The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-12-26
A Remarkable Criminal 4a.:a5.
A MAN WHO TRIED TO SHOOT, STAB AND
BURN HIS VIE.

The trial of man for one OF the most
extraordinary and atrCcioGs attempts to
commit murder known III the criminal re-
cords of this country, was begun on Thurs
tlav in Elizabeth. n. J., in the court of
Over aud Terminer Of Uuion county
Herman KrUll aSius koewing, was put
upon his trial for attempting to murder
his wife, Lucy krull, in Elizabeth. The
first witness, Geo. Sayers, testified that on
leaving his home on November 13, lie saw
a woman crawling on her hands and knees
in the roadway. lie ran TO her, and lift
ing her III his arms, carried her into his
house, where he discovered that she had
been wounded in the head, evidently by
pistol bullet, and that the arteries of both
arms had been cut at the wrist with some
weapon She was then so weak from loss
of blood that she was unable to speak
He had Informed the police of MS discOv-
cry, and they had arrested tie attempted
murderer.
Mrs Erull then narrated the circunI-
stances attending the attempt upon her
life. Her testimony was translated by an
interpreter as hhe gave ii, she not speak
ing the English language. She became
acquainted with Krull in Hamburg, Ger
many. in August last, and married him III
September. She arrived in this country
on November 5, landing at Philadelphia.
The day after their arrival he slid he wish
ed to visit his children in Brooklyn, and
went to that city. He reioined her ON
Nov II, and told her that he had selected
Newark as their future home. Previous
TO starting she pawned a watch studded
with diamonds and three rings, and gave
the money to her husband. On the way
to Newark he got off the train at Eliza
beth, AT o'clock in the evening. IN that
city lie walked through dark streets until
late at night, and finally led her into
piece of wood on the border of the city. -
lie then stopped suddenly and said, ''Lucy,
we are both going to die here. love you
too much
He then took out of his pocket hand
kerchicf saturated with chloroform and
placed it against her mouth, but she push
ed his hands away. lie then fired shot
in the air. and in an instant afterward
pointed the pistol at her head and fired.
She fell to tho ground insensible, and
when she recovered consciousness found
him cutting one of her wrists. She at
once wrapped her handkerchief around 1t.
lie tore the handkerchief off, and asked
her pardon for what he had done. She
said that she could never forgive him. He
then seized her right arm and inflicted
with knife three terrible gaSheS, saying,
cOolly, 1T will give put little pam die
braVely.' She thcE tried to take the
knife away from him, but was too weak.
He then again cut her arm, and said,
This will help you lie down tomorrow
morning they will find you dead.
She fell to the ground. lie then lit a
match, and applying it to her undercloth-
ing, set it on fire, and then left her. Still
conscious, she reached out one of her
arms, from which the blood was stream
ing, and quenched the flames with the
blood. She laid almost unconscious on
the ground until daybreak, and then, as
she was endeavoring to crawl to a house
near by, she was discovered 10y Sayers.
During Mrs. krulrs examination the
clothes she wore on that terrible night
were brought into court, and were found
to be stained with blood and partly burn
ed. The accused testified III his own be
half that lie missed his wife i'll Phladcl-
phia. followed her to Elizabeth, could not
find her there and then went back to
Philadelphia, where he was arrested by
the police.
The trial of Herman Koewing closed .
on Friday at noon. The jury after being
out fifteen minutes brought in verdict of
atrocious assault, and lac was sentenced to
ten years i'll the State Prison aud to pay a
fine of 81, 600.