News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-04-19
on THE WITNESS STAND.
CURIOUS PEOPLE CROWDIEC THE
CORONER,S OFFICE.
The Testimony OF n Sister Whose Brother
Is Charged With Murder.

Curious people of all kinds and condi-
ton jostled each other for standing
room IN the Coroner's office, New York
long before the inquest into the killing.
OF Wilbur H. Haverstick was begun.
Every one seemed anxious to catch a
glimpse of the prisoner, George w.
Conkling, Jr., or his unfortunate sister,
Mrs. Emma TT. Uhler.
Mrs. UhIcr was called to- the stand.
She appeared to feel hcrpo,ltion lleenIv.
and as the hundreds Of pairs Of eyes
were directed upon her she tried as much
as PossIo4o a. suI--~ L-y ..,- ,,..1 & -.-.-
handkerchief held in yellow kidded
hands. She was richly attired, in an
olive green plush dress, aud wore a trr-
ban hat Of the same color. As the oath
was administered to her she trembIed,
and seemed overcome with agitation.
Then she fell back into the chair from
which she had risen and began to weep.
Mrs. UhIer said that her husband had
taken the children to Lebanon. Pa.
She had no correspondence with her
brotherbefore he came to n. Y. CITY. and !
when he called on her first, they went |
out for a walk, and he told her that he |
wanted her to leave Haverstick and live |
with him. The conversation was re-
newed afterward, and she said she would
''see about it." Her brother wanted
her to get the divorce from her husband
Haverstick took part in the converse
ion and gave his views.
81 conversed with my brother" she
said, ION Monday afternoon. He wanted
ne to get ready and go right away with
lim to the Leland House and leave with
Inn for Reno, Nevada. Ny parents re-
ide in San Francisco. [ said would
ak it over and probably go. He begged
ne to make up my mind to go with him.
1e left the house at 5 o'clock and said
le would return at 7. He begged me to
Jet ready"
The witness then broke into a fit of
ilent weeping, and the Coroner requested
ler to compose her feelings. She then
ontinued:
81 met my brother in the back room. |
1r. Hayerstiek was in the front parlor
When my brother asked me to leave,
II. Haversticlz didn't want me to 90. [
'as swaycd one way and the other. He
idn't want me to go, and called out and
aid: I'll see your brother, and jumped
light up. [ said: Come, George and
pulled my brother into the parIor. We
'ere in the front parlor, and we all sat
own and commenced to talk. MI
[averstick said something, and then
aid 4 didn't mean i. Emma Then
hey couvcI. ed together "hout my Icav-
lg the house. After that L said uotn-
lg. [ remained in 1.. room. Mr..
umped off and pulled on n5- coat. The
collection Ovcrpowrr t. HI..~-
nd she again sobbed inwardly. +
''He jumped up and threwsomething, ,"
he sobbed, ''and George still sat in his
hair I tried to jump somewhere. I
ras afraid something terrible was going
0 happen when 1 saw that coat pulled
f."
''What occurred after that ?"
''Then George rose and they closed,
nd the last [ heard was the shot.
Iaversticlz fell back and said, I'm
p"
Did you see who held the pistoI?"
81 saw q shot"
'Who fired it ?'
81 think George [ remained in the
DOM after the shot was fired. I tore off
is vest to see if I could help him, then
ran and screamed for help. Lots of
eOple came into the room.
Had not Haverstick slapped you in
he face that afteruoon?" Mr.. Howe
sked.
The witness answered: eyes, we had
quarrel.
'When your brother came you were
rying ?" proceeded the lawyer.
eyes, sir, she replied.
"And you asked him to take you
way?"
Eyes; told him I wanted to CO."