The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-25
4 STARTLING OCCURRENCE
4 Murderer While on Trial FierccIy
Assaults the Husband of His VIC

The st. Louis Republican Of Tuesday,
says: Quite sensation was caused in
the Criminal Court Yesterday by an
unexpected act Of violence on the part of
Charles L. Kring, on the trial for the
murder of Mrs. Jacob Brocmser,
on the night of the fourth Of January
last. kring, it will be remembered,
after having for long time enjoyed the
acquaintance of Mrs. Brocmser, called ut
her house one night and persuaded ner
to 90 out into an alley when he shot
her and after wards made an Intellectual
attempt to take his own life, lie ap-
pearei to be half crazed, and be has
kept up the appearance ever since
Yesterday was set for the trial OF the
case. and the prisoner was brought into
court and given seat near the attorneys
table. just nj the opposite side OF the
table. about eight or ten feet distant from
him. sat Jacob Brocmser, husband of the
murdered woman. kring sat sometime
ewing Broemser tierccly. Then sudden
~ rs though overcome by the force
Of his passions he spranG to his feet,
seized the heavy arm chair in which he
had been sitting and dashed it with all
the power of an enraged athletic man
full mt the form of Broemser. The latter
bv n somewhat remarkable display OF
activity, eluded the blow and stood look
ing in a startled, half frightened way
M his aSsailant, while Krlng stood as
though uncertain whether or not 10 jump
over the table and follow up the assault
Deputy Marshal Koran seized him and
hustled him across TO the other
side of the room, when he leaned against
= register and smiled complacently ut
the CONSERVATION he had raised. His
attorneys rushed to him and talked to
him soothingly. Judge JONES ordered
the man 10 be handcuticd instantly, and
while this was being done the excite
mcnt gradually subsidized. The court
room was filled with people ut the time,
and of course every man had jumped
up to see the performance TO the best
advantage. Broemser plscidly resumed
his seat BY the table, and hrng was
conducted. still smiling. To "A chair as Tar
distant from the irritating presence a.
possible. The whole appearance OF the
man during this act was striking, not
to say remarkable. His figure erect,
,hapelv. and rather tall, was clad IN
black broadcloth and immaculate linen
A pair Of melancholy blue eyes shonc
with kind of mild glare from his
pale smooth shaven face, upon which {"
ineaning lcss smile played titiuIlyas he
pointed his finger scprntully towards
Broemser.
His attorneys, McssIs. Mcdonald,
Turner and Jones, filed an affidavit Tor I"
continuance on account of absence of I'm.
purtant witnesses. two of whom are sex
10 St Clair county, Ill. The defence will
attempt to prove that the prisoner was
insane at the time the murder was com
mitted. The case was laid over tc the
November term of the court, The be-
havior of the prisoner IN
court was freely discussed,
various reasons being offered in regard
To the outbreak. Some said 1t WAS all
together too gauzv, while Others thought
il was remarkably we'll done. Nobody
seemed to ascribe the ebuiliton to genu-
inc insanity. Probably the readers Of the
RcDUJHcan have not forgotten thaI alLcr
Shooting Mrs. BroemScr, kring placed
the muzzle of his pistol to his own breast
and was only prevented from suicide
by the fact that the pistol missed fire
several times. Next morning, in an IN '
,erview with reporter of this paper,
Krirg stated his deep regret that he had
failed to destroy himself. His behavior
in various respects then forshadowed
what the defense would probably be.
At the time it was thought by some that
he had purposely fixed the revolver
So that some of the loads would not eX-
ploLc.