New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-16
A DRUNKEN HUSBANDS CRIME
HE SENDS A BULLET INTO HIS w1rys
BRAIN
THEN HE KILLS HIMSELF WITH ANOTHER
SHOT.

THEN HE KILLS HIMSELF WITH ANOTHER
Peter Wagner, stonecutter thirty.ave year,
OLD, living at NO. 92s Flushing-ave. shot his
wife Lena early yesterday morning and Anon
fired bullet into his own brain. dying almost
instantly. Wagner fired four shots at his wife
but only one bullet took effect, penetrating the
skull and lodging in the brain. She was "a
moved to St. GATHERINGS Hospital! where little
hopes are entertained for her recovery. The
suicide dissipated and seldom worked at
his trade He spent his time drinking in neigh.
boring liquor shops, while Mrs. Wagner, with
the assistant. OF her aged mother. supported
the household by doing washing. The family
consisted of Wagner, his wife, six children and
Mrs Wagners mother. They occupied the SEQ
ond floor of q four-stOry tenement-house For
more than six months Wagner has not supported
his family. Three weeks ago he earned 81. which
he spent in liquor. After squandering the money
he returned to his home and beat his children
Mrs.sWagner then had her husband arrested for
abandonment and the case was tried In the
Gates-ave. Police Court on Thursday last. After
hearing the evidence, Justice Connolly placed
Wagner under bonds to pay his wife 81 weekly.
liouor-dealer became his bondsman
When Wagner got his release he Immediately
went IN his home and told his wife that ne would
rather be dead than support her AFTER wnat sns
nd done After listening to his words the poor
woman began to weep. Turning to her husband
she said: "Why, Peter. don't you turn over
new leaf? II not for me, do 1t Tor our chiidrens
sake Wagner laughed at the words oil his wlfe.
and. as he passed from the Kitchen INTO 'he oed'
room. exclaimed. "Oh, yes Will turn over new
Loaf II will not Ike until have killed you and
the children first
IN Friday morning he was sulen. When he
arose at Z o'clock yesterday morning ne 'fueeu
I,;s wife n nr.pare breakfast for him. Mrs Wag.
ner told her husband that there was only enough
Good in fbe house for the Children and should size
give it to him they would 90 hungry lie maze
another demand that the breakfast be prepared for
h;r, hut she refused Wagner then left the house.
h,, returned an hour later When he entered the
horso II was seen he had been drinking The chill.
dron were seated about the table in the kitchen.
,,biIe the mother was preparing the food over the
kitchen stove
"If Won will not give me any breakfast
shouted Wagner, then give me money 70 ouy
beer A., ,,,;,o,s ,or,v
Wagner then drew 5.,Caipi re, ,,.s accnr.,s
nc bullet entering the back OF the mead aS
above the base Of the skull. The woman ran
from the room screaming INTO ,he hdia" sa ana
down the stairs to the street Where sne Is IN,
folIow bis wife. Before he had entered the he nall,
way his eldest child, Nina girl OF ,h sh uaSe
his side and tried to t sse '4 eh idSI To-
one side and fired three more shots at his hcelas
wifi Wife None of these shots took effect however
believing that he had kfa nj nac yf'% the weapSn
u. his own head and fred. The bullet entered
a al l BRAIN EH near the right eye He died in few
Mrs w?sner had Ssen au5 9c cTlea ns
So.So home where Ambulance Surgeon Gonzalez
made MAJ hasty examination and removed her to the
hOspital,