The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-22
A TERRIBLE MURDER.

FRANZ xoHLER MURDERS AND RoBs ms WIFE
IN NEW JERSEY r. HIS CHASE IN THIS CITY
By DETECTIVES AND his ESCAPE TO EUROPE
ON THURSDAY.
The police annals Of ase do not contain the record
Of more brutal crime than that which Franc Kohlsr
psrpetrated in numbering his wife Annie. Less than
year ago Kohier and hts wife to this country on
one OF the Bremen steamships Kohier . tall, nne
looking man, bohemian BY birth, and at one time
captain In tho Austrian military scrvicA His wife,
young and pretty woman, seemed dcvctediy attached
TO him, and, as far can be ascerained shere was
cloud upon the fair sky OF their domestic life
Alter spending some time nj different places IN this
city they went to live with G. s. Douglass farmer Of
Bowsry Bay. Here Kohler was employed as kind OF
superintendent OF Mr. Douglas farm and bis vile at
tendedso some Of tho duties OF the household Their
hte at Bowery Bay, IL said. as pleasant as II
could possibly be. and there no evidence oil any
other than happiest feeling between them. On tho
9th OF this month Kohler aud his wife left Mr. Doug
Ias' farm aud No ~ Allen street. IN this cly,
where they stopped Tor somo time. Or Tuesday tho
17tn inst, they left tho house, kohor stating that no
going with hts vito TO Kansas, and that be would
call or send Tor their baggage on tue following day
During tho evening they took train tor Union Vage,
~ J.
On arriving at the station Kohler requested
his wife 10 walk with him TO the WOODS
near Tho village and Of course she ucqucsccd
aud wont with him. During the day he had ap-
pcarod melancholy and was not ~ CONVERSATIONS
mood, but the woman little suspected INC 'er.ipie
thoughts that were passing through his MUD Wien
the woods had been reached and ney bad penetratoa
distance the underbrush kohicr turned SUD
denly and without u word clu'ched DIS WHO
could do nothing and only looked up into tue
brute's TACO with appealing glance. Iaking
q stone struck her violently on the head with u,
fcllug her inscnspIe 10 the ground. He then began
her. taking whit money she possessed, and u -
believed shat she had considerable sum, besides
pulling oil her rings and tearing the earrings irom her
ears. Then, satisfied that his wlic Was dead, nc
tnroas IRON car Leaving her there he re-
turned the depot and lett tho village, reaching this
city the same day. HIS wife, whom ne supposed dead,
sufficiently attcru short time 10 drag herself
tukeu care OF. She fingered few days in dreadful
agony and then died. butenot before sue had named
murderer aud described The terrible manner OF Tue
decd. RI
itr HUNTING THE CRIMINAL. r-g
The New Jersey authorities, supposing that Kongr
had escaped this city, notified superintendent Wall
Ing Of tho and hc detailed detectives Won ericn-
Waling 10 work II up The officers Of the law
Thcy rst found that kohcr had returned 20 the city
aud had called day following the murder at No.
~ Allen for his trunks. Iohg sepfch resulted
in finding Of the cxprcssinan who had removed the
baggage TO Rhenhardt's hotel No. Greenwich street
Tue oiflccrs certain 0t their man aud pro
cecdcd Immediately TO the hotel, but the murderer
had escaped again. II was found that he nd aken
on Thursday. He registered In his own namc
and II was evident that he aid not for moment
poet that his wife was not lying dead where he had
lett her recesses OF the Union Village woods
The New Jersey authorizes arc IN possession oil all
The facts and Will MS arrest on the arrival Of
the steamship.