The evening world., 1902-03-12
Coroner's Jury Finds
Unknown Per sons
Murdered the Woman
BOY ALLOWED TO GO HOME.
Police Declare He Gave No
Aid in Hunting Down
Murderer.

After examining all ale witnesses
furnished by the police the jury
called by Coroner Brown to inquire
into the death OF Mrs. Kate Voepel
returned n verdict this afternoon that
the woman was murdered by persons
unknown.
Young John Voepel. the murdered
womans seventeen year r-old son
upon whom the police suspicion
rested. was permitted to go home.
He had been called as the first wit
ness by the Coroner. but in view Of
the fact that the police had said he
might be arrested. lawyer Edward
Weiss. his counsel. refused to permit
him TO be used as witness against
himself
Boy Apparently unconcrrned.
Young Joan No.pv. entered he spIr'.
room soon after 20 o'clock IS cool and
apparently 49, :::---1-I as Il he we're to
be merely a spectator iIc vas accom-
panied by his COUNSEL. Edward w"iS-.
of Cantor. Mcintyre Aiam-. N whose
ldS nrm George N.stn.T. Nocp-l
cousin. Is employed what the District
Attorneys Office hinied ar bad judg-
menf on the boys par was an imm-d..
ate consultation with Nostucr. when
~" police began 20 question him This
ami III. ooys inquiries about how soon
mothers l!t" directed suspicion to the
boy
When the boy learned that {; was
Planned 20 arrest him ,t tn. inquest he
did not finch His bearing throughout
has been 80 undisturb-d that the police
and the District Attorney counted IL as
a point agains, him.
Several companions from what the n.
lice call the barrow street gang lccom-
panied young John 20 court All seemed
20 regard the inquest as a holiday out
ing.
since his mother died. lie wore that TO-
day and bow tie The fact that n.
ono. wore four INLAND such as was
found IN his mothers death grip IL re-
garhei by the police as another fact
In his address to the Jury Coroner
Brown characterized the murder as a
horrible crime
No-p-r. Mouth Closed.
Mr. Lord then caH~i for John vn.pe!
to take the stand. Lawyer Weiss Al
lice and newspapers have repeatedly
and as late a. tlis morning said that
Tor @ thas cTime, have advised him to
answer NJ questions.
After shor, arsqmsai IT, Mr.. Lord
nSa RraSn Gsadns M MGs sa, ess h. sSd no rssi
To- order young vo-pcl ~ tn" stand
Mrs. Pnoeger lived on the moor above.
the N".p"ls In reply to questions
"G usually have to liEh, my husband
down the stairs AZ 3 N O'Clock every |
That morning ~ not DO II |
for there W: such bright lisht burn
Ing In IN" Voepels that n" could see.
The vo-peis always buried night !
light. but not a big one.
Later in the morning Johnny came l
10 come down. ss ne though, a!s mother
MAS dead, asked him II she rad 5e-p
sick. Tie said no. told him To tell
The police
lie oorroborr.tcd Mrs Pnpegers story.
adding that John cried cut, oh. nam
ma. please get up when b. kn"lt near
her lead body. Coroner Irown tri'~i
10 bring out the fact that Mrs Noc9el
and her son used the same bed. but
'iocgcr did not know
Charles Watts the Hoboken real es-
.ate agent who cared for Mrs No"p-l
Jersey property was next called 10 the
witness stand II was ne whn got John
10 all his mother 70 come Downstairs
ic -iid that on the fatal morning John
volunteered to call his mother some
hing he had never done an Wattz's
previous visits
The body Found.
1t was abou, as O'Clock wanted
q md out about repairs John sIiIs
I'll ask ma lie rang the he'll twice
There was no answer ~" rang The
.ell again and then stepped out iu the
street and looked up Then h. asked
ne To mind the stand whll" h" ran up
n md out what the trouble was 49, I
old him | was In a hurry Som. M
cen minutes later h" rushed down and