The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-12
CRONENBOLD'S CRIME
4 TERRIBLE DOMESTIC TRAGEDY
~ ST, LOUIS.
THE NCPIIALS OF A YOUNG
GlEL PREVENTED BN THE
ASSASSINATION OF TIE
INTENDED BRIDE
GROOM.
HER BROTHER TIE PEEPETRA-
TOR OF THE BLOODY DEED.
It'rom the S.. Louis Times,

rom inc 81. LOUIS IIint.,
The tenth murder OF the year Wa, com.
mitted yesterday afternoon, under pecu-
| liarly distressing circumstances. Richard
| Boe,,scher was the victim, and his assassin,
Benz smin Franklin Cronenbold, is now
| inchrcersted in the First Di.tric. Police
! station.
To thoroughly understand tho csuses
| that led to the tragic affair, il is necessary
20 give few chapters from tho private
history Of Il well known and respected
family.
On June &c. 1872 Judge F, W. Cronen-
bold dicd, leaving . widow, q daug hter, -
son. and an estate valued at $4,000.
For number of years the Judge kept =
large hardware store, Nos. 1913 sad 1916
CArondelct avenue. Since his dea.h his
widow, Mrs. Angus, Cronenbold, has con-
Quoted the business, with her son, b. +.
Cronenbold, and the book-keepar, Fred.
erick William Weber, rs partners;
Mrs. Cronenbold needed hostler and
carriage driver last March, and her son
engaged Richard BJo.t,sheg ut the German
relief Office.
a few week, after Boettscher came to
live in tho house. Mrs. Cronenbold sent
her son TO Europe. On his return, abou:
man had won the affection. of tho sister
and that the mother bad sgrced 10 E mar
risge between them. lie swore that the
wedding would no! take place, and in this
he was encouraged by Weber, who was a
sutton for Cors CrOnenbolds hand.
Both young men kept tho family in con-
slant turmoil, aud frightened Boettscher
away from the house, but Cora and her
aVrs 49,. z
with him, and lDally arranged that the
wedding should t.so place on Friday the
9TH inst.
On this day young Crouenbol went
down town 90 business for his mother,
bu. suspecting il WAS trick to prevent
him from interfering with tho wedding,
no and Weber hastily left their worE,
went out 20 tho Cronenbold mansion, on
Grand avenue, near Chippewa street, and
| found the parlors illuminated, "A number
OF guests already there and active prcps-
raiions for the marriage in progress. Tho
two young men lay in wait Tor Boettschcr
who had not then arrived. When young
Cronenbold seized the horses and ,hou,ei
| that some one would have TO die before
the vehicle could leave. The bridegroom
demonstrated, wbe-eupon Weber fred a
shot that went through the calf Of hi.
lei! leg, wounding him So badly 81 TO pre-
vent the wedding. So the guests snd the
minister we're dismissed.
The son and his friend were arrested
upon the charge Of assault with intent 30
ki!,snd their examination !, TO take place
some time this week, in the cour; OF Grim.
insl correction
Yesterday young CrJmenb1li won't t.
his room for a nap after dinner, and on
swskiRg found himself locked in. He
listened for awhile, heard some com
melton In the room below, and, from the
words used in conversation between his
: mother and sister, judged that they were
going out 10 meet Boettschor and have
the marriage performed. This suspicion
aroused his anger, which was heirhtsned
on hearing a closed carriage stop IN front
OF the house, and seeing Boet,scher aligh,
and go into the hallway. Breaking Tho
room-door open, be se!2ed his rovol,
ver, rushed down stairs and leveleI
his weapon at Boottschsrs head
The threatened man hur
I riedly left the house, followed by Cronen
bold. While Bostlscher was CLIMBING
over fence, Crononbold fred three shot,
at him, then jumped over the fence him
self AMI continued the pursuit. for about ,
hundred feet, when two more shot. wer,
fred, and Bcettscher fell dead In the fol,
on the wet side OF Grand avenue at III,
head Of Chippewa street. This occurro.
7 about Eve minutes TO four O'clock.
. Cronenbold went down 10 his store i'm
mediNely after the shooting. Moun,o,
Policeman RICHARDSON happened along OF
I, Grand avenue, and learned Of the muir
nsr. Putting spurs to bis homo, ho wa
I in Few minutes Afterwards at the FRS
district station. With Officer Georg
Ailles be stationed several policeme
| around the block where tho storn ia loc.