert's
saloon and told what he had done. From
there he went to the Third-street Station
house and gave himself up and informed
the officers that his victim could be found
lying opposite No. 429 Fifth street. Coro-
ner Carrick was notified, and, after viewing
| the remains, the body of the murdered man
was removed to his late residence.
In the Police Court this morning the case
against Teetor was continued until the 9th
| inst.
From the testimony taken by the Coro-
ner to-day we extract the following
| Albert Berning-I live on River Run
Pike, ten miles from the city; am a farm
er. Yesterday morning about 81 o'clock,
on Fifth street, between Mound and Park
streets, | saw two men on the pavement;
one of them gave the other lick; could
not identify the men; one seemed to strike
the other on the neck; saw nothing in his
| hand as soon as the lick was struck, the
man sank to the pavement; the other man
walked away; | thought the man who fell
was drunk; i did not hear any words be-
| tween the two.
Anthony Spraul-I work at Harding's;
had seen the deceased but did not know
him; know the prisoner; yesterday morn
ing about twenty minutes of 3 O'Clock they
called for a meal each; they eat at the same
table; they did not talk much to each
other and appeared to be under the in
huence OF liquor, the man killed being the
most so. / heard nothing which would
lead me to think they were unfriendly; the
prisoner (who was present at the inquest)
paid for the breakfast; he made no remark
when paying the bill and did not hear the
deceased ask him to paw it. They left the
place together; l saw nothing further of
them.
:. Thomas Leonardo am waiter at Hard
ing's | did not know the deceased; | know
the prisoner and recognize HIM; he was in
the dining-room yesterday morning with
the deceased; l heard Teetor say that set
ties it between me and you; will have
nothing more to do with you;" Teetor then
started towards Plum street. and the other
man followed after going Il short distance
they returned and stopped for second or
so Teetor then went west and the other
followed him and took hold of, his arm;
4 Teetor shook him off as if he did not wish
to have anything more to do with him;
did not see them after they got to Central
avenue and Sixth street; the discussion
which first heard seemed to be an angry
one; l thought they were both under the
influence of liquor.
Cornelius Coughlin and James Moran,
policemen on that beat, knew nothing OF
the affair; when they arrived at the scene
of murder Bergin was dead
Patrick Whalen-l reside at 496 West
Fourth street. The deceased was my
nephew he was born in Ireland in August
1915; he came to Cincinnati in the fall oI
1853; he was a single man and was a labor
er; he would drink sometimes, but was
always quiet man; he bad no fight since
eight years ago; he carried knife about
six years ago; he never had any weapon fol
the past few years. | don't know Teetor.
DR.. J. Trush submitted his post-morten
examination. He found that upon the
left side of the sternum, Immediately be
low the clavicle, there is a large wound o
triangular shape with clean-cut borders, The
sides measuring respectively l3s, IA anC
x OF an inch. portion of the left lungi.
visible in tLS wound " hich penetrated the
left cavity of the chest between the frs
and second ribs; tie wound passed through
the inner border of the superior lobe of thu
left lung; the pulmonary artery was sew
cred; the thoracic artery is also severed
upon the anterior surface of the spinal col
obliQuely from left above across the spin'
to the right below the right lung was alst
( wounded to depth Of two inches. Deatf
must have been instantaneous.
' Joseph X. Seitert testified: | keep a sa
' loon on Fifth and Park Streets | was &C
l quainted with the deceased; saw him ant
+ the prisoner together in front OF Tector'
house, No. 449 Fifth street, went out an'
r said, "Halloo BerginT' did not speak t.
4 Teetor; | heard Teetor say, Haven't yol
got enough yet?' Bergin did not answer;
e did not know what Teetor meant; the tw
! appeared to be angry; Teetor went int
his hallway; Bergin remained and mad
t no attempt to follow; after while Teeto
came into my saloon and asked for drin
of whisky, and gave it to him. He wa
mourning it out when Bergin came in. Teeto
said, "are you following me agan" Bei
. gin replied, II am" 'The prisoner said
!. "what do you want, drink" Bergin re
| piled, ives" Teetor treated and walke
:, out Bergin stayed minute an
r took a piece of lemon. Both SCENE
r under the influence of liquor, Teetor tn
worst. When Teetor left he said nothing