New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-03
SHOOTING HIS FATHER-IN-LAW

AN ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.
ANTHONY KU>lcK WOUNDS I. 0. WOODRUFF, on
wFsT ORANGE, y. j.. AND THEN KILLS HIM
sEIT.
That part Of the village of West Orange,
y j. which, known as " the Mountain" was the scene
of an attempted murder and a successful suicide at
o'cl,ck Wednesday evening Thomas O. Woodruff. an
old and WelkuOwn resident OF the place. who lives In
Pro.pccf-ave became engaged In difficulty with his
,on-in law Anthony Kunck and the result was that
Knnlck drew revolver and fired three shots at Mr.
woodruff the last one taking effect the top of his
head nick then placed the muzze of the revolver at
his own head and fell dead as he fired tx County Ply
siciar Dodd who lives near AT hand. was the spot
shortly after shooting, and found that the wound III
Mr. Woodrufi-~ head Was not serious.
Yesterday the injured man was abo 10 sit up aud
talk about the affair. He said that Kunick was
Pussan fortyuine years OF age, and had been M this
country about thirty years He married daughter of
MI Woodruff twenty-five years pgO being al that tine
shoe dca'cr ia Nc""iA. We years ago he wished u
become a farmer, qua purchased track OF land In
Charlotte County, Va When be moved 10 Virginia his
wic who subsequently ded owned piece Of lrop,rty
IN Newark, winch sh" had purchased through her
unued assst Kuuck unin alter his wiies death,
When say the -onIuow did not attempt to pay
SIX weeks ago Mr. Woodruff bought In the mortgage
on the Newark property and on Monday Kunick went
Orange 10 about the matter lie attempted to pro
loan OF Horace Carter, Of Noodside, trustee
with MI Woodruff estate, In; II refused An
nttcnnt by Mr. Woodruff 10 induce Mr. Carter 10 lend
Kuuck the money failed also, and the son-iu-liw he
caInr very angry. He threatened thai Mr.. Woodruff
should not have the deed for the properly lac had
bought on the mortgage. He wac told That the deed
Was alrca0y registered. Kuuick then went away but
appeared AZ abb AT o'clock IN, having procured
revolver mcanwhile. He Mr. woodruff IN front Of
- house tuaed so 10 pay the EXPENSES of his
hin from Virginia. MI Woodruff replied that he did
moi have amount and offered him SIS He refused
io accept that aud hen told that lac would
let money At this point kunck drew HE revolver
ana fired AT Nj. Woodruff, but missed his marx. The
old man started L. run 10 the house ana second bullet
whizlci ms face. just "a he turning the
conner OF tire house trd shot fired and the bullet
plourhed through his scalp. A. % struck him
-hrt Acl and kunck probably tAinklug lie had killed
his lat hcr-iu-aw, thci SHOT himself
Hl- body placed In shed al the rear Of the
Iou-s aud Iciuaard lhcie through yesterday County
rhy.ici4n Hewlett II the morning took charge of "a
small amount money, the revolver and some letters
found ou the person 81 tine suicide and ordered the
boa. removed 10 the MufFue al Newark, 10 await the
urcr, Of daughter OF kuuck vino D. stl ~ Virginia.
erost many persons VISITED tie body a. n las iu the
shed Yesterday Tor the Shooting produced great
SENSATION u West Orange. " II said that kuuick
.ecn acting strangely ia the streets oi Newark early u
fhe week aud H. c0lJectuied that HIS troubles Lad
impaired lis reason.