The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-03
THE OUTBURST OF CRIME.
NUMBERING HIS MISTRESS AND IA
TALLY SHOOTING HIMSELF.

Brooklyn School Teachers Visits TO New
York-Both Found DYING in their Assis-
nation Rcom-Dcsth In Bellevue He's
pital Last Nisht-A Mystery.
The Fourteenth Ward has been scene Of blood
the past two days. and yesterday the revelry Of the
season eliminated In q murder OF woman and sui
eide Of the man. The scene Of the tragedy Is
signation house kept by Pauline Beck, at 90 Eliza
beth street, on the third floor, back room. This
apartment is Q quietly furnished bedroom, about
eight feet By twelve. II Is neatly oilclothed, with Q
sober patterned material Behind the door Is bed,
next to which Is swashstand. Between the window
and the wall by the eide OF the fireplace, bureau,
and on the opposite Of the window, and facing the
bed are a sofa and q table. AL the furniture Is Of
plain description neat and quiet giving an appear
auce OF sober comfort 70 the apartment.
For some time past man, supposed by letters to
to be George Baumsn, about IS. 4 school teacher
from Brooklyn: and Annie McNnmara, aged about
a5, also q school teacher from the city, have
frequented this house, Bauman calling on Satur
day and engaging the room for Sunday afternoon.
Bauman generally visited the place nrst Sunday,
and a. they then engaged the front room on the
third floor he would sit ny the window and walt Tor
his iuamorsta. When she came in sight, he descend
cd the stairs and opened the door himself; and as
she came closely veiled, those keeping the house
ntver saw her face until amer the bloody tragedy
had been enacted These visits were not ut stated
periods but made at intervals Of three, four or
Eve weeks, Bauman always, with but one exception,
giving twentyfour hours notice OF an Intended visit.
| On this one occasion he came suddenly, when his
| ryom was engaged, and was accommodated with the
| room at the back Of the third door.
| BY these cautious movements the couple hoped to
| escape detection, but q German girl OF Brooklyn
| who was acquainted with Pauline, had, on more
| than one occasion, followed George Bauman.
| At about o'clock last evening Bauman, who bad
on Saturday hired the back room OF the third floor
| visited the house and soon followed by Annie
They went TO the selected, and remained there
| an hour and half While Mrs Beck was at supper
aud at about half past six o'clock, the servant, hear
| ing the report OF pistol, promptly informed he
mistress, who FASTENED up stairs. She found tn
| door locked, and demanded admission. Will
making this demand she heard another shot, and thi
decided her to summon an oficer Luckll, ONCE
| Minnie was at hand and she found him. To
gethcr they entered the house and went up stairs
where they found the door still fastened. The once
demanded instant admittanee, ard in few minute
the bolt was pushed back.
Sitting on the floor near the door, between tn
| bed and the sofa, was the woman with q bullC
wound near the right temple. she had evidentl
cxerted supcrhuman strength TO push back tile Dol
that fastened the door, and had again dropped int
| sitting posture. Al the loot OF the bed was III
man, living insenslblc, with q bullet wound In tn
right side OF his head about half an inch from tn
| eye But little blood oozcd from either OF tn
wounds, as the bullets were from a new and sma
revolver which Bauman still held in his right han'
, When the woman saw the officer, she exclaimed
For Gods sake help me out, or | shall die"
( coach was speedily procured and the two wound'
and dying persons were taken to the Spring stree
, police station, and Capt. Walsh seeing that tn,
were past all recovery, ordered Sergeant saml.
Christie TO leave his desk and take the sufferers U
| Bellevue Hospital. I'D
4 When Sergeant Christie arrived at Bellevue Hosv
q, .-a ~ 49, n-a--an "sked whether not the ~
4 | ferers had been examined by Police surgeon. I
7 was answered In the negatiue. The Warden rep
| that II II had been n case OF drunken hummer,
| ambulance would have been sent for; hut as It W
serious case they would OF take such rrecaution
+ | The answer returned was, that the Captain thoug
| there no time for delay, and had sent the 81
|, | ferers up as speedily as possible
Soon aftcr the wounded arrived NJ the hoapit.
the woman breathed hor last, the ball having pen
tratcd the brain. She never spoke aiter the excl
| nation to the of1cer on his first appearance. y
vas evidently a preposscssing Woman. OF her h
i | tory but little could be ascertained, beyond what
sion Of the ofioials and awaiting the action Of
former.
I Whe the officers left the hospital last night t
d man was dying lie had not spoken up TO that tin
Shortly before midnight a despatch from Bellty
y Hospital announced his death.
!, The weapon had evidently been purchased for /
occasion. and four shot. had been discharged;
the persons residing IN the house say that they hea
u cannot he ascertaned, only two being found one
| the head OF Annie, and one In that OF Baumln.