The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-12-29
LOVES LUNACY.
Everlasting Fidelity Pledged in One
Sentence, and a Woman's Char
acter Blasted In Another.
A ST. LOUIS LOVE STORY.

THE REMARKABLE CORRESPONDENCE OF
CHARLES F. KRING, THE MURDERER OF MRS.
| BRoEMsER.
The st. Louis Times of Saturday says:
The examination of witnesses in the Kring
murder case was concluded yesterday. The
witnesses on the stand were Drs. J. s.
Fischer, Haze rd, Stevens and Baudny and
Mr.. Thomas Kulcin, deputy clerk of the
Circuit Court, and Col. Nat. Claiborne. DR..
Fischer was called to testify an expert on
| q hypothetical case. He said that he was a
Pole, graduated as a doctor of medicine in
Russia thirty three years ago, and as served
as surgeon in the Russian army, in the tai
iau army under Gsribsldi, and in the Union
| srmy during the late war. The prin-
cipal figure in the hypothetical case pre-
sented to him he should pronounce a mon
omaniac. Col. Claiborne had talked with
the prisoner when first arrested and cunsid .
| cred him of an unbalanced mind. Tom
Kulcin testified that no application for a di-
vOrce had ever been entered in the Circuit
Court by either Mrs. Broemser or her
opinions on the hy pJthetical case and all
decided that
THE SUBJ ECT WAS NOT INSANE.
At the conclusion of DIR. Bsudny's evidence
the attorneys on both sides announced that
they had no other testimony to offer, aud it
was then agreed that the arguments to the
jury should commence at 10 o'clock this
morning and conclude some time in the
afternoon. During the examination of wit
nesses Kring sat hsndcuffed behind his
counsel and watched the progress OF the
trial with great interest. He was little
psler than usual, but showed very little
signs of weakening, and after the
trial he walked about the Jail yard,
smoking an old pipe and looking more un-
concerned about his fate than If ne were on
trial for embezzlement. He had his coat of,
his hands were free aud he was ready to en-
| gage in conversation on any topic at all.
| When asked about his case he said it looked
rather hopeless, but thought his lawyers
might succeed in pulling him through after
all.
The following are a few of the letters
introduced by his counsel TO prove
his insanity. The murder was
perpetrated on the An of last Janu-
ary. On the 18th of December preceding
the murder kring wrote the following
FAREWELL TO THE WORLD:
December ii, 1874.
found it necessary to develop to the world
my most inmost feelings and Thoughts. The
scheme which will finish is strongly fixed.
Two children of love, who love each other,
but we're prevented by stronger ties from
uniting themselves, may the eternal veil OF
night iall on them may the world refuse to
damn nv deed; may the world look upon it
in milder light-the bad world that has
deceived me and ma ie bad man me. Life
could not unite me and my dear Dora. Oni
may death, may eternity re place that which
was denied to me by this awful fate. Nav
also the eternal judge forgive the deed for
which, perhaps, L may stand before Him.
Apd Dora also will be summoned to face
him in a very short time. and If in reality
there Is a place OF eternal punishment, be
consigned To IL for my fault. Oh, may the
judge take my hand for her and transfer a
thousand times her sufferings to me. Oh.
near me, Almighty Father! hear my prayer!
Oh, how have thought so little of Thee
through the In fluences OF this world. Give
me iorce and s rength to my purpose. Let
me bring my lie to Thee as a sacrifice
which only through death can serve Thee.
AN UNFORTUNATE MARRIAGE
forced me into ruin. My wife was good but
Catholic. She never could be the wife 1 so
much needed, and never bad the influence
over me that L required. 1 came To this
country young man in the year 1866. At
my fathers my in ward man was spoiled
He Is a wretch aud tyrant i n his family
Oh! may the blessings OF heaven be with
my wife aud poor little boy. | saw Dora
and my heart Was ever with her and hers
with me. Was it a sin, then, when this flesh
could not resist? Gao the heart obey the Law ?
V0 CbJOJ cU dll We WtE6 Cdphul6 OF. May O6-
stTuctlon come on US now. She did want but
could Lot, break the lies which held her
from me. 81 will play the part OF fate,
prepared pretty soon to STAND bsfore my
judge. swear that had criminal init
macy with Do a G. BrOemssr, wife of Jacob
Broems ssr; buE she deceived ms Just as she
had deceived her husband through me- so
she shall be given to destruction, to prevent
her from Geceiv1Dg the hearts of other men.
love her still to insanity and can not
l. Q -. L.. l.
that rascal. Whether she Is good or bad
leave the world alter US to Judge. But Judge
mildly; know she loves me too, Fare
/ we'll. CHAs F. KRINa
WRITTEN TWO DAYS BEFORE THE MURDER:
| JANUARY 1875.
Ny DEAR DORA: With the heartiest
thanks respond to your response OF New
Years graduation. A spark of hope steals
through my inwsrds. 1 have been prepared
for the fearful end since the 18th of December.
Have you thought whether you can apply
for support to "Mr. Counsel-Girrer Weber,"
In case you should stand alone IN the world ?
No, be would turn cold shoulder on you.
and then tell you that he believed in your
guilt. Yes, remember how he trestei you on
your visit from Mud Creek, in DC Ober, '73.
Now, poor thing, you were lett when you
took the ignorant lout, who. without
Weber's counsel, will not be sble to make
any children: who, at that time, at least,
was not fslon and rascal; who, at any
rate, became such through the counsel of
Weber. II only could put his two horses
somewhere and detain him there, then
would have you. Have you got no idea OF
the end? Do you think that I would go
without you? Or do you hope that the iron
bars will enclose me again? |
shall not go anywhere without
you, not even in the grave. Do you
think that my love will suffer you TO re-
main with that half-arm? Mol deceive q
third one and stay with him and will rest
aud be quiet. But this man is even not
worthy of sucn an smiabe deceiver, for
whom another would give mis- life Snort
il yet the appointe time, which | shall
hear the decision from your mouth. With
che cold, bad world L have settled cool and
com posed. Think over it yourself. My