Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-25
A TRYsr or DEATH.

| Sentimental Sntcino Of n Pretty
German actress and EHer SInIVVart
Lnvrr-At SisnaI They Died
Together.
New YoBK Sept. 19.-About daybreak
this morning u fair-hRired German stall
wart aud haudsome-looking man entered
the elevated rnilroRd station. The man
| paced up and down the platform. After
while woman's voice was heard 10
| speak word or two of Gorman from
! window overlooking whore tho man stood.
The man nodded and replied loud enough
for the gateman to hear him: Yea, /
have come. Emile, are You ready ?"
The answer from the window was not
heard. The man turned on his heel and
took eomething from his pocket. The
next moment ghot r,pg out and the
man fell heavily forward ON his face.
Before the report had died away tho sta.
tion man who rushed forward heard what
seemed to be m echo of the shot coming
apparently from the window OF thehonss
overlooking the end OF the platform where
the dead man lay.
While the oili'ers were examining the
clothing and fleets OF the suicide mos.
sanRer rushed into the station hnupe and
cried out that woman Aad shot herself
at 40 Canal street. The keeper OF tue
Germsnia cafe there had found Emile
Eossi, an actress, who boarded in the
house dead-sbot through this heart.
The one window OF her room which
overlooked the south end of the uptown
platform WIS the one which the gateman
bad seeu opened previous and from
which the sound OF The second shot was
heard. Behiud the lacs curtains thu
woman had sat visiting for the trysting
death signal 1t had come and ut tho
signal ''leadgn the man fell dead under
the window and she shot herself in tho
heart within. Th're lay tbree visiting
cnfdH with farewell messages over tho
name of Emile Resi-. 1t seemed as plain
as day that they had presrranged their
suicides.
Tho girl as she lay on her side on the
bed was alfred in a clean white night |
robe with lace and frils. The face Was |
very handsome, her figure plump and !
petit They were handsome pair.
Emile Rnssi, oge1 10 years, ACTRESS
with AmherR's troupe. Born in Berlin. !
'Gustaye q, Koch, 70 years old, crayon
artist, employed by Il, 4. Falk, photeg- |!
rapher, at $40 Broadway, lived at 2S2
East Twelfth street''
THIS was tho brief official record made
by the police, TO which some one added
'"fhey were lovers and died together.n
Koch was crayon artist If some cousid-
cradle local note.
The name OF his betroLhai was Emile
Rcs5, n young actress OF 10 yeara. EN-.
ployed in Ambere's Stock Company, who
had occupied temporarily the room In
which she committed suiriis.
Tho cause OF the double suicide ia m
known bat it is supposed TO have resulted
from the opposition which the girls
N ather had to Elnilte's marriage with the
young artist.
The girl came to this country two
years ago and played prominent parts in
Ambergs Theatre Company. She went
% Berlin during the past summer and re-.
.urned on the 9Th inst.
It 10 supposed that the gill ask ID her
nothet's consent for her m rrlape to
Koch and that II was refused. She com
nunicated that refusal to her lover and
hen the two agreed TO d . together.
In letter !efs by the girl addressed to
Ter 'aun !" otherwise her boarding mis-
resH, under date OF tho l7th, she refers
o the prensditattd suicide. lettering !
o hoch. she says she would not 10. him
lie without her; thst he would 90 before. Z
Referring to her life in Germany the 4
Triter says the people there broka her /
lesrt, some with love- some with hate. |
l or mother loves her no longer and mott. {
led her that she did not wan. to 400 her {
my more. This was the hardast blow
md abe was happy st the thought OF final :
est,