The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-27
WORSE THAN UNDERTOOK.
A Woman Shot, Carved, Set on Fire, and
Robbed by Her Husband-She may
Live to Confront the Villain IN Court.

Live 10 COnlrOHC tut v Iiidih Ia OooA'
(From the Philadelphia Bulletin, 18TH
In the teIegraphc dispatches OF this
morning appeared the followlng:
"a womun was found at Elizabeth, N
j.. on Thursday, with pistol shot wound
in her face and gashes on her wrists
She is supposed to be the wife OF Her
mann Krull, with whom she arrived IN
this country on the 5th instant. and he
is charged with having attempted to mur
der her to obtain possession OF large
sum of money which she had deposited IN
bank in Hamburg The couple went
to Elizabeth from Philadelphia, and
police are now searching in the latter city
for Krull"
The full facts Of this ease show the man
Krull to be second Undertook, barring
the insurance business For the append
ed particulars our reporter is indebted to
one of our most efficient detectives, Cap
tain William D. Franks. The couple ar
rived here on board the "Pennsylvanla,
on the 5th inst, and the next day en-
gagged board at the Allegheny House.
Market street, above Eighth The next
day, the 9th, the husband, whose proper
name is Hermann Krull, endeavored to
ship lot of baggage via Adams Express
to New York, but not being able to do
so, sent it via the Union Transportation
Company. That afternoon he lett for
Newark or New York, and returned the
following Tuesday, told his wife that he
had taken place in Newark, and was 90
ing to start in business Now Mrs. krull
was formerly the wife of wealthy Ger
man banker of Hamburg, who, dying left
her some $500, the use Of which krull
managed to secure.
This, however, was not enough for him
and upon his return be secured her di
almonds, gold watch, and other jewelry
all of which he pawned.
The next day, Wednesday, the vile, at
the solicitation of Kruil started foi
Newark Arriving at Elizabeth, Krull
said: 1--WE are going no further vel
get out here - and they left the trais
He then conducted her to point about
a mile and half out of the town, the
time being about 9 o'clock p. m when
reaching secluded spot, he told her he
was going to kill her, and producing a
pistol discharged the weapon, the ball en-
teriug over the right eye and passing Out
of the cheek. Next be, drew a razor, or
some other sharp instrument, and inflic
ted four gashes across her left arm. Seiz
ing the right arm, be made three more
cuts along the length thereof from elbow
to wrist. One would have supposed that
this would have satisfied the villain, but
to make assurance doubly sure he set fire
to her underclothing and left her to burn
to death
The poor woman was almost helpless
aud most robably would have been roa:'
ted had it not just so happened that the
ground was wet and her clothing heavy
so that by rolIiu. over aud over, she sue
ceeded in smorhering the flames Suffer
ing from the pistol shot wound in the
head, the gashes on her arms and the
burns She lay exposed all through the
long night, until five O'Clock Thursday
morning, hen she was found by eolOrc
man. and the authorities notified.
The the villain supposed tha, he had
forever disposed ot her Is evident. but
the chances are that she will yet live to
confront him in the Court of justice. She
is now being carefully cared Tor in Eliza
beth, aud the police are on the trail OF
Krull
That Krull's object was gain is more
clearly shown in the fact that after shoot
ing and cutting her and firing her cloth
ing, he cut from her neck a gold piece,
valued at about $40, which she wore as
charm Krull knew that his wife pos
sessed large amount OF property, in her
own right, in llamburs, and to get pos
session of this he would have murdered
her.
He is smart, intelligent German.
about 40 years of age. His victim is
about 30 years old.