The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-29
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|jEAL OUSY'S WORK
Herman Kuhn Mortally
Wounded His Wife
and Killed Him
self.
VICTIM sR DRUNKEN RAGE
Three Little Children Were
Witnesses Of the Fathers
Crime.

| Maddened by jealousy IN drunken
rage, Herman Kuhn, a baker of No. 22s
Palisade avenue, attempted to murder his
| wife. Ida, last night, by shooting her
| twice, once in the left breast and once
| id the right arm. Thinking he had ac-
@snpnshed his purpose the would be
slayer of his helpmate of fifteen years
kissed each of his three children, before
whom the tragedy had been enacted, and
then turned the weapon upon himself.
He sent three bullets crashing into his
brain through the right temple and fell
prone acros the body of his wife. He
died this morning at 2 o'clock in bed
next to that in which Mrs. Kuhn lay
at deaths door. There is about one
chance in five OF, ,her. recovery.
The Kuhns were married fifteen years
ago. They had six children, three of
whom are alive. They are Gladys. nine
years old; Hulda. six years old, and
Harold, eighteen months old. Mrs. Kuhn
had just rocked Harold asleep and placed
him In bed when she was shot.
Kuhn had always been insanely jealous
OF his wife. and without any ground, the
members OF their families and their
friends say. For nine years they had
lived unhappily, it Is said, and they quar-
relied frequently. Two weeks ago. when
Kuhn began to drink heavily, they quar-
relied more bitterly than ever before, and
Kuhn left the house saying he would
FIX his wife. He returned late that
night and after threatening to kill his
wife drew revolver and said he was all
ready to ..fixe her for good and all" Mrs.
she was restored to consciousness She
was confined to her bed for two days
after and for a brief period her condition
was critical. physicians fearing that she
would lose her mind.
Kuhn was thoroughly frightened and
he did everything in his power to con-
ciliate his wife. He said he had thrown
the revolver overheard Mr.. Kuhn never
saw the weapon again until last night.
Yesterday morning he returned to the
house after breakfast. He was out all
night drinking He was drunk when he
got home and Immediately he began quar-
reling. He demanded money of his wife
and he was refused, wheredpon he left
the house, saying he would return.
Shortly after o'clock last night he
cine hone very drunk. Mrs. Kuhn had
been rocking Harold to sleep and upon
her husbands entrance she laid the infant
on cot. Kuhn opened up volley of
abuse, but Mrs. Kuhn paid no attention
to him. The scene thereafter was de-
scribed to a News reporter by nine
year-old Gladys as follows
My mamma just put Harold asleep
when she started to go into the store
She had to pass pap, who was drunk
Just as she got near papa he jumped up
and grabbed her by the arm. He said:
Now I've got you and I'm going to fix
you for good. Then he pulled out the
revolver and mamma tried to get away
from him. He fired two shots and mamma
fell down. Then papa kissed Hulda and
Howard and me. We were all frightened
Then papa shot himself three times and
he fell right down on mamma. Grandma
came in then and we all ran out to the
street and told policeman
Policeman Bruen answered the screams
for help from the frightened children, and
when he saw what had occurred he sent
hurry call to Christ Hospital for an
ambulance. Mr.. and Mrs. Kuhn We're re-
moved to the hospital and everything pos
sible was done for them Kuhn was be-
yond help. He died without regaining
consciousness.
Kuhn was by trade a baker but his
right hand was cut off a year ago and he
became an insurance collector. His salary
was insufficient to support his family,
and he opened a little ice cream and can
dy store, IN the rear of which the family
lived.