New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-06
ALMOST MURDERED IN BED.
rwO VICTIMS OF AN ANARCHIST.

HUSBAND AND wIrE BEATEN By R"BBTR WITH
AN IRON BAR ADMITTING THE CRIME.
A murierous assault, which is likely to result
fatally was committed In the Eighteenth ward
Of Brooklyn, carly yesterday. by Constantine
Steiger. an Anarchist who has been prominent
among the followers Of John Most for a long
time. His victims arc Ieonhard kobcr and Mrs.
Kobcr. who live in little frame building at NO.
"a IIarmann-st The couple have long passed the
middle age and managed to exc out scshy
existence by tailoring They are much likcd' oy
their neighbors, because OF their quiet and orier'y
nature.
Shortly after a. m. yesterday the old man got
mn to light the ire While at work in the kitchen
he heard piercing shrieks from the bedroom which
he had Just eft. lie dropped The wood that ne
was putting in tho stove and hurried up stairs
There he saw standing the bed with heavy
bar In his right hand rough villsnous locking
fellow.
What are you doing here? p shouted koher
~None of your business" answered the man
IN German, at the same time bringing the heavy
bar down on the old mans head. Mr.. Kober fell
10 the floor unconscious and nv this time his wife
was also unconscious. The villain who struck tho
murderous blows escaped through side door,
Shortly afterward Burr Edwards, Q well-known
local singer leader o. tine cnoir ID uie Dosi-
house and. receiving response to his repeated
rap ing. became alarmed and went to the Four
,eenth Precinct Police Station. Officers were sent
TO the house and a messenger was sent at the same
sine for O physician. When the policemen got 10
The house they forced an entrance and found Mrs
kobcr lying on the bed completely covered with
blood. which was still flowing from wounds IN her
head Her husband was found lying on sofa IN
= rear room with O number OF scalp wounds.
The physician DR. Il w. Winter, managed to
restore consciousness to the couple; but said that
Mrs Kobers wounds were liCkly to result fatally.
Mr. Kcbcr, after coming to. made the following
statement:
o'clock this morning vent d9wnsa Wire to sers sA
s ns e srs for Mne 'nSs For
dropped the wood . ana hss SS
thrtynve years OF age lie held ecooy IRON
bar the air snd th,ea,cnea me With , when S wife has
helped with frequently and as went toward MN
he vcIlcd I'm kin too, and then you not tell the
several times and c 70 the Moor s 6, vog
this 'ire The thar knew friends were with me
IN Is Constantine st'eer who lives at NO o,1 money!
The detectives went TO the address and found
Stiecr changing his clothing. After bring IHaa
what he WIS wanted for. he cooy rcpncd tna ma,
OF it,. he said lie was locked 1p in the stafion-
house and will 10 arraiGned this morning before
Justice Kenna. Mrs. Kohcr was unable to sneak
last night and her death Is nKey 10 io"' "
within short time.
Stger said at the police station that he wished
that he had killed them. My wife" ne con
tinued worked for them fourteen years and
they are living on her property. II had romeo
them would only have tdkeh what belongs 70
u.s. stgcr is brewer by t"ds Robbnry was
the real cause Of his assault. lie hroke lnto me
honsc during the nipht and waited until Mr.
Kohcr had gone down stairs before he made the