New-York tribune., 1882-08-11

bonse on the hanks of the Passaic River with the
exception of Kearny Castle, when was .no hu',o ho
of General Philip Kearny. Charles hpaPp, miio
inatie fortune by manufacturing gun patent uur-
Ing the war expended over $10, ,0oQ on the nousci
one staircase alone costing Tl4.oOO lie hau oWnoI
the property since 1852. long drive lea9s lvln ,
the riyerroad to the house. which is situated on tne
hill and commands fine view oil the river DSnu4 S
Wigger will live there until he founds poys anu
girls pro.ectory on the estate.
AFRAID OF SEEING HER VICTIMS BODY.
The testimony IN regard to the murder OF fioren-
tine Kreutz who was stabbed in the neck by Cathe-
rine Herbst while in clearinghouse in Pell-st; on
Wednesday morning was beard yesterday by Coro-
ner Merklc. Deputy Coroner Messener maze se1
ond autopsy on the body i'll the morning ana iounu
contrary TO the woman's statement. that the wounu
on the right side of the neck had been INFLICTED WIN
a knife. and was not gun-shot wound. When lIs
prisoner was told of this additional evidence nee
against her. she immediately confessed that INC cur
was caused by her, but unlntcntionally tpo tp1n nei
arrival at the Coroners office, in charge OF Du1J9 1J
tive English. she refused at first 10 enter wy
ing fearing that she would the body OF the ihur
dered man She was finallypersuaded to enter.
The first testimony taken was that oI Sia Iitni,,
Schwetzer, boy who saw the prisoner Il :! live
after the murder lie testified rs follows ~ ny
at No 81 Wilett-st and L am hfteeh yeais I oro, co.
Wednesday morning l carried III n ton oi va, ,,h III
my mother who keeps store III .o H. nerson who
live | recognize the prisoner as tho Pei Wutt
passed me and stopped IN front OF NO. 90 " ii@c.C @
ST, at \ n m. Oh August 8. She SAID 10 Two D0ys'
Krontz,s son. lie is dead She SAID this with
niouF & f e,ado os fbough she felt big over 1t. She
laughed and waved her handkerchiet; Sne was very
merry and bOsterous. One OF the llile Doys became
frightened and ran up to tell sister OF the
dead man. The sister then looked out OF the WIN
dow ] came to hear the prisoner say 10 'ie ne uos
that she had stabbed krcuiz III ths way; Wneh
saw her come along. ] noticed she was drunk.
followed her. as had already heard OF the staDDlng
and | was right behind her when she spoke TO the
BOYS The names of the two boys are LOWS hatz-
feld of No. so Wlllott-st, and Joseph SchmItz' OF
No. ~ Wlllett-st:" .a 900. -,
After giving this testimony the boy was sent to
the House of Detention.
The prisoner, who manifested great uneasness
throughout the examination, said hreuH was
only a boy ana was crazy after me. lie never ilked
the name of Florentlne and asked me 10 cdl MN
Charlie | have known HIM for two years wed
nesday morning met him III front OF the American
Hotel at No 10 Bowery lie WS ,os ,ss9 on him HIo he
arose and said: Have you any fellows to take
your part for Pm going to Kill you quoted MIN
and We went into the DaT-rOOln ana TOOK "a uflhk;
| then went out iuto the street, but man followed
me and told me that Charlie was showing ie'olFcl
and a knife in the baT-rOOm and had threatened 10
xiii me. He warned me TO he careful or OhaI-
Ie would do as he had SAID. Charlie then came out
and we both went to the lodging gnOuSe III Icil-st'
and rented room, for which PAID oO cents. hell
we went upstairs were botn drunk: Mhen we
INA pot iuiO the room, he drew penknlie Wmch
he Always carried with the blade opehe9 Ill nIs
pocket. He also drew pistol from his pocket anu
took bullet from II, 10 show me that IL was i"auo'.
He then put il back and sald: " You thlnk wont
klll you but Will cried, Charhe, you Wouidlit
kill me- would your and caught his halld 10 push i
from me. In doing so cut Nm MN ;n III We SHe
were both frightened and l proposed 10 go away;
All right saId he and take the pistol win you.
| took the pistol and left the house. alUefWaru
paye il to the barkecpcr IN Long nquOf store.
That Is all knew about 1t until neard that ne was
dead Charlie stabbed me once III me rishI plesr %
and was very jealous. never staobed any o'lef
man. but Charlie threatened to kill The bookkeelcr
of the American Hotel and SAID he would cut tne
heart out of the Darkeeper at Longs store lie
shot butcher once at Bayard aud Broome-sts.
whilc he was stealing chicken, and was tcuIehcGu
one year. He has used me roughly ana frequently
beat me. / am twenty-iour years oId, ana my
mother lives at FOuTth-st. ana ANenue-D. My
father is dead. | have TWO brothers, George ana
ChrIstopber Hcrbst, but they will have nothing 10
do with me. / was married Tor five years 10 George
McGeoghan and lived with him III COlumDla-st,
Brooklyn. lie Ill-uscd me and lett nun 10 nFe
with a man named Brush. / lived with INN nne
months killed Kreuz in self-dcfence. / DO not
know what became of the knife with winch cut.
him." ,
The prisoner subsequently told the following
story 10 Deputy Coroner MeSsemer Alter We en-
tered the room, we saU upon the bed. sat upon
Charlie's' lap and he drew revolver ana a Anile'
| threw III yself across his legs and said, Cnafile,
don't shoot me- He then fired the pistol and was
gong TO cut Inc with his knIe, when | pushed IL
back to his neck ana cut him. saw the blood spurt
ana cried, Charlie, you are bleeding took my
handkerchief and tnod to stop The blood. lShe
showed the hand1e rchef to the Coroner ana claimed
she had washed II. He sat upngh1 III the bed. lie
told me TO take the pistol ana took IL. Alter L
nofIced that the wound in his neck continued to
bieed ran away. | never saw the boy VINO has
testified and never said anything that he attributes
10 me- Charlie attempted TO shoot me with his
pistol" , - ,
Ihe prisoner was committed to the Tombs with
out bail.
THE BANKERS CONVENTION.