New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-11
GRIMES AGAINST LIFE.
SEEKING DEATH IN VARIOUS WAYS.

n Tragedy endCCeu III OelduCcy -SIJ HcdT SuElS-
tie-s yesterday marnng, threw tie neghborhood into
great excitement. German fresco-painter, BY the
name of John Gimpel attempted murder, arson and
suicide Tho scene OF The tragedy was In an odfash-
toned three-stOry brick dwelling standing in Delaney
ST. Chrstiest few steps from the sidewalk lead
down to the easement which is used by the occupants
as "a di3ln groom. Over the front door neat little
sign, with the words " Private clearinghouse" IN
scrbed in gilt letters The house kept by Mrs. Car
Oinc Gmpnl and at the time OF the crno she had sew
eral bOarders. John Gimpel, her husband, occupied
the second floor back and had been paying for
his board since his wife had him arrested two years
for abandonment, aud put nnder bonds to pay much
week for her support She occupied room down stairs
Yesterday morning Glmpel came down stalls to tho
basement aud ate his breakfast usual. He not
seen TO have any alteration with his wife, and at the
conclusion OF his meal he went back to his room whic
entered the top of the first flight Of stairs Not
long after Mrs Ginpe went up stairs with clothes to
dry Mt the back OF the house. To reach the
clothes line it to tne back wiudo
in her husbands Before she WAS aware that any
thing s to happen she received two or three heavy
blows the side or the head ana thrust out OF the
door upon the landing Thinking that no lad killed his
wife, Gimpel locked himself In the room and drew the
OcdstPad against the door Then he started fire. and
jumping upon the bed cut his throat with razor from
ear to ear.
HOW THE CRIME WAS DISCOVERED.
The first ntmation The neighbOrs had of tho crime
the smoke Issuing from the front secondstOry win
dOws Officer Eltrrch, who standing AT corner OF
the street. attracted to the spot by woman crying
fire and murder On entering the house he found Mrs.
Gmpe sitting tho head OF the stairs in the front hail
with her head and face streaming with blood. She
unable 10 speak, and removed to house the
street. The officer tried the door and found 1t locked
Throwing his BODY against 1t no forced 1t open aud
fOnnd the room in flames BY rhs time fire and ambu.
lance rms mad been gwen and the street soon afier
bV the OF the fire and Two amDuanCe3,
WAS The scene OF excitement aDd confusion Crowds OF
men, women and children Rocked to the sidewalks and
In front Of the house and questioned each other
cXctediy abIu what had happened The fire was
ana as soon extincustd GImpol was found by the
nrcm"n lying upon Thr he'd wcltering his blood His
his head from his BODY. As his read had fallen forward
hs breast be was yet alive. and VAS carried out
INTO the street, where he died. The spectators
shurrcd at the sight Of the bloody body ami stared
~ me nouS'' appare1,y eXDeeIng tb a. sOmetns
taken 10 the Tenth Precinct Station at No 80 Ed
Wien Mrs Ghmpol reg lined consciousness she refused
all currat"s to be remove ed to the hospital At her own
Il lounge III the basement. Her Injuries were found 10
cons's Of II compound fracture OF che skull.
Wien The Coroner called at p. m. she was able, 70
speak in Whisper and Old him that her husband had
conscious she said she found herself on the stairs Her
hut band rad been ugly toward her for several years,
accused her number OF times without cause, OF beng
lnilu az with some of the boardcls.
The where the crime occurred is double room
at tho back OF the house on Tho second floor There was
carpet upon he floor; and lew chairs table.
sofia, and the bed cOnsttu furniture of the
bed and thr bed clothing aud the sheets were spattered
over win GlOOd. The suicide had evidently
wIithCd with pain. On the walls ana
upon ne ceng were raGeS SO, o1 b In nLe ' ss moment 0n
black ned ana the woodwork OF the doors and windows
hi!stcred AMI chIrred. Tine suicide aud wOud-De
mGrd' plainly prepared himself with cOmbusti
De materials and lighted the ire passage connect
the front hlu DdCh rOOlt ponce AT lOs5
FOR lime 10 know what weapon bad been used III
iond lying upon the Of the bed 1t wrapped
around with rags. indicating That the crime was pre-
Mr, Bcitrnbach. an adopted daughter Of the fresco
painter, snd tGat Mrs Gimpel anu her HUSBAND were
m'rrIrd IN Berlin. Germany, twenty years 0EO sOon
Ef'r h"lr marriage they mc To tbls country ana set
c In h ety. where b Gey GId lived ever sTSe IS
old; Mr' Gmpel was three or four years younger
!nrf, nj Of DCnnSHyst FSr the last thirteen
Srarr alrs. GmLe had kept boarding -hpuse-durlng
a long line there had been toHble be-
tween the two, but the wife mad taken no steps or
for nhaprOnmrnL Glmprl was o! rather low stature,
WIS dd nhd wore u sght tDusacho aud side wblSk-
toronrl Brady called at the house In the afternoon
a To- ~" s4teiHCnt OF MIS- GmPe' dne yI hoi
81" i'i ia 81" coull recover ana tnaI sue WSneu 10
thought sac can recover
SEEKING DEATH INSTEAD OF his bride.
on Tu stay evening the Rabb! IuebsOh pastor Of the
Cnngr, aou Ahawatn Chesed Fifty hfth-st. andLex
ngtoi- Ac.. visited 81 his house by man who de
sine, 10 cc hm 10 perform tho marriage ceremony on
III. fyll, Wing evening between himself aud Miss
Bertha Wet. daughter or jacob We'll, beef COM
n.--lpu merchant of Washington Market. The visitor
int reduced himself as Adolph ElsemGn. aud
stated ln n-c to he hrysX years his brthpac Ger
many aud his occupation that Of merchant He also
sad thai ;hls would be hls FIST marriage Miss Wells
age was said to be twenty years. Before leaving the
l,i lr ryI
.uar- HUI" 10 bring hm 10 that OF me brides IA
irnts where the ceremony was To be performed. AT
" L,,r tu,,rI ON tno fnIloSing evening the carriage
DID not rriivr and Mr. Iuebsch Thought that perhaps
Arolt : O'Clock two TRENDS Of the eXpcctant bride
cprd On Mr.. IIucbsrh AMI informed him that the
az icgtcun had not yet APPEARED The rabbi could toll
tlr,n rui ang about tho missing man, but he accOmpa-
ntd l.cm Oh their return and found large number OF
invited guests IN III" parlorS 81 Mr. Wes house, where
every preparation for the intended wedding
had bscn made. Tho bride overcome By me
confined strain OF nervous excitement to which
she tad been subjected, had been carried
10 hrr room in tanning condition ana alth9 H all
forts " re made 10 COMFORT her Shc refused 10 ne com
rrcd AID firmly held to her conviction tnat some Ter
prd tSat h." had Simply rep~nted his resolve to be
married. and had fled from inc city. Nothing IN MIS-
Of ns tn DRY. On the preceding evening" after calling
On Mr.. iIue6Sch. h. had visited his swe tbcart and
whrn he took ais leave, and reminding her that TINS
vunil be tho last time he would forced to
bid Ter good night. AS neither the bridegroom nor an
e XplauatiOn OF his absence arrived, Jacob Wen, tue
Of M young woman finally Set out ~ s so OF
keep his engagement. Diiigcnt senrch failed 10 elicit
v irfnrmnt On about him. and It not until yc5ter-
CAV nft rnuOn that the friends OF Miss We'll aud OF tho
missing uan rnrncd mai he bau committed suciue az
Swrcncy's HOTEL NO % Duancst, at the very hour APP
pontru Tor his wedding.
Tis Information came through Coroner Brady. Who
had pcrn informed about IL O'clock yesterday morning
thpt an Inhnrwn man had killed himself at this hotel
toe preceding evening" After GIVING permit Tor the
rrnuyai body undrrtaker's IN Pearst the
Coioc. learned that the suicide had engaged room at
swccney's nj o'cOck Wdnesd ~ morning and on re.
turning to shortly fore o'clock on "Wednesday
evening had shot himself IN the right temple
with II small nveburrelled "pcpperDOx" re.
yulyer. lie remained unconscious until he died
about half pust O'Clock yesterday morning. On his
1, lson were found case containing business cards
bearing The name OF Adoph Eseman, by means Of which
His identity was discovered 81 IN money small gold
wu.l-cilun without watch. and luckct containing
Uorlrat Of Young woman, presumed to be that OF his
betrUhcd :,
In one lis pockets there also found n small
OF another woinln. post n
card from tailor III SiXIh dated Monday ana nd
1rrssrd 10 MS boarding In West Ftteth-st, In
forming INN that his wedding suit finished, while