New-York tribune., 1869-05-24
TRAGEDY IN STANTON-ST.

A JEALOUS HUSBAND ATTEMPTS TO MURDER
HIS WIFE AND CHLDREN-HE THEN SHOOTS
HIMsELF-ANTE- -MoRTEM STATEMENT OF THE
WOMAN.
For a considerable time past Philip Kobel,
German COOPER with his wife, Catharne and three chill
dren have occupied the basement OF No 1i9 Stan
tons The husband has for several years past believed
that his wife was unfathfh to HIM. Six years ago he
left her. and they remained apart for four years through
the Intervention Of friends two years ago. they became
so far reconced live together again. but In short
time the old quarrels RECOMMENDED The youngest
child Mary Ann, aged years. Kobel has steadily main
taned was not his child but belonged to man named
BInger These quarres have often attracted the attention
Of the neghbOr but as they are OF frequent occurrence
In tenements in general and this ono IN particular, no
especial attention paid to the chickering's OF the
couple Some time ago the caused the arrest of
Kobe for having violently beaten her. and he was sem
fenced TO a short In the Backwes Island Peniten-
tary This was another OF trouble, and whenever
the husband camo home intoxicated, which was very
often OF late these two grievances would be ventilated
and tho woman occasionally accused OF more recent IN
fidelity 10 him. Several days ago he declared that no
would live with her longer and demanded his clothes
from his wife Mrs. KObel refused to give them up.
On Saturday evening Kobel went hOmo apparently
sober so the neghbors say and sound OF quarreDg
was heard proceeding from their apartment The cou
pie and their children retired comparatively early Soon
after o'clock yesterday morning officer Bohe Of tho
OF the tragedy met by the two sons Of Kobel aged
respccuvely and IL years, and they informed him
that their father had shot their mother and sister, and
had tried 70 kill them. The officer at once hurried to
the apartment ofl Kobcl, and found Mrs. Kobel and
her little daughter lying insen,ible ION the bed In
their nght.clothng, and bleeding freely from
wounds in the head In each case tho wounds
were situated near the rsht temple The boys
said their father nd into the street after committing
tho assault and the officer started 20 look for linn. rap
ping FOR assistance he proceeded In his search for tho
would be assassin. kOble at length found In Norfolk
a. lie wore nothing hut his shirt and pantaoons and
bleeding freely from two wounds lh tLe tgt breast
no having shot himself after committing the assault on
Els wife aud child. He was taken 10 the EdIIdgest
Police Station and several other occs having come UP
on hearing OGcors BChes Tnp5 Tor assstahce, car,
ver5 men at ouce T. Bellevue Hospital, where the
attendant physician pronounced them Ia critical con-
Kobc when fret taken into tho Police Station seemed
3D. lf crazcd condition. but soon recovered ana was
him lie declared that be had recollection ot having
assnucd his wife and cAd that be must have been IN
Die 'or his actous Ito was also removed to bellevue
! Hospital. his wounds are considered dangerous ahd
thc probabilities are taat of the party will recover
old nor "a arrcled one. II Is conccturod that
Ip nr ured 40 his wife and tho child While they were
sleeping Tie boys were aroused from sleep ~ nearing
tic fcnlr'S of the pistol aud fearing for t-.r lives, h,d
met hy Officer Bol. Alcr iuh,iHg tlo wounds on ihe
uo.l.f aud chLI KobI must have again loaded
tie ueapou. and deliberately shot himself
iu f.o breast before leaving his apartment
ThfH j. ue belief ~ Oucer Bohc, who states that he
heard no pstu shot streets and a the ncigbottOod
wus tho time, ho would certainly have heard the
shots al they fired outside the teuc ncnt ~
probably Intention OF kobcl 20 XII bis cu family aud
tncn commit suicide lie Is a native 81 Germany. aged
5j years Mrs Kobo aged years. ANA also native
of Germany The couple have married daughter, iCs
/ dlk u tho Tenth Ward.
Yesterday afternoon Coroner Flynn proceeded TO tho
Hospital and took the autenortrm statement OK hOhel
aud his wife. The following are the ante enortcm state
Philip Kobcl testified:
Tia5 been ouHJ ysaH r'sTon n my ~s eoHng
hrr ana worked s sskats sugar hctofT wife "a OIL atmIlu
wished separate tef she stole ny moasy al cls sni
pasrfd thpB sss acted uglt tosti on ha,l y 'hs
acu u $40 balls on thc Isaud Is dssi wrots
90 my wiz 10 lei w out be 90 @ 20. home aboIt
oe.b; vie rri'si 90 s~p With ue y on ie ro,hi about
oos chs -ofg cot gp 'ud being auno'e ioot lf,r anl
struck ~ hsnd The ammer thea glanced o. ard
rrk rL1 tuagGe her moiltr then trnf fe'po11f
I- pto I'd pct 10 90 nJ lf-, gh ths hisntou thng ny
self 4 barrels hursi snd sth tha other sAoi mJbeL
Mrs Elizabeth Kohcl testified:
~ huhaai past dnkngs great Zeal sri
tpd,ared O. te little bad bin ,sli on The d soou
KIr0ls TT beating be Sa committed ron ltlrn ha7ket
~ otti 'he Island w Do isvs hs wrote
hsg br rt rod DO c ald trgci nc % 60 20 o
judge 1l 80 l oats id 'iace be- came b Pc s 90, Noea
eau cet oJ De fsuled hous ahsu % 0co. s
oueatsd. an ssk me bI two shhuf' g.eh BINS be cane
% 0c.nrh Nhr
aslrrr lc sho The forehead psrons ht1rag he
roun afring iato The Tsagei he w be bed slot
The statement OF the given IN q clear and
collected manner That Of kObel, on tho contrary was
! given On loose rambling manner. lie vas evidently
y,rsllg lunacy. N not actually insane The wounds
/ inflicted tho woman and child were inflicted m the
opinion Of the attendant surgcOns with blunt nstru-
Wcut that IN this respect tho statement OF kobel Is
/ probably correct