The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-09
SUICIDE AND ATTEMPTED MuRpER-AN AT

SUICIDE AND ATTEMPTED MURDER-AN AT
FAIR OF JEALOUSY George Lahr and Joseph
Schneider, room-mates in u clearinghouse
in New York, had difficulty about a young
woman to whom both Of them were at
tentive. Schneider had been in bed several
hours, when Lahr came in Thursday morn
ing about one O'Clock. The New York
Herald says Schneider was awakened by a
sharp singing pain across his face. Putting
his hand up suddenly to the place that an
moved him he got cut across the knuckles.
This alarmed him and he jumped out of
bed. Once upon the floor, with his senses
all aroused and alive to the danger he stood
in for his life, he began to move cautiously.
The apartment was intensely dark and he
could perceive nothing. His assailant, how
ever, he soon realized. Some one was
making an effort to kill him-breathed so
hard that Schneider could distinctly hear
every pulsation. The wounds on his face
and hands were forgotten, and every artifice
and cunning of the mans nature were put
out to keep of the would-be murderer.
AS Schneider jumped from his bed the as
sassin drew back, and this movement placed
the men in the very worst position they
could possibly be for each other. Lair had
his back against the wall, towards which
the head of Schneider's bed was turned,
and Schneider was between him and the
windows. The little light given by the
street lamps was sufficient to mark the out
lines OF Schneider's body, and his ;sSailant
seemed to thoroughly understand the situa-
ton md the power he had over bis victim.
Being deprived Of the benefit of his eyes
Schneider became all ears, and without
moving an inch he listened attentiyely. he
'hearp Lair stoop or crouch down close be-
side the bed, aud then he comprehended an
attack on him was intended. Getting close
to the stove, which stood on the righr-hand
side of the room, he held himself in such 4
position that he could easily spring over it
when Lahr got toe, near him. - 80
These plans were not aniss, for 0 very Few
seconds elapsed before, Lahr did make dash
at-him. Schneider rushed TO the next room,
and. pulling vigorously at the door, shouted
Es.,Murder!'' Lahr, evidently fearing his
victim would escape, pulled hisapistol and
fired. The ball struck the wall Of the cor
ner room, but Lahr, thinking it hid entered
the body OF bis friend, turned the muzze OF
the fatal INSTRUMENTATION himself and fired.
He fell back upon the floor in alnOment, and
cannot recover from the effects Of the wound.
Some time ago Labr announced his intention
of going to California, and Showed several of
the people ia the house a large horse-plst0l
he hud bought to cross the plains with. A
few DAYS after this, however, he told them
he had changed the long pistol forlas small
'one.i and he had postponed his journey West.
This story is now Believed TO have beenrn
ruse to try the effect on Schneider, Lahr
was removed TO the BellepiewsHospital, and
d;o1 r,,d1en1u Thursday night.
a The young lady at the bottom of this. mel
aEcioiy. ailair ID said 70 1e sl,isiiarfy pfepos-
sessiag and intelligent. She is not Ger
man, nut u natire-born,S and, 1t l. sald, mad
no serious feeling for either. 81.