New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-13
MISS ALMEYS PISTOL SHOTS.
SHOOTING HER LOVER AND HERSELF.

ihAGEDr On THE PLAIbOhM w AN hLEfAiHS
sTATIoN-THE WOMAN DEAD AND THE MAN
DYING.
Between twenty and thirty persons stood on
the platform Of the elevated railroad station at Third
and Ffty-nnth-st at s:15 g. m. yesterday wait
ing for down train, which delayed by the fog.
Among the last to reach the platform before the arrival
of the train were TALL well-dressed handsome young
wearing eyeglass boy about fourteen years DID,
and young woman whose face half concealed by
veil. The man and the boy talking They did not
notice the woman, who followed them up the stairs. She
dressed in dark clothing and held her right hand
under a shawl AS the young man and the boy made
their way toward the front OF the platform she pressed
forward quickly When she was close TO the man she
flung the shawl away from her right hand In which she
held seltcocking Smith Wesson revolver OF 80
cabre She placed the muzzle close to the young mans
back and fired. He gave cry and fell upon the plat
form. The young woman at once raised the pistol to
her right temple and fired another shot, sending bullet
into her brain. She fell dead She had not spoken and
the shots had been fired rapidly that no one had had
time TO interfere. One or two screamed 1t was
several seconds before any gave assistance to the man
who had been shot. He lay groaring, while the boy
standing him was overcome by terror Two men
raised him up and led him to seat The porter to
the Twenyeighth Precinct police station, few yards
distant IN Fiity-ninth-st to get assistance.
Policemen carried the wounded man and the body Of
the woman to the police station stretchers The man
said he was Victor Crofton Andre, age twenty-four,
tutor in the family OF Joseph Becke OF No 734 Lex
ngton-ave. He said at first that he did not know who
shot him why he had been shot. He had noticed
lying the platform after he shot, but he
did recognize her account of her VEIL The face Of
the dead shown to him in the police station
He recognized 1t but wouldnot say who the woman was
An ambulance carried him to the Presbyterian Hospital
The surgeons there found that the bullet had entered the
left side of his back few inches above the hip and had
rQfa n
fatal wound He vomlted blood at intervals. Captain
Gunner, Of the Twentyeghth Precinct police sent de-
tectiyes to the hospital but they not able TO get
from the wounded man the name of the woman who had
shot him.
THE YOUNG WOMAN IDENTIFIED.
The pocket Of the womans dress contained only
handkerchief and purse in which was a small Of
money. There was nothing about her clothing to in
dictate who she She had luxuliant dark brown hair
dark eyes, regular and delicate features small mouth
and chin and high forehead. Her face indicated that
she had been intelligent, modest and sensitive Her
form slender and well shaped, and she of
medium height
Captain Gunner went to the house of Mr. Beckel and
in Andres room he found letters evidently written
by the He refused to let other persons the
letters although they revealed the identity OF the
and explained the shooting. The woman was Miss
Jennie II. Amey school teacher, age twenty tour and
she had been boarding No. Ill East Twenty thst.
She formerly lived at No 26 East Twenty second-st
an became acquainted with Andre there Ihey mad pc
cone engaged TO be married. but the letters showed that
DIRE had broken the engagement and had endeayored
to induce the young woman to give him up. Captain
S was cd not e0e 10 e learned @ she Was
orphan and sisters living One of the sisters is
In Philadelphia and the wife OF an empOye OF the
New-York Hartford and New-HaVen Railroad Com
pany The other sister lives IN Monroe-st, Brooklyn;
Their mother Mrs Davis had been married twice and
before her death kept boarding house in Williams
burg. Miss Almey was born In brooklyn She iad Deen
employed as teacher In a kindergarten school IN this
city years. but Captain Gunner could not find
out where the school was.
ANDRES HISTORY
It Is said that Victor C. Andre to this city from
Germany about six months ago. His father is Journal
list in Berlin and the editor of the BoerSen Courier,
financial newspaper. His mother Englshwoman
whose maiden name was CroftOn. He educated at
the Berlin University Andre brought with him letters
Introduction Carl Schurz Rufus Hatch and others
as he Intended but through teachers agency he
found place tutor for Mr. Beckes who was with
hun yesterday. He boarded short time at No 26 East
Twenty second ST. and then went to live at Mr. Beckes
G. Won Taube's school at No. 10 Gramercy Park, and
Rern The letters Of Introduction which he possessed
gave him an entrance into the best German society Of
city About weeks Andre sent word TO Pro-
the school He remained N the house aferward. giving
some lessons Mr. Beokels son, but showed signs OF
he ate .p"rinsy and walked the door Of his room at
night He left the house yesterday morning for the first
q week, intending to the school.
Coroner Kennedy went the Presbyterian Hospital In
the afternoon intending TO take Andres ante-mortem
statement The young said he did expect die
and not sworn He refused to answer ali the ques
lions him, but when told tnat the ponce knew VINO
the dead woman he made statements regarding
his engagement marry her. He met her. he said. while
he was boarding for few weeks In East TwentysecOnd
st., and visited her afterward at No. 40 East Twenty
thrdst and at No. Ill East Twenty He proposed
marriage, believing that she unmarried. Aferward
he learned that she had been married to named
Schwartz, who had secured absolute divorce. This
discovery led Andre to break the engagement and he de-
clned visit her again. She wrote TO him. urging him
reconsider his determination and he answered some OF
Them There nothing In her letters which Indicated
that felt any feeling toward him Her last letter
brief containing only request that he would visit her
again. He did not answer IL.
MISS AIMEY's HABITS AND OCCUPATION.
Dr. g. w. BaskOwitz lives at No. Ill East Twentyfh'
ST. said that Miss Amey had occupied furnished room
on the top for about two months She said she
teacher but expected to be married In few months.
She went every morning and returned in the after
noon tall young man, who understood to be her
lover called upon her at intervals for about month.
Then his visits ceased She seemed distressed after he
stopped coming On Sunday she asked servant TO call
her early following morning and left the house at
a. M on Monday she repeated the request that even
ing and about Gas m, yesterday, ert her Tor
the last time. At No. 20 East Twenty-second-st. it
was said that Miss Amey had been employed govern
ess by Mrs Lewis whose residence not known. Dur
ing the summer she with Mrs. Lewiss children in
Bath l. [. The body OF Miss Amey removed to the
unaertakers shop at No. 1,054 Third-ave.
PRESIDENT POTTERS TRIP