New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-31
SUICIDE OF A FAIlHLESS BROTHER.
SHOOTING HIMSELF AT HIS WIFE'S GRAVE
THE vuLAINY OF RETIRED soIDIER-A HAPf
HOME DESTROYED.

SHOOTING HIMSELF AT his WIFES GRAVE
THE vILLAINY OF A RETIRED soLDlER-A HAPPY
HOME DESTROYED.
PAM A. Broeser. who has been living for several
in bV RUG s te Of
wifes newlv-made grave IN the New-for nay
Cemetery Jersey City. Broeser had been solaier
service expired in the early part OF last winter ne
came on from the Western plains, where ne
had been stationed. and made his home win ms
brother William Broeser, who kept a large lager
beer store and garden at Newark and Pallsade ayes
Jersey City. The soldier brother was gwen en-
ployment as barkeeper. but 10 few weeks william
BrOeser had reason to regret his brothers kindness
Little by little Paul lnstilied suspicious OF MS VIE
faithfuiness info his brothers mind until Jealousy
took complete possession Oh villa a. anu odd fnei to
the flame until William finally drove his wiie away
from home and made frequent threats 10 xii her.
The wronged wfc's earnest protestations OF ~
nocence were of no avail. Paul having OBJ
tanned complete mastery over his brother.
Paul then persuaded William to transfer his prop
erty to HIM to prevent his wife getting possession
of any part of it, and the deeds were drawn up oy
George II. Barron. Williams legal adviser. Pa9fs
anxiety to have the transfer completed excted Mt
Barrons suspicion. and instead OF having the deeds
recorded he held them in his possession with the
determination to await further developments; A
few days afterward Paul showed himself in his true
coors He first drove his brother ous of the place
and took entire possession of 1T. Then he made an
offer of marriage to Miss Schueier, daughter OF
,JO Az
accepted. The wedding took place In lew days,
and was celebrated with exceeding liberalty' $ZOO
worth of wine alone being disposed of by the guests
at Williams expense. The festivities were kept up
for three DAYS and nights during which time every
thing was free to everybody who visited the Deer
shop. 80 -, IL. ~.
gent inquiry and he learned he had suspected that
Mrs William Broeser entirely innocent OF all that
Paul had charged against her. He communicated MS
information to William, and the result was happy
reconciliation between the estranged husband ana
wife, The next step was to recover the properly
from Paul which was accomplished Win compare,
lively little difficulty owing to the lawyers shrewd
foresight in fallng tn have The transfer Geeds re-
corded, Paul was promptly elected from the
premises by William, aud be went to the Merchants
Hotel in New-York with his bride. They renamed
there week or two and in that time Paul wrote
several letters to his brother and
was then lost sight of until Monday when
information of his wfe's death IN Brooklyn reached
Jersey CIV. Her body was buried by her father
in New-York Bay Cemetery on Tuesday:
When Paul shot himself the report OF the pistol
was heard by some of the graye.dggers ana thcy
found him lying across his wifes grave. lie was
still alive and the hospital ambulance was sum-
moned. but before it arrived life had ebbed away.
Ii is supposed that the failure of his schemes
and the death of his wife rendered
him insane His body was removed to the
Morgue, He was about thirty-tve years old, aud
his WIFE, VINO " as possessed of considerable beauty
was not more than nineteen at the time OF her
death. After the recovery of his property William
became disspated lost his business through neglect
and is now believed to be somewhere out west III
"A not known what has become OF his wife.