New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25
DIED DEFENDING HIS SISTER.
RESULT OF A FIGHT IN A LuDLow-sr'
HOUSE.
4 WORTHLESS HUSBAND ATTACKS HIS WIFE IN
THE ROOMS OF HER BROTHER WHO
DEFENDS HER AND EXPIRES
AFTER STRUGGLE.

xr.rrv s,.rc thirty-seven years old. cloth
uresser Of No 100 Ludlow-st.. was killed. yes'e''
day afternoon by Jacob Klenberg an insurance
adiuster his brother-in-law. whose family lives at
No SO Avenue A. in the course OF nght between
the two men IN the rooms OF Stern. The dead
man was killed apparently by a blow In the ao-
domen. Kleinborg was arrested ana iocheo Wy
IN the Eldridge-st poce station.
Sterns murder Is the direct outcome OF mari'a'
troubles between Weinberg and his wife they
were married fourteen years ago and have TWO
children daughters one Of whom. Rosie. Is thir-
teen wears old and the other. Lote. is eight years
old The Kleinbergs lived unhappiiy together on
account of the husbands treatment OF MS wHe'
and four months ago they separated The nus
band went to Philadelphia to live. leaving MS WIG
and children to look out for themselves
In the mean time Stern. Mrs. Keinberg's brother
had contributed s. a week toward the support oi
his sister and her daughters This iact oeeai'o
known to the husband In Philadelphia. ana on sew
erai occasions he wrote to his wife TO Try 10 se'
more money from her generous reati'e' p"' ''''
she declined to do.
Kleinberg appeared at his wifes rooms unex-
pectedly about II o'clock yesterday morning ne
renewed his opportunities relative to getting more
money from Stern. and when she refused 70 &C
cede to L.s demands he struck and aouseo "ei'
After tire he left the place
After her husband had gone Mrs. Kleinperg oe-
termned to relate her experience with her nus
band TO ner brother. So about O'Clock she iel'
Tho house accompanied by her daughter rosie,
and a sister Eva who had called in the course OF
The day The three walked down Ludlow-'t.' sno
at DeIancey-st were met by KleinberS he ao-
dressed an insulting remark to her, MIS- kie IN
berg said and said something about going 10 b nep
brother to tell some stories about her ne tnen
followed the three TO Stern's rooms. Ehlcn are
second floor of Nc Se 100 rooms a"
and Mrs Kleinberg said to her brother "Hsn ny
he has followed me up here to tell PACK OF , hes
berg continued in telling the siory OF 'n th morn
that had had a scrap at home IN the m, morn
ing and that he called me names and MIN; zoo
ISie,nberg struck his Wife and bit the fingers Of
one Of her hands. She attempted to deiend ner-
self, and at that moment the brother, stern d,;
treat my sister so In my presence, ... a..
The two men then clinched and fought oes,
after few moments Of lighting the two men
were separated Weinberg was badly scrat S eS
on the face and Stern was somewhat bruised ID by
the encounter. The latter was however, appar-
entity more exhausted than his antagonist lot ne
lay down on the bed for a minute. at the same me
Or below It, Soon he got up from the BED ana h
walked into the kitchen. There he feii 10 the
floor unconscious groaning with pain and :olng
The man was evidently dying. and some one ran
out for medical aid. In short time Drs StrelHep:
Of No 10 Orchard-st. and Sng,esteih OF o no w. 90
A great crowd had gathered about the place IN
Detectives Galligan and Burke. OF the Eidrldee-
1t station who CHANGED to be In the neighbornood;
The two detectives went to the rooms ana 1ouno
the man still breathing, but he died noment
after their arrival They arrested Kleinberg at
once and took several Of the witnesses TO the
station where they were detained and their state
ments taken. -,
n is supposed that death caused by blow
IN the abdomen from either Keinberg's fist or foot.