New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-30
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
HANGING HERSELF IN HER BEDROOM.
a sr,cips IN HoDoKgS WHICH WAS AT FIRST sur

HANGING HERSELF IN HER BEDROOM.
4 SUICIDE IN HoB0KEN WHICH WAS AT FIRST SUI
pasKD TO BE A MURDER.
Mrs Sophia Frischen of Ninth and Bloomfeld-ss.,
HS oGss, dealer in leaf tobacco at No 147 Water
A. this city, was found hanging by rope attached
20 gasjet IN her ea v Rros
fhe servant OF Mrs. Frischcn, who informed the
neehbors and teegraphed to, the husband OF the
dead woman. AS soon as Mr.. fischsn reached
the house he summoned an officer who
took charge of the rooms and the body UNI
I'll the arrival of Coroner VIRGINS Inc later Ter
County Physician Converse, who made an examina-
ton of the body and granted the usual cerhcate OF
burial Various runors circulated about the
woman's death and il was claimed that her hus-
band and the servant had been arrested upon sus-
pclon of having murdered her. ms, upoh m \,
vestigaion, was found TO be untrue. aln sa1lsned
that the woman hanged herself. sad County rhysi,
clan Converse last evening. There Is no reason
why anyone should be arrested, as there
are no grounds for suspicion of murder
The dead woman had been upon bad terms with
her husband, who refused 10 1--we with her III Octo-
her O@ ne arS ads Mrs. schen was under medical
treatment for insanity and 1T is supposed that she
banged herself while aboring under another attack
caused by broOdpg over real or iancled troubles.
The body will be inferred to-day
Mr. Frischen said last evening that he was mar
ried about eleven years ago. three years alter ne
nent before leaving Germany, and afterwaTd had
sent for his intended wife, paying her expenses TO
this country. Three children hau Dcen OOIn Oh
whom the oldest was ten years old; In 1879 MI
Trischen with his family went TO Germany, but ne
returned alone. as his wife was ordered 10 spend the
winter in Switzerland by the physician VINO at
tended her, In May of the present year the nus,
band went to Germany TO bring back his fanly, ana
they All returned about three months ago. young
German eiri who had been engaged by his wife to
take care of the children accompanied the iamly
lis wife had recovered her health. but after short
time became violently abusive and frequently
threatened moi onlv her own life but also The lives
Of her children. Mr.. Irischen SAID that he nau
separate ed from his wife IN October. ana since that
,j,;e had been travelling business In the West.
He returned about SIX weeks ago, ana last saw ms
wife alive on Christmas Day. when he went to Ii0-
L,xcT 10 see his children. He had begun proceed
ms for a divorce at the time of his separation, but
he was conf lent that notice of The sut had not been
served OH his VIE. She had become involved IN
lawsuit while IN Germany. and on tuesday had
received some news IN regard TO 1t.
TAYORING AN INCREASED Duly ON MALT.
A meeting of the malt manufacturers of this city
and vicinity was held yesterday aiteInG1n, a. tne
Terrace Garden, in Fiftyeighth-st. near lhr,-aVe;
to favor the passage of bill now before the UNITED
States Senate changing the rate OF duty on matt
from 20 per cent al vaorem to 20 cents per bn-hei
of ti1riv-tour pounds. About ferty maltSteTS were
present. among whom were Henry Clausen, Thomas
flannagaH. Adam NeldiingeT, David Stevenson, IT.
NJ nosenhelm. b-eph Strauss, Jonathan MoSer r.
& Sbaefer. L. c. Van Nhet, W. &. Van Nlet, Jr, -.
w, C. Ward Charles A. Siader Philip Ehiiug, +.
Cerrlnger = II. JeSsup, W. II. JeSsup, Henry Alien
brand :. A. Bsgnhclmer A. +. Iovey. Editor OF me
Breqcey's Journal; Joseph LebmaIln, ot u O0klyn ;
Edward Tracy, of LanslDgburgh, and Il. d. Parsons,
Franklin Eison was chosen chairman. He said
that he was not brewer on DdltSter, but tHat nc
ID been identified with an INSTITUTION mat en-,
rouTagas Just principles of trade. HIS hearers nau
mi To plead for equal footing WITH foreign
manufacturers, not That the home industry
shnuld be unduly protected, nut lhat lOfeg gu
Manufacturers should not receive that piotec loil
ID w. {. Ward WAS then chosen secretary; ana q
committee cDnj osed If Charles A. Sta'Ier NJ
Kcseulein and II. ward ScIWeNeT, was appO!n.cI
In draw NJ appropriate resolutions. C0mmulica-
irons were rea! from several boards Oh tTade APP
proving of the OBJECT of the meeting. ~. W Z.
Ward SAID: " There are really Jew brewers Who,
understanding the scope of the BILL are opposed 10
IL tic back bone OF the opposition beng the cana
dian manufacturers. III has been argued thaJ me
IN encourages "A monopoly. but whoever nedfd Oh
SO manufacturers creating II monopoly l. u
his also been said- that the bill, II passed,
vial compel cOnSTDcrS. 10 pay over D cents Vias5
fo,.beer bat brewers nave poid. at the al vai0i+n
rae AZ high as 10 cents per bushel cuty Oh malt,
and vet lt dId the retail price OF beer
i was INFORMED that at the last meeting oil the
Fna ce COMMITTEE tacrc was Il disposition 10 re-
mort in favor of duty of 20 cents per bushe toll
The hill cannot be passed without any reduction III
the rate have Left Instructions III Washington 10
have he bill killed II TINS body O1 manufacturers
cannot influence the present Senate, we Will walt
aud SEE If we can the one that succeeds H." Henry
(,Iaus,.n sad: - We are asking simple justice III
order that we may De on an equal looti.g WIN
foreign maltsters; that there may DE an eqaltaoie
cn.y ON the raw and manufactured arnclc."
Tno committee reported preamble ana resolc-
lu,luus addressed 20 the United States Senate ask
!! for the speedy passage OF the OIL III question
In he preamble 1t was stated that the Importation
of On ,dian malt had increased 700 per cent lii the
last SIX years The resolutions were adopted unahi-
uOllSiy.