The sun., 1890-01-26
REVENGE BY POSTAL CARD.
4 SHOWER or LIBELs BIZ MlIL BRINGS
ON a SLANDBR SUIT


Mr.. Kruedsiback OF the Besthovsn Society
Accuses Mr. HoeAaek OF the Eiehen-
hrans Of Imputing the Libeln to Hin,.
Carl Kunedeback OF 1886 Park avenue,
Vice. President OF the Beethoven Singing 30
oiety, has begun suit for $4,000 damages for
slander against Hugo II. Hoenaok. cigar dealer
OF 65 Pine street, and President OF tho Odd Fell
lows Home. The case comes up for trial In
the Court OF Common Pleas tomorrow.
In his complaint Mr. Kruedelback alleges
that in January. February. and March, 1888,
he and Mr.. Hoenack were members OF the
Eichenkranz Singing Society, whose rooms are
at "a East Fourth street. The society had at
that time several hundred members, In those
three months large number OF postal cards,
covered with scurrllous. indecent and libel
lous writings. sigma prints. figures and sym
bols In German. were deposited by some per-
son or persons to plaintiff unknown In the
United States mail. addressed TO many NOM
bers Of the society Aforesaid.
On March 7. 1888, Mr.. Kruedelback goes on,
In the executive chamber Of the singing 30
ciety, Mr.. Hoenack I'm the presence and hear
ing Of large number OF members and others
who had received such postal cards. malici-
ously, and with intent to cause II to be believed
by said members and Others" stated that Mr..
Kruedelback had sent the postal cards to tho
members for the purpose Of ayenRinR himself
dent OF the society. Mr., Kruedoback AYERS
that Mr.. Hoenack said in German:
VII nov ~ S %sr We must ~ s6 take
win h,o pCsSS SSfds SScs:S Ssy ;!y, Ss,s
18th street The gentleman feels himself to ss an in.
srsd nnoses because hs doe, not hold @ his ONCE any
such person DO placed under police survoillancet
Mr.. ,Kruedelback denies that he sent the
MIR. Hoenack's counsel. Louis Hanneman,
episode President, Hellerson Of the Eichen-
back. accusing him Of being in the society for
business purposes. committee. Of which
to the Rass Snd
their renort sustained them. Mr.. Kruedel;;
back requested the privilege OF resigninR. and
his resignation was accepted.
1t was after the acceptance Of his resignation
by Q large vote that the postal cards began to
some OF the cards yesterday. They were ad-
dressed in disguised hand to various mem
6srs Of the S0cey Many Of It the addresses
oi the postal cards were pasted heads
iciae pamphlets and almanaes. These, heads
and pictures were labelled in way the re-
S.s Of o the to ste eo ssS he@
were of q humorous character. One had the
coat OF arms Of the society draped IN black;
certain members Of the singing society at the
poker table. These had been sent to those
members wives and had made trouble in their
families besides necessitating many awkward
explanations.
Mr. Hanneman had only about twenty-five
OF the postal cards. Many had been torn III as
eoon as they We're received Whoever sent
them had added to his offence by making his
victims pay one cent extra postage on each
card because the pictures were pasted on
them. On every card was Post Office stamp
bearing the words due one cent"
There was such a flood of these postal cards
that the members requested the Executive
Committee to meet and devise means to have
the offender punished. There was a lively
meeting IN March, 1883, and the result was
shat detective was employed. The detective
ssBssnht % good deal OF time Ground station l.. IN
mailed the postal cards.
Mr.. Hoenack admits having used the Ian
guage attributed to him by Mr.. Kruedelback,
but makes the trifling exception that he did
not use Mr.. Kruedelbacks name.