The sun., 1894-02-16
FOR HIS BROTHERS MURDER.
<UeUsT BERsBRHANE TO BE HANGED
ov MARCH se.

| hneNeteos IFtcns NnnNNNNens sHo BtnNFHeeN
wuhi- Four weeks or ths Crim,-ssso
the murders Csuse-Brsssed OF His
Deed 20 Hi- Crouiss white Dri-tine.
MoRR1sTowv. Feb. 16-One Of the quickest
| trials ever known in this State was concluded
here to-day by the conviction and sentencing
OF August BerRermann. who murdered his
brother Julius at noon on Jan. 10 at Stirling. a
small village in the southern part Of Morris
| county.
Within four weeks OF the time OF the murder
the man was indicted tried. convicted. and
sentenced. Tho trial was begun on Tuesday.
and last night the case went to the jury.
After being out all night the jury. at 10
o'clock this morning. brought in verdict OF
guilty OF murder in the first degree. Berger
mann was sentenced to be hanged on March 20
Tho crime for which Beresrmann is to hang
was particularly atrocious. From evidence in
troduced by the prosecution It appears that
BerRermann not only committed murder
In cold blood. but that he boastsd
OF It afterward. His demeanor during the
trial was calm and uuconcerned and 1t was
only when he realized that his neck was in
danger that he pleaded justification for his
deed.
August and Julius Bergermann lived In Stir
ling over David Lewls's butcher shop. Julius
was married and had two daughters. 10 and
IL years OF age. He was employed by Lewis.
and was regarded as u hard working and in
offensive man.
August boarded with him. but paid no board.
He worked periodically. killing COW occa-
sionally to help his brother out but when
there was work to d. he was usually tired.
He came to live on his brother nine months
ago.
He has been In the country twenty years. hut
until his coming to stirling he had been
mainly In the far West. employed sometimes
as a cowboy. oftener as helper in stock yards
| and slaughter houses. He brought to Stirling
many OF his Western habits.
lie carried q revolver. and staggered when
he walked. and made terrible threats and told
| tales Of his adventures. He had many scars
and but one eve. and most people believed
him.
Last October he shot at an italian and the
bullet carried away the brm Of his hat He
passed two months iu jail for that. but the
Italian refused to prosecute.
The main, and perhaps the only. reason for
Augusts appearance in Stirling was the fact
that he had heard OF his m other's death in
Germany and learned that his brother Julius
had the disposition OF the estate. AuEusts
share, II is said. would have been $3.50.
Soon after his arrival ho spoke to his brother
about the money. and it seems to have been a
matter OF contention between them for
In months. August did not get it. although his
brother advanced him sums from 81 to $50 at
various times.
On Jan. IL. the day OF the murder. August
again spoke to his brother about h is In
heritance. August Julius. and Julius's wife
werc sitting at dinner ia the kitchen. The
children had finished. and had been sent back
to school. After a while August also got up
aud stood By the stove. with his hands behind
him.
Don't you think" he said to his brother.
"irs about time was get,ps that monGS
cause haven't got 1t myself yet. You'll have
Th.n aas nSt SHisf o, S"rns W
ton to tho administrator OF the estate in Ger
certain @ mortsaGe.' AMI Otherwise retardine
the settle ement of the estate
II haven't written to the administrator"
He dropped to his knees TO emphasize the
You don't need to call on God to witness.
the money and that's all there is to f.
struck him in the face and knock ed him down.
has has no sn recoisrticn Of What he did Mrs Berg
ermann. who was the main witness for the
says he drew the revolver he always carried
men grappled. Mrs. Bergsrmann threw her
ssd MSs cae WITH Them s the sS
The three fell N a bunch In a corner julius
the bse ASS4ss ssT%r seS hole in Rs
brothers neck and piercing the jugular vein
and the carotid arteries on the right side
ing at the top Of her voice. August fired sec
ond shot, and then Antonio BogEio. neigh
bor. rushed up the stairs and into the room:
August was lighting like q frenzied bull. and
the combined efforts OF Julius. his wife, and
Boggio were unable to conc with him.
Jul ius was growing weak from loss, OF blood,
which streamed from the hole in his neck.
ing the wounded man between the eighth and
ninth ribs and Glancing of into the stomach.
Then August got up and put his revolver back
Julius also STAGGERED to his feet. but lmme.
half dragged. half carried him into the edioIn-
ing bedroom and laid him on the bed. Within
August went Ieisureiy down the stairs. On
tho way he met several peighhors who were
coming up, attracted by the noise
perturbed. have Killed my brother 1
meant TO kill him. would rather hang than
not have killed him. I'm not going to run
it was that testimony, corronorA,ed by sew
eral witnesses. which convicted August
Nor does he seem to have had any compunc-
tiop later on. He walked out into the street
and met several OF his friends. To all Of them
he repeated the same words.
He was invited to have drink and all
he drank glass o: apple Jack and blackberry
brandy, then turned TO the crowd surrounding
him.
have done something now / intended to do
long ago. and don't care II get hung for It.
call on you all to witness that / amt drunk;
not a bit. just feel my pulse"
He then barred his wrist. and seyeral men felt
OF IL. They assured him that the pulse was
regular. When August again went into the
street he Was arrested by Constable Melee.
who was waiting for him.
He made no Resistance and was taken to
Morristown hy train the same afternoon and
placed in Jail The Grand Jury was then in
session and indicted him at once He had to
walt only three weeks for his trial
Coavieted OF WIIe Murder.