Evening journal., 1891-09-28
SMOKED WHILE He SHOT.
Lauken's Murderous Attack
Upon His Pretty Wife.
A LITTLE GIRL WAS WOUNDED TOO.

The Jealous Husband Fatally Assaulted
His Wife on the Street in New York,
Injured an Innocent Bystauder aud
Then Pretended to Attempt Suicide.
NEW YORK, Sept. ss-Jealous Frank
Lauken, a good looking, solIdly built Ger
man electrician, tried to murder his hand
some, brown haired young wife last night
He shot her down on the sidewalk In front
of 311 Hudson street, and she was at the
point Of death when borne to st. Vincent's
hospital. After shooting his wife Lauken
continued his deadly fusillade in the
crowded street, putting another bullet
through child's shoulder, smashing a
plate glass window with third and wind
ing up by making feint to shoot himself
He took good care not to injure himself.
he was in the clutches Of policeman.
smoked While He shot Her.
Faultlessly dressed in dark suit with
a red pink In the lapel of his coat, the pris-
oner seemed perfectly cool when arrested.
A lighted cigar was in his left hand and as
he was led before the PROSTATE form OF the
woman he had pledged himself only few
months ago to cherish and protect and
was identified by her as her slayer he
smiled softly and said:
lie Drove Her from Him.
Eyes, | shot her; but | did it only for
fun-just to frighten her.
Lauken is thirty years old Fifteen
months ago, while he was living at the
boarding house of Henry Sudan. 3l5 Hud-
son street, he wooed and married Mr. Su-
dams eldest daughter. Annie.
The couple went to housekeeping at 34l
Bleecker street. where the wife soon found
her married life intolerable because of her
husbands continual cruelty aud unrea-
sonable jealousy
His abuse of her finally became SO severe
that about five months ago she was com
pelled to leave him and return to her
fathers home, taking her household effects
with her.
He Threatened to Kill Her.
Since that time Lauken has been dog
ging his wife's footsteps all over the city,
entresting her to come back TO him, and
when be found that she persisted in stay
ing away threatening TO kill her.
Shortly after o'clock last night I.auken
entered the cigar store of his brother-in-
law, Henry Rostan, which is on the main
floor Of Sudan's boarding house, aud after
swallowing half the contents of a pint
flask Of rye whisky he called for his wife
When told that he could not see her he re
newed his threats Of violence toward hel
and went away. Feeling sure that he had
gone for the night Mrs Lauken and he
9ister, Mrs. Rostan, set ont for walk
4 a yn1 80
had just crossed King street when the
encountered Lauken.
They Kan for Life.
The two women quickened their step
and started TO run for the ice cream salool
Of II. A. Praum, at 375 Hudson street /
was brilliantly lighted and about twent,
! customers, mostly women, were in il a
| the time. The sisters hoped to reach it be
fore Lauken could do them injury, bu
they were disappointed. just as they wer
about to turn into the place Lauken ap
peared in front OF them. He pulled his re
volyer and aiming it point blank at hi
wife he fired. The bullet struck her in th
back of the neck.
Then He Shot Little Girl
The woman sank to the sidewalk scream
| ing "Murderr' Her sister threw hersel
over the PROSTATE form to protect il
Lauken fired again, but the bullet wen
wide OF its mark. By this time a hundrel
people had been drawn to the spot. Laukei
did not stir, but raising his pistol slowly
fired again at his wife.
This time, too, he missed his mark, an,
the bullet struck in the right shoulder o
Della Blake, ten years old, the daughte
of laborer living at 259 Hudson street I
inflicted a painful but not dangerou
flesh wound. Lauken fired fourth shot
but no one knows where it took effect
Then be pointed the pistol toward his owl
head and fred, the bullet whizzing pas
the rim Of his hat and the powder black
ening his face. At this juncture Police
man Dunn arrested him, Mrs. Lauke
viii die.