The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01

Found Dying on the Fioor-Husband,
Who Gave the Alarm, q Prisoner on
suspicion - Antonio Ferroni, WITH
whom Mrs klopnian Once Ran Away.
Had Been Hanging About the Place
and Had Peered From the Fire Escape
Into the Hooms- Klopnan Says Fer
roui Had Threatened TO Kin the Woman
II She Would Not Elope With Him Again.
Ernst Klopman. n middle aged baker
employed by Conrad Bros. sei Broadway.
ran out Of fathouse at i4f East Fifteenth
street shortly before 3 o'clock last evening
and called to Policeman I.arkin that his
wife and his best friend had been murdered
in his apartment. Larin went up stairs
to the top floor with him.
On the floor lay a woman dying. Across
her feet man was lying 9asping for breath.
Between the womans feet lay largo re-
volver The floor was bloodstained and
the table and some chairs had been over
turned
lArkin telephoned to Bellevue DR.
Bandler came with an ambulance. He
found that the woman had been shot from
behind in the left side.
Tho nnn also had been shot from behind.
The heavy bullet had gone under his right
arm and through his hung. The doctor
worked over both, but they were nearly
dead when he got there. The woman,
Clara KlopInan. the bakers wife. died
at few minutes after O'Clock. and the man,
George Frdger. died half an hour later.
Neither had regained Consciousness
Larl;in found that big trunk had been
pulled out some distance from the wall
and that across the top OF the trunk was
furrow apparently mnde by bullet. He
searched the pockets of the dead man
and found there a double barrel derringer
with both cartridges undischarged.
Klopman WIS arrested az "a suspicious
person. He told this story to the police,
wringinR his hnnds ~ ha did so:
Il left work at about noon to-day and
when ! got TO my house ] found Antonio
Ferroni a young man who has been in love
with my wife for over a year, hanging
around the doorway. When ] started in he
told me that my wife was not at home
| told him to mind his business and clear
out. Then he said he wanted drink of
water and asked me 10 get him one.
took him upstairs and found my wife there
"Ferroni stayed there perhaps half an
hour and then went out. About then
George Fraeer came in. He was the fore
man in the bakery where 1 work and Aas
been my best friend for years. He used TO
call at the house often and help me ont in
the trouble that / had with my wife over
this same italian.
4 went out about o'clock TO get some
window fasteners at little store in Four
teenth street aud left Frdger and my wife
talking together about New Years party
We were all going 10 at the home of Herr
man Lohse at 43l East Fourteenth street.
Fruger had some rings and presents in his
pockets for Lohse's children.
when | got back home the door was
open and saw my wife and Frnger lying
on the floor dying At first thought that
Fi0ger had killed her, and then L renem
bered the Italian. his love for my wife and
the threats he had made, and made up
my mind that be had shot both Clara and
Frdger from behind. He must have slipped
Into the room after | went away and hid
behind the trunk. II may have been that
my wife and Frdger were so much oocu-
pied with each other that they didn't Zee
or hear anything.
Three years ago Clara worked in a
theatrical shoe store in Union Square where
Ferroni was employed as a cutter. He
fell in love with her and since that ttn1s has
made life burden both for her and for me
She did her best to get rid OF him. but was
afraid OF him. On Doc. IS she ran away
with him. | got letter written from
Boston. asking me TO communicate with
her through the general delivery there
! went TO Boston and hung around the
post ONCE, hoping she would come for my
letter The post Office people got sus-
picioUs and ordered me TO 60 away, but 1
told them my story and they let mo stay.
When she did come | was unlucky enough
10 be away
Then / wrote another letter 70 her asking
her TO call me up al the United States Hotel
She did, and told me that she and Ferroni
were in Lynn. She asked me 70 meet her
a. the South Station in Boston on Monday
evening as she wanted 10 come back. She
vas there AZ the time set and
talked with her and forgsve her. Then
wa both went hack to Lynn and met the
Italian Tuesday morning we three came
back TO New York together. suppose
| ought TO have killed Ferroni, but hs was
20 crazy with love for my wife that feI.
.orry FOR him
Thursday. Friday and this morning.
ny vito told me. Rrroni was around at the
louse pleading With her TO nun away with
ann again. and threatening to kin bar II
he didn't She told me that this after
noon when l came home She was
lfraid Of him that she wanted to leave
law York altogether
A general alarm was cent out for ths
Italian last night by tho police. but they
ave no address and bet poor desGip-
ion 20 work on, hlopnan was too mDoh
Ipaot The Italian he says is about 70
-ears old feet c inches tall and weighs
Lbout 100 pounds. He lisa good looking
-oung fellow and wears glasses. Klopman
hougat he lived someghere in East H1
eenth street He also said be tbought