New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-24

mems for the murder OF tue huspah' vi t"O Ao''
WAS continued Yesterday at Newark Mrs. Meier
hoeffer related in detail what occurred at her nome
ON the day of the shooting Her testimony was
much fpllcr than that given by her at the Coroners
iuouest. Further testimony was given at the third
trial of Mrs Smith and Covert ID. Bennett In jersey
City.
DESCRIBING HER HUSBANDS DEATH.
MRS. MEIrRHoRFFER RELATES HER EXPERIENCE ON
THE DAY HER HUSBAND WAS kILLED-A hh-
VOTING CRIME.
On the opening of the Court at Newark III
the Meierhorner murder trial. the counsel for Mrs.
me,erhoeeer Mr. Child made very brief speech
Mira MARGARET Meierhoeer OF the accused persons
wa. then pacei on the stand. She was very PALE Dut
IN the examination gave her answers in clear strong
voice.
She described her husband as quick tempered Du' sau
he got over IL and then would beg ana cry lor
forgiveness AS lie advanced IN years be became worse
He acted at times rs II he insane ana found u'
and scoldcd when there was occasion for 1t. she
auld fry 10 ouet him. and had occasion twice to nave
him arrested; once when II thought he was insane
and should be examined. and another time Whon he DC
came angry about meat ana threatened 10 CUT ni
throat Mrs MeicrhOeer related the manner III winch
Iammens was engaged 10 work on the farm On the
Friday before the murder he said lie "nnteh " 90
away When asked what pay nc wanted, he said ne
would not want any money until Saturday lie fingered
and said nothing more about going away On SUNDAY
night she found him IN the ROOM He got IN through 'ne
window and although ordered out remained an houi'
On Monday night lie again entered her ROOM Uut sno
slept in Persons the latter beng absent ro
Friday until Tuesday The witness also related some oil
Jammeos,s aciions toward her On Thursday evening
he said he would have her dead or alive, ana WouId
kill thousand 70 have her" She related how she wrote
the note TO Mr. Joyce and gave u TO her son 10 carry
sac sent the letter she understood he could ar
rest any man the county. She said TO Mr. Piersoh Us
he left for school:
Cood-by You may not see me alive any more
When Theodore her SOD, returned she saw HIM az
hack window and told him go Mr.. Pierson and tell
him, and then try 10 hud Mr.. Jacques again Laminehs
was near the house raking leaves. Her husband was
watching ms There had been quarrel between
the two men the morning. and her husband loO"eh
Lawmens through the house, shaking his list al MN
Mrs Meierhoc fer told husband not to mind Franz
tina, she had sent for the police take him away After
Theodore had gone Lammens kept running back and
forth md at IL O'Clock he came TO her In the
Kitchen and placed revolver to her head. saying;
sbe ran ont She went ont the front door thinking
she might see her husband aud give him warning AZ
she got the north end OF the house sue saw mr.
husband carrying IN box oi n1. a. 1 hat nr bT
husband had reached the cellar stairs, when LOinnleus
fired the pistol and her husband iel.. L4mmtns tGeh
kicked the body down the cellar stairs The rhOt Was
6rd inst A. she reached back door, Lammcns then
approaching ner seized her arm ana said'
He pnshed her into the house and she sat down in
char threatened If she told any one mat he woulu
and said Ee wanted drink THIS was zen minutes after
the shooting. shc gave him - CENTS, lie PRETENDED tp
90 sway but returned IN fy minutes and had hottie
with MIN lie poured ont some liquor and offered u 20
her but she refused H. lie drank ne liquor Inc shoot
In fooh place u; 1890 LammeDH babe her tr Person
ana her that the Old man had gone Ia Newark 10
bny clothes. lie remarked tha mat was the incest J10
he had DONE aud That her husband dd not slcaA
r -
q s-fta i4ptl J.
yent Tor the whikcy ana .4w her husband lying dead
,, ~, The rcT came and went and hen the three
hunters She was IN Outhuuse when They came, aud
when returned 10 tue house thcy were gone Lam
mems told her about the sale Of the MIX she took I've
money. After the hunters had gone Lommens washed
up the blood and p.eke1 up ne bloody pq,lsatoe,
want 10 use them She said No, Frarz." and he took
the n out He then burned her husbands hai aud hand
keIehei m we SLOW ,oIh her m yrnnd pt tLe bo Inc
until night and then the head on ana burK H. md
take the BODY away IN a wagon. between nav aud
throw II into the Passaio River Bloomfield she
fold again she informed Person OF inc renee
upon return home. He turned pale ana she thought
"For Gods sake show no excitement be will xiii
She related what she had done TO have The officers
brought 10 the house When Pcrscn had gone for the
der thaf abe might keep L8mmru uuii aid could
CONT Ilmneus finally said. want y"u to e toncd'
His eyes rolled aud she was rfrad 81 HIM lie nnd me
boy went up stair. and after winding up the clock In
line kitchen she went To her room, Whleh Liinmcn.
presently entered through the window lie taI ne had
eft his pistol up stairs in HIS satchcl TINS was al
1915 o'clock Tn oihcors came 81 II o'clock
ana she answered their knock. telling Lammrns 10 was
Pcrson MR., Meicrhoeaer related the crcnm-tancos of
lie arrest. she had been AFRAID 70 tell the peTsons
who came 10 the house during the day. because lAu-
/ mems had Threatened To Iii her Wien the VISIT
made She went Into tho cellar with Constable Kendall
and ~ III. got remarked, Here's where he law.
and A. fhcy went behind the arre and the muir
dert d man siitng up, sLe sald. Here's MY poor hu-
| hand" Iammens told her after The murder that hc
had done no work in thirty years When he hrst arrived NJ
the house ne had nothing. hat he went away IN the
uinr and returned with a bund. and satche; he re-
| pfated this afferwafd.
on The animation hv the state the witness said
she dd not le her husband that Lannon'S was going TO
XIII him Only she had sent for officer Ia rake
HIM away She did not tell her husband about Lammrns
entering her sunday and Monday nights. Being
crossr xamined b5 counsel for LImmeus. she said
was nrcc of great strength. some she
weighed 100 pounds but weighed less than 10 pounds
! when her husband WAS KILLED Last summer she was
very deliraie The lam contained tWcny%eyen acres.
and for taxing valued al $500. She never asked
her husband TO give her te 10 H. Her hoy slept with
her on Sunday MOuday aud Wednesday nights and not.
| withstandug THE Lannon'S came into tho room. IA
regards her strength she not fzhting woman. and
LamneIa bad strength enough TO carry ncr from the
kitchen 10 The Will be resumed Mon
day.
, I'D ACEnY tom FOR THE THIRD TINE