The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-04-24
The Goldberg Trial.

The Goldberg Trial.
Friday, AIrll 10, 1ssO.-Court opened at s.lb
q. m. The prisoner, Goldberg, and counsel
were present on time; the commonwealth de-
layed the court a few minutes. The parents
Of the prisoner are present 10 court.
DIR. Zern ,re-called.-1 was the FIRST physician
that called. 1 discovered that Mulhearn had
been drinking liquor; 1 offered him some
water, and he said no, he had been drinking
liquor. My opinion is that the condition Of
Mulhearn was of such a character that he
would not recognize the force or gravity Of
the statement he made any more than he
would have any other statement he may have
made.
The commonwealth at this point rested
their case.
Genetal Albright opened the case with
statement of the facts that the defense ex.
pected TO develop in justification Of the shoot.
iig.
The following testimony for the defense we
clip from the columns Of the Maueh Chunk
Democrat, Of last Saturday:
Mrs. Annie Mulhearn, widow of the d.ceas.
ed, was put on the stand, and by her the de.
fence proposed to show that Goldberg had
come to her and said ho had received a letter
stating that Mulhearn was in the habit Of 9is.
itlng his wife, and he wanted Mrs. Mulhearn
to tell her husband to stay away from his
house, and that she told MIR. Mulhearn.
To this the commonwealth objected, and the
court overruled the objection.
The question was then put, and Mrs Nul.
hearn stated that Goldberg had told her about
the letter. lie said his wife got the letter,
which was in German, and gave 1t to him 20
read. He read he letter and asked hts wife
what it meant. She said he must not blame
her aud she would tell him who It was that
came there as stated In the latter. She said
It was Mulhearn and Lawrence Kunkle:lold.
berg told me It he ever caught Eddie at his
house he would shoot him. l said, Don't do
that; don't kill him; but II you shoot my hus-
band you should shoot your bitch too. II he
comes there take some powder and shot and
shoot him in the legs or feet to make him stay
away" 1 told Eddie about it, and he said he
had never been in Goluberg's house. and
laughed about It, l talked some more about
it, and he got mad and wanted me to 20 there
aud he would prove it was false. L would
not goi didn't want to 20 to any such wom-
an.
Cross-examined--My y husband and Goldberg
used to be very intimate, but were not after
the letter. When said ''shoot him with ehOt
IL lttle," Goldberg said, no, 1 will shoot
him bad"
Cha rles Cooper, swOrn.-This witness spoke
through Dir. Zern us interpreter. He is
carpenter in the Packerton shops, knows the
prisduer and knew MulHearn. Met Mulhearn
III behightOn just shortly before his death,
and he told me to come along with him
and he would show me where plenty OF
Illicit intercourse could he had. lie
mentioned several places; among them
Mrs. Goldb,rg's. He said, ''let us get u bot
tie Of Nhiskey and we can 20 up to Mrs. Gold.
berg's and have an Illicit Intercourse with
her." He said he had been there before, and
told who was with him. About els ht days be-
tore his death lac said he haI bottle ul whls-
key, and wanted me to 20 to Goldberg's for
the same purpose. l said 1 would not 20 with
him. askeu Mulhearn II he was mol afraid
10 10 there. He said he was not afraid. Gold
berg had told him he had received u false let.
Ter and toid hlm not 10 10 To his house any
more; but he (MuihearnJ didn't care. Mhl-
hcarn told me should say nothing about the
matter SO his wife would not hear VI II. /
never said anything to Goldberg about this
matter before Mulhearn was shot. Witness
knew Goldberg before he was burned. Since
his injury he has been more eXcltaUle and
hcated in his passions.
Gross. s.eXumln,d-My conversations with
/ AI,tI
days before the Shooting. Mulhearn told me
Ol two other men who went 10 Golberg's for
the Same purpose he did. He told me he had
had connections with Mrs. Goldberg. When
asked II he had himself, the witness refused
| tO answer.
Alfred lIinkle-I live at jamestown, with
in SO feet OF Goldberg'5 house. KNEW of the
hours he kept. clten saw men going to the
house in tho evening ana coming away in the
morning when Goldberg was away from home.
| On The night OF the Sth saw u man 20 away
| from GUldberg's house short time before he
came home IRON work. Witness testified to
seeing other men about the house under sus-
piclOus circumstances. On the night Of the
shooting saw man go in the house Could
see who iC was. Heard quarrclng. Alter
while the door was opened, and IL man came
out backwards. Goldberg was pushing him
aud he was pushing him back. Goldberg
said, "clear Urt, you bad fellow. What are
you doing here with my wife when l am ac-
cusIomed to Ue out on the railroad ?" Gold.
berg went back 10 his door ard said, Now
tell you Tor the last time; do you want to y
or nOt?' Milhearn said something, l did
not Understand, ami but very short time
passed until the shot Was fired. AGter uUld
berg shot he said, "pidn't l warn you
Diun't go to your house aud tell yotr wife
II you came here l would shoot your" Mul-
hearn said "Ies, you did. Oh! Joe, Joe
shoot me dead" Then IiuidbeIg went int
the house aud got his lantern and went II
Mulhear on the ground and SAID: "Are you
shot? here are You hi p Then lie wen
10 witness hohsc. He was wildly excited aul
pale like dead man.
-examined-Goldberg LEFT Mulhearr
lying where he fell, but he worked hlmsel
up 10 the door and lay there calling and beg
glng Mrs. Goldb,rg to take hun in. He said
my dear Caroline, let me in. l don't wan
any thing Oniy 10 wash my seii." Ho also bes
gcd her 10 take him in and synd for a team Il
take HIM HON, to his WIFE, that he was freez
my, l uIdn't 20 out to help Mulheatn. II,
uld not call for any one but AIRS. Goldberg
lie lay IheTe lusl ore hour before Mr.. NUrs
tOOA hun In the house. Mulhcarn could hLv
got sixty Or seventy feet away before the shU
Was nred II he ha went when Il Goldberg tol,
mm To.
MIS- Alfred Hlnkle-Know the Goldberg
and lived near LeIghburs. Have seen meu ~
ing INTO lheir house at night when he wa
away. Goldberg an cared TO have trOubl
In his head. ana was suriy and cross the da
before he shooting. He Ras always good
l'aceabe man except when any hing wen
wrong, ana then he rot violently angry.
.IUuas HON testified that un the night u
the shooting, u.hearn came into his hute