Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-12
ONE GENT.
A JEALOUS MANS DEED.
He Shot His Truant Wife and
Killed Himself.
ITwAsALLON ACCOUNToF"JAcK.r .

But Who That Young Man Is Remains to
BE seeB-Details of a Frlghtfui Tragedy
Upon the Street at New Yorls--Hus-
band and wife Dead.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Carrie Lenz, a
comely young German girl, who boarded
with Mrs. Hamburg on the first floor OF
the tenement house No. "A Stanton street,
was murdered last night in front of her
home by a man supposed TO b. named
Rosenblat or Rosenberg, who claimed to
be her husband, and who fred the fatal
shot because the girl refused to live with
him. When the woman fell the murderer
put the pistol to his own head and fired
again, killing himself instantly. The wom-
an was unconscious when conveyed to
Gouverneur hospital, but in her delirious
condition she told rambling stories Of the
causes which led to the crime.
Her Admlrer Was Jack"
From these stories and from informa-
tion CLEANED in the neighborhood of the
tragedy, Il appears that the girl had lived
with the Hamburg family for the past
month, and was employed in Kolb's res
taurant, on Pearl street, near Wall. She
told Mrs. Hamburg that she was single
and had an admirer, whom she spoke Of
aiiectionately as Jack who worked in a
grocery store In Brooklyn. This young
man, she said, was going to marry her in
year or So About o'clock last night one
Of the Hamburg children came In from
the street and told Carrie that a man
wanted TO see her on the stoop She went
out, met the man and the two conversed
/ IN low tones.
While no one could hear what the man
said, the girls answers after a time became
loud enough 70 lead those who stood near
her TO believe that he was beseeching her
TO go somewhere with him.
She Was His wife, lie Said.
Pretty soon the girl went to a neighbor-
ing store, telling the man she would be
back in a few minutes. While she was
away the stranger turned to young man
named Andrew Biswanger, bartender.
who was waiting for Oscar Hamburg,
and said; THAT woman is my wife Don't
| you think she treats me shamefullyw
Biswanger said, Perhaps she has cause
for IT,"
Cause" replied the man angrily. Il
married her five years ago In Pittsburg
and later on we came 10 Brooklyn, where
our child was born. A.gear ago I discov-
cred that she was untrue 20 me, and left
her, but subsequently went back to live
with her. -Four weeks ago she left me-
There is young grocery clerk who is turn
ing the girls brain, and Pm trying 10 show
her the folly Of her way"
AT this juncture the girl came back and
| tho man, aufI ~ har Iu,ra ,.,.. 49,.
up your mind to return to your childfn
Quick Work with Revolver.
"Not unless / can get an officer TO accom-
pany us, replied the girl, sharply
81 don't care for officers said he, "and
I'll show you that don't fear them Then
he pulled revolver, and before the girl
could turn away he fired, the ball entering
her left breast, penetrating a lung. She
fell unconscious upon the sidewalk
The frantic man then aimed the weapon
at Biswanger who lodged into the hall.
way just as the man turned the weapon on
himself and pierced his brain with bullet,
killing him instantly.
Policeman Hunter heard the shots two
blocks away and came hurrying to the
scene. Pushing his way through the crowd
he saw the woman and the man lying pros.
trate on the walk. The man, he saw at
once, was dead, but a spark Of life still
fingered in the woman. An ambulance was
summoned and bore the girl away. She
died at $3.50 o'clock last night.
Her Conflicting stories.
The dead man was about 80 years old, b
feet inches in height, of light complex
ion and had light mustache He wore a
Scotch tweed suit, white shirt. necktie and
CATERS. The first joint of each Of the first
three fingers on his left hand are missing
In his pockets were two handkerchefs, a
hairbrush, brass chain, with bunch oil
keys attached and Sl.3i. At the restaurant
it was learned that the girl had given uT
her position, saying she was going to bs
married next week, while 10 Mrs. Hamburg
she said that she had taken place uptown
whore she was to act as maid TO an actress
She was an intelligent girl, and spent all
her spare time studying for the purpose oi
perfecting herself in the English language