The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-01-08
HOMICIDE.
A Wire OF FoUR MoETHs SHOT DEAD BY
HER HUsBAED, bEcaUsE sHE
REFusBD TO SINe "PuLL
ron THE SHORE" FOR

The most intense excitement was created
In this locality on Sunday evening by the
report that one Anton Kloefiel had shot and
killed his wife Maria at Big Creek, iu Frank
lin township, this county. The facts SO far
as we have been able to gather them are as
follows Msria Bauchspiece, a daughter of
Henry Bauchspiece, sometime ago went to
live in New York city, where SHE becai1e
acquainted with Kloetfel, and was married
to him about four months ago. A few
weeks ago she returned home OH a visit 10
her parents, las above) where she wns Joined
about three weeks previous to the sad oc-
currence by her husband, Kloeffel. In the
meantime we can learn Of no disturbance
between the couple, until late in the after.
noon OF Sunday last, the I'd inst, when the
wife was singing hymn from "The Ever
green" and was requested by the husband
to cease that, and sing "Pull for the Shore"
which she declined 10 do, upon which he
threatened to shoot her, reaching for
double-b -bsrreled gun standing IN one corner
Of the room taking it up, he placed a cap
on the nipple, aud took aim at his wife's
head, and pulled the trigger, the contents Of
one barrel entering the left eye and pene-
trating the brain, swlully disngurihg her
face, and killing her instantly.
The man Kloefiel, was employed as clerk
in a bakery, on Broadway, New York, and
is a rather good looking young man about
six feet in height. When asked why he
had shot his wife, be said " don't know
why done it, the devil entered my heart
ard done it,"
Immediately after the shooting, VIM. L.
Kemerer, Esq, issued warrant for Kloef-
fel's arrest, which was placed in the hands
of Constable II. P. Levah, who promptly
made the arrest, and took his prisoner be-
fore Esq Kemerer, who, after hearing,
committed him to the county Jail To await
his trial for the crime at the coming term Of
court, which convenes at Mauch Chunk, on
Monday next, 10th inst
On the way to Jail KlOeffel told the cons
table that he did shoot his wife that she
refused to sing tho piece he wanted that
the devil took possession OF him, and he
pulled the trigger, and shot and killed her.
The constable says the murderer did not
seem TO realize the enormity of his crime, OF
at least assumed self-possessed indiifer-
ence.
On Monday morning Coroner 9. W. Lentz
summoned "a jury and proceeded to the scene
of the murder, who after viewing the body
Of the murdered woman, returned verdict
as follows: THAT the said Maria Kloele
(nee Bauchspiece) came TO her death by 9
gun shot wound in the head at the hands o
her husband, Anton Kloefel." The follow
ing named gentlemen composed the Coron
er's jury: Ed. Raber, iornan, Nathan Left
Ter, Samuel Seller, Levi Horn, VIM. Meixe
and +. A. Graver.
The funeral of the murdered woman tool
place on Wednesday last, and was very
largely attended by relatives and friends
The funeral sermon was preached at the st
Paul's church, Big Creek, and the body wa
; taken to Mauch Chunk, and inferred in tn
cemetery on the hill. Had the poor woman
: been permitted to live until Monday last
she would have been 10 years of age.
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