The evening world., 1894-08-18
Thompson

According to DR.. Thompson's report,
the gun could not have been accidentally
discharged. as claimed by Burke, and
must have been frd by some human
hand. The autopsy showed that the
charge had entered Bergmanns body on
n horizontal line, and a No. buckshot
had penetrated the liver, kidneys and
intestines and shattered the backbone
In the wound were small pieces of cloth
ing and bits of paper. which came from
a notebook which Bergman carried In
his pocket
The result OF DIR. Thompson's autopsy
confirms the belief the police have enter
tanned from the outset that Burke DELHI
erately shot Bcr2manh.
Henry s. Bergman. OF 1893 'Chrystie
street. New York, who claims to be a
brother Of the dead man, viewed the re-
mains last night. He became very much
excited. and said that he would avenge
his brothers murder. He went to police
Headquarters, where old man Burke is
locked up. and asked to see MIN. He
had Wild expression on his face and
his voice trembled as he demanded of
the sergeant to see the prisoner.
the sergeant told him that 10 one was
allowed to see Burke, and finally per-
suaded him to leave the building, and
he walked down the street, waving his
hands and muttering to himself in an
eXcitable manner.
This morning he again appeared in sta
quarters. He waited II few blocks away
under the impression that Burke was
again to be taken to Justice Vaughns
o. hp inn Of
the Coroners inquest next Monday.
Bergmann's alleged brother will re-
main here until after the double funeral
to-morrow, when Bergmann and his in
FAINT child are to be buried together
The. double funeral is. expected to at
tract 4 crowd. but the police do not
anticipate any trouble.
Later on Henry s.. Gergmsnn called
at the undertaker's and made the state
ment that he had two witnesses who
wso fa he sseS os # his
Mr.. Bergmann denounced Burke as a
deliberate murderer' and, and was so positive
World" reporter went with him In a
buggy to find the witnesses.
Mr.: Begmann and the reporter went
shanty, at the upper end OF South
Beach. There Mr.. Bergman called an
old man who was sitting at a table and
said:
"You saw my brother killed. You told
me on Thursday night that you had seen
old Burke shoot him."
The old man. whose name Is William
| Leher, answered:
II only saw the smoke and heard your
| brother say Il am murdered
THE Evening World man asked Seher
Il he was positive lhy, that Bersmanp did not
| ported to have done.
Sober insisted that his words were, II
| am murdered"
| all
old son Of the saloon keeper, was very
close to the house when the shooting
occurred. and he, too. is positive that
| Bergman said:
II am murdered"
No witnesses could be found by Henry
5. Bergman who would say that they
saw tn, the . sshot sIa in Burke's hands or
An examination Of the police record
book at Stapleton this morning stated
that Burke b vas arrested on May 2, 1893,
son-in-law, Frederick Bergman, pre-
ferred the charge against him.
The records also show that he was re-
manded by Justice Vaughn until May 8,
nine days in the Richmond County Jail
for assault in the second degree.
Oficer Wilson. who made the arrest,
says that the old man had served his
John Foley. who has been in litigation
properly mere, sald thls morning that
old Burke had fired four shots at hin,
at o'clock in the morning about four
Henry 8. Bergman, the alleged
brother OF the dead man. has been
working night and day to obtain evil
dence to convict Burke OF murder
He saws that the Bergman family
have lost $50, 900 through Thomas Burke
and that this killing is simply a culmi-
nation OF a long series of assaults and
outrages on Burke SC part
Burke. the prisoner does not seen
much concerned about his position, but
regards his incarceration In Jail as an
injustice. He still claims that the
shooting was accidental, and says thai
he does not fear the result OF the Coro
ners inquest.