St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-17
A Quarrel Over a Woman and
Diamonds Results in Three
Fatalities.
Isaac Jacob Shoots Herman
RoyoZinsky, the Latter's
Wife and Himself.
Both Men Are Dead and the
Woman Is at the Graves
Brink.
One Negro Stabs Another
Fatally as the Result Of
a Grudge.

New YORK, Feb. l6.-This has been
day of murderous crime in this city.
Isaac Jacob, a resident of Brooklyn,
killed Herman Royozinsky at daybreak
in stable at Al Ridge street. From
this point he went to t murdered
mans residence at 81 Ridge street to
Kill his wife, Johanna. She was coming
through the door as he approached, and
he shot her with revolver. The ball
entered her neck on the left side close
to the jugular vein, The woman's six.
teen-year-Old son Otto bounded from
the room and leaped at the murderer
of his father before second shot
could be fired. Jacob turned and fed,
holding the still smoking revolver In
his hand. They ran south, toward s
Broome street, and when near the cor
ner Jacob turned on the young man
and aimed the revolver at his head.
Otto lodged behind a wagon. and
Jacob. seeing two police officers ap-
preaching, placed the muzzle of the re-
v0lver to his own temple and fired. He
fell to the ground, with the blood pour.
ing from the wound, and died in a few
minutes. Mrs. RoyOzinsky ran towards
the Delaney street police station, with
the blood Oozing from her wound. She
had just strength to reach it, when she
fell unconscious on the floor. The po-
lice followed
HER BLOODY TRAIL,
and were just in time to witness the last
act OF the tragedy. Various causes led
to the shooting. The trouble began
three years ago. At that time jacob is
said to have smuggled $1,000 worth of
diamonds into this country. Fearing
discovery, Jacob turned the diamonds
over to the murdered man to keep for
him. When the danger was over Jacob
asked for the return of the diamonds.
Royozinsky, it is said, refused to give
them up. This led to a quarrel, and
Jacob threatened the others life.
Another Gauss is found i'm the
TACT that Jacob was enamored
fo Royozinsky's niece. His suit pros.
pered until it was learned that he had a
wife and children living with him in
Brooklyn. Jacob admitted this when
questioned by the girls relatives. Royo-
zinsky refused him the house, and
Jacob became enraged. He continued
to call and insisted on marrying the
girl, anyhow. Frequent and bitter
quarrels ensued between the Royo-
ZinskyS and Jacob. and the latter swore
he would get even with them. Then
they refused to allow him to enter the
house at all, and Jacob became furious.
Jacob went to the house at 4:30. O'Clock
this morning.
HE KNOCKED ON THE DOOR
and told the Royoznskys that somebody
was trying to steal their horse. The
elder RoyOzinsky is an expressman. He
dressed himself, and, accompanied by
Jacob. crossed the street and entered
the stable, which was just over the way.
In the stable yard Jacob placed re-
volver against ROyOZinsky's breast and
fired. The ball went through Royoz-
insky's breast and he fell dead without a
word. Jacob cOolly put the revolver i'm
his pocket, shut and locked the stable
door and entered the Royozinskys'
house. Mrs. Royozinsky. in the mean
time, had become suspicious that all was
not right, She was about to start after
her husband when she met jacob
and was shot as already stated.
Inc O0dleS or the murdered man and
suicide were taken to the station house.
and the wounded woman was taken to
the hospital IN precarious condition.
A bullet entered her neck and was
taken out half way down her back.
Both of the dead men were about forty
five years old, and Mrs. Royozinsky is
fifty. An AK was found near Royo-
zinsky's dead body, and it is supposed
that Jacob intended to use it if the
bullet did not do the work quick
enough. On Jacobs dead body was
found letter written in very bad En-
glish. 1t said that he was born in Rus
sia and was a citizen of the United
States. He told in rambling manner
of having been swindled out of money
by number of parties in this city, and
of law suits in which he was engaged
and which profited him nothing.