New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-12
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A HUSBANDS DOUBLE CRIME.
HE SHOOTS HIS WIFE AND THEN KILLS
HIMSELF.
FATALLY WOUNDED.

FATALLY WOUNDED
There was double tragedy at 40 o'clock
last evening in front OF No. A Stanton-st. 4
man, whose name is supposed to he either Rosen-
blatt or Rosenberg, shot his wife. and then blew
ont his brains with bulldog" revolver. The
police arc not yet fully acquainted with all the
circumstances leading up to the crime
Three weeks ago the girl, who said that her
name was Carrie Lenx. engaged a room with .
Mrs Hamburg. who lives in the tcnement-house at
No. "A Stanton-st. The girl said she was single,
and was employed in a restaurant in Pearl-st.
near Wall-st She also said that young man
with whom she kept company and expected
to marry, lived in Brooklyn. She was regular
in her habits, and seldom remained out late at
night.
About o'clock last night, soon after the young
woman had returned from her work. boy came
into Mrs llamburg's room, where the girl was
sitting, and said to the latter that a man was
standing outside who wanted to see her. She
went downstairs to the door, where she began
a conversation with dark man. who stood on the
sidewalk. Standing on the stoop at the time was
Andrew Bswangcr, a bartender at No. l,3lA
First-avc, who, friend of the Hamburg fam.
ily, was paying them a visit. lie overheard part
of tho conversation between the and the girl.
The man seemed to Ike considerably excited and
girl shonld come and live with him in Brooklyn.
she seemed to he making excuses, and finally re-
fused decidedly. Presently she left the man and
went into a neghboring shop.
The dark man then turned to Biswanger and
began TO pour his troubles into the latter's ear.
lie said he had married the girl five years ago in
Pittsburg, that they had lived for some time
in Brooklyn, where she became the mother OF
child which now three years old. 4 year
ago they puarrcllcd and he left her. lie returned
to her few weeks ago. but shortly afterward they
qmarrcllcd again. he accusing lt'r OF hrng mnfaith
ful 10 him. lie told B>wancrr that he had been
informed that she intimate with man named
John. who was employed in a Brooklyn grocery.
They separated again, the girl going To board with
Mrs Hamburg.
BY this time the girl had returned 10 the stOop
where the two men stood talking. The stranger
turned Suddenly upon the girl. SAYING
Now, then, come to Brooklyn and live with
me. as you ought"
IF shohd do that" replied the girl. Il would
take n policeman along to protect me-
I'll show you how much | care for police
man" he answered exritcdly. NJ tie same moment
drawing a large six-chambrr"l revolver from his
trousers pocket and pointing it at the girls
breast. lie fired and she fell 10 the sidewalk
without uiPring n sound and apparently dead.
He then turned the revolver at I,swanger, but
seemed 10 reconsider his intention. and placing the
muzzle within an inch Of his own head. and
firing, fell dead beside the unconscious form Of
his victim.
Patrolman Joseph F. Hunter, OF the Eldridge-
st. police station, was standing two blocks away
and heard the shots. lie ran up and Immediately
! tccphoned for an ambulance. The girl was
! found to bc still breathing. She taken to the
Gouverncur Hospital. There DR.. Curran said
she would probably not live through the night.
The bullet had penetrated her right lung. She
was conscious upon her arrival, and denied that
she had been shot intentionally, apparently wish
ing 10 shield her would-bc murderer. She said
she had sister living at No. IL? Kcnt-ave.,
Brooklyn.
The dead man Of medium height, with
dark complexion. and wore = mixed brown suit.
The first joint of three fingers Of his left hand
were missing. In his pockets were found two
handkerchcis, n hair-hrush. n chain with buncl
Of keys attacked. 81 81 in money and three
pawn tickets. Onr for a watch. pawned with
Nvcrstrin. No. 10 SiXth-avP., on July co. bore
the name Roscnblatt: another for ring had been
The third ticket. hearing the latter name, had
rcn issued coat. pawncd AT the shop OF
Joseph Gollst"ne, brooklyn. Nothing further
was learned by the police last night as to the
mans identity
About :, p. m. yesterday man. whose descrip-
ton tallcs with that of the dead man. had
"a led upon a. l,ankauf. proprietor Of the Odd Fell
lows Assembly Rooms. NJ No. 0S Forsyfh-st., and
inquired for one Schornberg. The latter Is .
member Of n club which mc.'tS at the abovc-men-
start in business with Srhornlrrg