New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-09
A JEALOUS DRUGGISTS DEATH.
SUSPICION FALLS UPON HIS CLERK.

Mr.. BIEDENFFLDS TROUBLES WITH HIS YOUNG
WIFE END IN AN UNLuCKY sCUFFLE.
Thalberg BIedenfcd, . German druggist, who has
had a drug store at No. 3 second-ave. for the last
seventeen years. died In his rooms over the store
early yesterday morning. Mr.. Biedcnfcld was taken
Ill suddenly late Friday night He had violent pains
in his abdomen and commissions, and these con
ditions were kept up until his death DR.. T. Ser,
Of Second ave-. called to attend him and renamed
with him until he died. When asked by Dr. serr
what the Of his trouble BIedenfed replied
that he had been struck In tho abdomen by his clerk
Andrew Hahn, Friday night. and he believed that
the blow would kill him. DR.. scrr could not do any
thing for the druggists relief and he died I'm great
agony.
Immediately after his death DR. Serr reported the
to Coroner Edman one that required investlga-
ton The coroner and his deputy, DR.. Scholer made
a post-mortcm examination Of the body and found
that death due to pcritonItis which had been
caused by some injury. Mr.. Biedcnfeld insisted up
to the time that he became unconscious that Hahn
was responsible for his injury and Coroner Eidman
issued warrant for the drug clerks arrest He was
arrested aferward and was locked up In the
Fifth Street Station.
Mr. Blcdenfeld was fifty years old and HIS wife was
twenty five years younger. She made statement to
Coroner Eldman and exoncratcd Hahn from blame
Mrs. Biedenfed sad that Friday night, She, Annie
Plaf Mrs Hahn, the clerks wife, and Bledenfed were
playing cards in in the of the drug store
Hcr husband. She shi, angry WITCH >hO oP"hO IN
joking way about his dealing the cards and tried to
stab her with a carving knife. Shortly afterward he
threw a wineglass her head and followed up this
assault by picking up large soap box. Before he
could hurl II Hahn seized him and took the hoN away
Mr. Blcdcnfeld became furious at this interference,
al arked Hahn and then fell to tho floor. Her hls-
band struck the soap box Al falling. Mrs. Bcdenfcld
saws that her husband received the injury which caused
death this way, and not struck or kicked by
Hahn The other witnesses OF the ARRAY cOrrobOrated
the of Mrs Biedenfcd but the coroner thought
that there sufficient evidence to hold Hahn until
inquest could be held to determine the question of
murder.
Mrs. Blcdenfed has been married for four years,
and the time has been all unhappineSs and misery,
she maintains. Mr.. Biedeneld Is said by her to have
bee crncl, illtempered and given to fit OF Jealousy
not warranted by her actions. Hardly night passed
that the neghborhoOd did not ring with wOrdy
quarrel between Mrs Bedenc.d and her husband. and
The police frequently called in by the neighbors
TO quiet the noise and give thcm chance to sleep.
Mr.. Bedenfeld's friends say that tho trouble was all
caused by his wifc'S unreasonable acts She IS
young, pretty and healthy, while he was old and
feeble, and She was not In accord
company, youthful friends, and would neglect
her husband for pleasure. Tho interest which Mrs
Biedenfeld showed In young men Is what caused her
husband to demonstrate with hcr aud led to all the
he had before Hahn because Of the attention shown
him by Mrs Bie'enfcld. Hahn has been clerk In
tho only short time. and Mr. B'cdci fcld has
bcen jealous of him, IL Is said since the first day he
CAM.
Hahn seen by TRIBUNE reporter at the
Fifth Street Station He denied having struck his
employer and said that the whole trouble was caused
by the tyrannca disposition OF Mr. Biedcnfeld Tho
play. ard that an attempt Il being made to screen
Hahn from the consequences 4 his act