The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-30
SAY KOBRNER SHOT HIMSELF
FHRFF WEN WHO WE'RE ufTH
UTu REPORF TO THT POIHE.

nr " a. iBnc To ne Tried To-,nsrrbw IN mn
Oia charge of Larceny and wss said
Ia tiaye Been Concerned In the Theft
"r Wine From IN frent "f DelInoniros-
John Nicholas Koernsr. 4 driver, :;
year, old. who tomorrow was To appear
for trial on a grand larceny charge Tor
stealing n bale OF tobacco from an Spress
truck In front Of Murray's restaurant Ia
West Forty second street last Nav. yes,sE-
day morning either committed suicide
or was murdered in front OF - Nah
haitian street Three friends Of tho
dead man went TO the home OF DE
tective Forbes u Headquarters al dinner
time last night and told the detective that
they had been with koerner the night
before when. they say. in a 81 Of inelah.
choly koerner shot himself
The three men- Warren Roach. VINO
lives at Is West Thirty fifth street john
sullivan. living at AS West Thirty
tith street. and John Johnson. who
lives at scs West Th!rty-first street.
said that they had been drinking wish
koerner on Monday night and that after
he shot himself they went % to their
homes. When they read in yesterdays
afternoon papers % koerners death and
s'ories ,ha, he probably had been mu,-
dered they decided. they said. 10 go %
Detective Forbes. whom they know. and
tell him what had really happened.
While relating thei- story 70 Forbes
and later AZ headquarters. Sullivan. the
spokesman for The three said U the de-
t.Crivas
'koeruer = he rIln you wan'ad Tor
the stealing o! that champagne 81 500
worth. hat was 'aken from IN from; us
De,monioo's on November Il
A saloon keeper named smith who runs
place ia Eighth avenue near twenty
eighth street vas arrested he lay after
he .he:' Of he champagne when some
aipe Was found hidden an the same buid-
ing Ia which smiths saloon i located
Yesterday smith VS. Discharged rs Mas
iS-fa,. Er-scht
SGIivan, wno with mis- com panInas.
Roach end johnson. we're held las gigh'
A. suspicious persons 10 connection with
gave 40 further rsason for connecting
ko"-n"r With the robosry % tho rha,r-
uhgne than IN saI taat hoerner IA the
melancholy moments just befor" his
lea Tia said over and over again. lie paid
iu. 1901 for that wine and stuck ne Tor
20 % tried Thursday for 'ha, bale Of tn
bacco b'Isire-- Lel! saak. Ire down for
Tie $500 he gave 'ne tor :Ee vine pr 10!
III. rol!cr about N. 81 in. ZOO"
V,ncenzD B.ondo. bartar rhn lived Oh
The eth floor 10 the Manhattan stree,
'nu"rnea, ia front of which koern-r either
Killed himself or was murdered sboAt
8 o'clock yesterday morning. ran intO he
Vest i25th street police station shortly
alter and told The polio" of scpfiie Ia the
hallway Il his home followed by shoot
Ing
The barber said ma h. had been awaA
Sned first hy pounding at M. door and
that he sCuif,s followed Then ne looked
ont ms window and Thought h.. saw one
man shoot hosTn"-. after which 'h"--
others ran away
The three held A. Headquarters told Il
detailed story e 'neT wandsrings ~
Monday night AID early Yss'.rday In tru-
ing from Saloons down in her own ne gh-
bOraord Tn'ii they aO' - Harlem. Their
they entered 'h- hons. they say. '".' 1.
,ii..,i by th. barrier 80 cal nu - frrr1.! II
kO~rn"T $ When they l.f' the hors-
according 10 their story. kosru.r sud
denly turned the revolver on himself AMI
rr.-d What tho barber saw. they -sv.
Na- their effort 10 get the pistol away
irn,n hu-Tn-r ATer h" tsd killed h;Iu-
soft they ran away.