The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-13

| room over his wife's bar, corner of Hill
| ana talbot streets, Wednesday after
| noon. Judge Thomas II. Wilcox and
Capt. j. j. Burroughs appeared as coun-
! sci for Mrs. Bernardine Elebaghn, wife
OF the dead man. charged with his MUIR
der. Commemorative Attorney j. Il.
Duncan represented the State. The in
quest was conducted by Coroner New
| ton.
| EVIDENCE OF GEORGE MILLER.
George Miller was the first witness cx-
amined. He said klcbaghn on Tuesday
afternoon had told him that he was
feeling bad because his brother in law
| had failed to pay him $500 which he
owed him. He also stated that he was
at klebaghn's place of business twice
on "Wednesday, noticed the strong odor
OF gas, ana thinking something was
| wrong. reported the fact to the police.
came back with the officers and found
klebaghn dead, with all four gas Jets
| turned on When he informed Mrs. 1<le-
! baghn of her husbands death she
| screamed. The deceased. said Miller,
had been failing for some time. and
splitting up blood and had said that he
didn't have long to live. When witness
saw Mrs. Klebaghn before this she had
one black eye. When he saw her We'd
neSday she had two black eyes: she
| seemed to be in 81 sort of stupor, but he
didn't know whether 1t was from escap-
i ing gas or not; he had never heard the
| deceased mention suicide. The witness
| also gave n description of the appear
ance of the dead man when the body
was found.
ME GOING TO KILL MYSELF"
Detective Heppels evidence had q
very important bearing on the case. IIe
| testified that he found Mrs. Klebaghn
behind the bar when he went there to
| investigate the cause of the gas escap-
| ing; she said her husband was upstairs.
He went up and discovered the body.
When he told Mrs Klebaghn that her
husband was dead she broke down and
| cried. She told him (HeppeD that ILle-
paghn came to her bed the night be-
| fore. and throwing up his hands. said:
Me going to kill myself" She also told
the witness that she found the gas
turned on when she got up and tried to
turn 1t off, but could not do it; she called
her husband and receiving no answer
| ing to her statement TO witness, know
| that he was dead. The detective also
testified that he had found two woman's
n;llrpins, one by the cot on which the
| body lay the other in Mrs. Klebaghns
| room.
| SAID HE WOULD SHOOT HIMSELF.
The evidence of Coroner Newton. Seig-
nond Rosenberk and NJ. T.. Ryan did
not develop any facts additional to those
| already published. Chief Dornin. in his
testimony, referring to the letter found
| on the body. said it was addressed to
| Mrs. Nlebaghn and appeared to he from
lover of hers. Only a few sentences
| mad been translated T.. y. Hardtkc,
| VINO mad once lived with the Elcbaghu
SAID he had frequently heard Iilebaghn
| say he would get Il pistol and kill him
| SELF ana that once when he GIardtic)
| was asleep in the back room and the
| \lebaghns in the front room, Mrs. IIlc-
M vol Ia i,,, ~
| lui OF gas; witness got up ana found
the gas turned on in his (witness) room.
| kiebaEhn had nothing to say OF the
| circumstances.
A DEATH WATCH AT THE JAIL.
| Harry y, Wood testified that on last
| sunday. while in Jail, IIlebaghn had
| said that il he had to continue to live
| WIN his wife rs he had done he would
| XII himself: he tried at that time To
| borrow pistol from him; witness had
| seen klcbaghn strike his wife They
| both drank hard.
VERDICT OF THE JURY.
| The jury after due dclibcration.
| brought in a verdict to the effect THAT
| the deceased came to his death from
| asphyNia by illuminating gas saving
| that 1t was the sense of the Jury thot
there was no positive evidence of mrr
| der, but they were of the opinion thot
| me case should be investigated by u
| higher tribunal. where more evidence
could be obtained than was possible ut
an inquest.
| FOR TEN DAYS.
Justice Tomlin. when Mrs. IIlaha ,-bn,s
| case came up in the Police Court yps
| icrday morning. committed the woman
| Tor ten days for investigation.
| The funeral will take place from tin
! lutheran Church at II o'clock this
! morning
/ PRELIMINARY TRIAL TO-DAY.
AS all parties connected with the case
are anxious To act, Justice Tomlin ,yiII
probably investigate the circumstonrns
connected with this morning and cithn.