The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-21
MOST'S UNDERSTUDY IN JAIL.
FREIHEIT HAS NO EDITOR At PRESENE
WORTHY OF ITS NAME
Anarchist Frnu koennncke, Whose Husband
was Doing Mosta Editorial Work and
Living at Mrs. Mosps, Gets Him Arrested.

Anarchist Frnu Koennacke, whose Husband
was Doing Mosts Editorial Work and
Living at Mrs. Most's, Gets Him Arrested.
An avowed disciple OF anarchy called upon
the law and the police yesterday to
aid her in forcing her husband to
support her She Is Florcntina Koennacke.
stout. ful-faced. and apparently an
educated German woman about ~ years
old. She consents to live, however. in the
Vanderbilt flats at 1852 East Seventy second
street and her main anxiety seemed to be that
she might be unable to pay the rent unless
Justice Murray brought tho abhorred law to
bear on William Koennacke.
koennacke is n grizzled man Of GO. He says
he is particular friend OF Herr Johann Most.
but Mrs. Koennacke says he is more OF friend
Of Herr Most's reputed wife. has deserted his
own wife in consequence. and is living In Mrs.
Most's apartments at 216 William street. while
Most Is in the penitentiary.
Mrs. koennacke met William Koennacke in
Berlin. Their tastes were similar. She had
strong desire to lecture in the hope OF making
converts to anarchy and koennacke was an
avowed Anarchist, although he says his opin-
ions are less set than Mrs. Kocnnacke's and he
does not favor so strong measures as she does.
Mrs. Koennacke says that she was married to
the accused on June 80. 1888. by the Rev. Wolf
husband abandoned her in February. 1882.
since which time he has contributed nothing
toward her support
The accused said in the Yorkville Court
that he was not her husband. and that he could
not marry her because she had abandoned a
husband in Berlin who is Xix ely to be alive now.
She she he three daughter1s m mar He says
s5 !spS' Sss es
is at home and where Mrs Most s'f lives e now.
on the tor. floor. She let's furnished room to
h% ed M ae IT, %Ram sh Street he p s pqG
editor;.in, chief Of i. IN addition he .peddles
a I1r pcriodIicals and ramphlets HIS
said. and he took hold Of the III parer because
was hardly capable Of conducting the paper in
her husban's absence. He said he received no
was more than willing to work even hh harder f for
his friend Herr Most The compliments tenn
per was particularly, violent. he said. and she
him that ne felt Obliged to leave her He. could
not understand by what right she complained
The complainant insisted that she was his
wife. and that he was far more interested in
Mrs. Most than he was in her husband or his
This led the accused t. call attention to the
Would not be foolish to fall in love with so
young a woman and would she not be still
more foolish to waste AM, affection on SO old q
woman. and this woman is doing all she can to
ruin her character. She even showed photos
graph in which am pictured seated in chair
with Mrs. Most standing beside me. She must
have secured two pictures and joined them to-
getner, because We were never photographed
together"
Justice Murray put Koennache under s20S
eeSed rhs IN defapt ~ bonds week. no
80 that makes two editors OF Freiheit in
prison at once Herr Most was sent to tho
funeral over some hall, dozen cofins on
the anniversary OF the execution ot
the Chicago Anarchists. and had made all
preparations for the meeting in Florence Hall.
Captain McCulagh. the elder broke up the
meeting: and 100 Of tho participants followed
Most to kraemer's Hall in Seventh street, near
atoms OF the police by Most. Mosts advice
cost him his term In the penitentiary.