The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-01-17
Attempted Wife-Murder in Lehigh.


The Allentown papers cantain the par
ticulars of q most brutal ond fendish at
tempt of a German named Adam Barin-
ger to murder his wife on Sunday even
ing, the 9th instant. Bariuger is the son.
iu-law of former widow Brnklemon, of
Bath, now intermarried with Mr.. Resh
and possessing and occupying small pro-
perty in the village of Hogtown, in Lehigh
county, besides holding small monetary
means Baringer with his wife and an
eight year old child had for some time
been living in Philadelphia, following as
an occupation the holding of stall No. 33
in Girard Avenue Market A few weeks
ago he with his family came on visit to
Mr.. Resh's and Immediately in secret
commenced, C from some unknown motive,
Iimportuning his motber-in- law to rid her.
self of her husband by refusing longer to
live with him. Meeting with prompt de-
nail of his wishes he become surly and
abusive to everybody in the house, and
even uttered threats against the life Of
his wife. He however persisted in his
entreaties for the ridance Of Mr. Resh
from the family, but was continually met
with refusals On Saturday he was par
ticuiarly rough and rude, and by Sunday
his thoughts turned upon murder. To
this end he kept himself up stairs all day
in company with weapons that he held in
readiness to carry out his hellish designs
"a dagger made out Of large file,
sharpened bayonet and a new hatchet-
He kept all day soliciting his wife to join
him, but she sternly refused, his villain
Gus designs being in Manner feared, and
to this end Mr.. Resh also kept purposely
at home all day. At about clock in
the evening, Mr.. Resh absented himself
temporarily from the lower apartments,
which opportunity Baringer seized upon
to inaugurate his bloody feast, by coming
down stairs and selecting huge butcher
knife with which he hastily inflicted 6 stabs
on the body of his wife-one in the alb
domen, in. the region OF the hip, one in
the shoulder, one deep in the forehead,
in Withdrawing the knife from which he
broke out piece Of the frontal bone, an
other in the arm, and two in the breast,
the last so deep aud forcible that he lost
his hold and could not withdraw the knife,
] tIG fiNttlb IL -AONOI liiiS
tine Mr.. Resh hearing the tumult and
scene in the house, hastened to the
scene, when with the aid of his wife they
seized aud hoored the would be murderer,
but being young and strong, he managed
to free himself from their grasp. and ac-
complished his escape, not however until
after two neighbors had entered the house
to whom upon inquiry as to what was the
matter he stated that Resh had murder
ed his wife. The latter named unfor-
tun2te however had just sufficient strength
and consciousness left to declare that the
wounds had beeu inflicted upon her by
her own husband.
The would be murderer is a German,
about5 feet 3 inchesin height, slim built,
thin faced, dark complexion, and wore
browuish pants, soldiers blouse, and left
hatless. He also carries the mark of
bite on one of his wrists, given him By
Resh in the endeator to hold and secure
him. He had about so in his posses
sion, among the mount three SO green
backs. The Commissioners Of Lehieh
county offer reward Of $3.50 for Lis ar
rest.