The morning call., 1892-09-18
A WATERFRONT TRAGEDY.
A Double Crime in a Clay
Street Lodging,
Fstsl Ending Of az Old Feud - Sailor stsir-
forth Brains Theodore Anderson and
Then Kills Himself

Charles steinforth last night murdered
Theodore Anderson in the baFroom of the
sailors lodginG-h0use, II and 13 Clay street.
and committed suicide in rear room a few
moments later
Steinforth and Anderson were sailors out
Of employment. The former was German,
the latter Russian.
They Quarreled long ago in a distant part
of the world, and when they came together
as boarders in the building where the
tragedy was enacted, they found that they
still hated each other
No one knows just what the quarrel was
about and il is probable that no one ever
will, but it was renewed yesterday after
noon.
Last night Anderson sat down at little
round table some distance from the bar 10
play game Of cards with L. Hoist, Fred
Jung and Fred 0hlander, all OF whom
boarded in the house
Steinforlh leaned over the back Of chair
set at the table just opposite Anderson. He
was moody and tacltuTn. Three or Tour
times be left his station and stIOde up and
down the long room 10 which the players
sat. taking care not to 20 near the seat oc-
cupied by Anderson.
de had been drinking, but was not intox-
ieated
At $50 o'clock he walked over to the bar
and said go5d-by 10 a friend who was talk
ing With the proprietor of the house. Then
be StTOde back 10 the caTd-table and this
tine paused deliberately just behind Ander-
sons chaiT
He watched the game few seconds and
then, with a muttered curse, drew a large
revolver and placed the muZZ.e against tue
back Of his enemy'S head.
There was a fash, loud report and An
derS0n fell grOaEing from his chair to the
floor with bullet in his brain.
He died almost instantly, and was per-
mitted 10 lie with his head resting in pool
OF blood and brains until the Coroner came.
Without saying a word TO the horror
stricken card-players the murderer, holding
the smoking pistol in his hand. passed into
s rear room anu standing in the doorway
placed the weapon against his forehead and
fired The bail shattered his skull, and
HhiZzng through tie barTOOm bored hole
through one OF the panes Of the front win
dow.
S'einforth fell dead to the floor, and he,
toe, was permitted TO lie weiteriug in his
blood until the Coroner arrived
4 great crowd gathered about the door,
and through cracks and eTevices tried 10
obtain view Of the blood-s stained interior
without success.
Deputy Coroner Mcnamara, who came
for tie bodies. found the task Of obtaining
tlAAbA ms tiOh dDutA llIc lia6tuN al tAtctu-
ingy difficult one. The humbI mariners
were dazsd and bewildered by the terrible
deeds they had witnessed, and some time
eIapsed before the story was complete.
Both murderer ana murdered were 35
years old. They were unmarried, and so
far as is known had no relatives in this city.
An inquest will be held tomorrow after
noun.
Tie following letter, addressed TO the pro-
prietor Of the boarding g-h0use, was found in
Steintorth's trunk after the bodies had
been removed by the Coroner:
Mr. Schuepp: Keep all my things Ten times
better dead han 10 live suen life over again.
Give Hy respects TO all the old friends.
c. STEINFORTH.
On the back of the leaf of paper was writ
ten:
By this time will have shot him. and would
baEe shot him for less than he has done. By this
time | shall be with my GOO.
c. STEINFORTH.
The holster OF the pistol he had used, a
large dagger and large quantity of ammu-
ntloG were found in SteinfOrth's room.