The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-19
DO WIN BY A COWBOY.
O1T0 DIEHL KILLED ny ABRoTHER-
IN-EAW IRON TIE WEgT. ,
mo ouavrei Dstween Them Caused by Diehis
Aileged III Treatment OF HE WIN - After
DoinE the .shootinE nins ~surrendcrs HIuaeiI
= '-Diehl,u ChiIaren saw Their Father Shot.

The Qusvrei Dstween Them Caused by Diehl.s
.Aileged III Treatment OF HE win After
DoinE the Shooting Hinz surrenders HiDaeir
.-Dtehl,u Chfldren Saw Their Father Shot.
Herman HIM. a cowboy. 20 years old. who or.
rived from tho West last Christmas, and has
been stopping at his mothers house at 1913 Gen.
trail avenue, Williamsburg. shot and mortally
wounded Otto Diehl, his brother-in-law, In the
latter's home ut "a Morgan avenue, last evening.
The shooting was done with . 44-calibre revolt
yer. The bullet entered Dlchl's abdomen and
passed through hin body. He died four hours
later at st. GATHERINGS Hospital.
Diehl was 20 years old. and was married TO
Hinz's sister about ten years ago. They had
four children, Herman, ANNIE, Frederick. and
Philip, who are respectively y 9. and 4 years,
and three weeks old. 1t is said that Mrs. Diehl
has complained to. her mother In the last few
alleged, she was iii treated by him again. She
was %therenpon sent to her mothers house.
HIM went to Dlehl's house at 9 o'clock last
is sssd tssa ,sf D seSe o StSsHsi h lGn o one s Of the r ro % as.
HinE refused to go. and there was q scuffle, dur
ing which Hinz drew his revolver, and shot
shot, fell on tho floor. and the cries Of his three
children, who witnessed the shooting, brought
street police station and half a dozen policemen
hastened to the house. Diehl was taken to st.
Catherlnes Hospital ana the coroner was sent
After leaving his brother.in.law's house HIM
walked leisurely to the station house. Sergeant
Rpthenberg was busy when he entered the sta;
tion. After waiting. for q moment HinZ leaned
desk and said to Ruthenberg:
This 10 important business. Two just shot
my brother-in.law. I don't know how badly. and
T IG,,s So i IA e :, E aI.s myself up. Here's the re.
Hinz laid the weapon on the desk as he spoke.
He was searched1hd locked up. A few minutes
later n policeman appeared with the report that
Diehl was probably mortally wounded.
When Coroner Delap reached the hospital
Diehl was losing consciousness. 1t was only
with the greatest difficulty that he was able to
say that the shooting was without the slightest
provocation. .Dlehl said that on Sunday Hing
sppearea at his house and threatened him with
death Then Diehl. became insensible. Upon
leaving the hospital the Coroner went to the
station house and questioned Hing.
my sister" HIM said, " for o long time was
badly treated by Diehl. On my arrival East I
tried my best to have him act better toward her.
Two days after my sister gave birth to her last
child, three weeks ago, Diehl acted In . shock
ing manner toward her. 1t was necessary to
send her to my mothers house. Before she was
taken away she told me and my mother that
Diehl's conduct was killing her. When I went
to Diehl's house to got some clothes for the baby
Diehl went at mo with q hammer. What was I
to DOT / couldn't let him kill me. SO I just de-
Tended myself. didn't mean to hurt him 30
badly. The shooting was In self.defence. II he
hadn't attacked me as he did 1 would not have
shot him."
Hinz wal Q cowboy for seven years in the
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