William Kriel, KY, 1870 January 21

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causing her death almost instantaneously. Kriel then
placed the pistol to his own head and fired, the ball elanc
ing and inflictine a slight wound. At this moment the sis-
ter of Mrs. Kriel entered the apartment, whereupon Kriel
again discharged the pistol at his. own head and ran, but
was captured after a short chase. The cause assigned for
the.crime was that Mrs. Kriel, having received inhuman
treatment at the hands of her husband, had gone to live
temporarily with her mother. Kriel met her et her mother's
residence yesterday and becoming enraged with her, killed

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causing her death almost instantaneously, Kriel then
placed the pistol to his own head and fired, the ball glance
ing and inflicting a slight wound. At this moment the sis-
ter of 3. Kriel entered the apartment, whereupon Kriel
again discharged the pistol at his. own head and ran, but
was captured after a short chase. The cause assigned for
the.crime was that Mrs. Kriel, having received inhuman
treatment at the hands of her husband, had gone to live
temporarily with her mother. Kriel met her et her mother's
residence yesterday and becoming enraged with her, killed

» New York, NY, 3-9-1868 (1-5.}

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partment, whereupon Rriel
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January 21, 1870
KRIEL, William
68 KENTUCKY 362 - See
"A sensational article appears in the Louisville COMMER-
CIAL of Jan. 26, 1870, of the rususcitation by some of
the medical faculty of Kriel, the wife murderer, who was
executed in Louisville five days prior to the article.
An examination of the vault showed Kriel s body reposing
in the coffin." Information provided in memo from Nancy
Baird, Kentucky Library, Wastern Kentucky University,
Bowling Green, Ky. 2101, in August, 1982.
"Louisville, Kye, Sunday, Mar. 8, 1868, most horrible
murder occurredin this city yesterday afternoon. Wm.
Kriel, a butcher, seized his wife by the throat, threw her
violenixy upon the door, and drawing a six-barreled revol~

ver, fired, the ball entering just above the left ear.

January 21, 1870

KRIEL, William

68 KENTUCKY 362 - See

"A sensational article appears in the Louisville COMMER-
CIAL of Jan. 26, 1870, of the rususcitation by some of
the medical faculty of Kriel, the wife murderer, who was
executed in Louisville five days prior to the article.
An examination of the vault showed Kriel s body reposing
in the coffin." Information provided in memo from Nancy
Baird, Kentucky Library, Western Kentucky University,
Bowling Green, Ky. 2101, in August, 1982.
"Louisville, Ky., Sunday, Mar. 8, 1868, most horrible
murder occurredin this city yesterday afternoon. Wm.
Kriel, a butcher, seized his wife by the throat, threw her
violent}y upon the door, and drawing a six-barreled revol-

ver, fired, the ball entering just above the left ear.

January 21, 1870

KRIEL, Williem

G8 KENTUCKY 362 - See

is ational article appears in the Louisville COMMER-

GIL, of Jan. 26, 1870, of the ruauecitation by\sone OF
the medicel faculty of Kriel, the wife murderer, who was
xecuted in Louisville h

An examination of the
Information provided in memo from Nancy

in ee coffin."
» Kentucky Librery, Western Kentucky University,
ing Green, Ky. 2101, in August, 19

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