The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-01-20


remarked in a low tone. as they entered:
! flease hep ne; ( am dying. hese
were tae only words spoken, and the speak
+ er lei back against the waiiin an lnsensloie
conai'lon. The otFiceI next tnrhel his at
Iention TO the other occupant OF the ROOM
The nan was seated On the floor, about
+ tour teet from the ienialt, facing her, and
ieaulas ms head upon the bed. 4 burned
eXl ininailon of the parties showed that the
woman had been shot in the left temple
and the maG in The right temple. In the
tllht hand Of he latter, ohO was Insensi
. lie, was a Smith & ~ cssuu four Inch seven
chamber revolver closely clutched. The
officer spoke to him, but received no Pc
Spouse, Aad with difficulty wrenched the
woapon from his hand.
Summoniug assistance, the parties were
huriediy removed to the Spring street
house. whore the facts were report
ed to sergt. Christie, who presided at The
desk The captair. Of the precinct, Who
was out in the ward. hearing OF the occurs
renee, hurried to his station house, wheIe
he arrived simultaneously with the coach
containing the unfortunate victims. He
made hurried survey OF the features OF
: the occupants, and discovered that the fe-
male was sinking rapidly. Indeed, at that
! time deathy pallor had settled upon her
countenance, and her appearance clearly
indicated that her span OF HE was near Its
end. The man was Insenslble, but his APP
pearauce was not of such an alarming
character. The captain saw that the case
required immediate action, and, placing
Ser.t. Christie in the coach with the officer
and Tie luanimate victims, ordered that it
should be driven rapidly TO Bellevue hos
pllal. Arriving there, Warden Brennan
aud his officers quickly removed the PARTIES
/ TO the hospital, where they were attended
at Is minutes after o clock by the sur
geons in charge. An examination OF the
wounds showed that the woman bad been
/ fatally shot. The only ball IN her body
was in the / # temple, aud all efforts made
10 probe and extract II proved ah0rtlye.
1 The female was made as comfortable as
! circumstances would permit, aud attention
given to the man. An examination OF his
wound showed that the bali had entered
the right temple and lodged in the brain,
aud that there was no hope OF his recovery.
/ While the surgeons were engaged IN the
examination Of the man the woman died at
20 minutes alter ! o clock without utterIng
Z word. The sergeant and " arden Bren>
nan at once made an examination OF the
pockets OF the parties to ascertain II posi-
be who the uniortGnates were. On the
person Ok the man were found letters show
Ing that he was school teacher IN one OF
the public schools If Brooklyn, and named
Jeorge Bluman. Letters and documents
on the female showed that her name II
Annie Mcnamara and tnat the relations
between tLem were OF the most aliectionate
character. There was no memorandum
f,r,rl I,t ,rN,,ll % tho IN 81
Getty Of the woman.
From Mrs. Beck was ascertained that
about nine months ago Bauman, who was
a countrymau of hers, first called upon her
on a Saturday and engaged room for the
following day. The next day he came
alone, seemed yery nervous, remained on
the lower floor ana when the bell rang an>
swcrel it himself aud admitted the woman.
For nearly nine mouths they have been in
the habit OF meeting clandestincly about
once per month At tie house, usually re-
naming from or 1 0 clock until dark,
when they took their departure. On one
OCCASION a lady friend Of Mrs. Beck Was
present in the reception room when
the man passed through to an upper room
aud recognized him. She Immediately
stated that she know THAT man" as
ave "tstlic, JJ.nhlg schools OF Viii
partner at several German balls and be
trayed great anxiety to discover the name
Oi his companion.
The room, where the tragedy occurred, as
has already been stated, is on the third
fyor. The room is about % BY 10 ieet,and
Is sumpiuously fun she'd with bed and
chairs, sofa and washstand.
After the circumstances Of the murder
and suicide had been circulated through
he precincs it became the general topic Of
conversation. The identity Of the murder
er was sufficiently established as a school
teacher, but that pl tile female remained
undiscovered Policemen Ewing in Viii
lIaalsburg, who saw her after the shooting,
declare that her name Is not Mcnamara:
that she Is a reputable wife OF a Brooklyn
merchant
After the arrival of the sergeant at Bel /
LEVINE hospital, a number Of letters were
found on the persons of the Wet ms, show /
Ing that for many months they have been +.
carrying on an Illicit correspondence. One !
letter, written by Annie TO Bauman, APP |
pointed ccr,an number in South Eighth /
street, Williamsburg, IS the place of I
meeting for stated evening. These let !
tiers are in the hands Of The warden, and /
the contents viii be divulged on the IN I
quest, to be held by The coroner to day,
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