New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-03
FATAL QUARREL OVER WORK.

Franz julius Munzburg. Polish mason and plas-
terer one month ago moved into three rooms on the
second floor of the rear tenement-house
at No. 40 Forsyth-St.. and few
days later Xavier Lindaur house painter occupied
rooms on the first floor of the same building. Both
men were poor, and bad families to support. NUM-
burg hung a shinge, giving notice OF his trad =,
the building which fronts in the street, but he
did not have much employment. Last Thursday
lie learned that Lindaur had received
a contract for plastering at No 30
Eldrdge-st. The job had been offered
to stephen Evertz, plasterer, of No. SO EIdrdge-
ST.. but Evertz i'll his wife had gone in search
Of another pasterer TO do the work.
Learning this, and believing that Mrs. Evcrtz
had been led by his sign to inquire at No. Is For
syth-st., Munzburg accused Lindaur of trickery.
Lmdaur denied that he had received the
work by means of Munzburg's sign, and
Mnnzbnrg retorted that painter had no business
to undertake plasterng. Mrs. Lindaur told the
plasterer TO 90 about ms business and this so on
RACED him that he struck her in the face
ard knocked her down. Lludaur retaliated
by striking Munzburg with an iron shovel. A po-
liceman. who passing, was appealed TO by
MunZburg and both men were taken to the Eli
bridge Street Police Station, but az the officer
had not witnessed the fight they were told
to 90 to a police court and settle their
quarrel there. On the day following Mrs. Lindaur
obtained summons for Munzburg at the Essex
MarketPollco Cortland made complaint OF ASSAULT
against him. Munzburg made the cOunter-charge
that he had been assaulted by l1ndaur ana Justice
Oftcrhourg dismissed them both with a reprImand
Munzhurg returned home for his supper yester-
dav afternoon, after looking in vain for some work
and he passed the door leading to LlngaGr =
in the kitchen and talking with Mrs.
Evertz He proceeded upstairs, bnt soon
came down with loaded revolver IN his hand. Be
fore Lindaur had time to rise from his chair
MunZburC took aim at him and fired. The
bullet took effect IN Lindaur's right shout,
der SCATTERING some OF the bones aud
paralyzing the arm. The wounded man fled into
an adjoining bedroom shrickng with pain. Mrs
Lindaur seized fiat-Iron which she was using ana
entering the room, but he brushed her
roughly aside. pursued Lindaur into the
bedroom and fred another shot INFO
his face The second wound did not Kill IrndIur
but only Increased his terror lie ran out INTO me
ward through the alley 10 the street, and He'd
10 the opposite SIDE, still pursued by me 'nluriatc
went wide OF its mark. but Lndaur stumbled aud
fell when he had nearly reached Canal ST. rs the
wounded and helpless man endoayoTed TO rse 10
his feet again Munzburg rushed npon nun
hl ef passed nlSd into " Lindaars right side
penetrating tine kidneys and abdomen ARD ing
him almost instantly. Still unsatiSiied. MunZDuIg
ATTEMPTED 70 fire another shot at The PROSTATE body
but his weapon missed fire.
when the last shot fired, seized the revolver
and wrcnched il from lis grasp, at the same time
cryIpp for help, Several men caught the murderer
and held him fast. A large crowd collected and
violent threats were being made against Munzourg
when Officer Bedcl, of the Steamboat Squad, who
was passing, took The man into custody. The
murderer was taken to the Eldndgc Street
Police Station at first. but =, atterward
was transferred to Police Headquarters
and locked up for the nigAt. Munzburg Is about
thirty. four years old, and cannot speak EngI3h.
He is of medium height, brt very muscular III puiIu'
He has dull blue eyes, set widely apart llght com
plcxion and hair, and smooth face. HIS features
are expressive of ignorance and stupidity: lie sad
To the police last night that he Killed Linnaur IN
fentiopally but because he was AFRAID Lmdaur
meant TO do him an inury. lie has n wife ana three
small children and he has been in this country
only a few months. MI,
The body Of lindaur was carried to the Eldrdge
Street Police Station. where It was viewed last
night by Coroner Knox. The Coroner at the req est
of Mrs. LiudauT, gave permit Tor the lemOVal
of the body the shop OF an undertaken IN Stanton
ST where an autopsy will be made to-day. Lindaur
was a German, about fifty years old, and had oeen
in America long enough to speak the EngliSh IAN
gnage with some fiucucy. HIS oldest child, boy,
died about SIX months ago.