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The murder Of Lyman s. Weeks. occurred
about midnight on the night Of March 70, 1887,
at his pleasant little home, 1.g7l De kalb ave-
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! wife. who remained awake, heard noise in the
basement toward midnight; She listened for
She S SgaRened her % husband and told him nGS she
thought there were burglars n the house. He
9uiot @ her fears ' he Would got up and find out
what tho trouble was. Mr.. Weeks then got out
Of bed; III the gas, and after partially dressing
descended the stairway. His wife. who, had also
got out Of bed. listened as her husband de-
pqrlor floor she heard him strike . match, with
6s III one me b the gas ss In t9e psT nso
reached her ears. and then almost instantly
game the muffled sound of sculfling. This was
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gpeaking tube connecting the kitchen with her
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While her head was still out OF the window,
and before the startled neiGhbors had respond
ed to her cries for assistance. she saw the muir
derer 20 through the front area. open the
the street, turn to the left in the direction oi
rather low-sized man, and that the overcoat he
wore reached almost to his feet This, ,overcoat
been taken by the burglar from the hat rack
IN the basement, probably as soon as he had
sasred the house i t Es EdS him Ss
10 vacant lot In De Kalb avenue about 100
lively identi8ed Greenwaid as the m an she had
seen come out from the basement. but she
his back, to her. that he was Just such man in
size and general appearance; Mrs Weeks
reached the front basement Ev j4st III n 4, time to
not no ST speak. The fatal buiiiet satered the right
side and passed clear through thebody. coming
month almost elapsed before the gang re-
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able, siIverware apd clothing. John, Green
Tald apd his pals, Paul Krapse. John. alias
rested for the Robbery. some Of the stolen arti-
Sles having been traced 10 their possession: 4
on GreenWoIds head at the time Of his arrest.
kraTse and Becker told the IPpspsctSr that
killed a man In De Kalb avence. and they also
told how he had disposed of Q Prince
wad and Miller we We're indicted IN BROOK
Iyn for murder, the former as principal and the
latter as accessory. Greenwald hud two trials
and was committed each time Miller was
never brought to trial, and after being i'm
was captured in New Jersey @ for breaking into
house and chloroforminG family. and he is
siRSat maze Ills csSSs from Sl
bis escape, he was arrested in Baltimore for
burglary and sentenced for eight years. Beck
sasod Few monfRs S0sa ago o. IL e Shn yns Tas In IN
Brook lYn opposite the jail. Recently he was |
shot at and narrowly escaped being killed by 2 |
Sqarreled with him about the Weeks murder. |
The testimony against Greenwald was wholly |
in his own alleged statements to his pals and |
the statements Of Mr.. Chamberlain who swore
ion Ferry house on the afternoon Of the mnr-
der, and again in front OF Mr.. Weeks's house |
br fey xtwodd %au'Si %ho 0fSrs d S
the e the G% Rurder @ on the aSSn nEE iGSs
Gar G9,r, who swoore he carried GreenwaId and
scene of the murder Just after the murder
Greenwads first conviction was set aside by
the Court OF Appeals on tho ground that evi-
dence showing Greenwalds connection with n
previous burglary In Brooklyn was improperly
introduced The second conviction was al
tirmed. At both trials Gresnwald denied that
he had been in Brooklyn at all on tho night OF
The murder. but since his second conviction,
he made a statement admitting that he
accompanied krause Miller. Becker, and
FREDERICK Christian to. Brooklyn to rob
the Weeks house. but that he and
Becker had a quarrel with krause and
went back to New York before the Job was ac-
complished. il was on his aflldavit and others
TO the same effect made by Miller and Christian
that counsel for Greenwald tried to fix the
murder on krause. and based the application
tor a new trial or "a stay Of execution. These
Germany about six years age. after committing
smbezHl lement there His real name he said,
was John Theodore Wild. He had been only
six months in New York when ho was arrested
or an attempted robbery. When arrested he had
q revolver and q dagger In his possession,
and he was sent to B!ackwell's Island for
eighteen months On his release lie went to
work for tailor. and one night broke into his
employers house and robbed him at the point
oi II revolver His participation in this bur
Zlary WAS not discovered until after his arrest
or the Week 5 murder. He was married. 10 q
Vow York girl few months before the muir
Ter, but he soon deserted his wife. and she
lever saw him since his arrest.
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