The evening world., 1891-07-02
WEISS'S VICTIM MAY LIVE.
Bellevue Doctors Will Try to
Extract the Bullet To-Day,
Her weird Story OF Her Lovers
Mania for Double Suicide.

Nina StandipEer who wns yest a-iuv
strangled, shot and stabbed several times by
her jealous lover, Alexander Weiss, who then
killed himself was still alive this morning
She Is under the care OF Dr. ". T. stone al
Bellevue Hospital. Neither Of the knile-cuts
is dangerous, but the bullet, which entered
under the heart, may prove fatal.
The girls recovery will depend on the course
taken by the bullet. II Il supposed that II
found lodgmont IN the stomach surgeons
will probe for II to-day, ard until they have
located 1t they cannot say definitely whrlh",
the wayward and misguided gin viii sue
cumb 30 her injuries.
Her condition is very critical, however. she
Is suffering great pain and has 10 he Kept un-
der the influence OF morphine. No one l. a,
lowed 20 see her except her sister. Mrs. l.-
hHunes, OF $50 East Eighty street, whu
keeps watch al her bedside.
Weiss seemed IN exercise peculiar power
over The glrl. She is young, was In the plolu!
OF health and full Of viva R1,y, vet Weiss pei
suadcd her 20 agree 10 die with him
Five times he made the attempt % carry
out the agreement, each time hy II different
method Firs, he wanted her 10 Jgup into
the sea with him while they were AZ south
Beach Friday. She said she didn't Ike death
by drowning. He suggested poison, ana that
sh" rejected, too.
Then they went into the woods together
ana there Weiss pulled rope from his ppcbct
and said he was going to hang her 20 "a TIRE,
and shoot himself aft"rwurd.
Tie girl became heightened 10 the darkness
Of Ia woods. Hprruf-StTiuhru, -h' ran ava
from her wOuld-bH eIerutlln"r but h. pur-
sued ana attempted 10 shoot her
A struggle eusuCi. The desire Go 1--we gave
her strength. She wreuChcd lhr pistol from
WeisS's hands, and together they returned tu
The hotel where they were stopping
Next day lhey returned 90 this city AuC
went TO High Bridge There Weis, proposed
that they jump ron the LOFTY structure toe
gcther. nina pleaded Tor another respite,
but Weiss appeared determined
she must die then and there, and when
nobody was near he drew hls pistol ana wus
about 10 FIRE, when she knocked the weapon
from his hand.
Weiss evidently suspected that the girl had
changed her mind. She wanted 20 live; h"
was determined to die, and that she must die
with him He would not see her live 70 Low,
another, a rival, perhaps ana he formed q
plan.
The room at 20 Third avenue WAS engaged
| There they spent the night. She suspected
his motive IN engaging this room when sh,
had another 20 30 10 at 434 Fifth street. She
was 80 wAtchful and waEcful Tint his scheme
! was about 20 fail ana he became desperate.
! watched for Al opportunity. The Eirl would
have TO die, willingly or unwtlllnEly.
| The opportunity came. Hit victims back
was turned. with the rope he carried IN hi.
| pocket he lHssOed her IL u cowboy would d
! wild steer, and threw her Oh the floor.
Then he shot her. He saw her place hey
hand over the spot where the bullet entered
She siiu lived. but she must die and Le
| brought his knife into play
once. twice, three times IL descended on
| MinH's bare breast.
Weiss watched 10 see II his Il udish work
was well done. she stiu OreAtlrd, and slash
! slash, slash The knife came down again. lhis
| time she sank back us II nfeless, and then hl
! fired four shots into hts own body.
But why did you not leave him when you
| suspected he would XII you =" .he uutUr.
| JunBte girl was asked.
- loved hin; but Oh, he was 30 Jealous
was her reply.
Weiss VII bc buried a. 10 O'Clock tn-mur.
| row from hn uudertaEerb shop AZ 26O East
| Houston street. whore MS body lies. The ~.
neral win Dt conducted 10y Franz DeAk Lodge
| OF which he was member.