The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-09
KRONMAN CASE IS MURDER
TUE WOMAN sUCCUuBS TO HER IN
JLRIES-HER HUSBAND HELD.

derer-Ho Cannot Account for fits Time
Between 1i16 and o'clock on Monday,
They Sny-was Seen Then Near His Home.
Mrs. Nathan Rronman. who was found horrl-
bly, cut about the head on Monday night In the
hallway OF her fiat at 800 West Thirty. fifth
street, died about o'clock yesterday morning
In Roosevelt Hospital She did not regain
consciousness before she died. and thus was
unable to help the police to make certain who
herassailant was. Her husband. through whom
her injuries were discovered. and who was put
under arrest as suspicious person lato on
Monday night. was remanded until this morn
ing in tho West Side Police Court yesterday
morning. Sometime to-day. In obedience TO a
subpoena served last night he will have to APP
poar with Acting Capt Cooney before the
Mazet Committee.
The police OF the West Thirty seventh
street station and force Of detectives
from the Central Office spent the day
in endeavoring to- follow the move
ments Of Kronman on Monday afternoon.
kronman. as was told yesterday. first told the
police that he had been III his store at 2O7>
Chambers street all the afternoon. Later he
said that he had spent the afternoon playing
casino with friends. The police ascertained
yesterday that he left tho store in Chambers
street about 1890 O'Clock on Monday after
noon. saving that he was going to see n dentist
at the Office of John r. Lane. dentist At
Eighth avenue and Twenty third street He
remained there about fifteen minutes. while
the dentist adjusted some work which he hal
completed last Friday.
Kronman cannot account for the time lac
tween his leaving the dentists and arriving
at Mrs Helen Brockman's at "a East Seventh
street where he played casino from just before
3 o'clock to nearly I. The police think that
the assault on Mrs. Kronman WAS committed
before Kronman arrived at Mrs. Brockman
and they found a negro teamster yesterday.
named Henry f. Hicks, who says lie saw
Kronman and two other men at the corner of
Hghtn avenue and Thirty fifth street at about
2 o'clock. The Kronnan fiat house Is only a
few doors from the corner. The police there
fore, still regard Kronman as the probable as
sailant OF his wife.
This is not the opinion Of his wfes rela-
tives. all OF whom have a high opinion
OF him. Mrs Kronman was formerly Miss |
Annie Hultz. Her brother and three married |
sisters live In the city. They all say that her
married life has been perfectly happy and that |
Rronman was very fond OF her He was In the |
habit OF buying her more trnkets and |
things than she really wanted they say. and |
frequently surprised her with unexpected |
presents. They all scout the idea that he may |
be his wife's murderer. On Monday afternoon |
knonman left Mrs. Brockman's IN company !
with her married daughter. Mrs. Sondthemrr. !
He met Mrs. Graf OF % Pike street who had ,
done some DIRE ssmakng for his wife later. and .
walked with her until 3 O'Clock.
A second examination OF the Krunman nat |
yesterday. showed that whoever committed ,
the assault must have entered hy the door, as
a pile OF clean clothes on the window sill was .
undisturbed. The Ratchet with which Mrs
Kronman was struck belonged in tho refriger-
atOr pantry which is So dark that m" police
think IL unlik ely that anyone uuacIuanted |
with its whereabouts would hav" been able 10
see the weapon readily.
There is no evidence Of any struggle what
ever.
The only things of value missing from th"nat
are some pieces Of I"welry which were kept in
Il lag under n pile Of clothing in washStand. |
None Of the other contents of the Nat were dis
turbed in getting al this bag. which was left on .
topot the washstand after being emptied kron- ,
mau said yesterday that he was sure no one |
but himself and his wife knew where the bag |
was kept. The police said YESTERDAY by way ,
of denying certain reports that Mrs. klonman |
had received and paid for n piece Of ice from
'ianco'ti. the Italian, at O'Clock. and that the
remains Of il were in the lee box on Monday |
night. and that Mrs. Kronman had not left the
HAT in the course Of the day They said also
that The daughter OF the Janitor Of the building
heard Mrs. kronman talking to -omeOn" at
about 30 o'clock.
toroner's Physician Dunlin made an autopsy |
on Mrs KrOnman'S body He found on the |
right side OF the head hole about tho size Of a |
walnut. The brain protruded and the edges Of |
the bone penetrated into the tissue ON the |
left eide. he found an ovoid shaped wound |
about two ana a half inches long The brain |
was also acrratrd here. On the left /
side of the face cash four |
inches long. running from the mouth |
back. deep cut two inches long over the from |
tai bone and cash running from the left
to meet the first cash. There was also small |
cash over the left eye. Dr. Donln decided |
that death had resulted from the fracture Of |
the skull. He said that he was unable to tell |
how old the wounds were. except that they had |
been caused within twenty-four hours DIR. |
Donlin said unohicially that he believed tho |
woman had been struck from behind
There is not a single mark on the arms or |
body" he said. Il think that the wound on |
the right side OF the head was the first blow
struck fthe blow was struck from behind !
right-handed person would naturally have hit |
the victim on the right side Of the head The
woman in falling would have fallen so as to |
leave the left side exposed. and tho subsequent
wounds are all on the left side, thus support
ing my theory. think had she been running
away from blow or had known that she was |
going to be struck she would have tried to |
ward 1t off with her arms and there would 10 |
some marks on them.