Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-07
nArsnn,s rEREInLn DEED.
ADeceivIng HEusband's triple Crime
ahnrt.lircd ylyatary.

Montgomery avenue, in the manufactur-
ing district Of the city, stumbled over
the body Of woman. She was young,
nomely, and well dressed, and was dying
from q bullet wound in the temple. A
few houts before woman living near
had heard PISTOL shot, followed by Che
sound Of ilyipg footsteps. Tho girl was
taken to q hospital, but died on the way,
and her body lay for four hours In sta
ton house viewed by curious callers. II
was NOT identified until O'clock, yester-
day morning, when the father and
prother-in.laW Of tho girl visited the
police headquarters to leave Information
that Apna kiaup, 10 years Of age, was
missing. The description of the I'M
known girl was read TO. them and the
faces Of both men blanched.
"Why do you read that to me?" re-
marked the elder man, who said he WAS
Henry Klaus, a shoe merchant Of North
Second street.
"B cause a woman answering that de-
scriptien lieH murdered at the Eighteenth
district police station"
my God! IL must be she," exclaimed
Mr.. Klaus.
The station houss at which the deed
girl lay is two miles from headquarters,
and the two men hurried thither. The
father rushod in, pals.fsced and breath
less. A telegram had apprised the lieu
tenant Of bis coming, and he was ct once
taken into the presence of the dead. A
sheet covered the victims face. As 1t was
slowly drawn away Klaus gave one glance
and then staggered backward 10 the door
with eyes appraised and crying aloud:
.Merciiul heavens Who has done this
cruel thirRS"
With difficulty the father was led from
the room. he said that the girl had in
the afternoon waited Henry Stahl, her
brother in-law. Stahl, he said, was a
baker. aud lived at $40 North Second
street. This girl left the house early on
Saturday evening, taking with her o
basket Of cakes. They recalled the fact
that she had becn keeping company with
man known % Tom, who WA Il con-
ductor on the Second Fnd Third street
railway, and who had been forbidden
the house. She had gill friend named
Emma Richter. A few minutes later, u
hack load of spesiai policemen started
for the home of Emma X Richter. The
family, fearing the White Gaps, who had
been threatening the nsighboFhood, at
drst r. fused to open tho door. Finally,
when tho girl Richter was brought down
By her father, she taid that Toms last
name was Lynn, but she did not kuow
whore he lived. Another girl remembered
that Tom Lynn, who was friendly with
the Klaus girl, had on certain day q
week before acted ss conductor for cor
2l0. No such name es Tom Lynn was on
tho payroll of the company, tut it was
learned thst car 2l0 Was 10 the charge Of
Otto Kayser. Kayser answered the de-.
seription given by the girls friends and
tho police FASTENED to the address, given
at tha car stablca, 31cS Kel-ingion avenue.
The house WAS ntar By, and it was
soon surrounded by p1lioamen. The bell
was loudly rnug, AMI in a shor. time
window blind IN the second story was
raised. A iacs appeared u! the window
long enouph Tor its owner to sac the
police outside, and then quickly dissp.
paared. The pollos waited, bat nc one
opened the door, although they could
hear same one moving around inside.
Ihrr thav Narrs n p,syciue antoeus from
t R'n lT s,lsG. ~ IS
uiugte o. So ~. I, Ens th4u IN
steady tOOlsleps wers heAru 10y police
man, whose car WAC at the ksyhole. de-
scending tia stairs Tho door opeued.
and the policemen started back AZ what
they saw.
young woman with baby III her
arms stood to,trring il tue hallway with
the blood guhnIok from Il wide CASH in
her throat. She was ID her night dregF
aud was unable to speak. In answer 10
their ipqliries Bhe merely poiu:ed IN.
stairs, aud then fell in T. Gesa taint. A
policeman rnn f1s Ru amhulAaGs 10 ths
Episcopal Bogpilei, which is uearuY, ANA
the olharS with TeyolVerA drawn a3gsndea
the stairs They did no. need Their
Weapons. They burst open the ,lrat bed
room door and tound The man they were
looking for On The bed in ths agolics OF
death
The bed wss covered with blood that
poured from wound in the threat reutl-
ing from ear to ear, and red trail from
the room down Stsirs TO the front door
marked the course taken by his wounded
wife. She was taken to the hospital.
where shs is believed to he dying Hei
husband disd few minutes after tho
police found him,
Otto Kayser was % years OF age and .
handsome fellow. Hs aifi Was suYtrn1
years his j1uior, nnd was even nose a.
iraotivs in appearance than pretty Ann
Klaus, with whom Kayser had bsan init
mate bu, whom she knew Gs Thnna.
Lynn. They Lad two very young children
What prompted the killing Of the KEu,
girl is not known. Kayssr oamo holne 81
IL so O'CLOCK on Saturday night. dsuni
AM greatly excited. 70 sWore ut al
womapkind, and drawing revolver, sale
TO his wife;
'oh, il you only knew what tina. ha
done tonight !"
A policeman was called in and tool
the pistol away and the man soon wen
to he'd.
The Klaus girl bad an excellent repu
taiion and had no suspicion that Kaise
was married. Her friends understoo
that ehe and her lover were to be mar
ried. Kayser was never seen drunk be
fore Saturday night. He must have me
the girl, quarreled with her and shot lie
in dranken rage.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 5.--Mrs. Mar
Kayser, the wife Of the man who shG
and killed Annie Klaus late on Sa.urdR
night, and WHO o few hours later cut he
throat with razor before taking his ow
life, was somewhat improved yesterday
although ia very prscsrious condition
She is at the Episcopal Hospital, I
which institution she was taken shortl
after the attempt was made upon her hft
She has inquired several times after ht
husband, tins fact of his death md tb
murder of the young woman having Doe
withheld from her. She also asked SO,
erAl tirnes to see her children, who al
being cared for by her mother.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6.-Mrs MAJ
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