The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-06
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
A Tragic Occurrence In New York
Bay.
From the N. Y. Tribune, June 25.1

From the N. Y. Tribune, June 25.]
Early yesterday afternoon the passen.
gers on South ferry boat saw q small
skiff containing man and woman float
ing on the water shert distance below
the course of the steamer. The woman,
who was young and Of attractive features,
was reclining in an easy attitude in the
stern Of the boat, and the man was sit.
ting opposite her, pulling easily at thal
were laughing mehily at some jest.
Among the passengers of. the ferry boat
was Patrick Collins, the owner of about
twenty small row boats, which he let's to
persons desiring their use, either for fish
ing parties or for rowing. Collins recog-
nized the skiff as one belonging TO him,
and Immediately upon arriving. at the
landing he asked one Of his men if the
persons who had taken it out were
perfectly SOBER = The reply was
in e the affirmative, and So
no more notice was taken of the little
craftsuntil the food tide set, in. Then
Mr. Collins raised glass to his ye,and
saw the boat floating up the East river,
without any effort on the part its occu-
pants to stay it's progress. AS the boat
had only been hired for an hour, Collins
thought it would foa: so far up the river.
that it would cause considerable trouble>
to bring it back again in time, and so he
dispatched two Of his men, Edward De.
laney and Daniel Collins, to bring the
boat to the shore.
As the two men pushed off Mr.. Collins
again raised his glass to watch the move
ments of the man and woman. She was
lying almost at full length in the stern
of the boat, and the man retained his
former position, with the oars lying on
each side of him. His head was still bare,
and was thrown slightly forward, as if he
were engaged in earnest conversation.
Every minute or two he gesticulated in
an excited manner, while his companion
remained passive in her place.
In the meantime the boat with
the two men in it had APP
preached to within about 100 yards of the
other skia, and Daniel Collins hailed the
man. No attention was paid to his shout,
but the man rose. from the boat and
pulled from his pocket pistol, which he
pointed at the woman with him and fired
three times in close succession. Each re-
port was followed by slight convulsive
movement, and low cry on the part Of
the girl. She was distinctly heard to say
ooh ~ three times, as she felt herself
struck by the bullets.
The two men, Delaney and Collins,
were transfxed with horror at what they
had seen. They let drop their oars in
the bottom Of the boat, and stood with
their eyes riveted on the murderer. He
turned half round toward them, raised
his weapon once more, and placing the
muzzle close to his own breast fired again.
There was smothered report, and the
man reeled on his feet. threw up his
hands, and fell into the bottom Of the
boat with his head and one
arm dangling over the side.
The pistol dropped from his grasp into
the water. In moment Collins and De-
laney recovered their presence of mind
and rowed up to The boat The murder
er was dead, but the young girl was still
breathing heavily. A rope was passec
men pulled in the direction of Governor!
island, which was the nearest land. II
about ten minutes they arrived there
wounds of the girl. Then Delaney ant
,
l ney ran to the first precinct station
house and told his story. Four officer
were sent with, strecthers, and the wound
ed CIR, and the body of the man wer
brought in.
At the station house the young woman
said that her name was Sophie S. Schaed
= Ter, and that she lived in Howard street
Philadelphia. She stated that she cam
to this country 20 months ago from Gel
many. She refused to give the name c
the man, but at first said that he was nc
father, afterward that he was her husband
and finally that they had eloped together
She made other conflicting statement
giving her age at different times at Ii, q
and "a years. The last statement is ev
IDENTIFY the nearest to the truth. She di
rot remember in what street she ha
lodged in this city, but thought it soune
ed like Rector street. The dead man Wa
evidently about 40 years of age, with full
broad forehead, straight nose, brown hal
and side whiskers, and dressed in dar
coat, trousers and vestyof mixed clotl
white shirt and undershirt, congre.
CATERS, and red stockings. From u
right hand the three Lasts fingers wei
missing. His hat contained the stamp
Dullon g. Co., Railway, N. o.. Mi.
Schaedler was taken first to the Par
hospital and thence to. Bellevue: Isl
-; has four wounds, one of which will pro,
] fatal. sShaissalso wounded in. the thig
in the ballot the left thumb, and in Il
left breast. q ] S SsS.5 ~ :.
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From the New Haven Journal and Courie1