The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-29
LOVE AND JEALOUSY.
Free Love and It's Fruits-A Husband Slabs His
Wife, Her Paramour and Himself-A Story Of
Woman's Perversity and Mans DevotednesA

Christian Trefz, thirty years Of age Of los Allen
street, stabbed his wife, Louisa, and Franz Linde
man yesterday morning, causing serious injuries
The particulars Of the assault are as folows:-Mr.
and Mrs. Trefz, both Of whom are natives Of Ger
many, arrived In America about three years ago
and took up their residence In Fifth street. While
they were living there Lindeman became &C
quainted with them and visited at the house. Mr..
Trefzs business not proving as prosperous as his
wife expected, she became dissatisfied, and after
series OF complainings she left her husband and
went to Philadelphia with Lindeman. Some two or
three months after they had taken up
their residence In that city Trefz went
to Philadelphia and begged OF his
wife to return to her home Just then Mrs. Trefz
refused to 60 back, but three or four weeks after
wards she gave up Lindeman and once more took
up her residence in the house OF her husband.
Trefz then moved his business from Fifth street to
Allen street, and exhausted all his means in the
attempt to do larger business than before. IN
fortunately for him, however, the location he &c.
lected was
NOT GOOD ONE,
and in short time he lost all the money he pos
sessed. This seemed to weigh.heavily on the mind
OF his wife, and his business complications con.
tinued to grOwworse, she became low spirited and
finally went back to live with Lindeman. This
took place about three weeks ago. The
second desertionof him by his wife was taken
his friends declare they would not have known him
by simply meeting him in the street. His anger and
despair eliminated yesterday morning about eight
O'Clock, when he made up his mind II his wife did
not return to him to take her life. With this idea
Trefz started for 43 Orchard street, where Mrs.
Trefz was living with Lindeman as his wife, When
he got to the door of the apartments they occupied
he Knocked and Lindeman opened it. Tretz asked
to be permitted to go in, but he was
REFUSED ADMITTANCE.
Mrs. Trefz, who was sitting on a sofa just inside
the door, asked her husband what he desired
IN -nIfh hat In hn1 nn1n RI
induce her to return to his home. This appeared
to annoy the lady, and she told him, sharply, to 20
about his business, she did not intend to have any
thing more to say to him. Trefz then made an effort
to pass Lindeman but the latter stopped him.
scnhie ensued, and Trefz, who seemed to have lost
all control OF himself, drew long-baded knife and
plunged 1t into Lindeman's side, just under the ribs
lindeman fell back into the room, bleeding pro-
fsey and Trefz rushed upon his wife, knife in hand
and, ninging her back upon the sofa, stabbed her
fourteen times in different parts of the body The
woman fought SO desperately with her Infatuated
husband that none of the wounds were very Sc
we're; but she bled from almost all of them, and be-
came so exhausted from the effect that she fell
killed her, then
into his side Just under the heart, and fell
across the floor at the feet of Lndeman. The noise
attracted number OF the other residents
IN the house, and on gaining the door
horrible sight was presented to their gaze,
in all It's dreadful ghastliness. One OF the men ran
into the street and called a policeman, who sent in
formation OF the affair to the station house. and Ser
geant Carr of the Tenth precinct was soon upon the
spot Trelz and Lindeman were removed to Belle
vue Hospital in an ambulance, and Mrs Trefz
was attended to where she lay by the police sur
geon. Lindeman, after his wounds were dressed
at Bellevue Hospital, returned to his home In Or
chard street, but TrciZ is still in Bellevue, and no
hopes are entertained Of his recovery. Iindeman
and Mrs. Tre!z are not dangerously injured
She is very attractive woman in personal ap-
pearance, about twenty-eight years OF age, and, as
far as could be judged, something over the medium
height. Lndeman appears to be very much devoted
her, but what effect the action of the husband will
have upon the household 1t is yet impossible to say.