New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-30
SHOT IN HIS OWN HOUSE.
TWO ATTEMPTS AT MURDER FAIL.
A DISCHARGED EMPLoYE TRIES TO SMOTHER 3
BAKERS FAMILY WITH GAS WHEN
DISCOVERED HE HAS RECOURSE
TO A PISTOL.

TO PISIDb.
Frederick w Stoetfeoter, baker az No 3oh
Floyd-st., Williamsburg, was shot in the neck
yesterday morning in the basement Of his house
by who in making his escape dropped a
hat which led TO his Identification and arrest.
The baker lived in the rear of his shop with his
wife and three children. About 2 o'clock yester-
day morning his little four-year-old daughter
Lulu wakened Stoetfeoter and told him that the
light usually burning in the shop was out. The
baker rose in his bed, but heard nothing. He
got out of bed, and, striking a match, tried TO
light the gas. To his astonishment no gas cana
from the fixture.
Striking another match he lighted small
candle which he took from the children's
Christmas tree in his sitting-room. Mrs.
Stoetfeoter implored her husband not TO leave
the room but laughing at her fears the baker
went into his shop, and procuring an axe started
downstairs to the basement, where the metre
is to learn why the gas would not burn Hold
ing the small light above his head, StOetfoeter
walked past lot Of barrels standing near the
bake-oven and had reached the metre when he
felt a stinging sensation in his neck
at the same instant that pistol
shot rang out. man rushed up the
stairway and from the house, while Mrs. Stoet-
fOeter screamed and tainted. The baker yelled
he groped his way upstairs and called for help.
man named Baker, living on the floor above,
came into the hallway and asked the cause OF the
alarm. When the baker called out that he was
being murdered the man ran into his rooms and
slammed the door. The noise attracted the atten-
ton of a policeman and several men. They went
to the basement and found the gas turned off at
the metre. The policeman found new Derby
hat The wounded man was taken to the police
station and his wound was dressed by an ambu-
lance surgeon. The bullet had passed through
the neck making only a slight wound.
The baker told the police that he had had somo
trouble with jOurneyman in his employ named
Albin Wesel Two policemen went to the home
of this man at No. s03 Park-ave. later in the day
and sent one of Weisels friends upstairs TO his
apartments with the hat. When Weisel came TO
the door he was greeted by his friend. who asked
him if the hat he held in his hand belonged 70
him.
Yes il does was the unexpected reply, and
the officers at once arrested the man. He ap-
peared calm enough, and az the police station adj
mitted that he had shot StOetfoeter. His state
ment was taken in writing by the police. Tbs
young man, who has only lately been married
and is twenty-four years old. said that StOet-
foeter had discharged him without cause and had
a habit Of sneering at him in the streets De-
termined TO get revenge for what he considered
the sights put upon him, Weisel says he went
to the basement of StoetfOeter'S house and turned
of the gas with the intention Of Immediately
turning II on again as soon as the lights in the
bakers rooms had gone out, hoping that the
gas would sufocate Stoetfoeter. The fortunate
awakening of the little girl frustrated this at
tempt at murder. When the man saw the baker
armed with an axe he fired the shot at him.
StOetfoeter when he heard the young mans
confession, dumfOunded. He declares that
he always treated him with kindness.