New-York tribune., 1877-08-18
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TALK WITH THE MURDERER
"A brutal wife murder was committed yester-
day morning IN West HobOken, N. j. johann Eckeit,
the murderer, is silk weaver employed at GionaId's
factory. lie is Swiss by birtD, but has lived twelve
in this country lie Is OF cruel disposition wnen
under the influence of liquor and has frequently beaten
his wife Margaret, who was quIst. industrious woman
and assisted in earning their livelihood by working for
dressmakcr They had no children. Their home was IN
threestory brick house PatersOn-ave Clinton
Eckert returned home from a debauch about midnight
on Monday, ana the other inmates OF tue mouse heard
him quarreng with his wife. Then there the sound
OF fall and OF her voice begging him to let her alone
All was quiet until about two a yesterday, when
noise was again heard in their room and Alexander
StOz, who lived in the next house, aroused by
cries for help Looking out OF his window he saw
woman lying the ground in the alley between the
houses. IL proved be Mrs. Eckert. who
Win blood, and moaning She taken TO her room
and doctor summoned, but she died within half
an-Iou without regainng consciousness In of the
rooms the window opening into he alley found open,
aud the furniture showed traces Of struggle 1t Is sup
posed that tne woman thrown from the window.
which is a height of about thirty feet, and falling
struck her head beam, which was stained with
blood. When Eckert taken into the her
husband lay the floor, pretending to be asleep Mrs
Dunnuger gi0or. shook him and said. "Wnat nave
you done your WIFE sho dying" He replied angi-
81 "Let her go tn HI" He arrested and taken TO
the hall, on account Of threats Of lynchug. As
there was some talk of among The sk-weavers
the prisoner afterward removed to the county jail
Mrs Eciort was to be mother, thus making the
crime q double one. Coroner Crane examined the body
and found several bruises about the abdomen
He believed that Eeker had jumped upon his wife before
throwing her from window. Her lett broken
in three places and there terrible wound III her
mead where IL had struck the beam.
Coroner Crane said last evening that post-mortem
examination would be held to-day and inquest Mon
day evonlng A TRIBUNE reporter the remains Of
Ms. EcIert at the HObOken mcrgUe Blood was stl
flowing The bruise ner head, although the boGy
siA !nd cold. IL was the face OF a woman about
torty-nye years OLD, Win pleasing auh Iary regular
features.
At the Hudson County jail Eckert talked freely with
the reporters. lie - lOrty years Old and Of medium
LigtL His eyes clear and intelligent Ills English Is
imperfect and when he gets excited Is dcnlt to eaten
meaning lie dd not get excited very Often however
ana his most of the in5 cool as the Ice Oh
wliirl his dead wife Law M tiai mDmcnt.
II was about six o'clock Sunday evening"" he began
''wuen f1cId OF Biue cdMe nom New-IOrk 10
About seven o'clock accompanied him 10 the
way. returned home about niue o'clock Now,
hiy 8lie has horror OF beer, ana when sac THINKS
nave had any, she threatens 10 run away. iha' hlkL
looked II she would leave me. saw 1t in her eyes
Sne had run OFF ahout two weeks ago and renamed
three days. So | lOcaed the doors. and securing
the key, went to bed. About hour later
1 awOIe I looked arouni, but didn't see my Va c.
| Went mo jne front room, which Is beyond middle
room, and found lie window open. This very un-
usual npg see bat that shutters. too, should be
open was even more strange. / look ID out but IL
dagK saw and heard nothing L found the door un-
locked, TOO SuppOsing tnat my wife had left me, re
turned 60 bed again, ana think IL was mi might when
sOhle one woke up. | then saw my wife lying 10y
ny side. She very weak, bat could talk fcebly
she kept saying feel very bad, pressing her side,
and il can get well won't mdne any more trouble.
Mr. DuHnngeg carried her up with Mrs Dnnnnger
said he heard her crying and be brought her there.
saw nat was very seek and that blood pOuring
on her face / heard the doctor say broken
she was pregnant tue TIM, ani hal often said since
sue lJsr hoy year tiat sne would De perfectly
happy IL could only another child was afraid
sne nigbt herself s1ms injury, ana that is another
70 be out O head, and sue must have killed herself
| by jumping out OF the window"
me reporter called ECkert's attention to the opening
of the door which bad been lOckcd unnecessary
net for suicide. lie seemed to think hal made
a sp for nc gan 10 talk rapidly and cOnfSedly. lie
c0mncaled further by saying ls wife had Key
0f her OWL by which she CEeIcd the door. lie
could uudcrstand why she SlOulI nave opened IT,
5ly Nife" he continued talked strangely IL
ol,en. sac SAID II you keep on drinking beer don't
care "A ng for my lire. You don't know what | Will do
with ms se She bought some PARIS green wO or three
weeks ago Tor bues, she said bur know she never used
II for tnat purpose. We hayr always lived happily to-
gcACr since year ago; then SHE got angry ut some
Ining and away.
ar Is gener .y believed that you threw your wife ont
OF tte window" the reporter. " NJ ndn't," was
the repiy, gwen wth entire cOmposure Are you sorry
yonr we Is dead Z" asked reporter. :" yes, she
was 4 goJd worker" said Eckert.
IL WAS stated jail tnat Eckert had been there
ty IN past 0ur years In January last ne was con
lined atrorius assault Win natchet ON Frederick
Schmidt al midnight.