New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-30
GUETERBOCK COMMITTED SUICIDE.
THAT WAS THE VERDICT OF THE coRoNEEs
JURY-THE PR sONERs. HOWEVER,
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JURY-THE PRISONERS, HON ~ LIZ
ARE HELD.
Coroner Schultze held an inquest yesterday III inc
case OF Editor Bernard H. Guctcrbock WHO ded from
a pistol shot wound nj his home, NO 40 r~'S'
seycntvninth-st, on saturday night. His wife, her
servant Anna Rabcn. and visitor, Charles ot'o
pae.o a Custom House broker, who were III the nat
q, tho time the police discovered the dead body +.
testified
Policeman W. H. Morris Of the Twenty-sevcnth Pre-
cinct said that when he was called to the apartments
at the request of man he found MIS- "ue'erpo'A
and Mr. Eaesc In the room with the dead man. lie
a. cxamlned by Assistant District Attorney OJIarc,
who represented the people. Dr.. Leon Bcrgheim'
who was called in by thc servant girl at the request
OF Mrs GurtclbOck said That he Thought tdt "u'"i'
book committed suicide.
BERNARD II. GuotcrbOck, a cousin or the DEAD man
was then called. District Attorney o'Iiare asked IL"
NiIness II he knew whether Guctcrb0ck was III the
habit OF using his left right hand. IN" wi'Irss
said that his cOnsin could use both hands WE'LL bn'
he thought he could the left hand better Than The
other.
At this statement Herman Bidder, who Is th"
business manager and part owner Of "lhe HtaA'o
Zeitung'' and II personal friend Of the dead 'ditor,
aslonished every one by standing up ana saying
believe that the witnesses willing to swear any
thing in order to bring this inquest to speedy issue
know the deceased was right handed"
Mrs Gueterbock and Mr.. Bacsc gave cOrroboratve
testimony rs to what OCcIrrcd from the time they
and the dead man left the wine room In Third ave.
until they entered the fiat. The purport OF their
evidence was that GuecrbOck grumbling and
muttcring all the way. and when they got 10 the
parlor In his apartments he struck his wife a blow
I'm the face. Bacsc rcprmandcd lin for this and
the editor begged his wifcs pardon and Kissed her.
lie then went 10 the rear OF the fiat to get some
beer. He was gone long time and his wife went
TO look for him. she found him lying his back
In his bedroom and She cried out. Her cries brought
the girl and Bacsc 10 the room and she sent the
servant at once for doctor.
Deputy Coroner Frank J. OIlarc then told OF the
autopsy which he performed on sunday night. lie
said that the man could have shot himself by
| holding the revolver in his right hand and USING
either the thumb forcinger the trigger. From
the burned condition OF the clothing he Of the
| opinion that GuctcrbOck committed suicide.
The jury retired at 3 As p. M, and half an hour
later they returned with verdict that the came
to his death from shock and hemorrhagc, caused by
| u pistol shot wound, which was self inflicted
Coroner Schultzc discharged the prisoners and they
were taken back TO the Harlem prison. owing Il
the way in which Judge burke committed the pris
oners the Coroner could not release them from Gus
t0dy.
Justice Slmms sitting at the Harlem Police Court
Yesterday morning, refused TO accept ball In the cast
Of MI. Gucterbock, &. otto Baesc and Anna Kaben
the servant girl.