Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-11
EVENING STAR.

A WIS FLUNs PROM A RaOF-A Dr,..ir-
hssh1Hd's putags Ten Tsars Affsr ~ krrrtacs
bei.-OD Saturday night Joseph KosensteI 10,
who lived In the upper story OF ans east fa.h
street, executed sn oft-repested threat 81 muir
dering his WIFE, Matthew Rosenstell, ire ceu-
pies tight-y esr-old child, sAvs that - nbost
mood and found tauit with the food HE wife
had prepared for his supper. saying that b was
DOT re % eat His wlfe resented this, and
quarrel eusued, IN which the husband said.
u you, Al PM YOU through the mill, /" And
made various other threats After eating he
sntper re tired % - ont, hut Mrs. ROsensten
locked the door and put the key into her pocket.
lie ihen got screw driver aud tried % take the
lock CT tie door. bet hls WIfs resisted - stoutiv
thSt he gave t 40 and al down, bat continued
Lis swearing, and threatened O. shoot her.
\ tew minutes later, Mrs. RosentheIl went M
20 The roCi 80 take IN some clothes To rreyent
heT LJseAnd's esospe she locked the door on the
outside Eoss Usieli got out OF the wfn,la. anl
ssceuded The roof by the hre escape. Matthew
foliosed aud saw his father ApnrOAch hts
n0,LsI A. ne siood near tie edge o. the roof
VIII FER sru's tstsed 90 The line. and puts "A
both hands on her shoulders, pushed Ter q 4. the
roof. Then kpseustel bed over the roofs OF thA
al ioiuiTg houses and thea dlsavpeAref Wbea
the police reached she Worrpe go NJ R.,-.,
stell's body, the husband, Who hal lust been
shaved lu neighbOr.ng barber shop. stepped
M with cigar In his month and coolv asked
what Il this crowd about here f1re' lie wAs
taken % the I'd street police station. lie denied
81 kuowledge OF his Wlfe's fa.l. He salf that
they hsd qgsrreiled about money matters that
she hat locked him "a and taat he had got ca
by the fire escape and 'be roofs OF the ne flb1r-
ing houses, bUt tlat be Sas NOT on the co8f
while has wife Was there " 4. Sea- A.
APoIICKNAN's TEEBlELEDEAru -VhsNss
York Tribune OF Monday tolls OF the following
terrible inciccnt. FAtro.mau Thomas Ev.r-. ~
the 81 pre,iny,, arrested last evening, a. ne
Request OF Mary Wedfen, oI No 81 Thorlu.,n
street, = man named sidney Miller Who. sha
alleged, wss creauug disturbance in her
rooms. Miller went along with the OF GER verr
quietly until he reached tho corner OF Rropmg
street. when he suddenly turned sul struck q
taVsge blow AZ the policeman with his list, aud
breaking loose, ran away. Evers. however
tNRood the blow, which only knocked OF his
car. lte ~ once started In pursuit. aud Hret
tvo shot, from his revolver az the fugitive,
which did not take effect. At Sullivan street
Miller turned the corner lust A. a car orthe srh
avenue line wss going past on an mp trip. Erers
lailtd he car, AMI having 20 arce3erate his own
speed, urged the driver % 20 faster, and a.
tempted 70 leap OF the front platform. The
driver whipped Mp hts horses IN obedience % an 8
request, bot Evers made = mi sstep anI fell h.
head striking the rails directly ahead OF the
'front.' wheels, which instantly crushed ais skull,
dragging has body several wards before the
impetus of the car could De checked. When the
Car was stoTI ed finally Evers was fOunI u b.
cead, bis body being irightfully msngled.
PRAYING ToE uts MURuKRER.-on oets,er
- Last Joseph Robbins, bridge watchman A.
haskasEia river, Indians, on the ksndAlia rail
rosc, was murdered, AID Nathan Burgess, 4
neighbOT wac arrested, and the evidence agsinst
him was so strong thst he made the t0ll0Eing
contesslon.-"l knew the Nandsla pzy-car "a 4
passed that Afternoon. ana had paid R1bbins
hls months wages. 4 got a shotgun aud went
To the bridge. AS 1 approached the watch
house saw, through the window, Robbins ut.
ting inside. HIS shoulders and head only coul 4
he seen. | raised the gun and hred. 1 then
h-stated q few minutes, 10 listen III the report
OF the gun had aroused any one. I then went
up 20 the watch house door snd found RObbius
on his knees, praying L plainly heard him say:
On God have mercy on the one who did this;
spare him, tor Jesus sake 1 was hOrriaed,
and turned aud ran-l didn't know where.
ud not enter the house, nor touch the door. His
Words haunt NE still.' The amount Tor whifh
Robbins was murdered was $3.50. There il
great excitement in Fayette county, aud thress s
are made Of lyDcbiug Burgess.
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