New-York tribune., 1885-01-27
HOW LOHGES SHOT HERTER.
up SAYS HE THOUGHT HIS LIFE IN PERIL
xps. urRrER rEsrIFIEs FOR HER BRoTHER-rHE
rpIsoSER,s CoOLNrss ON THE STAND.


MRS. uERrER TrsrIFIEs FOR HER BRoTnER-THE
PRISONERS CooLNpss ON THE STAND.
p,;,;n Inbpes. the slim boyish- looking young man
vko ia charged with the murder OF his brother-in-
law John Herter listened to the evidence gwen ia
bis behalf YESTERDAY before ons 1uaGS Sbn Reter stove
manufacturer, first testified that the prisoner Was
of a peacabe and quiet character Mrs. nVpnls .s s
Herter the brother OF the was n then called
ss witness. She is of dark complexion,
has thin features and the voice OF an actl1SS n a
long Grape veil hung from her hat she tod @ e neI
stnsv in dramatic way and occasionally her eyes
6iea with tears. She was married, she said, 10
John Herter on Christmas day. 1S.o. at M mnnesd aNd
s on the ohng business at Wkesbae went
to Boston and afterward 10 Lynn, Mass, wnoi0 n0
carried on the shoe business She conthuea'
NJ hr.hona beran to treat me badly. and after a
while when we returned to Boston ne asps fa%ily
Woud not live with him. and wanted to go away 100
he treated so wrote s 10 and s NY sent me letter
tns tsst way showed S to my husband Philip said in the
letter Sophie you stay there ana 40 as ne 'e Ss
street sdss my he w not
ought come home When my huspana a Rs
meistea for him When my child was about 10 6e por
refused give proper nourshing iooa ne ips
to furnish the for the family My brother bought
most what the child had We came to this CITY
49, When did your husband try to make you
steal - asked her counsel.
Mrs Herter-when lived in Boston there was az Je W
store near us and he said: would like 10 ge IN
there and get the jewery and hide it," He eompeiea me
to watch while he went into the PLACE pS or
and beat that did not get out Ior zen ; n.
worked in candy store IN ret %e To steal from that
place.
The witness testified that she and her husband
said BLANK blank you won't let any woman talk
hack at me- "He thcn," she continued" " drew re-
volver and cried out Johnyoq wonlnnt KIN me me-
vour brother BOTH He always carried pistol"
Assistant District-Attorney Bedford cross-exam-
med the wness and she repeated & pi 'n1 ssUry
with her husband on that morning she had said
"Pll get mau to fix you, !. ,oo.;,o A..
nisto carried by her husband, but she could not do
40 saving that though her husband always carried
one and put it under his pillow at night: she mad
fioning she said that she did not know even the
color of her husbands eyes, though she thought
they were blue; .-. ,,s,,,a,,
eyesfo said Mr.. Bedford: "Dld you never look at
them IN lover or angeTf" -.
hing. 'Or would not have stayed with him so
Philip Lobges, the prisoner, was called to testify
in his own behalf He is of llgnt complexion, With
fayen hair He was nervous but answered ques-
tons cooly He is twenty-six years DID, and would
be taken in the street for an inofenslye and even
the morning of the shooting, when she complained
OF her husbands cruelty. They spoke OF getting
LAWYER 10 begin divorce proceedings but the pris-
oner said that he would Herter first. HIS sister
warned him and he bought pistol Lohges con-
tlnued:
Iwent into Herters shop He was marking cloth with
chalk TO cut it, I said {" Good morning, Johnny" lie
said What do you want herei II you have any bus.
ness here quick about il If You have not get Sgt M Of
here" said johnny, have noJ come TO quaTTet lie
iii settle you then suddenly leaned over the coun
Ter supposed to get his pistol Believing my life was
in danger shot. could BOT retreat 1 hred all tho
shos IN nv revolver, and as long he was standing.
When he fell locked the door and went to the police
station.
The prisoner was closely cross-examined. At ono
point MIR Bedford asked about a man named Frank.
whom the prisoner said he had met on the morning
of the shooting. After testifying about where he
had previously seen Frank, how they met and
what they said to each other. he was asked
"What used you talk aboutW
"About milk as he was in that business
"What else did you talk about II
"You want to know too much," said the witness
coolly. i don't see what that mas 10 10 WIN
case" -, A.,
After few more questions had been asked the
case was adjourned until to-day.
I'm ANrIOIvITTES To RE SOLD