New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-07
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Al ~ O'Clock yesterday morn. ns young woman
nome6 Eleanor Jones' called al the 9sdenc' o. Dr Al
Won Froh No 4g7 second.aFe and de, red to see h
She inform "a that she could not br. - Soc 10
sisted upon entering the door med ia hoF face Tie
visitor then took from her dress poke. smell single
pistol placed the muzze the center Of her breast just below
~ 0r b0le aad fred tse BAR passing into and lodging ~
he ooay' without utteriug word tho unfortunate young
sank down tho stop which she standing
IN a state OF insensibility.
The action witnessed by several persona aud alarm
a. given In short time Rounisman Leary.
cOpanied b. officers WGshp and Wilson Of the Eighteenth
Preoao reached the soene. and the wounded woman
conveyed 10 Bellevue Hospital On reaching that institution
o found TO DO quito extinct death having bssn caused
By internal hemorrhage.
From statements made BY Sergeant Banield and Officer
Young Of the Eighteenth Precinct would appear that
the morning OF the e3d u the deceased called the Station
House evidently aboring under high state Of excitement
Approaching the desk asked Sergeant Bane who
in command at the time be wished to thief lie
plsd in the Affirmative and tho visitor who easy to
perceive lady OF culture and refinement replied that
she panied that the thief other than her
husband Dr. August Won Frech and that he had time
previously stolen gold watch. valued at 80 from
Mrs Nina zess of No 25 East Tonthst with whom herself
husband had boarded for nearly year and sha pro-
oedng the thef On being questioned further she stated that
had intended the Doctor arrested
having lately married another She further Informed
Sergeant that had been legally married to the Doctor
prove and that they had lived together with Ms
Zess and wife During that interval child boz bat
lived only six weeks About month before the morning
which she related story Sergeant she stated that
Won Fech informed her that he had procured legal
divorce from his first wife, and he spprebensive that
she might discover the fact OF his second marriage and
prosecute him. Therefore he thought it would be better
for her QLe deceased) to go TO Boston where she
has father and sister residing end remain there until
he could arrange matters here that she might return
with safety to hin self Believing Gil the statements she
made the proposed trip aud remained Boston until she
ceiVed Information from that Won Frcch
about marry another to whom he had been
devoted during her absence She to this city
arriving here the day which she called at the
station house. bat too late to prevent the marriage which
had been already consumnated Whether she had inter
with arrival does appear; but
becoming convinced Of she fact that he married size went
to the station house and made charge Of grand larceny
against him. for stealing the article mentioned above
tho conclusion of the statement Sergeant Banheld called
NJ Officer Young him accompany the lady
No 3 Second where tho doctor was then boarding and
arrest him. Accompanied by lady the officer proceeded
entered the doctors apartment Tho lady at once
proceeded to the mantle and taking up pistol which lay
there aimed 1t at the doctor and pulled the trigger The
weapon fd to erp and before she could repeat the eI
pertinent sEached from her by the officer The doctor
houseop but pursued and arrested by
Officer Young and party then returned to tho station
Arrived there the prisoner and the lady had along
private at the conclusion Of which the lady In
Sergeant that all the charges she had made against
the prisoner false and she would make no complaint
against him The Sergeant accordingly forced to dis
charge the prisoner which he did first sprmandng the lady
severely the She declared that sho was
satisfied with explanation made by the prisoner and that
loved better than life itself They then lof the sta
tonhouse together II would appear however that the
promises Of the doctor fahsd for the uert day
Qbe u called the Market Police Court and
procured warrant for his arrest from Justice Mansfield
This served by Officer Crofu Of the Court Squad the
following DAY and the prisoner brought before Justice
STANDBY then presiding As tho complaint only bore the
signature CHE companant and the law declares
counsel for the defense moved that the
oomp-nt be dismissed aad this accordingly done by the
magistrate.
The NOS, singular par. Of the whole affair that the
mentioned above sci1siy stolen from Mrs Tess and
eher the Of Doctor returned the in
some mysterious Snoe that time the deceased has
attempted TO the Doctor several times but each oo
oason repued by him his friends 1t s supposed
that yesterday morning ho repaired TO the residence Of the
with the sh6ong him In the presence OF
h, wife but failing obtain admittance in tit Of despera
on turned the weapon upon herself With the result chonced
above.
Deceased have stated native OF Boston Mass
but educated and pass the greater portion OF her girl
hood Virginia. During the late she ouspoken In
her admiration OF the South and two occasions
arrested by Gen l. C. Baker for having furnished information
Of the Rebel authorities She
aged years OF medium hight with features pro-
fusion Of light brown curly hair Her department very
ladyke and her conversation that Of culture
aud refinement relations In Boston sad TO be quite
wealthy her rupture with the Doctor she has been
boarding with Mrs Margaret Kelly at No. 429 Secondave
Coroner Gamble notified bold inquest but owing
to the absence important Witnesses decided to postpone
until today
Dr. Beach made pomortem examination OF the de-
ceased and found psioshot wound little to the ef OF the
medan e penetrating through the sernum at the crucorm
cartilage; its upward and TO the lef acturng
the liver tearing open the right aurce Of the heart and
woundng upper edge the Spleen the ball found be-
tween tho yerebIa cardiac oee OF the stomae death
was caused by internal hemorrhage.
Dr August Won Frech native Of Germany aged 0yesr
and has always borne good In the profession He de-
MES having married che deceased but admits that they lived
together for time