The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-02-21
SHOT by a WOMAN,

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SHOT by a WOMAN.
n Man Shot on the Street by q Woman Who
fhen Blows Out Her Own Brains.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Victor Graf
ton Andree was standing on the Mai.
form of the elevated railway at 59th
street and Third Avenue this morning.
accompanied by seven. .year-old boz
waiting to take the train down town
when a woman stepped up behind him
shot him in the back and as he fell
thinking she had killed him, she put
the pistol to her own temple and blew
out her brains. The station was
crowded with people and intense cx-
cltomcnt was created. The dead wo.
man, the wounded man and tho little
nov were taken to station-house
Inc mans wounds were probed and
found TO be probably fatal.
Andree described himself as q iour-
haist, connected with u German news
paper, and toachcr in the educational
establishment j. G.. Won Taubc, MT
NO. 10, Gramcrcy Park. IIe admitted
thot: he knew the woman who shot
him, but refused to give any cxplana-
ton OF her act. The bov who was
with him when shot was George
! Bcckcl, SON of Joseph j. Bcckcl, IN
whose house the wounded man lived.
Inc woman was about % years old
with handsome regular features, fair
complexion, dark brown hair and
hazel eyes. Nothing was found upon
ner person which would lead to her
idehtiilcation, except n white silk
handkcrchlcf having letter j marked
ON 1t. Andrcc has been in this coun-
Try about SIX months. He acted as
correspondent of the BOc"Scn Courier.
or Berlin, financial paper Of which
ms father is the owner. Andrcc was
taking tho boy down TO school when
he was shot. Nothing is known con-
cerning his relations with any woman.
The Mysterious Woman.
NEW YORK, February 12.-Thc
ponce nave discovered that the young
woman who shot Victor G.. Andre, at
tltty-ninth street Elevated Station.
this morning, was Miss Jennie III.
Almey, aged "a, who taught in q kim
dcrgartem school. She lived at No
III Wcat Twcny-titth street, where
sho had hired room for some limo
large package of letters was found
ten to him. From these il appeared
that he had promised to marry her and
had afterwards deserted her from some
cause, but whether Inc had BETRAYED
her or not could not be asccrtnincd
from the correspondence. The police
think that dcsertiOn alone would moi
have sufliccd to induce her TO commit
the crime. 1t is evident that Andre
RmS" H,S , that she she was Waiiitting WaiittiiIngto 10 see him
nnu may hG dreaded tho meeting
, '"T tI,is reason he reported at the
school where he taught that he was
sick, and had remained in his room
during the whole past week. This
morning he venturcd out for the first
time. 1t is said at Miss Almcv's
boarding that she went away
every morning early and did not re-
turn until night, and it is supposed
that she spent the day watching Andres
mousse. The police find that the two
became acquainted last autumn at 4
mouse where they boarded together.
Their actions then did not Indicate
thaI thcrc was any lovo-making aS far
aS could be asccrtaincd. They appear
cd TO be only friends. There was
nothing in Miss Almey's department
80 ~. vi wv 'iltCS " mere she llNCu
which was inconsistent with the idea
that she was virtuous woman, her
manners being always modest and
iadyIike. Nothing, however, could bc
learned of her antcccdcnts. Her
body was taken to the morguc, where
it awaits the disposition ofthc coroner.
Andres condition grows rapidly worse
nt the hospital, and he vomitcd blood
continually. Physicians say he con-
not possibly recover. In his antc-mor
TEN statement, taken this afternoon.
he admitted that he was engaged to
marry Miss Almcy, but said that he
broke his promise upon discovering
that she was divorced wife. lie
would not state how he found it ont or
give amy further particulars. and the
police doubt the truth oft statement.
lie would not answer any questions in
regard to their relations. The pistol
used by Miss Almcy is n Smith 81 Yves
son sclf-cockcr Of large calibrc, and
was entirely new.
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