New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-14
HOW nR. BIEDENFELD G0THIs DEATH

TESTIMONY THAT SHOWS HE WAS DRUNK AND
ABCsED HIS wIFE-FALLIYG on BOX.
The nqusst in OF Thalbers neened the Second
ave druggist who supposed u have died from rho
blow gwen his cers Andreas Hahn. began at
the Office Yesterday morning before Coroner Ed
man. The first DR.. J. q. Rumler, Of No 81
FirssL lie said that the morning OF January no was
called By a OF Mt Bedsnelds, who said tho drug
st was suffering pain his night side on arriving
az the house he found Biedenfed deep When asked
10 give his trouble Belenfed ,ad received
a very blow clerk Hahn. and he is my mur
derer" Just before the doctor house Mrs. Beden-
field told him husband HAD received his injury from
falling on a soap box during a scuffe with his clerk.
Deputy testified that he made an autopsy
m body OF Beenf-Id assisted by Professsg Kor
er and ex Deputy Herald lie found that the man
died rom pcritonits. which might have been caused by
blow OF fall Blcdeneld had Brlghts disease. but TIN,
vas no, immediate Of death Dr. Lerr who ras
ca. Sunday aernson, corroborated the statements
d, Otlior physicians
90 Prizn the anothecary who seemed TO been the
cana. o. all the Bisieufeid and his VIE
next took stand lie sah that he kepta drugstore ~
rGoson and and had previously been employed
a. csrk by Mr Biedenfed On the nlSht 81 AhnAly .
afsr shutting mp store. he went o. Bedenfslds
T. was about O'Clock and ne remained I'll about O'Clock
in the morning after he arrived game Of cards was
started players Bedenfsd his wife, CLERK
Hahn his WIFE tbs servant grl Annie ana himself lhey
,uk guart OF beer between them and then Biedenfeld
called bottles OF wine, which were brought IN tie
an. some after got into quarrel with
IS . tic cards Blci-neli then Threw
At as re- striking hsr the breast Becoming more IN
ta Cd he began calling his wife names Clerk Hahn re-
" we'd whereupon he took carving knife and tried
= rnt ms wife The knife taken away from him OS the
servant sr soap box aud while quarrelng
win lie clerk the floor AGAINST IT, Bicdcntod chal
l-rs.I as clerk to go the sidewalk and fight X out
Inc tares the sid. walk bat witness prevented
AM hshtng evening OF the following day he went
back gain and remained I'll Bed nfeId died.
Did you have any quarrel with auJboy n this coun-
~ or ia europe fatally any askei the
Corsner.
No." replied the witness.
"DM you ever 90 walking with the vile OF the dead
manP
"Yes"
Puzn questioning said he called often "a four
times A week. Bedsnfed had TO his store bui
on lie In the street by scl-
asnt Each time Bicdenield accompanied BY her
! servant girl
| ara Eliza Hahn the wife o, tho prisoner told SUD
fanuaIy the story. Then Aunis Psa tho servant
grl employ the Besnfeds that there we're
quartels the house day account OF eaouss De
tween couple During the wlinesss fourteen months
SERVER had often quarrels between the two
you hold Mr. Bsdsntel down To the hosr WINS
| his wife whipped him r. asked the Coroner.
Yea. last summer, when he started TO beat hi'
| wlie'
The case was then adjourned until this morning at Il
O'Clock
| ROBERT MORRIS's GRANDPA UGHiER NOT ~
| WASHINGTON. Jan. - Especial. The star tsmga
! prints the following:
/ There have been articles widely published ashin
a OF Robert Motifs u