The New York herald., 1875-09-13
A DESPERATE DRUNKARD.
MIDNIGHT STRUGGLE FOR LIFE IN A TENEMENT
HoUsE-A MAN ATTEMPTS TO KILL HIS WIFE
AMI CONFNfrTS eIrICTDE

MIDNIGHT STRUGGLE FOR LIFE IN TENEMENT
HoUsE-A MAN ATTEMPTS TO KILL HIS WIFE
AND COMMITS SUICIDE.
horrible tragedy took place in tenement house in
the rear of No 339 West Thirty ninth street at a late
hour Saturday night. short account of the bloody
event appeared in yesterdays HERALD The details are
follows:-
Frederick judd German, aged forty eight years by
occupation locksmth, returned to his home at the
above number at half past ten O'Clock Saturday
night He in gross state of ntoxication. In his
hand he carried bottle half filed with brandy OF
which he began to drink the moment he entered the
house His wife, Caroline, demonstrated with him,
urged him to stop drinking and to go to bed. The
drunken finally complied with the request Judd
and his wife had been in bed but short time when the
former became very violent and threatened to kill Mrs
Judd She endeavored to pacify him, but, finding her
efforts in that direction unavaing determined to rise
and seek safety in another part of the house Accord
ingly, she attempted to leave the room, but her
drunken and nfurated husband caught her by the
throat with hand, while, with sharp pocket knife
held in the other, he stabbed her in the neck. Mrs
Judd screamed and struggled to get away but her
strength feeble in comparison with that of her hus-
band who is a of powerful build. She succeeded
after while, in
but the temporary advantage ended in increased
injury to her for with vigorous pull the brutal hus
band wrenched the weapon from her grasp, and, the
blade passed from her left hand, it cut that member
very severely. Judd then raised the murderous
weapon and was about TO plunge It
a young of twenty years, having heard his
mothers screams, rushed into the room barely in time
TO grasp his fathers uprased and to ward OF what
would have been fatal blow. Mrs. Judd, pale and
bleeding then from the room and by her screams
awakened the neighbors who hurried to her aid. The
struggle between the son and father was soon termi
mated. The former received during tho encounter
or two slight wounds. messenger was sent to the
Thirty seventh street police station and Officers Coffee
and Stanton quickly arrived ut the house AS the po
cemen entered the bedroom wherein the struggle had
taken place Judd was standing upright on the bed
drinking the bottle OF brandy before mentioned.
He took it from his lips tine moment he esped the OFF,
and waved the knlio hc had used on his wife and
In the air. Them without uttering word no
plunged the weapon into his neck
sEvERING JUGULAR
He fell bleeding upon the bed two or three gasps
and died Police Surgeon Waterman arrived within a
short time and attended Mrs. Judd Having dressed
her injuries he pronounced them not of fatal charac-
ter.
A HERALD reporter visited the Of the tragedy
soon after It's occurrence The room wherein lay the
dead body Of Judd showed that fearful struggle for
lie had taken place within It, The bedcothes which
saturated with blood, were strewn the ioor
Tables overturned, and the walls bcspatered
with blood Mrs. Judd had somewhat recovered her
strength and was lying comfortably on sola in the
room of a nelghbor the floor below her apartments
She gave the following version of the tragic AFFAIR."
MRS JUDDs STATEMENT.
My husband came home about ten O'Clock. He was
drunk, and had in his hand bottle Of brandy. Soon
after he In we retired to bed. and thought we
would have no further trouble He, however, got up
several tunes TO drink from the bottle and remon-
straed with him, telling him he must bring any
more liquor into the house. After while l tried to
leave the roOm fearing he would carry out his
threats to kill me, but he caught by tho
throat and cut Inc ia the neck and also cut my hand
During the struggle | screamed 'Nurderl" several
times which brought nv Joseph TO my rescue and
he saved me from my husband. | then fled from the
On the 9th day Of July, 1874, my husband,
who has years been a drinking man, came home in
toxcated ana tried my lie. He cut me IN the
head with knife and tried mt the time TO commit
suicide stabbing himself in the throat just he did
last night, but the wound was not fatal. had him
rested at that time fearing he would again attempt my
life and he was sent the Pen ;ntary tor six months
which time he served
The support of the family which consists of Eve chill
dren the oldest OF whom is the boy Joseph, has laid
for years upon that youth and his mother. Judd
usually squandered all his money in rum.