The sun., 1890-01-05
ANARCHY In PRACTICE.
,sKEF MARTIN FRANKEN DESTROYS
n. ms FAMILY.


Courage 10 shoot HImseiE-Me Was
disciple Of the Chicago Anarchists.
A half dozen small pictures Of Spies, Par
sons, Lingg, Most, and other Anarchists, acl
In plain round black frame and huug In aI
irregular group upon one bare white wall o
the back room OF n little one-story frame build
ing In the rear Of the tenoments at 1SO Mauiei
street Brooklyn, helped Sven Martin Frnnker
keen vigp from Wedns ssday night until yester
day over the bed upon which lay thedead bodie.
of his young wife and his pretty two-year-o ole
oape. with the black marks which the Anarch.
lsts fingers had left on their throats whom he
Dad straneled them gradually fading away In
the discoloration wrought BY the processes Of
nature after death.
Alta few minutes past 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning whom the Anarchist still was sitting
,ot the. little table beside the bed, lingering the
ugly pistol that for two days and three nights
ne had not dared to use. his solitary vigil was
Tor the frat time interrupted. A footsteu
sounded In the other room and q moment
later the door leading to It was pushed open.
and the sight OF an officer OF tho law raised the
Anarchists courage to q point 1t had thereto
Aore failed to reach. He spranR to his feet with
the revolver Rripped in his hand. The officer.
seeing threat in the movement, turned to
run: but he had hardly taken two steps whom
ene weapon was discharged, and the Anarchist.
. sinking backward, fell across the bed. and with
me blood pouring from wound over his heart,
added last touch OF ghastliness to tho scene
? pnpop which the pictures Of the apostles OF an
Archy looked down. Whom the policeman
reached the bed the Anarchist still breathed.
/ put ho'd died IN few moments and the work Of
unRrchy in the Franken family was complete.
Franken had come to the house at $50 Maui
1er street on Oct !. He told tho landlord. D.
doltgelmann. that he was an upholsterer. but
that he and his wife worked at anything they
could get to do. Sure enough. whom the family
had moved In It was found that Mrs. Franken
who was young and pleasing woman. did
thateyer she. could got to do. and that Fran
Hen. Nho was stout and hearty, and apparently
NOT more. than 80 years DID, occasionally
helped her. He did nothing for himself. and
the family was supported by what Mrs. Fran
kon could earn at washing and scrubbing. The
baby was o chubby. bright little thing. and
che father seemed passionately attached to 1t.
About Dec. 18th Franken paid half months
rent. and said he was going to move. but was
not ready to 20 yet. That was the last that
Mrs. Holtzelmann heard OF the family until
Griday evening. when. upon going into the
house to light the gas in the halls one Of the
tenants told her that there was something
queer about the family In the rear tenement;
that the house was tightly closed. and that
nothing, had been seen Of them since New
Years Day. Yesterday Edward Catzensten
called at the house to get some washing which
Hrs. Franken was to do for him. He couldn't
arouse any one. and. his suspicious be-
tnR aroused by the tenants of the
other houses. ne went to the police
station. Roundsman McNamee and Police
mon LeLr and Ruoff returned with him.
The shutters Of the windows were all closed
and heavy quilt or blanket had been hung
inside Of the bedroom window. The door was
locked. but the policemen succeeded in raising
Q 'front.' window. and Lehr crawled In through
this. and. finding no one in that room went on
and pushed half open the closed door Of the
At an instant's glance he saw the
dead bodies on the bed and the living man
with the revolver The man made an exclama-
tfon which sounded like"I must 20 or you
must Co." The policeman thought the man
was going TO shoot him and started back. He
had cleared tii6r room' and was spiringing
through the window. when he heard the sound
Of the shot and supposed that it had been
aimed at him. When he found that he had not
been hit he and the other policeman went into
the house again and found the diving man and
the bodies OF his dead wife ana child. The
Anarchist was soon dead.
The child had plainly been strangled to death.
mother had been Killed for the marks OF the
angsEs g were W . still visible on Its throat The
impossible to say certainly how she came 10
her death. but there were no wounds visible,
examination. that she also had been choked to
death. That but one shot had been fired was
he
iound were enclosed In envelopes addressed to
the Coroner. Ono Of these was as follows:
100 MAUJER sIREEL BRooELYS, Nov % Issa
Pond ES one els Ss, any right to demend them %i t's
PeSI earsu OF tbs M s none! SS f0Sni u IN n t h
Snm Of SSa Respectfully. s. NJ FRANKEM
On the same sheet. written In small letters,
Se DIS manner hS. setsd Possible You woaId Ike 70
Hs! used Every neans ana my power 'a
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re mob nSSie EomsD good and oynE wife and o:ns
s S ana e I So
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sls wanted a sts she came Lite arc hateful and
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% Only hog vs in Psny and SIC sT
.tasr way y Opsn In pain Of heart and mind i d9uo
oi the other two letters one told tho Coroner
nat the deed would be done by the, use OF
.rsenic, and ehioroIorm;; and the other re-
tueSLeu IndI LnoTe SnOulu De no bOSt mOftetn.
kqother Of the letters WAS addressed to James
S3 Erolh lhinghan,. Treasurer OF the Unitod
states Cremation Company, l40 Nassau street,
New York. and read as follows:
sR Beg leaye pleas ind enclose the sum of eghtynyo
6S) dollarh It's purpose payment for cremating the
oyes Of undermined and wife and child Place darling
no vessoi all together In so doing we hope you will
lott demand full payment for our child Ef possible
hArRe for teWo. money short. Ef more In
IaopenEible possible viii he forthcoming. Please see
ottoTB We keep friends-to eXpensib!e-no any re-
atoms OF any kind. Should any appear (Which isnott
iEe nQttin death.
q aea some vessel made cut Of any kind
tdel money will be forthcoming Under all conditions
OEether We must CO. Can mott rRhttuy be objected 10
y any one.
This money has been earned by aioan can only be
St Aforesaid purpose Ell demand for II by any
made, such demand 10 fraud. We feel confidence
ofoner will deliver b0dyes your order in the
ands of you undertaken. Ef desirable everything in
bis house In which now i've 10 at yOnr command ut
very littlel will possibly bring $40 or fifteen dollar
70 need collins eNnenSble turn out any kind OF
laGon will do to convey bodies 20 crematoFy,
y oApneHB absolutely necessary. s. NJ. fRAEKKs.
Under all and every condition my body must be
rated, All! we nho tired. weary. beg your pardone.