Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-13
APRETTYW0 YW0MAN'SPISTOL
SHE FATALLY WOUNDS HER
LOVER AND KILLS HERSELF.

| He a Journalist and Shea School Teacher
Double Death Preferred to Desertior
Did He Betray Her?-And was She n
Divorced Wife?-An Elevated Railroad
Station the Scene of the Tragedy.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-yictor Crofton
Andree was standing on the platform Of
the Elevated Railway at Fifty-ninth street
and Third avenue this forenoon. accom-
panied by 7-year-Old boy, waiting to
take train down town, when a woman
stepped up behind him, shot him in the
back, and as he fell, thinking that she had
killed him, put a pistol to her own temple
and blew out her brains. The station
was crowded with people, and great ex-
citement was created. The dead woman,
the wounded man, and the little boy were
taken 10 station house. The mans
wound was probed, and he was found To
be probably fatally wounded.
ANDREE's IDENTITY
Andree described himself as a journal
ISL connected with German newspapers
and teacher i'll the educational estab.
llshment OF j. G.. Won Taube. at No 1O
Gramercy Park. He admitted that he
knew the woman who shot him but re-
fused 10 give any explanation of her act.
Inc BOY who was with him when he was
Sh0t was George Beckel, son of Joseph
D. beckel, IN whose house the wounded
man lived. "'"N"'U
THE PRETTY WOMAN.
Inc woman was about y years old. with
lapuSoIie regular features, fair complex
ION, dark brown hair and hazel owes
Nothing was found on her person which
would lead to her Identification eycent
waite SILK handkerchief having the letter
L" worked on it. Andree has baen in
Ihls country about six months. He acted
as correspondent Of the B0ersen Courier
OF Berlln, financial paper of which his
ialher Is owner. Andree was taking the
Doy down to school when he was shot.
tions With any woman.
DID HE BETRAY HER?
NEW YORK, Feb. u, 10 p. M.-The M
lice have discovered that the yonnS Io- "
man who shot Victor c. Andree 9t the
tlIty-nlnth street elevated railway sta
I1oh inns morning was Miss Jennie
ii; Almey, aged twenty-four wears.
VINO taught in a kinderSartan
scn00l. She lived at No. III West Twen-
ty-nfth street, where she had hiren a room
ior some time. A large package of let
ters was found in Andree's room which
she had written to him. From these If
:
her ana mad afterwards deserted her for
some cause, but whether he had BETRAYED
ner or not could not be ascertained from
the correspondence. The police think
that desertion alone would not have suf-
nced 10 induce her to commit the crime.
IL was evident that Andree knew that she
was waiting to see him, and that he
dreaded the meeting. For this reason
he reported at the school where he
Taught that he was sick, and had re-
NAMED In his room during the whole of
the past week.
A PREMEDITATFD REVENGE.
This morning he ventured ont for the
nrst time. 1t was said at Miss AImev's
boarding house that she went awav every
morning early, and did not return until
ElghI, ana 1t is supposed that she spent
the day watching Andree's house. The
ponce ma that the two became acquainted
lasI autumn at house where they
boarded together. Their actions then did
not indicate that there was any love
making. AS near as could be ascertained
they appeared to be only friends. There
was nothing in Miss Almey's department.
IN any of the places where She lived
Wnlch was inconsistent with the idea that
sne was YIrtuOus woman. her man
ners being always modest and
iadyiike. Nothing, however, could
De learned Of her antecedents.
Her body was taken to the morgue.
where it awaits the disposition of the
Coroner. Andree's condition grew rapidly
worse at the hospital, and he vomited
blood continually. The physicians say
that he cannot possibly recover.
DIVORCED WIFE.
In his ante mOrtem statement. taken
this afternoon, be admitted that he was
engaged TO marry Miss Almey. but said
that he broke his promise upon discover
ing that she was a divorced wife. He
would not state how he found it out or
give any further particulars. and the no-
lice doubt the truth of the statement He
would not answer any questions in regard
to their relations. The pistol used bv
Miss Almey is a Smith q Wesson self
cocker Of large calibre, and was entirely
new