New-York tribune., 1879-10-11
AHusBAND FOULLY DEALT WITH.


FRANZ LEHMENS SHOOTS HIS EMPLoYrR-SrRANGf
STORY OF TIE MURDERED MANS WIFE.
Franz LemmenS, a farm labOTer in the en-
poy OF John Mei,Iho Gcr. who lived on the Northhcd
Road, between the two mountains In West orange
n j. shot and killed his employer on Thursday fore
nOOn purpose being apparently 10 get possession ol
the small farm owned 10y ms victim by marrying his
wife, with whom he had been ultimate. The uewsof the
murder carried TO the police station at Orange IN the
evening bv j. c. Pearson. young man who boarded at
McierLoe house. ami taught IN the district school
MAJ shal Patrick COnrOv Officer O'Brien and Constable
Rande proceeded with Pearson 10 the house Of Meier
hoefcr. On their r@ppng for admission Mrs. Meier-
hoefTer went to the door IN her night clothes.
On gong into the house the officers found LemmenS
in the bed from which the apparently had just
Both placed uui"r arrest, and ON eNamn-
Ing premises the body of Mecrhocfer siif "nd cold
WAS found lying the cellar IN ier the stairs Lem
mems the woman and her son. Theodore, thirteen years
old. we're taken 10 the police station ~ Orange ana
locked up for the night Yesterday morning. Lemmens
aud Mrs. Mecrhocfcr were examined before Justice
Smith.
Ienmens denied having killed Meerhochsr and said
that ne thought thu murder must have been com
mitted bv a yonns Frcuchman named Pioy. who was
in the habit visiting The house frequently, aud was an
ultimate friend Of Mrs. Meicrhoeter.
The woman said little at the examination but had
previously told the following story She aud her hus-
band had lived nineteen at the place where he
was killed lie iiity-sevcn years old and she Is
fortvdye. Two wears ago they Quarreed. and he has
tiace slept the barn. Five weeks ago Lemmens. who
was a tramp. 10 The house and asked for match
10 frht his ppe. A. her husband feeble and
unable 20 DO much manual labor, she hred Lrmnens :
f.r mouth When his nr was NJ she on req llin HlV
he said enough; but ne ala not want 10 take
81 then, - he wished 10 stay icW da's longer Later
he made mpr0uer proposals. o. her and wni far as 10
threaten pcr life. On Thursday morning ne came to her
S yl, yS ci r,d a. hn AZ taIf e.t III Meer6oeier
entered the house from hc Held with box OF potatoes
Tsshed behnd bIn and shoe linn through the
head, and kicked his body down stairs. She
n, rs came after her drsrgcdher into the house.
Vowlng xii her Vi she said anything about the affair
IT,, 80. % % ts % & r, D,,ne bo,n, rom scbool
and hc asked Tor Ls father was told that he had
gone TO Newark 10 huy new suit OF clio hes am Wou
shc had told Mr. Pearson tue morning Of her fear o
thc man. but no hep was scnt
Mr. Pearson. who was "a thc nouse Yesterday IN charge
O. the beuy. with thc elder sou OF the murdered man.
Hoce5 crIS a. V.u-S, krye ar soyvnIl @ ~ % ol 'In ~
tue morniug and asked hlm 10 let school out eaIN a.
che feared There would ht trouble I'D the hoHsc because
Iuucus ha thrcatsn ned % shoot her and cr IN band
aud blow up eVeryilius" IL told her he could not
that. AMI then she a,Acd him to write the following
Ma. PHILIP JAGIN; Come immediately; there Is
mau her, who threatens 90 shoot me and my hu>o'hi
aui blow up inv whole place % wil. not 20 vita hn
There is young man boarding here who wants To
lu. not 90 a tc su>ririous. Con as soon a.
possible ant De- pr. pared ME>. NJ MtlihHotliIR'
an onr If he could moi nud Jaln He gave II to Mar
fhal Conr.y. but no attention was ptc TO H. When
Pusson returned from school lac asked Mrs. Meerhoeier
icr hands. with look " horror ANA sald Yes" Pear
son then went to Orange ANA informed The oheers
The woman bears "a bad name IN the u'ignborhood,
and auons the goods found an Lenmcns's po,,eNslon
era stolen articles THo officers dd not go io TIE scene
of the uufdcl on the receipt of the uotc hey say De-
cau,c shercwa- qurnt trouble about the place ANA
tlrr thought tue -tor, of the shooting untrue.
L'mmtus Is native" h"iilnl, ~ n'tl-io9r fe"ts oa'