New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-14
SAID TO BE A MURDERER.
a PRISONER CHARGED BY HIS WIFE
WITH A FOUL CRIME.
cLEARING rp TILE MYSTERY srnRorNpING A

CLEARING Up THE MYSTERY SURROUNDING A
DEAD BODY FOUND ALMOST MONTH AGO.
The police of Newark are investigating a case
OF alleged murder and Henry Kohl, who lives at
No Z9 Sixteenh-ave. who is in jail a charge
OF beating his wife Gretchen Is believed to be the
perpetrator. His accuser is his wife. On June l6
the body of Jospeh Preine twenty -one living at
No. $50 South Bghteenth-st.. Newark found
In Shinder's Creek. The body when found was
lying face down On the shoulders a large
stone that weighed eighty pounds. In addition to
this weight there lying the body five
coupling pins bits OF railroad iron. whose COM
bned weight was at least sixty pounds The left
eye bruised and swollen A strap perhaps
half an inch wide and a sixteenth Of an inch In
thickness. was buckled around the mans neck.
This strap IT subsequently learned belonged
TO Kohl. who cousin OF Preinel. The latter
owned a gold watch. which was missing Kohl
quarrelled with his wife n few days afterward and.
as she charges. attempted to kill her and her child.
She took refuge with her mother. Mrs. Wileitner
at the latters home No 229 Camden-st.. and has
been there since then. She caused the arrest OF her
husband. and charged him with beating her. The
strap taken from Preinels neck was shown TO
Mrs. Kohl by n detective She said II belonged
to her husband, and that he IL 10 support
his trousers The circumstances seemed
picious that Kohl sent to Jail without bail
and the case was investigated Mrs Kohl said
yesterday:
My husband had often asked Pre,ners ten-year-
Old sister where Joseph kept his money He learned
that Joe always concealed his money upon his per
son. sewing II upon his shirt and 20 his bosom.
lie also learned that the boy had AT least 500 with
him at all times. And now to what know.
My husband came home after midnight the 18th
of June. The right sleeve OF his coat was torn
Off. His entire clothing covered
with mud. and he laboring under much excite
ment. He told me that the clock wrong. that II
was II O'Clock and not O'Clock. But | knew bet
ter. He told me that he had murdered his cousin
Joe. and said that he had taken the boy a -. Of
,schnapps. and had first got him drunk. Then
he took him 70 the meadows and when they
reached Shinders Creek he threw him into the
the body. He said he heard train coming. ami he
ran away. He came right home and slept here.
Then he went away IN the morning and said he
was going go 10 Germany. His mother would
give him money. he said. 10 follow him
soon could dspos" OF the furniture. But my
husband came back and said cousin In New York
had tod him TO 90 back 10 Newark. for his Dis
appearance would lead 70 his being suspected OF
murder. so he came back. and again told at
different times how he had committed the crime.
1T was when ! called him n murderer that he
threatened TO kill me and NV baby. His conscience
troubled him. and as soon as he heard that the de-
tcctive had shown the strap. he said Don't
say ANYTHING about the strap. Don't bctray me
He said he had been TO a cairvoyan who had told
him that "A woman with child would betrny him
have not the slightest doubt that my husband
murdered his cousin.