New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-27
.SHOT IN HER OWN HOUSE.
A DISMISSED LoDGER's REVENGE.

A DISMISSED LODGERS REVENGE.
MRS. CATHERINE CRAVE MORALLY worNDEp bY
WILLIAM sITpgAM. VINO HAD nhENs TURNED
OFT or HER uousE-PEgpARNG FuE DRLiB-
ERATr MURDrE.
Catherine Grave. age fifty one q German wonan
was .hot down in her own house, No. CharltOn-si
Yesterday forenoon. by William Sindlain. a printer,
yyhn lad been her lOdccr for wear, but WHO had
bern turned ont Of the house recently. The wO,nlJ
vas fatally injured. The deed WIZ prompted by
rage aud desire ior revenge and had been dri.O-
eratrly planned by the assassin.
Mrs Crave is the wife Oi john j. Crave. q ship
ping-clrTk in the store % Lchmaicr Brothers
No. 80 Crand,s The family orcnpIes The basement
and parlOr floor OF the noise, and rents
few furnished rooms in The upper story 70 dodgers
Since last February William Sindram. printer.
VINO is cmploVpd at No 81 JGhn-st. has lvrd IN the
house. II is of Il violent and cycitabe tcmper AMI
gave trouble frcqucntl". once = Last week, IN
discussion with Ia, auGlady ale the health Of his
Younger brother who also H. cs L. IN" house he bee
came SO abusive and used such offensive langJnge
that Mr.. Crave turned him out md forbade hin
ever entering the house again. Sil1ram begged 10
he permitted 10 stay over SlhiiaY a"l Was nIow"l
to do So Nrnday be went away VI s. ing Vengeance
on his land lady, aud, returning on Friday night
rnpeateJ his thrrn,s The police Yesterday found
evidence that he had purchased HAT day Chatham
st. a revolver and box Of cartridges. and had gone
preparrd probably, to carry ont hls purpose at hat
lime Yesterday forenoon, at 10 U'cl0rk he r.
turned. Hiss IlenTictta Crave opened the door
when he rang aud seeing that it was Slndram, en-
deayOrcd TO prevent him from entering. lie pushed
her aside aud demanded in a loud voice 10 se" her
mother. Mrs. Crave. who waa IN the second story.
in the room Of Sindran,s SICK brother, hearing tine
NOISE, went INTO the hall end looked over the
railing TO ascertain the cause OF the connection.
Seeing the printer she warned him away. Yon are
Se Gt sn "G s Ge ecG 6e mt" @
| down. and SAID that he would show her who was the
loaier. Mrs. Crave started 10 20 down when her
| daughter cried ont: Run, mother. run UPSTAIRS ;
| he has n revolver" Before the frightened woman
could obey tho warning, the printer, who had con-
ceaed the weapon IN ms sleeve during the exchange
| Al xunr aanI la ir,sI huIf q
| crashed through window on the landing, and SIM
DRAM running up the stairs placed the revolver at
Mrs. Graves temple ana fired again. this time with
fatal effect Mrs. Crave fell on tho stairs, her face
scorched by the powder, and Sindram ran into the
street
| The report of the pistol and the screams Of Mrs
| Graves daughter had brought another lodger. Mr..
| NettetOn. who was at home sick with rheumatism,
10 the landing above Ill time to the second shot
| fired He ran to the front windows and shouted
| Murder! Sindram sprang out OF the door with
| the pistol still in his hand. A stranger who was
passing seized and held him, despi his struggles
| and protestatons that the other nan" had done
the shooting, until Officer Wells, o the First Pre-
cnct, who was riding by the house iii street car,
came to his assistance and arresis the murderer.
| He was taken to tue Prince Street Police Station,
| where the pistol. Il formidable weapon carrying d
heavy bullet, was taken from him, with box OF
| cartridges just opened.
Sindram was collected and calm. and said that ho
had armed himself To be prepared for Mr. Crave.
! who was, he said, a violent man.
Mrs Crave carried To Il bed III the back par or
and DIR. Forest, physician living in the street,
prObed the wound. He found tho bullet, which had
| entered the left temple, mbe dded the brain
and informed the police thai the woman could not
live many hours. Coroner Ellingcr was called but
| did not deem il necessary TO take IRIS Graves
statement. as there witnesses of the shooting
| He committed Sindram to tho TOhbs.
| Sindram is thirty years old aud unn FRIED. nc
claims 10 have invented u device for preventing the
| Earring of buildings in which heavy machinery
| presses or steam hammers are at work, by plao
| ing rubber Plates under the iron frame.
| OF the machines. From correspondence,
found In his possession it seems, however
that the same invention has been patented and re
warded by prize medal III France. Sindram is %
| a very violent disposition and, 1t is said by h
brother nc . time pursued his father with knife
| and threatened to kill him. lie courted niece o
Mrs. Crave. a young girl living in Brooklyn. bu
without success. aud disappointment added TO hi
rage. This, however, had nothing to do with his re
lation to the family.
Mrs. Crave was still alive last night. This fac
encouraged her physician In the hope that she mgh
yet have a chance OF life. He did not dare to prob
for the bullet however. 1t Is not thought probabl
that she will survive the night