, 1863-02-26
SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN
NEW ORE.
Attempted Double Murder- Suicide OF
the FerpefFator-The motives Love,
Jenlousy and Revenge.

Below VIC give the details Of tragedy
which occnrrcd few nights since at No. Nv
Division street, IN which ono man lost his
life, and deliberate attempt WIS made 10
It seems that Ir Frederic Eicheler, a Ger
tman aged about forty years, and residing at
No. Sc Stanton street, some months ago pro.
poEed to d lively and Intelligent young Ger
man widow. The only obstacle to !be en-
countercd was the fact that Eicheler had then
a wife living somewhere in this country. He
INSURED the widow that for good reaspns he
had commenced suit for divorce against his
wife, and that there was an excellent pros
pect of a speedy md fayorab1c result. In
that event the marriage ,yas to be cpn6utn-
mated at once. The LAWS delay rendered the
fair widow impatient, and when Fellow
for her hesIt and % hand I she consented ] to BE-
come his wife, and five weeks ago they were
u,u1rled. Since that time the husband and
wife have resided at No 60 Division street:
When Eicheler became cognizant 'of this
fact, he was at first highly Indignant, and
Last Wednesday morning ie visited the place
and had IN interview with Mr. and Mrs.
Maen. He told the hitter that he did not.
care to live any longer now that she was the
wife Of another. Late the following evening
said that he was going to enlist In the army
the next day, and had come to bid them both
goodbye. :; BE took ont his pocket book and
offered some money to Mr. Maen, at the same
time urging the latter to go ont and get two
bottles Of Wine with which to take aparttng
! drink, Muen declined to 70 for the wine and
Eichelcr thercupon went for It himself Sub
sequent events showed that Elclelefs mo-
tive was to get Maen out Of the room, md
| during hts absence to murder the wife: This
il the only conclusion to which one eau come,
| Judging from whit immediately followed.
| Eicheler was absent but short time, when he
returned with two bottles Of wine, and three
| tu1nblers In .eacl of the tuu1blers he had
secretly placed q quantity Of white powder,
I which, as subsequent chemical analysis
proved, ms arsenic. Wine was poured into
| The trmblers, and all the persons engaged IN
suspicious that al vas not right, and drank
very sparingly Of the liquid: Eicheler was
| noticeft6 rs be excited during the crinking ofthe
| wine and left .hurTiedly Immediately after.
I Mrs Maen soon became a1armlngly III and
| remained so for many hours despite the most
active remedies which her phys1clanEs could
| just as Eichelcr was leaving Naen's rooms
he suddenly drew revolver from his pocket,
placed the muzzle near Means head md
\ fired On account Of the high state OF ex-
citement in which he was at the time, be
| missed his aim, and the ball lodged In. wall
behind his intended victim.
Thie, twill be remembered, was late on
Wednesday, night last. The next we learn
about Eich1er Is that he was found dead on
Friday in his room at Cla-k's Hotel, No. 81
Chatham. street. Officer Edward r, Whit
comb, OF the Seventh Precinct, was notified,
and from the, Investigations which he has
made It appears thht Immediately aftet E1ch:
Ter left Maen's house, he went to the hotel
md took room. On Thursday, when the
cbambermaid went to bis room, She found
the door locked; after rapping and receiving
no answer, she passed on, Not thinking it
very strnnge circumstance to find tue bed.
room door fastened, she made no report OF y
until the next morning, when 1t was ;found
in the same condition Upon making are
port OF the fact, the proprietor caused the
door to be forced, and Eichler was foun1 dead
in his bed. :.
Dr.. John Beach made post-mortem Iexam
inatfon Of the body, from which 1t was ;,foune
that death was the result Of arsenic or some
other equally virulent poison. 1tis the opin
ion Of tic Doctor, from all the circumstances
Of the case that deceased died on "Wednesday
night Eich1ler was an uphol8terer By occupa
ton, and 80 far as is known, has hitherto
borne good reputation in the society iwhicl
he moved.
Mr. Maen, who did not drink much Of th
! wine, felt very little i'll effects from 1t. Ih
pistol Nas exploded so near his face that th
burning powder singed his hair and Whtskera
It is bc]feved>that Mrs. Maen will recoye
with careful nursing and attention.