The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-20
WIFE MURDER IN JERSEY


TRAGEDY IN JERSEY CITY TENEMENT
HoUsE-DoMEsTIc IMPLICITLY AND IT'S RE-
Suits.
At haltpast three O'Clock yesterday afternoon q
crowd gathered round the house No. 1853 Bay
street, Jersey CITY. Detective Coward, from
Police Headquarters. had entered, and he soon
appeared with Frederick Blankmeyer whom he
conveyed TO the First precinct police station. The
prisoner was then committed TO cell on the
charge OF numbering his wife. II ap.
pears that about hafpast TWO O'CLOCK
Blankmeyer called on DR.. Hadden and asked
HIM TO go and see mis- wife, wno ne said, nad Just
died. The physician proceeded to the 'front.' room
oil the third noor OF the building and there saw
the body Of the woman. IL was ghastly specta-
Gle. The mouth was gaping, the face was swelled,
the left Jaw was dislocated, and that side OF the
face was blackened mass OF nesh. Scratches
were visible on the neck. the chest
and part OF the back bore evidence
OF bruises, and the position In which
the BODY was found denoted that she cled
after intense suffering. Blankmeyer asked the
physician TO give certificate Tor burial, but was
met with decided refusal DR.. Hadden lmme-
diately proceeded TO Ponce headquarters and re-
ported the case. The arrest soon followed. Police
Justice Reese was notlded anu an examination was
held bankmeyer stated that MS Wlle had been
visiting on sunday, aud that when she came home
Gated and he reproached ner. quarrel was the
result and he struck her several BLOWS. she became
"quletO after TINS punishment. and went TO bed.
That was the last Of the unfortunate woman. In
nammatlon and congestion rapidly set IN and
oeatn soon enaed the struggle.
Tue eldest child OF the deceased, girl about
eleven years old, was tlen brought forward, aud
sue stated that her father struck mother WITH his
boot and the blow caused her 70 ia against q
table. That IS all could De learned from the girl
he deceased leaves TWO other children, VINO dld
not seem 10 realize the terrible Tragedy.
County Physician Stout and Ponce surgeon Bird
made postmortem examination at q late hour
last evening. HERALD reporter, accompanied
By Onlcer Maglnnis, visited the Wretched dwelling
an hour after the arrest OF Blankmeyer. Inc
rooms were In squalld condition.; the poor,
thou gntless children seemed Indifferent and were
uncommunicative. The body lay on miserable
pcu IN small room. the olackened face beng
concealed by damp cloth. TIE BODY LAID on tue
right side, tue law requiring tnat no change be
made TIL the arrival o. the County Physician. Ine
three cnlldreu ana q sister OF the deceased woman
with the oncer aud reporter. crowded around tue
bed. Few woros were spoAen
'Was your Iather drunk when he came In last
night ~ was asked OF the eldest child.
some caution. ale hit mother with his boot, and
she ell agln the table out there. don't know
anything more, sir.n
see that young one telling a lie and looking q; US
as II sue were taxing truthsn
1t was ascertained that the deceased woman
was thlrty-one years OF age. was born OF irish
parents named Dolan, IN sussex street,
1ersey o G,0noN WAS m marrsd 70 S man
three children now living and that she was again
married, three years anu nalf ago, TO the nus
baud now charged with Killing her. They resided
IN Steuoen street untl last Tuesday, wnen they
removed 10 the house IN which sne met her
death. She mad no children by Blankmeyer.
Alter the removal on Tuesday, he says, she was
taken III and was confined 10 bed on FRIDAY and
SATURDAY, coroner Lynch arrived about hali-past
! SIX aud viewed the remains.
The reporter had an interview with Blankmeyer
in his cell. lie Is man OF more than av-
erage Intelligence. medium SIZE pleasant
countenance, tnlrty-sIx years OF age
ana wears blonde mustacne. lie
ne in ma n
army OF the UpIrcd states He nrst ENLISTED on
the 6tn OF August, 1850, and was mustered out on
tue l4Ln o. OCTOBER, 1868. my wife, Le SAID, IN
answer 10 one question, was about 1ve years my
JUNIOR. she was 81 very intemDerdte naDlts
nave had great trouble with her on hat accuunt.p
Blankmeyer mas been employed IN olllng cars at
tue Pennsy wanna Railroad depot NJ Jersey city.
His vile was formerly employed IN busting and
washing the cars and IN tnls way he made her
acquaintance.