New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-20
NEITHER SUICIDE 1oR MURDER.
HOW JULIA ALDHAUs WAS KILLED

HOW JULIA ALDHAUS WAS KILLED.
RESULT or TIE INQUEST BY CORONER MEHkLE-
TIE JURY DECIDE THAT TIE WOMAN's DEATH
WAS ACCIDENTAL
The mques, IN the case of Julia Aldhans, who
was kIil d 10y an III, vItcu Railroad tram on ok
ave on the night of AuruSt II. was made before
Coroner NcrAic yes '"Ilay. The COURTROOM WAS
flied with au ..cnce composed nanny
OF elevated railroad enploIe~. Dr. SHINE
reprcsenled the interests OF the railroad ana
his zeal was several nur- restrained by The Coroner,
VINO advised him 10 take less time IN his cross-tN-
animation and his aides es 10 ne jury. lumOoI
OF questions asked 0y the jurors, ana ne po-
sition of the railroad N thc case was closely nves-
cate. The Coroner, after receiving the testimony
OF two employees of he company, declined 10 Ac-
cept any more. declaring that The Substance OF 1t
would be necessarily the same, and would be Ill
hucnced by selfish motives,
John Clark, of No. 2-3 Highest. Brooklyn, tcstl-
fed that he had seen Miss Aldhaus step
from the plat .Orm 10 the track and
sink down upol the sleep'rs between
the rails The train had not reached the platform
when he woman threw herself the track, and al
though ne told the brakeman OH the tram, which he
boarded that a woman was beneath the wheels his
story was not regarded and the brakeman tod MN
that he must bc dreaming lie waited for a jar III
In. motion OF the cars, but not feeling anything oi
tie KIND seated himself beside his wife, who ao-
julns SternDerper. of No 33 East SiXtieth-st.,
saId that ne was on an uptown tram which passed
the Fiieh-st station vi the railroad al the ime OF
The accident. lie Sa!d:
SC ne of me acct II too dark for me to see how
an, body was ing, but know II was IN the midlc Oi
the track Iw,s told ny gateman tnai three trains
mad passed over BODY and that 1t had bec1 swept
about one feet from the piace where the noe
dent first Ihc night too dark Tor me 10
judg: whether the woman Jtmped or fell lie stallion
Wac moi ghtel the proper manner only three Of the
gas jets were burning, and neither VI the lamps at
Che ends was lighted ri all.
Patrick llennessy, conductor on the Metropoli-
tan Railroad, sad
Itook the body from the track. first Informed
al. fphf TJul
pened at tie Fitcti-st stat IN, and dsbelevtd
If. | was then told by StcfnbeIger that he
had seen the woman fall. and immediately began
nv search Thought IL would ne necessary - get
nSf and took torch from an uptown tram; found TIE
woman lying about twcntyseven feet below the south
~ her asked ncr why she did A. ana she paused bs,orc
replying: 4 very bau man" Tue stanton was nghted
There we're ihan three lamps burning there mus
have been 4 dozen lights at the station
Dr. Frank H. Harrison, tie Junior Assistant
Uouse surgeon of the Roosevelt Hospital, SAID that
| Miss Aidha,ls had been examined by Dr. King, the
house surgeon, and gave description OF the inJu-
rles. lie said;
II WA very dark at the abroad station aud only
lights were burning. spoke To the injured woman ant
az I'd her If snr had ,nt@ined to comm. suicide Snt
| immediately became very indignant and answered
80; Two men pushed me- enc made ths attachment
ri 1913 D. NJ ard TWO hours aIer""h sue Wts dcad
she Wa perfectly CONSCIOUS and IA sound mind AT the
| time Oi tubs cOnversALoD.
Frederick Aldnans the brother of Miss Adhaus
testified as TO the Slrs general reputation. and said
that She had been permitted TO cross tho track
once previously. md tAat size had male the mistake
attributed 10 her at tho same timc oil gong mo d
| downtown station Of the elevated roads when she
| wished TO 20 uptown. She was of very nervous
| temperament bat her health good. She was
not IN of money, she had $50 IA money De-
longing to her al the time of her DEATH
A. ". Cole, Of No. 400 West Fhty-sevcnth-st,
confirmed the statements of Stcnberger and tcstl-
| fed To a conversation ne hat had with Ml'- Ald.
haas after the 2ccIdent and before the arrival OF
| the ambulance. He sand:
asked her how It happened shc answered, " wa
getting - prom IuhCSd her words Win some uiul
Guilty and asked her again. She replied, On, on"
asked ncr II going down Town and she answered
No, upl' administered about au ounce OF brandy
and after considerable delay, the ambulance took tnt
woman to the hospital. Her dress aud flesh were COY
eteu with cindcrs blood aud her ahlrs wound
tightly OF hcr irot that was unable &c
| loosen them.
| Dcputy-C Coroner MESSENGER described the injuries
| that Miss Aldhaus had sustained and the Coroner
then submitted the testimony 10 the jury. Alter
denbeTatIOn of fifteen minutes they decided tnal
Julia Aidhaus came 10 her death by being crushed
| by the oil the Elevated Railroad tram passlnl
over her body AT Fiftleth-st and Sxth-aye. on the
| night Of August IL, 1852"