Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-08
CRIME On sT0RM KING TOR.
A New Yorker Found Shot With His
Wife Beside Him.


A New Yorker Fonnd Shot with His
Wife Beside Him.
SHE SAYS THEY HAD HAD WORDS AND THAT HE
SHOT At HEB AND MISSED AT SIX FEET AND
THEN PuT A BULLET INTO HIS OWN BRAIN.
From the New York Sun.
NEwBHRGH, July 5.-Louis Hansen, q mer.
chant tailor, who did business at sc west 23d
street, New York, and lived at 444 Lexington
Avenue, sought the secIusioq of the woods on
the top OF Storm King mountain yesterday, &C
cording to his wife's story, to murder her and
kill himself He is dead and she is unhurt
Hansen and his wife arrived ct the Mountain
house on Friday noon. They intended to stop
through the summer. On Saturday morning
Hansen and his wife started from the hotel to
walk to the top of Storm King. It was about 8
O'Clock when they left the hotel, and before
going Hansen engaged buggy for an afternoon
drive. He appeared rational. There was no
evidence Of trouble between the two.
tb AR Sa noon ;1t, ySnng man came rpnping to
Of his had eiIied Himself aeer
trying to kill his WIFE, The news made com
to the SPOT, nearly mile np fhe steep hil in
the woods. Mr. Meagher sent to the village
below for Pr; Vail He then started with slim
ulantS, thinking that the life Of his guest might
pc saved He found him shot in the head and
dying while Mrs. Hansen was beside him try
tuS W SlNuuCu VIII u0r lanQKerCn1ei the now
OF blood from the wound in his forehead. In q
few minutes Hansen died. He had not spoken
since he shot himself, three-auarters of an hour
tewslry, and had good deal OF money in his
Mrs. Hansen was entirely self-possessed
Coroner Young's inquest brought out some in
terestfng facts from her. She said she was the
only witness Of the affair Her maiden name
at lss ast
she married Rudolph Hunter, an officer in the
confederate army. She had been a widow six
Fl Ns sn 81 shs H she
IS ABOUT thi she has been subject to
rs e eeeR she by Rs
Hansen four years ago Police Justice Morgan
performed The ceremony Her health Is deli
her account. i'i' ''''' - 'A'''' :
Mrs. Hansen said that after climbing about
ha6 yay W The de she stopped
on in search of q spring. they had been told
about. In about an hour he returned. He was
a ana fEe hsd said hs
ta as a tS saS u sas II fs o~n
sas spMhn h PafS Ssp g dsah
talk excitedly about family matters. Mrs. Ham
sen says that she got up TO 60, and that he fired
The weapon is q new five-barreied pistol Of SO
calibre, and Hansen had new box OF cartridges
onnd be on eased rs
# TT eq FsFs s$Rss f sId1
feet of her husband when be fired at her body
and missed. Then she heard another shot, and
| turning found him on the ground with the
cried hp hs e saaGa ala
speak to her after he shot himself
IN r ths car 6a their Journey from NeW torl,
she was prepared to die. She answered that
she "did not know as She was, and he said:
to celebrate the Fourth OF July in my own
way" She thought nothing Of this peculiar re-
mark. he was passionate man; she said, and
suit of his temper. He ragged about trivial
things, and occasionally in his wrath left home
he Srou TO ne s 9nfe
| and he few into rage and went to the Union
SaIare hotsl, where Be stayedtwG weeks The
| was in such mood, and he remained there
| Mrs Hansen had said at first that their mar
reced HERSELF On june she sa Sw b hee hEs
band had said to her in the presence of ser
aone sa Maya kaPg that he e got
his strange temper four weeks after marriage.
He had been talking little harsh to her, She
had never separated he asked her before the
| Shooting # she would i've with him again as
usual. She told him that if he did not stop
| she would have to leave him, as it was wearing
ale did not threaten me- she said, "bpt our
last words were THOSE uttered by me when
spoken"
Mrs Hansen's cry for help up in the woods
was heard by young man visiting at Mr.. Rog-
ers', in the village. Hansen's body will be
onng of IN IN
says Hansen wanted to be buried in simple
IN oeq Rasyns gs She
Young has nearly $500, a gold watch and
other iewelry In his possession, which he keeps
until Mrs Hansen establishes her identity as
Hansen's wife. She is now at the Mountain
house. SO - 1850 o..
MRS. HANSEN BORN IN WASHINGTON.
The New York Sun, of July Z, says: .The
records of jefferson Market court show tina,
Louis Hansen, who was found shot dead on the
on Saturday, was married by Police Justice
Morgan in the court room on June 4, 1881, to
found BY Els Side on the mountain, and who
says that he shot at her and then killed himself
Court OMcer Peter Mcsally witnessed the mar
rfaSe. Mrs. Hansen was born IN Washington.
MRS. HANsEN's STATEMENTS OF THE TRAGEDY
A telegram from Newburgh, July 6, says
Louis Hansen was buried to-day in Woodlawr
cemetery, New Windsor. None Of his friends
| from New York were present. The widow was
dressed In mourning and yelled. 1t appears
| that Mrs Hansen had made an affidavit against
her husband in proceedings for a separation
and that it was the statements in this affidavit
| that he asked her while they were on the
| that 1T was time for them to go back to the
hotel. She got up rather abruptly and started
hssf e She s%s he
| that her husband had abused her, and at one
| time had taken her by the throat and tried to
| for separation and an allowance, her afidavit
! reciting his acts of violence against her Mrs
Hansen says that her husband had carried a
visit to Europe, but did not carry one habitu
| ally. as " '-'A -; 'o@ hHs'tf
A Divorce i'm Paris.
THE GHECKERED CAREER OF CHARLES CAR
ROLL TEVIS. "