The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-04
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Alexander Weiss, of New York,
Commits an Awful Deed.
TRIED TO CHOKE HIS MISTRESS
To Death, Shot and Stabbed Her and
Then Died From Thirteen sclfIn-
dIcted wounds--Thcy Had Deter
mined to Die Together, but the
Girls Courage Failed.

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aclothesline in q bedroom Of the house
No. 90 Third avenue yesterday after
noon. She tore the rope from her neck.
Then he fired bullet into her breast.
She still struggled on the bed, and
Weiss stabbed her six times with a
pocket knife. The girl was wayering
between life and death last night.
While Weiss was attempting to kill
her he kept firing and hacking at him
self with tho pistol and knife. Before
the ambulance arrived he lay dead on
the floor near the bed. His corpse was
mutilated by three pistol balls and the
knife cuts.
The pair werelov They meant to
die together, as farewell letters left by
them plainly tell. But the tragic meth
cd OF death planned by the man was
too horrible for the woman. Her cour-
age failed and she battled hard for her
Life.
Weiss was the advertising agent Of
the German Herald, who on last Friday
took Mimic Stadang, former barmaid
Of the Central Cafe, at Second avenue
and Fifth street, to the Cosmopolitan
Hotel ut South Beech, Staten Island,
and sent from there letters to friends in
this city, announcing his intention to
end his life.
He and Minnie left South Beach on
Saturday afternoon. After they had
gone there was found in their room in
the hotel a parcel Of the girls clothing
and jewelry.
Weiss friends tried in vain to find
him and ordered the Staten Island po-
lice to keep a sharp lookout for his
body, which they confidently expected
would be washed ashore.
SAID SIZE WAS HIS WIFE.
At 10 o'clock on Tuesday night the
door bell of Miss Annie Harris furnish
ed room house at No. 90 Third avenue
rang, and portly Hungarian entered
with girl not more than half his age.
He said that his companion was his
wife, and that he wanted to engage lodg-
ing for both for one week. He paid 81,
the price asked, and was shown to
room on the third floor overlooking the
elevated railroad. :.
Themanwas jolly, and thegirl seemed
tobein equallygood humor. Bothwere
perfectly sober. They asked to have a
pitcher OF ice water sent to their room
and the man left word to be called in
the morning at 10 o'clock.
AT that hour yesterday the colored
maid. Gertrude Santigo, raped on the
door.
The man responded, "all right"
Three Quarters OF an hour later several
pistol shots rang through the house.
They came from the room occupied by
the couple. The landlady sent one Of
the colored maids out to bring police
man.
Policeman Sahm was across the street
from the house, on the corner Of Twelfth
street. He followed the maid, and as
he entered the house heard the last
shot fred. He found the door of the
room locked and burst it open, tearing
out q strip Of the woodwork in his
effort to get into the room.
A horrible sight met his eyes. A
young woman was dying on the blood
stained bed with rope around her
neck. Blood flowed from wounds in her
breast over her white night dress.
A fat man, clad only in his under
clothing and stockings, lay on his face
on the floor writhing in the agony OF
death.
His face rested on his arms and one
OF his hands held closed clasp knife.
A pistol covered with blood lay near by.
The mans shirt was almost around his
neck and his breast was covered with
cuts.
SIZE HAD A CHANCE FOR LIFE.
Thegirlwas calling Motherl mother!"
in feeble tones as she rolled about in
bed. The policeman saw that she had
chance for life, and sent out call for
an ambulance. The man twitched and
struggled on the carpet, but was dead
when the surgeon arrived. The girl
was put in the ambulance, her clothing
laid over her and she was taken to Belle
yue hospital. Search was made in the
room, and on the bureau was fonnd'a
piece OF paper, on which was written in
pencil in male hand: alexander
Weiss, CT East Third street." and under
it"Marie stadang, 1874 Fifth street"
Also on the bureau was Weiss high
white hat and his cuffs und neckwear.
The cuffs were without sleeve buttons,
and several pawntickets found in his
pocketbook told where the buttons and
other articles Of his and Minnie's jew
elry were. Weiss blue cheviot suit lay
over the back Of chair,
Policeman sohm took Weiss knife,
pistol and effects to the Fifth street
station house, and Coroner Levy was
notified. He went TO tile house later in
tho day with Deputy Coroner Donlin
and Leopold Wortheimer, Grand Mas
ter OF Franz Deak Lodge, to whom
Weiss had addressed farewell letter
from South Beach on last Saturday.
WEISS MANY WOUNDS.
DR.. Donlin traced with a toothpick,
borrowedfrom reporter, tho numerous
wounds in Weiss body. He found that
Weiss had shot himself in each breast,
the bullet on the left side just missing
the heart, and in the mouth. Tho ball
knocked out two teeth, and entered the
brain. The ten stab wounds in Weiss
breast were hardly more than skin
deep, and were evidently made after he
had shot himself.
DR.. Donlin gave his opinion that
Weiss act was plainly that OF man
crazed with rage and out Of his senses.
Coroner Levy gave Mr.. Wortheimer a
permit to remove the body.
stood beside Miss stadNng at the
hospital within an hour after the shoot