Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-02
VICTIM OF MANS BRUTALITY
Strange Disclosures Follow
the Omaha Tragedy.
MRS. RUDIGER BEATEN BY REISER
She Says He Possessed Mes
meric Influence.


OMAHA, NEB., Oct. 27.-The climax of q
scandal in high life was reached, last night,
when Mrs. Ella Rudiger, prominent and
handsome society leader, walked up to
Henry j. Reiser OH Q busy thoroughfare
of South Omaha, fired bullet through
his brain, and followed the murder With
an effort of self-destruction.
The victim Of the tragedy was we'll.
known young single man and member
of a number of popular Omaha social
clubs. He was connected with the man.
agement of John Cudahy's packing inter
ests In Omaha. Mrs. Rudiger is the wife
of q well-known Omaha resident. who is
also connected with the Cudahy interests
in this city.
1t was s o. clock when three shots from
heavy calibre revolver startled the hun.
dreds of people passing the corner of
Twenty-fourth and streets. Immediately
following the reports the bodies of man
and woman, the latter handsomely dressed,
fell TO the pavement. She was within
foot Of her victim. The first shot, she
claims, was fired to cause the young man
to turn around. but he did not turn. She
then sent bullet into his body. The ex.
cited woman gaZed at her awful w and
then placed the revolver at her head and
pulled the trigger. The ball grazed her
hair and dazed her.
The woman talked freely of what she
dead yet?"
''Yes, shot to kill" said Mrs. Rudiger.
sit was for my husband to do, but he
would not, and so | did 1t myself. The
wretch has given me enough cause and
hope | have accomplished what l under
| took"
The woman went on to relate some OF
| her experience with her victim.
~ have known Mr.. Reiser for about two
| years, but intimately only about one
year, she said II loved the man at first
and do not deny it. My conduct has
worked on my mind until l concluded to
make clean breast of it to my husband.
did so. | then wanted Mr.. Reiser to ad-
nit our relations to my husband, in order
that he might get a divorce. This Mr..
Reiser refused to do. He denied every
thing to my husband. Reiser used to talk
to me about running away with him, but
of late he had not. / watched for hiia
when he passed up the street this evening.
We met on Twenty-fourth street and
talked for about 30 minutes. urged him
to go to my husband and make con-
fession, but lie refused point-blank to do
SO.
''As we were about to separate he again
refused to make confession to my hus-
band. l drew my pistol, which had in
my pocket; and fired one shot III the air, in
the hope of making him stop. When he
did not stop or turn around, fired to
strike him. When he fell / placed the
weapon at my own head with the inten-
tion of ending my life, and pulled the
trigger. | am sorry | did not succeed-no
am not either. ! am too good woman to
die for such feud as he was"
The woman wrote long letter few
hours before the tragedy. in which she ex-
planned that her seducer's influence was
the result of mesmeric power. He had
| ..kk hD, laff "A
she could only break the spell by killing
him, which she preferred. She is now in
jail, but declares that she will yet kill her
self. ~
OMAHA, NEB., Oct. 2s.-Interesting feat
ures are coming to light in connection
with the shooting of Henry Reiser by Mrs.
Rudiger, Thursday night. Reiser seemed
to possess an uncomfortable influence oveI
the woman. She was SO completely in,
fatuated with him that she stood his brutal
abuse for a long time without remon
STRANGE, When she finally was driven tc
make a confession to her husband, She
|. stated that Reiser exercised a mesmerit
!. power over her that she could not resist
This idea is shared by her husband, who il
loyal to his wife.
Reiser treated his helpless victim witt
great cruelty. 1t is only matter Of tive
weeks ago since she called on local ply
sician to reduce two fractured ribs, evi
| dence Of the ferocious brutality of Reiser
1t was necessary for her to tell the physi
clan who had done her the injury, and sh
, begged him not to tell her husband.
Reiser was recently admitted to the rank
, of the Order of Roya1Arcanum and was wei
known throughout the entire city. Afte
the shooting he was taken to the hospital
where he still lies with very scant chance
Of recovery. The attending physician say
the ball severed the spinal column and ha
caused complete paralysis.