The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-31
CRAZY HUSBANDS CRIME
Insane With Jealousy Kir-
delberger Shoots His
Wife and Stepdaughter.
THEN He TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
Woman Viii Die But Girl
Will Recover Causes For
the Awful Deed.
THEN He TAKES HIS OWN LIFE

| While crazy through jealousy and the
effects of drink, Carl Kirdelberger, at ten
| O'Clock this morning shot and probably
| Fatally wounded his wife, Christina, shot
his step-daughter, Mary Broedel, and then
killed himself. The two women are in the
| City Hospital 1t was reported this morn
! ing that Mrs Kirdelberger's chances of
life are slim The girls injury is pain
/ full and may cause her considerable trout
| BILE, but will not prove fatal. Heidelberg
er,s body is in Speer's Morgue.
| The shooting occurred in the second
story apartments of the fiat house, No
4O5 Second street, which wore occupied by
Mrs Kirdelberger, her son. John Broedel;
her daughter by her first husband. Mary
Broedel. nineteen years old, and her
other daughter, Minnie Kirdelberger, six
teen years old
| The Eirdelbergers never got on well to-
gether Mrs. Kirdelberger was widow
! with four children when she married Kir-
/ delberger, seventeen years ago.
One child was born of the union, Minnie
who is now sixteen years old Kirdel-
berger was sober and Industrious. He
continued so until two years ago, when
he took to drinking heavily. He became
proprietor of a saloon, No. 152 st. Paul's
| avenue, and lived with his family over IT.
i He became his own best customer and
| drank to excess. He became abusive to
j the members of his family and frequently
| struck his wife and daughter He be-
| came more and more abusive, until finally
| they became alarmed for their safety
They were afraid he would kill them
/ Seven weeks ago they could stand 1t no
longer and with the assistance of Mrs.
Kirdelbergerfs Oldest son, John Broedel-
Mrs. Kirdelberger her daughter Minnie
! and her other daughter, Mary Broedel
went to live in apartments on the second
/ floor of the tenement No. 405 Second
street. Kirdeiberger,s whose mind had
| almost given away through the habitual
| and excessive use of whiskey, followed
! them, calling at the house almost daily
and annoying them greatly. He repeated
! " begged his wife to return to him. She
! refused absolutely to do SO. He would
beg to see Minnie, but the girl was afraid
of him and kept out of his way as much
as she could. He frequently threatened
to kin his wife if she persisted in remain-
I ing away from him. He drank so much
| that he neglected his business. It was
running down to such an extent that this
week he was forced to dispose of it. He
received over $500 yesterday. 1t was the
amount Which he was entitled to for the
saloon, after his bills were paid. With
s202 of the money still in his pocket, kir-
delberger went to the Second street house
at 10 O'Clock and took a ham with him
as a peace offering. He again asked his
/ wife to return to him and that they
might begin the New Year together. She
refused and ordered him out. Kirdel-
| berger did not go, bat took a seat near
| the table where the ham lay and re-
mained silent Between that time and
one o'clock he was ordered out several
times, and finally Mrs Kirdelberger told
her daughter Mary to go for police
man, to eject him.
The man became wild with rage al this
| and jumped to his feet. Just as Mary
Broedel reached the door, on her way to
/ call a policeman. he drew revolver and
| fired at her. The bullet struck her on
the shoulder and she ran shrieking
through the hallway. His wife attempted
to follow her, but before she reached the
door he had pointed the weapon at her
and fred The bullet struck her on the
head and she fell as though dead. Then
I<irdelberger turned the revolver on him
i self and sent a bullet through his BRAIN
lie died instantly.
/ In the meantime the noise of the shots
I and the shrieks of Minnie Kirdelberger,
| who leaned out of the window, aroused
the neighborhood and Policeman Doherty
and Gallery and Roundsman Toppin ran
into the building. They called an ambul-
ance from the city Hospital and the dead
wagon from the Morgue. The dead man
and the two women were removed.
"a IL that oil
der woman had about even chances of re-
covery The bullet had entered behind
i the temple, and pursuing a downward
course had found an exit in the Jaw
Mary Broeders wound was such that she
was able to 90 home after 1t was dressed
She suffered greatly from shock, and her
! step-sister was prostrated-
Minnie Kirdelberger was seen by
! IL reporter for "The Jersey City
4 News. she told what she knew
/ OF the shooting. Papa she said, was
crazv from drinking so much whislSey. He
was q good man until he took to drinking;
then he abused Us until we couldn't staaid
81 we moved here seven weelss
agotoget away from him. He often called.
lfT,ast night he came at ten o'clock. He
stepped into the kitchen and placed ham
| on the table, then he took seat by the
window Mamma was afraid Of him. At
] half-past ten she ordered him to leave the
house. He refused to do 50 and sat there
until nearly one o'clock. Mamma again
ordered him to leave When he wouldn't
do SO she told Mary to so out and get q
policeman to put him out. sdary was at
I the door when he fired two shots at her.
one OF them hit her in the shoulder
Mamma was sitting between him and the
door. He fred at her and hit her IN the
/ head The bullet entered the left side OF
I her head near the ear and lodged down
IN the right jaw. He thea shot himself
j i was asleep when the shooting oeeirred
HI was awakened by the shots. When i
larrivedI in the kitchen papa was lying. on
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