Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-31
FOUGHT FOR HER HONOR
Pretty Minna Rauhauser Butch
cred by a Young Brute. 81
JAS WALDEN SHOT ON THE STREET.

1
Alleged wise-Both Victims Are Dead.
NEW York, Oct. 3l-Passion had two
victims lying dead ia their own blood last
night and the police Of this city have two
rases, each fraught with more or less Of
mystery, to investigate. Minna Rauhau.
ser, a girl seventeen years Of age, was
found on bed in a room Of her mothers
house, ao7 West Sixty.seventh street, with
her throat cut James Walden was twice
shot by woman, under the shadow Of the
Metropolitan Opera House. He died one
hour later. The man who killed Miss Rau-
hauser is still az large. The woman who
shot Walden is under arrest.
killed while Defending Her Honor.
Minna Rauhauser lived with her wild
owed mother, who was away from home
when the girl was killed
She was beautiful girl and was brutal
| ly murdered while bravely defending her
honor. William Miller, young man who
had boarded with the family for six
years, Is supposed to have committed the
crime. He has disappeared and seems to
have got good start on the police, as the
bloody deed was not discovered until after
9 six o'clock last night and then the crime
was several hours old. The girl had evil
IDENTIFY been brutally assaulted by the
brute who killed her before he finally took
her life. Her body was found lying
| stretched, face upward upon the bed In the
room he had occupied. Her throat was cut
from ear TO ear, presenting horrible sight
She had not died without a struggle.
II Was a Horrible Scene.
The confused and torn condition of the
girls clothing and of the bed clothing the
manner in which the furniture was dis
| arranged about the room and the bloody
finger stains upon the whitewashed wall,
told the story Of a terrible struggle be-
tween the criminal and his fair victim
Beside the bed on the floor were found the
bloody clothing Of the man who did the
killing. After the foul deed he had
stripped himself of his blood-stained
clothes In the presence Of his victim, and
after putting on another suit had made
his escape The weapon which the muir
derer had nsed-an ugly two bladed, keen
edged jackknife-was found beside the
dead girl Il was covered with blood
A general alarm was sent out by the po-
lice last night, and all the chiefs Of police
Of neighhoring cities were notified Of the
crime.
He Was Insanely jealous.
: Miller is twenty-four years Of age, and
was employed as a pianomaker ia the fac
tory corner OF Little Twelfth street and
Eleventh avenue. He occupied little
hall bedroom with John Rauhauser, the
widow 'ssnineteen-yearol son. The other
members Of the family were Rose, twenty
five years old, and Minna, the murdered
girl.
Miller became infatuated with Minna.
and while there had been no declaration Of
love between them, Miller has been intense
ly jealous Of her, and has complained when
she accepted the attentions Of any other
young man. in spite Of this she has been
the belle Of the neighborhood
Yesterday morning he left the house with
John Rauhauser, but he must have re.
turned soon thereafter alone There he
found Minna in her room, dressed and ly-
ing on the bed, as she was not feeling we'll
| II is believed that he attempted TO assault
her and that she repulsed him. He drew
a knife and stabbed her
She ran from the room, and be followed
her and forced her into his own room. She
struggled desperately He bent her head
back and cut her throat leaving little but
the spinal column 70 connect the head
with the body.
He Was Cool Fiend.
Before leaving the criminal washed his
bloody hands in the sink in the rear room,
and rified the family trunks, stealing about
fifteen dollars in money On his way out
he met Mrs SmithwaRner, a tenant, and
coolly asked her the time Of day. This
was about 10 o'clock. Rose returned from
her work, reaching the house about Gas
last night The discovery Of the crime
followed.
The Shooting Of james Walden.
In the shadow OF the Metropolitan Opera
House, at O'Clock last night, James Wal.
den, the son Of Peter Walden, a horse
dealer at Eatontown, N. j., met his death
at the hands OF woman who claimed to
be his WIFE, The dead man was not quite
twenty-one years Of age. The woman who
fired the shots gave her name as Annie
Walden, and said that she was twenty-five
years old, and had been married to Walden
about two years. Prior TO that time she
was known as Kittie Delmar, alias Kittie
Graham. She Is a victim OF the opium
habit.
She was born and lived until she reach
sd womanhood in Philadelphia. Then,
when twenty years OF age, she married, it
is said, prosperous young business man.
Her tondness for gay life led her to de-
sert her husband. She met Walden and
he claims made him marry her while he
was intoxicated. A few days afterward
they returned TO New York and, renting
front fiat on the first floor of 229 West For
tieth street, went to housekeeping His
attentions TO another woman infuriated
Kittie.
Come Back or Die.
The tragedy occurred at an hour when
Fortieth street near the theater was
thronged with people The first intima-
tion any person had Of it was when the
woman's voice rang out angrily, Either
come back and live with me or die.'
Scarcely had the words been uttered when
two pistol shots followed and the man
staggered and then fell into the street.
The couple, had been noticed BY a police
man, who thought they were engaged in a
quarrel. When he heard the shots aud
saw the man fall he rushed up, seized the
murderess, who still held the revolver in
her hand, and put her under arrest. Wal
den died in a very short time. When
taken to the station house the woman told
Captain Reilly that she had shot her hus-
band IN the heat Of passion and that she
was very sorry for it. She she'd no tears,
but as she was taken back to a cell there
was evidence that she would soon break
down.
Sixteen Lost on the Refruc.