New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-31

soon as he me he run out like fox the same as he
s had S sven lem ei moey he Rad collected from
such as W. Knowles. corner OF Even ana MchlDoln su9
few, sucked the f ' 6iood ont Of me- former
years, and not much better as long rs had adiS
/ lived harum scaIum and they called me fool
afterward on account of my good nature; x,o,tee
hope that my body win be incneraed In Fresh Pond
Cremstorlum. think the cost IS from go to 40 or
thereabOuts and my cousin. Julius somborn. or 10
g. BrOadst. importer of wines and liquors. Will be
gentleman enough to advance all the necessary eA-
P0"'' 's"'u' JACOB sOMRORN.
P, 5 Please send word TO my brothern- law DaXd
Reubens, No. l2S TOmpkins avenue, near NHi'e'
Brooklyn, f. ID.
The Coroner also read at the police station the
evidence he had collected at the scene OF 'ne
shooting. a letter from Segfrcd Swaoach, at
tested by Others present at the time as follows
saws: ! am the manager Of the house OF l.. >ombora
g. Co. The deceased Jacob somborn j. distant reia-
ds ye s e e 9s o $f rbS pension
which he had sent for perusaL After NC Ge' [|Icu
to file an application for pension. be demanded some
money from Julius sanborn, which the latter refused
ceased shot at Julius samborn once Then Mr. sam sam
born went into rso Office o and s5 snlS FREE.
another shot through the window OF the ONCE
And then Jacob fired one or two sho's
MIR. SOMPORN'S STATEMENT.
The Coroner next went I'D to the house Of julius
Somborn, No s East Eighty-sXth-st, and took his
statement of the occurrence. Mr.. Somborn was
found in the hands Of the doctors. who had Just
finished dressing his wounds. DrS. Adler ana
Manning, who examined him at his house, SAID
that no serious consequences were TO he expected
unless he should catch cold.
The Coroner's report read as follows:
julius somborn being duly sworn s9ys r The , de-
many. and ! did not know him al all I'LL 1867 when
he was In Washington. l aid not know much about
Jacob SombOEn poor pcller In New-OrleHns. I
traced him aud sent him money 90 come herr, and sent
found ont that he was unreliable and had 10 dismiss
him, and then gave him money to 60 into business
he always came for money which he always got.
several times asked him why he did NOT get his
application, but it would take long time TO get It,
About four weeks ago he tod me that he wanted 10
hands, and should try 10 get his pension. In his
papers found out that his application was not cor
When he came to-day and asked me for money l
told him about his defective papers and he stated to
wanted them and he could have gotten them long
asked Ia him vi ne could d.s get b then to nr by
over the papers and would give him more money:
lie said must give him money today SAD No. d
started to go ont, he called from the Office and
you bring me. the papers lie then pulled ont
pistol and fred at me; .,....
engaged in the wine business. / cannot understand
as saying that was his only standby
Mr. Somborn said that Jacob addicted to
hard drinking, and for that reason had been un-
trustworthy. The firm of L. Somborn 4 Co is
the agent in this country of the Grand Sec brand
of champagne, and formerly represented Jules
Mumm & Co. The firm has been in existence
since 1e49 In 1874 the senior member, Louis
Somborn retired and went 10 live at Frankfort
on-the-Nlain, Germany. Then Julius Somborn, his
nephew, the wounded man, became the head OF
the house, and was placed in charge of the New
York agency. The firm was originally in VcSey
ST., but moved 10 its present quarters In Broad
st. in 1884. Julius S0mDorn, the wounded man,
is member of all the well-known German socie-
ties, including the AriOn and the Liederkranz.
At the ClintOn-st. address letter Of the
dead man, it found That he occupied a small
room on the third floor with the family Of Israel
Irotzky, where he is slid 10 have paid his rent
regularly, and to have been in a pleasant mood
the greater part Of the time. lie was fond of the
children in the house Three four suits Of
clothes were found in his room and letter care
fully preserved. bearing the date 4" San Francisco.
Cal, May l, 1876 In this letter written from
No. IS Fourh-st.. he addressed Charles and j.
Greenzang, saying that he had had hard luck and
suffered revcrses in business that extremely
notifying to him, they would prevent him
from paying his honest debts He further said
he would pay them as soon os he could