The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-04

times. Then he stabbed me again and
again. Oh, l was innocent! ! was In
nocentl"
HE was SO jealous. We weren'tmar.
rled. but we lived together for six
months. He Threatened TO kill me sew
eral times. Friday he took me to Staten
Island-some summer place. In the
night time hetook me doYn,to the water
and tried TO drown me. wouldn't let
him.
TRIED TO DROWN HER.
"Next day we took boat somewhere.
On the boat he tried to throw me in the
water. Iheld fast. He wanted to jump
with me.
81 don't know where we spent that
night. On Sunday we went to Silver
Lake Ia mile and half from Staple
ton, S. L.. We went into the woods.
He took revolver as II to shoot me, but
l took it out OF his hand and threw 1t
away. We walked around for while
and then he took out aropenpd wanted
to hang me to tree. We stayed down
there and next day We came to New
York.
"Io asked me several times that we
should kill ourselves together, but l
wouldn't do It.
~ went to my house where used to
live, in Fifth street, on Monday. Yes
tcrday we went to High Bridge together.
He wanted to throw me off the bridge
and jump after me. When no one was
looking he tried to shoot me, but l got
away from him.
"Then we came down Third avenue"
said Minnie, coming to the occurrence
OF Yesterday, "and went TO bed.
"This morning, when Twas not look
ing, l felt a rope around my neck. He
pulled it tight. l felt myself choking.
| became unconscious. He shot him
self. The noise Of the shooting brought
me to.
"He heard me turn around IN the
bed. He came over to me and shot me:
i moved and he took the knife and
stabbed me. Then he shot himself
again and that was ALL"
LOVED EACH OTHER. :
"Why didyou stay with hun after he
tried to kill you ~ asked.
"He loved me-" the poor girl answer
ed, land I loved him. I didn't think
he would kill me-"
"Why did he do it," asked.
"He was SO awfully jealous" she said.
~ could not look at another man when
he was around. But l was true to him."
DR.. Stone, in his examination OF the
luckless girl, discovered bullet wound
under her heart, two stab wounds I'M
der her lower rib on the left side, two
stab wounds under her left arm and two
stab wounds in her left breast. Each
wound is about one and q half inches
deep.
The doctors have not yet been able to
probe for the bullet. They say her con.
dition is extremely critical. She stated
in her ante-mortem that she believed
that she was about to die.
Minnie's only visitor yesterday after
noon was her brother-in-law, William
Johannes, of No. S35 East Eighty-ninth
street. She screamed when she Gaw
him, seeming to realize the disgrace she
had brought upon her relatives.
INTRODUCED HER AS HIS NIECE.
Minnie lived lately with Mrs. Au-
gusta Drescher, at No. 434 Fifth street.
She and Weiss went there in reply to IN
advertisement by Mrs. Drescher OF "a
room to let" Weiss introduced the
girl to Mrs. Drescher as his niece, as he
had done at No. 100 Forsyth street,
where her residence was broken up by
a qurrrel with Weiss.
Weiss paid twice for Minnie's board
and lodging, but several days before
Minnie loft she paid Mrs. Drescher by
the day, remarking US she handed her
the money: II pay you for this day
because / do not know whether will
live until tomorrow"
"0n last Friday" said Mrs. Drescher,
Minnie went away with Weiss. Sun
day night they returned. Minnie re-
tired to her room and Weiss laid down
on the sofa in the parlor, saying that
he was tired and would take d nap.
"When l awoke in the morning Min
ME and Weiss were gone and | saw no
more Of them. Yesterday Minnie's sis
ter came here in tears and showed me a
letter from Minnie saying that she was
going to kill herself.
~ was not surprised" concluded
Mrs. Dorscher, ITO hear the news. l
thought the girl would end that way.
She was never satisfied. She was lazy
and wanted to be a lady"
The letter Minnie sent to her sister,
Mrs. Johannes, of No. S35 East Eight
ninth street, was written at South Beach
on last Saturday and mailed at Staple
ton the same day. 1t was evidently
penned at the time Weiss wrotehis fare
wellletter. Minnietsletter was received
by Mrs. Johannes on Monday. 1t ran:
Mr. DEAR SISTER MA:-I cannot live
any longer, because l do not want to
show my face to you. Give my love to
papaand mamma, and get mytluck from
No. 434 East Fifth street. Keep me in
loving remembrance forever.
~" Your sister,
MINNIE.
SIZE WAS TwESTY.oSE.