New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-04
CUTS WIFE; KILLS SELF,
Insane Man Chases Woman about
Flat 7citk Razor.

Attempted wife murder followed by the suicide Of
an insane man. created panic yesterday in the
hathouse 80. 70 West observation-disclosures eishth-st-
Frederick Sileman. Hungarian wheelwrisht, VINO
lived there with bis wife and little daughters.
lost his place in Brewster's carriage factory re-
Gently, and became insane while his wife earn
Ing support for the family dressmaksr. ON
wednesday a physician who treating the man
warned Mrs SiIeruan that she had better watch her
husband closely. Yesterday after the little girls
went to school. sileman showed symptoms Of vio-
lence- His wife went to a telephone and asked
relative, George F. OF. to come to the house, but
he said he could got there until the afternoon.
MIS- Sleman went back To her husband He took
a razor and chased her about the fat, making
dnges at her throat every time could reach her
Frank Robinson. pusist, and George VOrwinkel.
the janitOr, heard the woman screaming for help,
ana tried to break into the fiat. Mrs. SileInaH
opened the door and into the hall. where her
husband slashed her throat with the razor several
times in the sight OF many Of the tenants OF the
house Then he dropped the razor. went back into
his fiat, and locked the door. Hs wife lay bleeding
In the hall when a policeman was called.
Patrolman Palmer could not break open the door
OF the fat, so he went through the next fiat 20 a
hre-escape. There, looking into SiIsman's fiat. he
saw Siieman hacking his own throat with carving
knife. Palmer dived through the window, carrying
the sash with him, and gave battle TO the maniac,
subduing him only after sneman was ready to faint
from loss OF blood. Sileman insensibe, and his
o fbe Il Tos s W1ght an HosT and siiean died
after he had been in the hospital q few minutes.
The condition of the said 70 be cTiti-
cal later, but there hope for her recovery.
Neghbors were taking care OF her children last
night.
Coroner Scholsr obtained last night ante
norton statement from Mrs. Silenau which threw
interesting sidelights the tragedy De
spite Mrs. Sileman's terrible injuries, Coroner
Scholer said there is a chance of her recovery:
Mrs. Sileman told the Coroner that her husband
for three weeks had shown symptoms of insanity.
His first Irrational act, she said. abandoning
his position at No. 40 West Fifty-stXth-sL Since
then he had constantly been possessed OF the hal
lucination that some one was bounding him, and
also that his wife planning obtain d.
She declared last night that ne had not the
slightest for either idea. Besides mis- brain
fancies, Sieman also suffered from insomnia and
indigestion.
On Monday last, Mrs. Sileman said. her husband
more than ever showed signs Of insanity and she
became so alarmed that she sent for her uncle
George +. Of. He had talk with the dernented
man; saw that something should be done. and then
went TO the West Observation-Disclosures. police station
Mr.. OFFS opinion that Silemau should be re-
moved. Mrs. Suemar stated that the sergeant told
Mr.. OF that he certainly would not send any one
10 the SIenlan home; that the police did not in
terfere in family matters The sergeant did say,
however, according to the injured woman that the
police should be informed If Silean became violent
In that case they would take action
The police Of the West O1e-hundredth-st- sta
ton denied the truth Of Mrs. SiIeman's ante
norton statement, far it applied to them
They said that no such case was ever reported 70
them.