The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-19
THE CRIME OF A BURGLAR.
A SICK MAN STdBBED WHILE DE-
PENDING ms CdSTLE.
A Death -GrnppIe In an East Eightieth Street
Parlor-What Wife and "a Daughter
Learned ON their Return from n Bail.


Pnrlor-What Wife and Daughter
Learned ON their Return from Ball.
Early yesterday morning Frederick
Kleistuber. who with his family lives In fourth
story ut 2J9 East Elghtleth street, awoke to see
light In his front room and to hear a burglar
ransacklnR the drawers Of the furniture. lie
ran to back room and got club. with which
he returned to the paror. and struck the in.
truder blow on the head just as the latter laid
hands on roll Of grecnbacks that had been
left In secretary drawer. The burglar turned
and clinched with Mr.. Kleistuber, who, en-.
feebled by recent attack OF pleurisy. could
make little show OF ncht. The burglar plunged
a knife twice into Mr.. Keistuber's abdomen,
aud then made bis escape with about $500 MIR.
kleistuber was too much hurt to be able make an
outcry, but the escaping burglar ran through the
room in which three children were sleeping
awakening them, and their cries attracted other
residents 10 the house. after ten minutes start
had been given to the burglar. Some one ran
out and summoned the police, who arrived
about twenty minutes after the stabbing.
Mr.. Kleistuber Is the owner Of the house. and
the money was the rents for the month. lie
usually deposits hs money In bank, but ILL
ness prevented his dolog so this month. Three
weeks ago he was attacked 10y plcurlsy ana a
week ago his recovery was deemed hopeless.
'io h"N 'hNil it'BfNith btltnNlu 10
no an hour or two during the DIV. On Monday
night tue Neroin Of which he Is member gave
q annual ball at Turn Hall, In Fourth street.
His eldest daughter Caroline was bent upon
going, and her mother. although unwilling to
leave Mr. kleistuDcr unattended. was persuaded
TO accomp INV her. The other children were
put to bed and tho needed medicines were
placed within the fathers reach before they
started.
The tenement has two sots OF apartments
on zach floor the stairway dividing them. Tho
and front rooms having doors opening on the
hallway. Tae back room Is used by the Kleis-
tuber family as a Kitchen. The chillren sleep
In the back middle room. Mr.. and Mrs. Kleis-
tuber occupy the front middle room, which Ia
the parior The parlor door leading into the
hallway was locked, and tho key left hanging
partly IN the Keynote inside, so that IL could
Mis-. keistuber aud her daughter went out the
Kitchen door lacking IL and taking the key with
them. The police found the parlor door still
locked; but the neghbors who answered the
cries OF tho children found the kitchen door I'M
Locked. IL was thus made clear that tho thief
mad entered 10y tnat door, aud tnen had passed
by the sleeping children, through Mr.. X leis-
tnbers room into the parlor, without alarm
ing any one. inc contents Of a ward
rooe,. Two bureaus and secretary wero
found scattered about the door; but as
nothing but the money ws missing IL
became evident that the thief was searching for
1t alone. and he must have had Information Of
whore u might be iound.
Mr.. kleistuoer's wounds are serious. and. con-
joined with his scatcey established conVsles-
ceuce from pleurisy. may prove fatal. Ho
works IN Stelnwav's plano factory, where he
bears the reputation ol u thrlfty, industrious
n.