The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-13
TRAGEDY IN NEW JERSEY.
A Woman Choked to Death by Her HWs-
band-An0ther Tale OF Domestic
Suffering.

Woman Chokcd to Death by Her H~s-
band-Another Tale OF Domestic
Suffering.
Mrs. Elizabeth Erb aged about forty years. was
murdered by her husband Uhlrlcn, at nine O'Clock
last evening" in their residence kossuth street,
between New York and Bergen Line avenues
Union Hill. From what could be learned from the
statements OF the inmates and neighbors it ap
pears that Uhlrich and his vile had been in the
habit OF quarrelling in consequence OF his addic-
uon TO drink ana neglect TO give MS earnings 10
the support OF the household Uhrlch is carpen-
Ter. lie worked all day yesterday, and cam home
III the evening, as Is alleged, under the innuence
u hsuor. He staggered up the wooden stairway
ieauins IRON the little wooden tenement In which
he resides, and, entering the small narrow room.
where sat his young daughter and heartbroKen
vile, stumbled across the door and dung himself
upon CHAIR. He then began TO pour q tor rent of
ABUSE on MS vile. She remons rated with hlm
put tms only klndied the rage oil the drunken
man. He growIed out few lncoherent remarks.
and then, producing an empty bottle. ordered his
daughter Pauline To 80 out aud bring nina IN
some whiskey. The girl not caring - refuse
took the bottle and LETT the house. Tne over mart
OF The house Is occupied Dy man named patrIck
Graham and his family. AS soon as the g,ri had
lett violent scuf1le was heard between Err and
his vile, anu then somebody tel heavily 70 tue
moor, Whhe loud laundering OF chairs and tables
took place. NOBODY witnessed tnis scene but the
Granams heard the struggle and the noise
They needed 1t but little, however being
quite accustomed to hear such CONFUSION in
the evenings. Alter few moments Mrs Eru
came totterlng down the stairs and entered the
apartment occupied by the Granams. Her eyes
wore look OF intense agony; ner face was wan
and deathllke, her HAIR disheveled. She strove to
walk round q little, but her strength failed her.
and she sunk down on small SOFA near at hand.
What's the matter with you" sald one
OF the Grahams. "Wnat has happened
to your" Mrs. Erb lifted her eyes and
endeavored 10 speak. She threw ner hands Tor
ward, drew up her knees c0nvusively ana
iel back unconscious. IL was thought she mad
he arrived ne found life extinct. Doctors Blake,
Rein and DE Graf were soon at hand, ana they
came 10 the conclusion tnat the woman had died
OF convulslons A black streak across her throat
showed plainly that the COMMISSIONS had resulted
from choking When her daughter Pauline
returned with the whisxey she found her
mother nfeless, and sne seemed to be
the only one through whose heart the
mothers terrible death sent q pang. the nns-
himself to some drink large crowd OF people
speedily thronged around the house, and CRIES or
swift vengeance were muttered among the as
semolage. ConstaDles Nash and Yost came for
ward and took the wretched Uhrlch into custody.
He was conveyed to the prison beneath the Bell
to x m when oo al
r. Il: VIE j. ne replied; &. ION: mat i noss;
dark compile xion, with short whiskers
and mustacne, and has dissipated appearance.
Persons who know HIM wei say that he is quiet
and inofenstve when sober. Coroner ParslOw, OF
Hoooken, viewed the corpse as 1t lay stretched
upon the door. The countenance OF the luckless
PLAIN tale OF domestic affilcIlon and woe. The fol-
lowing persons were summoned BY the Coroner to
appear as witnesses at the inquest :-Frederick
HUH, Rosa Hutn, Patrick Graham and his wife and
Pauline Erb Toe alleged murderer has resided III
the neighborhood for many years, and served as q
soldier in the federal army during the late war.
After the inquest he Will be committed without
bail 10 the County JAN.