New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
PART II.
PAGES ITO IL.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
A DOUBLE CRIME IN BROADWAY.
DISCHARGED WORKMAN KILLS HIS FOREMAN
AND THEN HIMSELF

AND THEN UINSrLf
Two pistol shots In front OF the fremont IIouse, In
Broadway, between Blocker and Third sts, startled
number OF persons ut 30 a. Yesterday and two
Germans OF middle age TO fall on the
sidewalk one OF the had smoking revolver
In his right hand and scrap OF paper IN his iefs
hand lie had shot his companion In the back Oh
the neck killing him Instantly Then he had shoe
himself in the head and had fallen senseless beside
the body OF his victim. Blood flowed on the siae'
walk crowd gathered about the bodies Oh inc
two Some Of the witnesses OF the Tragedy
said they had heard the two Germans quarfclling as
they were walking together down Broadway, ana
had heard the with the PISTOL make threat
OF murder. The other German, who walked Win
a limp, had turnei away. II intending to run.
Then the revolver drawn, and the two shots
fired quickly. policeman examined the man
who had used 1t with such deadly effect, and saw
that he still alive. An ambulance WAS sum-
mOned to carry the to the hospital. me
crumpled paper In his left hand was found 70 have
some writing on It, There a line in German
ut the top which was translated: GRASP my hama
for eternal mnion.' Below the following:
"As I have been In business for thirty years ana
no man was coward enough to discharge me but you.
villain. irving to gain sympathy by turning on
me- You shall pay 1t with yonr life, Mr.. Gebhardt-
the convicted.
AUGUST MANNER, the executioncr.'
On the other side OF the paper was written
al hereby certify that -, my Inehd shah 'oos
that be cremated and that my head be opened
The name OF the friend had been cut out WIN
penkn,fe II was evident that the murder and suicide
had bcen planned deliberately. The body OF the
murdered man was carried To the Mercers'. poiics
station and was Identified a. that OF Henry "eoha"''
forty wears old who had lived with his wifc' son
and four daughters at No. Clinton Place. ana h%A
been foreman I'm the fur shop Of 5. f. heisteih "
70 at No. $50 Broadway His son, who WORKED IL
tho shop claimed the body at the station. Wanner
was carried TO st. vnceut's Hospital where ne die1
within an hour lie had been discharged from en-
poyment at the shop on saturday. lie was fnarrieo
man and had lived with his wife and cbi1reh Oh
Jersey City Heights.
Mr. Helsten said yesterday that Wanner hsd pee"
empoyed In the shop for q number Of years. "ahher
was known there as a mailer his work beng 'he
mailing OF fur OH strips OF wood lie earned si'
weel (iebhardt the foreman of tie sh'p an"
earned $50 week. Gebhardt's son WORKED In the
sbop As a mailer and occasionally quarrelled Win
Wanner They had a quarrel on Friday ana wahher
made a complaint to the foreman. who sah MS sou
was I'm the right. Wanner was III suiieh mooa v"
Saturday and Gebhardt discharged him. wanne1
talked TO Mr. Helstein, but got no satisfaction ne
hacked up his tools and went away. rrstcruaN
morning he lay in walt for Gebhara as tne an1
they walked down Broadway together snort us
lance before the shots were fired. ,.,
Wanner a good workman, but was Oh s"iis sa
was a socialist, It was said lie took MS i; amly
for an outing on sunday and his wife ana cnlidren
had no nimati0n that he was meditatihs muNs
I;ebhardt was frugal man, quiet and indnstriSus
lie formerly kept small fur shop at No. 81 bieechcr
ST., and lived with his family In the same hou'e'