The New York herald., 1874-08-15
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY ON FORTY.
THIRD STREET.

German Shoots His Wife, Attempts TO
Murder n Policeman and Finally
Blows His Own Brains Out-Rum and
Jcalousy the Cause.
Another terrible tragedy, In which rum and
Jealousy played prominent part, occurred last
evening. little before six O'Clock, In the Twenty.
second ward.
The chief actor in the awful drama was John
Brandstine, wel.to.do German OF nity.four years
OF age aud the scene his residence. No. s1s West
Forty-third street.
IL Seems, according to the information CLEANED
from the neighbors, that Brandstins has OF late
been morbldly jealous Of his wife, and has on sew.
eral occasions threatened her with violence In
consequence. This feeling aggravated but not
originated his passion for drink las he has long been
known as man addicted to the use OF liquor for.
during the last few days ne drank 10 excess, and
the more rum he took the nercer became hts
Jealousy. Last evening at about half.past hv Q
O'Clock he came home and iell to abusing his
wife, accusing her OF nfdeltty to him, and threat
enlng 10 take ner lie. Her replies evidently nIu-
rated the man. as suddenly arising from mis- chair
he commanded her to leave the house forthwith.
This she essayed to do. but before she reached the
door Brandstne Qrasped loaded double -barrelled
shotgun that stood in a corner OF the room and
fired. The shot took erect In the back OF her head
inlctinga serious but not necessarily fatal wound.
AT this juncture Ofilcer Frazier, Of the Twenty
second precinct hearing the report, called citi-
zen, AlUeTt COVeT, Ol NO. ~ vest InlTIy-Dlntn
street, and requesting his assistance, attempted
TO enter the house, out found the door barr-
caded. They hastily ran to the rear, ana, scaling
Ience, succeeded In effecting an entrance 10 the
Kitchen through O window. Just as they had
reached the inside Brandstine rushed down stairs.
and drawing pistol fred at the oficer VINO
luckily lodged and escaped its effects. The ball,
however, lodged in MIR. Clovers arm, lnnlcting an
ugly wound. Before the woud-be murderer mad
time to again fire he was seized bv the officer but by
an almost superhuman effort, broke loose from the
policeman's grasp and quickly placing the pistol
70 his own head, fred, and fell PROSTATE on the
foor. He was then disarmed. by this time the
house was iull oil excited neRhbors, some oi whom
ministered to the wounded wife while others ran
for physicians Drs Campbell and Little quickly
arrived, and one dressed the unfortunate woman g
wound while the other did all he could for the dy-
ing suicide. Deeming it advisable TO send Brand
stine 10 the hospital, the physicians ordered an
ambulance ana he was taken 10 the Nlnety-nlntn
street Reception Hospital, where he died shortly
after his arrival.
He was unconscious from the time he fired the
| fatal shot until Ills death.
| Mr.. CIover's wound was dressed, and no serious
results are probable.
MRS. Brandsune up to midnight lay IN critical
condition, completely prostraued bv the effects o
the excitement almost as much as OF the wound.
On the person OF Brandstlne was found, after he
shot himself. large dirk kniIe which, together
with the pistol and shotgun, were taken to the
Twenty-secOnd precinct station house.