New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-13
A LANDLORD SHOT DOWN.
KILLED BY A WOMAN WHOM he N-'
DEAvORED TO EvICT.
,., porHR1cHr. OWNER or SOMERSET
DARK NJ MURDERED-HIs AGENT h9-
cAPEs DEATH BY THE WOMAN
PISTOL MISSING FIRE.

PISTOL MISSING FlKE'
p,o,,ee,d \ J.. sept II (SpeciaD.-Mrs' O"'n
= 1,,,gerbuth shot and almost Hs'"..N'
,uod Paul Roehricht, New-loIA .,..
c. &c at No. 2155 Seventh ave- '''9
afternoon at 3 O'Clock. -aa. park
Tho shooting took place at Sofhe'se' t.1
>-o,,b Plainfeld Township. two mics i'm .to
49,, .bere Roehrcht, who was o""e' ,,
'-''' inc % compel Theodore ana Na'"-
20 t,,rrerbuth 10 give up possession OF o''0
&c in which they had heeh "N'"S
r,,,oo,huth also attempted 10 XIII io"
c,as,. - W - Jackson-ave.. this ci'Y' no
,ae ,3oohricht.s manager and attorney D"' '''
revolver missed fire. c..,orso,
,,...rh,th and his wife came to Soin''S,
parL carlv in the spring from LONE
,,,,,.,erb,,tb was Engaged 10y Mr.. Koeni'o
1o,dscapc gardiner subsequently ms ,
Us discharged. but continued /" MANI '''
was ear,,,,o,se belonging to Roehricht Oh
,he washington Valley road at the eus -
eor,orset Park The Ffngerhuths WERE
70 move out. but refused ,,.,soa trn-
robert clark. Roehrichts lawyer a'' '9''
..rh,tt<s arrest FOR trespass. as a S'ep - "7s,.
,.,seoesion Of the house. A Warrant Wa
-, and when Constable Frames hH' '''
,,.,,btrotonyjle attempted 10 serve IL
,,,,. s.inecrhuth locked himself IN 'he "o's. 80
,,,,,,.r, g Demeza. Of this city WHO 49,
,,,,,,or for Fingerhuth. agreed 10
,,..,. in court this afternoon al " o.o0"
ring .huth went to NeW-AorK 'i'.s - ~,
,i-..-,,. =, is alleged. told William Dein'e' w
Ills Wis., ,voehinctonvMe. that her nus
,od ,of, her we'll prepared, ana tha' SLY
y.as ready for Mr. Roehricht Nv ,'-.-. hts
1,orlv in the.afternoon Mr. clark sent M
o,., % Ne~v.- York. Harry Ryan Old'N
-, and william Titus and Emil Dem
III y, 1yashingtonville to see II the li's'i
lid he persuaded to depart MIS-
,,..,...r,,tb received them at the door IN,
',.1.od o revolver. and told young Clark tha'
- o,..r eo much as laid a finger on the mus
-,,o ,.,,,ld shoot him The party drove Oa'N ~
49,. .,,,..rintendont's Office. half nile away
Va ,o,,,rnod with Roehricht and the eiue'
Clark. .soa g. forcing
Mir Clark had nearly succeeded III l0'
80 O door when Mrs. Fingerhuh opened J.
IA thrust the muzzle Of the reNoNei ~
~lork's breast and pulled the TRIGGER, uu'
IA. - eon.1 10 explode Clark rcu't''''
rhon Mrs Fingerhuth fastened 10 aho'lei '.o,'
and opening that. pointed the reNDNr' ~ s~
't. ,rbo stood about five feet from 'ile "''i
.lOn's poehricht clapped his hands over ms
1@art and exclaimed. I'm shot. he ,oo ' "
few steps backward and again eXca'i"e'' III
shot" Then he fell oeau' r,,...,,,,+b rot,red 70
,ftor the shooting Mrs Flngerhuth reIII,u
~ boueo closing the doors. Her twenty -E'"'
old son was in the house. 49,. .., ,rbilo
some of the party guarded the mouse, VAL" lar-
hrs vent for aid The ambulance was sem
sor and Drs. Pitts and Seglio found that h"en-
IN was dead The bullet passed through ue
aase of the heart 80 C,o,,o Stow
"a ~ Washinl-tonville. and John Gjettlescn. o1
Tnrtb Plainned went together TO me nous
rboro the shooting occurred. Mrs. f1hseInu'ii
weed no resistance and admitted the oniceta
Of once She and her son were immeuA''e'S
rIaccd under arrest and taken 10 the boroush
,aU in Torth Plainheld. The body OF itoehrlcht
'as brought 10 Plainfield in the ambulance.
rinrerhuth returned 10 Plainheid shortly ai'eI
; o'clock and was arrested rs soon as ne reaCheH
%o~tb Plainheld. He was locked up in the Dor
INCH iaN There is great excitement over inc
shooting -. Gee. ,.oo ,s
Mrs catherine Fingcrhuth is about hfty years
,ld She showed no emotion when arrested ana
vas p.rfoctlv calm and composed when she was
driven 10 the jail. Fingerhuth rs Of the same
age. - .,. o-
Peter Roehricht the man who was snot ap-
oeared 10 be about forty-five wears DID, tie was
German and wore long beard and mustache
IL lived IN New York with his wife and two
children Nj Clark went to New-Nork this
evening" to break the news to the family or the
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