The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-14
CITRYSTIE STREETS MURDER
WHY HdNsEM1NN TRIED TO XIII MS
CHfLDREN AND HIMSEIE.
The Wires story and the Husbands Cruelty
Charged On One Hand. and Drunk cnness
ON the Othcr-The Death OF Lille Adam.

ON the Othcr-1he Death OF Lite Adam
Officer Connolly was on duty in front Of
the large tenement at 10 Chrystic street. the
scene of Monday nights tragedy. keeping away
the curiosity hunters yesterday. In the sitting
room Of the IIanscmnnn famiys apartments In
the lfth story Mrs. IIanscmann sat at the side Of
rude coffin in which lay the body Of Martha
packed in ice. Mrs. Hanscmann is quiet pa
tlent woman. with the honest face Of the Ger
man peasant. Her large. dark eyes were red
with wccplng
Il became acquainted with Henry Hansc-
mann in January. 1867" she said. and was
married to him in the following June. We went
10 live ut SO Ludlow street. Almost in the first
week after our marriage he began to abuse me.
He found fault with all did sometimes he was
violent. Mt other times moody. l bore up as
patiently as | could. but that only seemed to
mako him worse. Unable to stand this lifo
left him on the oath of August. 1875, and went
to support myself by working at u preserve fac-
tory IN Front street. had been away from him
two months. when he found me out. He came
be reconcilcd. | refused. however. 70 80 back
and live with him. He followed me for DAYS,
and brought the children with him, and begged
me TO return j still refused. Finally he sent
word that he was lying dangerously sick and
took PITY on him and went Paek. Not week
remained with him until July last. and then left
him again We were then living at Elm and
Hana s,ree'S Asalm he 81 ioHpd NM mG 9nt sG snd
ago we moved to this house. Little
Martha had been very sick. but rs
MarRa XVIII viii 'soy You go 70 f schooif she r," danced
round me room Tor Joy; AMI took hcr to ne
kissed hands 10 me, and when She returned
home she said that the teachers had been kind
To- her worked hard on Monday. washing my
husbands. my own and my chiidrrnS clothing.
There were no lines for hangngth" clothes out.
ami it was not until o'clock that the lanitor
husband entered lie Looked angry and the
first thing he said was, Why, haven't you your
washing done Ireplied. 1t is all done. hut
There were no lines. and could not hang the
clothes To- dry until they had been put up. He
pSk"d who pui them up. ltold him. nni that It
had cost twenty five cents nnda pint pl bcer. As
soon ~ | said beer he flew into n rage. lie ate
hs supper. and then put the children to he'd
While was doing this he wrote two letters, and
as came back into the front roomand sat down
on the lounge. l"lning my head on my hand. he
sprang NJ. and tn wing the two lctrrs at me-,
said, There. tltr' ~cr those two letters: that
end- u all MtN thai he, went out one Of tho
letters WINS addressed 10 his brother Ia Brook
lyn. at BOB Dcyoe street. Here IT is:
When ti. letter rcaehc. YOU WILL be dead man, and
Nill tahe my children Wiih mc
Hurst out crying, and told him could stand
thi7 no longer; VA, he wa. always apus lg me-;
not reply. hut walked M and down the room
three times. The next mom"ni heard the shot
was era1ed, a. p,or Martha, spr9ng INTO my
mamma. ami then lay ha h and died
" What took place an I that | DO not remcm-
Der. What lo has said against m" i- too bad {;
too hnd. II" was even jealous of the love the
children bore mo, hut they were afraid OF him.
for at times he abused them. although | know
h" loved them ma u.
" To-day went to the hospital. Adam lay on
his little bed. and as be saw me. he said ::
Mamma, Mamma. IT hurts Horny did II with
the knife. lie wanted to X III me. John, know.
Will die. Martha Will be buried on Thursday.
John. my oldest child is eight years Of age.
Martha was six. and Adam four. don't know
what Will T.. 'onle ot mo-.
Mcssrs. Holzngcr Bruekhemer. import
ers, nt 1913 Broadway snid
Henry lan-"mann was siX. years in our
employ. He WAS an honest. hard working.
thrifty sober mar He ~nel as "a week. H.
was hot-i"mpercl, but good lnhorcr lie WIS
pa-slouHtrN iunl of his children and oft IA
spoke of them. His wife. hc often sail gave
| him trouble. and spent his -aN lng- ia drink
| sald mat Hans mann could not re'nN"r. H.
| had shot himself ia the region uf th" heart and
abdomen and WIS bleeding internally. lie
was conscious. aud a-Ncd repeatedly for drinks.
which were given him. Little Adam Hilnse-
mann. Dr. Diossy said WAS dying. John, tn"
eldest child. lay groaning in HE bed. DR.. Dios-y
Thought That. unless inflammation s"t in within
tweyc hours. John might recover
HanSemann who lay awaiting death ycster-
day afternoon. still insisted that on his return
from his day - work On Monday he found his
wife Intoxicated lie had repeatedly threatened
children and himself. He first shot Martha.
who lay on the bed nearest 10 him. then John.
| and lastly Adam. This he did. he said hecau.,.
he did not want the children 10 suilcr after he
was dead. feeling sure in his mind that his wife
would neglect them.
Iitil" Adam died in the Chambers Street Hos
pital ~ ga o'clock last evening. The body was
sent To the Morgue