New-York tribune., 1873-02-06
THE BLRECRER-ST. HORROR.

4 = SUM VI DOhLrIiN lNf LLi'llls
| Doubt as to the identity of the two pTinci-
pal in the horrible tragedy that enacted in
the assiguation hotse Bleecler-st the Bowery,
on Tuesday night been dspeled, and the vic
tins have been fully identified as william and Barbara
| schaefer, husband and wife The terrible deed how
ever /, still shroudcd mystery. 10 ~ evident that
the Unmatched couple preparing 10 leave the room
qt tho time Of the fatal struggle. From tins assumed
fact Il is inferred hat ha1@h murder aud suicide may
have been contemplated by the man. their perDerat01
at that time preciptated by renewal OF former
quarres the other hand the finding. upon the floor,
OF the new razor with which the fatally mutiated
his wife and cut bis throat in conjunction with the
discovery of its pasteboard case Il regarded
tending to that the weapon had been procured for
the commission Of the deed
Deputy Coroner Beach performed an autopsy upon
the body OF the unfortunate woman yesterday, and de
cared thar death had resulted from pr0iuse bemor
rhage II was found that by single cut which nearly
decapitated the woman, the windplpe, arteries ald
many OF the cords OF the neck had been completely
severed while there also deep wound upon the
left shoulder with several ghastly wounds in the lower
part OF the left cheek bones OF which had been laid
bare and shred- flesh left dangling from the jaw The
left thumb wa- also found 10 have been nearly ampu
tated aud from this fact It may be inferred that the
freuzed woman had seized the blade OF the weapon aud
tried to dsarrn the murderer. The visited at
Bellevue Hospital by Coroner keenan, during the day,
but was found unconscious and evidently dying
n nuears however that Schaefer Is native OF Ger
many aud resided in this country about 20 years
after coming 10 America he married the deceased
who said to have been born In Utica, " Y Ihcy had
four children. of whom three were boys aged respect
lively ~, H. and IL, ana one girl age H. Unt wh the
moniousy, but az the beginning Of that period
the previous congenialty was thus destroyed
The wife II Is alleged, then became faithless,
5y her husband Who went to Germany. His wife, it
stated then lived with stephen Haas, onearmed letter
carrier, attached TO Station B. Upon the return ot
ragned before Jus ice Scott FOR abandonment but dur
ing an examination she declined 10 return 10 her nus
hand alleging thaf he had sold his right to her affection
to Haas no had purchased some furniture iIon him
for $50 The complaint was therefore dismissed ana
schaeffer discharged from custody. Mrs. s'haei-
Ter then rented rooms in the tenement-house
Ne. 90 Edrdges and supported herself ana hel young
est son. ~ whole or IN part, by binding Shoe-tops
schaffer meanwhile went 20 live with his brOther-in
law Frederick Gelss, OF No 22j East Ffty 'ehhst
who had married hls sister, Through the influence Of
ms brotheriu-law. shaeher obtained position IA a
% ivcb he s heiryed To have held up 10 the present
time. His elder have earned their own livelihood
for several years but the dauIhte has been committed
| t0 a reformatory institution.
A reporter Who visited the apartments OF the dead
woman. in Eldridge-st, yesterday. iOund tltu scdiy
furnished bur tidy The house was. however, dilap
daed aud its surroundings were che, res The young
est Of the deceased, bright aud civil ad SAID sub
stantialiy, in response 10 numerous inquiries:
within the last two years father and mother were
always fighting, aud he dd no Work dhd drahA V"Iy
live win hIm LETT him and took the name of Katie Wal
denar and brought us live WITH het mere she worked
every day in factory uptown making pants, anu sup
ported all Oh what she made. Before thcir separation
my father ana mother used 10 have frequent quaItes
often coming 10 blows. When we came 10 1--we here
father used 10 and mother about once week.
generally saturday night lie would stay
Tor few hours. aud always took my mother ont with
HIM she returning u hour or two. Often, after
coming back she would she would never 90 0ut WIh
him again, they used 10 night. Ny father often said
To her that be did like to die before her and that she
should die first aud then ne would follow Last night he
came in about o'clock and having some supper
with us when all at he called mother into the nner
room aud said something 10 her, but Do not know what
IL was They then went out together she saying that
they would DO back IN ten nluutes and finish supper.
That Il the last Of them. and We did not
hear OF the killing until this morning Father appeared
to have been drinking little, but hs was not druna
ScEae fer died az p. m, yesterday without having
rallied sufficiently TO make any disclosures. The Four
teent Precinct police have detained, witness, tue
woman who admitted Schaeer aud his wife tU the house.