The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-07
ANOTHER TRAGEDY.
shooting ARRAY I'm Allegheny City, Pa.
Man Shoots HIS wife and Father
In-LaW.
From he pius6slrgh Gazsste, jan. 5sh.

daughter Rosa, both reslulnS u Tue
corner of Buena Vista street ana lay
Ior avenue, Second Ward. The person
committing the deed is Jacob BaItzell,
the husband of the wounded woman.
The particulars of the case, so far as we
can learn them, are as follows: In June
last Mr.. BaltZell, who is young man
I of about twenty-six years of age, was
secretly married TO Rosa Streng at
I Reno, where she then resided with her
I parents. The consent of her parents
] was neither asked nor obtained, and
the marriage was kept secret, the bride
still residing with her parents, and the
husband returning to his home in
Wheeling. They correspondent, and, in
August last Rosa, at the invitation of
BaltzelPs sisters, visited their family at
Wheeling. While she was there her
parents removed to their present home
in Allegheny. Soon afterwards Rosa
also came here, having, as BaltZell
says, refused utterly to allow the
marriage to be made public, and de-
claring that she would not live with
him. She says that an occurrence
which took place while she was visit
ing his family so disguised her with
him that she decided never to live with
him. About two weeks ago Baltzell
came to the city, as he says, to induce
her to go with him rs his wife. She re-
fused and he returned to Wheeling. On
Thursday afternoon he returned TO AL
legheny on the four o'clock train, and
went immediately,to Mr. Streng's house.
He enquired for his wife, and was in
formed that she was sick up stairs and
went to her. Her mother and young
man named Moses were in the room,
but left in short time and went down
to the parlor. Shortly afterwards
screams and the sounds of struggle
were heard up stairs, quickly followed
6V two nialnl lhnfa in mi i1.GnppaGGinn
Mr.. Streng had entered the house and
now ran out into the kitchen. The |
daughter had nearly reached the foot of |
the stairs, her husband being behind !
her with pistol in his hand. The as
sailant fired two more shots, the first
striking Mr.. Streng in the right breast
and intlicting probably fatal wound.
The last shot missed and struck the
wall. The second shot fired struck
Rosa I'M the left shoulder, inflicting u
painful flesh wound. The assassin ran
out after IA short time and ran down
past the Common, where he was arrest
ed by officer Frank Campbell. Infor-
nation for felonious shooting was made
tSainst the prisoner before Mayor Nor
-iSon by Joseph Mcdonald, who hap
pened to be present at the time. Yes
erday Mayor Morrison visited Mr..
StrenS and took his deposition, as fol-
ows:
Henry Streng doth depose and saw
hat, last evening, January Sd, about
lalf-past five o'clock, half an hour after
his defendant came into my house, 1
vas disturbed by the screams of nv ,
laughter above stairs, and L sprang to
ne lOot OF the stairs to go up, when
vas met by my daughter pursued by
his defendant, with n loaded pistol
wo shots having been fired, when the .
bird shot took effect, the ball penetra-
ing the cavity of my chest; fell, and |
believe the pistol was aimed at mo :
nth murderous intent.
HENRY STRESo.
AT his own request, the prisoner was
ranted hearing last evening, at seven
clock. Robert Morrison, ESQ, an
caring for the defence, the following
'stimony was ELECTED: 6
SIMON Noses, sworn-Was present at
IT. Streng's last evening Mt the time of
10 shootlnS; went to inquire after a
erson' and Mrs. Streng asked me to :
pme up where her daughter lay sick
hlle up there Mr.. BaltzelI came in to
20 the daughter; he kissed her afTec-
onately, and Mrs. Streng and / left
lie room and came down stairs; after n !
tie whlle heard screams and n pistol
lot; was frightened and ran out: did
OF see the defendant after left him
p stairs; the shooting occurred about
lteeh minutes after we left the room:
as IN the room with defendant and
Is wife ten or fifteen minutes: heard
i'm have some conversation with bis
lie. who was in bed, but did not hear
le nature of it; had but little CONVEX
'tlon with him myself; he seemed nor
city friendly towards his wife; saw I
OthlnS peculiar in his behavior; he did
Ot seem wild.
Mary 4'tH lEGrath, sworn-was in
10 mousse ut the time OF the shooting. a
d not see defendant last evening uniii
ter the shooting, when he went PAST
g don't know whether he fired the d
lotsi had been introduced to him pre- q
ously. lie was very friendly towards j
IS wife and the whole family. Last
iSht he ran past me through the dining F
'om TO the kitchen; don't know where e
? went then. Some person went Ont
the window, but don't know who !,
as; did not see how defendant looked
ne prisoner came to the house abont
ur' The shooting occurred Mt about
All past hye. There had been no COM
otion in the family yesterday.
queer FRANK Cump6eU, swOrn-Ar-
sted the prisoner last evening, l was n
'ming down by the Common. When U
us man rushed past me bareheaded q
)me one called to me to arrest tbn \
an, for he was a murderer. Iran oftar I
m, and got within about ten or twelve
ct OF him, and he stopped and drew L
e pistol on Inc. After standing a fsy a
inutes he surrendered. A citi1.,
me up and took the pistol avn
ont know whether he had the nist0i
MS hand or in his breast when he
st came past. He seemed yerv mncL
cited. talked with him, and he
emed to understand what he had
,en doing; said he did not know
neither ne mad hit any person; did not al al
EN- To be insane that could SEQ IN
allfN. Esther iSfT.sJlr =.
t room when the defendant came in -
g spoke to me pleasantly: / osLaJ
m about his mother and sisters and
commenced talking to his wife. Ar n
~ time my daughter wanted tn bo,a -
warm blanket about her feet: 7 GOT
e blanket and he wanted to mt II y
u !LIls heT Ieeti | would not let him.
I'VE it. After awhile 1 came dowr I
AIRS, and after n little time I bsar5
unuShter scream and hmm ont -
~ theh heard pistol shot and a
o'leht AFTER heard another shot: ran
y lu'i tue prisoner was coming down
tirs after my daughter. She feII al ~
- '" ,Se caught her and pushed her "
70 the dlnlnS room. Nv husbaDJ the
uSht the defendant by the tbro.t ~ the
Ienu2ht put the pistol mt my h. m
hdi 5 breast, and / saw the flash S
Is oand then tell; the defendant 6raS -
am ah o9t missed him and caught nv
lsoand, when the prisoner put M, tbs
Sol , at me; | ran away and he ran o M
N y the tne pistol in his hand; he ran M
.il uown the pavement in front of tbs
use anu that is the last saw of Li,,'s NJ
ran on screaming "murder.,S dnni; v
9 = now he got out; my daughter nali
d crept into the closet in the beIi n
er She was shot; he had threatenati d
whole family little before CbristL
5, SAYING he would injure us ali IN
~ way ne could; he did NOT seem :