New-York tribune., 1885-01-06
HOW DIR. TAUSZKY SHOT HIS WIFE
HER STORY OF THE AFFAIR-IHE DOCTOR DELihl-
.ous AND RAIIONALIN TURN.

'OUs AND RATIONAL IN TURN.
Dr. Rudolph 1auszky, who attempted to XII his
wife and himself in his room at the Ashton Flats,
No d. Iexington-ave., on Sunday morning, was
Yesterday removed from the Presbyterian iOspltal
70 the Mount Sinai Hospital "a at she
serting that the attending physician was trying 10
poison him. After he reached the Mount Slna,
Hospital he much easier In his innd, put SUI
REGARDED every one even his nearest friends, with
suspicion. He is rational and delrious III TURN IN
his lucid intervals he calls constantly IoI MS Wiz
in the most endearing terms, and Will not DelleVe
that she is alive. To qniet his fearS MRS. lausIy
wrote him two notes yesterday afternon, put thIs
HANDWRITING was his sisters He docs not seem to
realize how the shooting was done ana leaves hlhi-
self out OF the case altogete lie lie 10 snartent and
shot his wife. and that while he was deiending nm
SELF he also shot HIS memory 1aiis at tnes, anu
ne cannot remember his own name. MIS- lauszky
is rapidly recovering from shock and nervous pros
tratlon The shot which struck her IN the back OF
the head made only slight scalp wouhu. , !he
doctor fired two shots, one at his wlfe, ana the
other at himself. One bullet was plched up III tIe
office, where he fell and was the one ,lo whc a
found last evening in Mrs. Storms nat where
Mrs Ianszky ran after being shot 1t fell TO the
floor when her HAIR was loosened by DR.. Lesynsky;
Immediately after the shooting, but in the general
excitement was not noticed.
Mrs. Tauszky told the story OF the shooting Iast
night as follows:
The doctor seemed minded all day saturday
and my mother who was here at supper spoke OF II:
Hs seemed an II something annoyed him Ny mother
enf home early i'm the evening and went 20 bed ABOUT
O. The doctor to bod soon after ne htd pecn
emokng ucessantly during the afternoon anu evening
and had drank considerable wine, hoping he said hat
wb,e and then fen into a disturbed sleep. lie woke me
at 2 o'clock and said IN Gernan IalR 10 me,
Francesca" He asked me number OF questions about
things that he was perfectly familiar win, anu tnen
said: it's too bad; my memory falls me. nc sun sun
of bed, put his dressing coat anu
Wen into the paror and lit the gas He appeared 10 be
dazed went TO him and asked him TO 60 10 MS room
Ue refused The allor was cold and left him. re-
turned at least six times 10 persuade MN 10 come Wle
fhere fire
which did, but he would not leave the paiio 'os" '
was shiyering with cold. =. Ion .ha ,;oh. UNA
The last time to him, about $50 tbe lfht was
ont From the dim light In the hall saw MN Sitting III
the centre of the room with his head bowed upon hls
breast walked in and lit tue gas lie jumped up anu
nut il out saw fathers picture IN his hand lie
said: Get out" and Immediately Afterwards; ,
did so He then said: We will 20 together was
alarmed at his excitement and asked: " What DO you
mean Kudolphf' He replied quickly: we VIII a aie III III
each others arms" tried TO escape lie caught ne
around the neck partially pulled down my har ran the
cold nsto along my neck the back OF my mead ana
fired He then let ana staggered bnt ua hot
fall ran out OF the into the hall, ana had Just
RING the bell at the opposite Nat when heard another
shot and a heavy fall The whole thing was doIe III
second. / wonder that am alive
Mrs. Rosenthal, the mother of Mrs. Tanszky SAID
that there was no trouble between the DOCTOR ana
his wife although he was a jealous mar and that
the stories were started last summer by one OF Dr
Tauszkvs sisters, who bitterly opposed TO his
marrying Miss Rosenthal. They were absolutely
false.