Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-05
MADMAN KILLS
WOMAN AIDING
MAN He SHOT
Richard Won krebs Attacks
Two of His Tenants and
Then Escapes.
,leciaI to the Evening Star.

Special TO the Evening Star.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. g.
County Detectives Richard Peltier
and John Ferguson, leading a posse
of armed farmers, are searching to-
day for Richard Won Krebs, who yes
terday shot and killed Mrs. Henry
Rheil as she ran to the rescue of her
husband, whom Won Krebs had
already shot down. Mrs. Rheil died
instantly Her husband is in St
Peters Hospital, and has a chance to
recover
The fugitive is mailman, who has
been confined In the State Hospital
for the Insane at Trenton. He has
made threats against most of the
prominent residents of this city and
the surrounding country, believing
that they have opposed him in the
many legal entanglements IN which
his hatred of the law has involved
him. He is a German, between fifty
five and sixty years of age, and Q
crack shot with rifle or revolver. He
is a former army officer, and fire.
quently has asserted that the German
government supports him and that at
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Kaiser's household.
Railroad stations and trolley termi-
nails are being watched and every
road away from this city is patroled
today by armed guards, for 1t Is
feared that Won Krebs may try to
execute some of his threats. No trace
of the man has been found since he
ran from the Rheil farm, three and a
half miles from this city.
Crawls zoo Yards for Aid.
1t was an hour after that time
when Rheil, SO weak from loss Of
blood that he practically crept the
last few hundred feet, reached the
home of John Hess, 200 yards away
from his own house. To Hess he
told the story of the murder and
the attack on him. He said he was
digging radishes in patch near his
home when he heard footsteps and
glanced up to see Won Krebs APP
preaching him. his face distorted
with rage,
Without word and before Rheil
could speak Won Krebs fired two
shots at the farmer from a revolver
and Rheil fell with bullets In his
side and stomach. He screamed, and
his wife rushed to the door of their
cottage. Rheil lay helpless on the
ground and saw her run toward him.
He saw Won rebsK turn and saw him
aim. Then he heard the report and
saw his wife pitch forward on her
face, her arms outstretched toward
him. He tried to get to his feet,
but before he managed 1t Won Krebs.
who still had spoken no word, rushed
off down the road. -ss~
After telling his story the former
became unconscious. Hess telephoned
for help and while Rheil was being
carried to st. Peters Hospital here,
County Detectives Peltier and Fer
guson sped in q racing automobile
to the scene of the murder. They
found no trace of Won Krebs, and
realizing the peculiarly dangerous
character of the man, hurried back
here and gave the alarm which
turned out the countryside.
No Reason for Attack.
Rheil told Prosecutor w. Edwin
Florance that he knew of no reason
for the attack on him except that
Won Krebs was his landlord and re-
Gently had ordered him to move. Won
Ixrebs has acquired considerable prop
erty in the vicinity of this city. most
of 1t farm land, which is tenanted by
renters. For some time he has been
to GUST these tenants, and
Rheil already had moved most of his
household goods to new home
short distance down the road. His
one fifteen and the other
thirteen. were arranging the new
home when Won Krebs appeared.
Won Krebs has local reputation as
a strange character. Twenty years
ago he gave testimony which convict
ed two men of murder. and their in
noeence was established only just in
time to save them from death. Won
Krebs waylaid President Wilson,
then Governor, as he left the opera
house here on the evening of October
II 1911 and attacked Circuit Court
Judge Frank w. Lloyd on October 30.
1912 Each time the police were at
hand to take him in charge. but re-
Gently he had behaved so well that 1t
was believed his mental ailment had
been cured and so he was not con-
fined.
Won Krebs was a frequent visitor
to Newark. He has relatives here.
Only recently he visited The Star
office and related story of his al
legged grievances.