New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-11
A JEALOUS MANS CRIME.
HE KILLED ROBERT D:NGFELDER, SHOT HIS
DIVORCED WIFE AND ENDED HIS
OWN LIFE.

pIOiHu IOOT Ol InP Dullulnp NO lUO lnlrI-aNc,
was not interrupted by murder and suicide upstairs
last evening. Six pistol shots rang out in tho upper
part Of the house. Policemen ran upstairs and
found the dead body of man lying on the first
landing. A woman who had been shot danger
ously leaned against the door of a rear room in
the third story. On the floor of the room a man
lay dying, with blood flowing from two wounds
i'll his head An ambulance was called and soon
carried the woman away 10 the hospital. The
wounded man died.
crowd from the avenue blocked the street en-
trance. Policemen came and went and the bodies
of the dead mon were looked at by many eyes But
In the concert hall the music by the band and the
voices of the singers continued to furnish amuse
ncnt TO an audience of pleasure seekers.
The third floor Of the house was occupied
week ago by Mrs Mary Marshall, a drcssmaler
thirty years old, and her daughter, Beatrice, ten
years old The woman had moved from No. ga
Second-ave. She had been divorced from her
husband, Walter Marshall. last summer, and be-
fore that time had been living apart from him
The cause of their separation was not known
Marshall was 4 guard on the 1hird-ave Elevated
Railroad and lived somewhere in Harlem. He
was a short, thick-sct man, thirty-two years old
1T was said that he had kept a watch upon his
wife's movements after the divorce and was
jealous Of Robert Dingfcdcr, handsome man of
his own age, who had been visiting hi, wife.
After Mrs Marshall went to live at 100 Third
ave- she hired Pauline I.cverson. 4 girl sixteen
years old TO live with her and assist her in dress
making She also let hall rooms to John John
son and John Casey, and on Monday she let a
front room to widow and her two children
Dingfclder visited Mrs. Marshall at the house.
They were Of front window on Saturday when
they were saen and recognized by Marshall as he
passed the house his train. On Sunday
Dingfelder and Mrs Marshall lett the house to tax"
a walk; tho girl Beatrice was with them. Mar
shall was watching the house at the time. lie
followed his wifo and Dingi"l1"r, and wien his
little daughter fell behind them, he spoke to her
and inquired aboat Dingicder's presence In the
house
Mrs Marshall was in her kitchen. in the rear Of
her fiat. on Monday. with her daughter and fauln"
Iovcrson Her husband suddenly entered the room
and inquired why she was receiving visits from
Dinsfcder THAT is mono Of your business,
Mrs Marshall replied Marshall was excited FOR
few minutes. but soon became quiet. Then h"
said he had given up his place on III" elevated rail
road and was going 10 leave the city. He askei
his Wifi, Z, give him a farewell kiss, but she re
fused 70 do 80. He then kissed his little daughter
and said She never would soc him again lie went
away. apparently sld and miserable
Dincfcldrr was at the houS, ycster lay ana
| belp,d Mrs Marshall 20 hang some shades III the
| front room After supper they sat in the rear
room with Pauline Levcrson and the li'tle girl.
| Dinyfeder sent down TO the Concert liaI Tor
pltchcr Of beer lie WAS smoking cigar ana h'
drank with Mr., Marshall. His coat was OH AZ
| +, D. m. there was ring at the door o'" anu
Pauline Ievcrson opened rho door by pulling the
wire in the kitchen. She went on the landing
10 soc who was coming mp stairs mom'hl
later size told Mrs. Marshall that her husband
was there.
"Go down TO tho street and a call police
man rght away," said Mrs. Marshall
The Girl obcyc1. passing Marshall on IN" STAIRS
A. Thitd.ave and Thirt"en'h-st., only snort
distance from the house, she met Policemen Nom
and Scott and appealed TO them TO go with h'r'
saving that a man who was crazy was annoying
Mrs Marshall. They followed her TO the house.
AZ the street door they met the WHO" ui" h''
children who had fed from the front room.
| There has been shooting up stars, the woman
said
Tho officers ran upstairs. and on the landing n
,bo socond story they found Marshalfs body.
Iro had sim. himself in the head, killing himself
instantly. lly his side was large revolver "i'l
: .ovcn chambers from which siX shots had been
fired. At the top of the next flight Of stairs the
noIiocmcn found Ms. Marshall, covered with
| blood and leaning agaIns: the door Of the rear
rom She had been shot in the back oi 'h''
| pcck in tLc check and IN the ri'
shonIdcr Her little daughter was on the
landing, crying Mrs
| ~1hcrc is a man in there who nccds help MfS'
Marshall said, pointing into the kItcnrn' i"1
noIico,nor went in and found Dmgieldcr AIng
on his back on the floor scnsceSs i'c ""',
hccn shot twice in the head. on" pui'c ~,
| cntored the shull near the top Inc o'"', "1"
n.nctro,ed the bridge Of the nose ana ""' WIN
the socket OF the left eye ..;o -,
Policeman Klein ran TO the ele'a'c' ''','"a
r,ur,ccnth st. TO send call Tor an am ,"nt,.
VIZ No nmbu ance arrived at the nous ,I ,c
Whcn wy ar a., thn surgeon looked at Dingieller
nm1 sod there was no hope for re man; n;1 h,r
tmrncd lii, attention to Mrs. Marsn"a,, All" hand
r"unds we're DANGEROUS and began 10 apPiH~ M n tHn
wou'us Whi,o hc was at work binding up Ih'
ttomon's Wounds Dingfeldcr deo ,iu,o %
Mrs Marshall was taken III tnc aliI", I,,or tbat
Bellevue lGsetal Irr TaS aa"ahsT and serv&nt
,ar, .cnt II; the FiftlI-st police s'i.o", 81.
,i,,Ic @irl later was placed III Tn" car C,r,m ~ ~,
Socey for the Prcyenlotn % usi' as witness for
un,,nr Policemen stationed az the house
~ Thirdayc to guprd the hodies OF MniS'n,i nm, az
n;nrfeldrr last night. The music ~ a, "u"n ,,nnt
.r, hall down stains and the sale al beer Went
on without interruption In Maf'lmd ar and
,arc found n pawn ticket Wal oi iau'''''"'" anu
IN" T1O police learned that Robert rps'eiHG,p S Gp MI %
an unmarried man, entysN yeISi nS Sa sacr Tt at No.
lived with h: moth.' iIe lind cigar store at
Ya % ts'' ss Walst in partnership with AaoIGn @ IN
ho His mother and nroI%r were an% GnfS Nos 3" 80
me S,i'' nu rnItonst Members of III" family were
nformcd Of his death last nisht nn At I nGms
in Finy-irsst no inf"riHh'W,I,, fi,h Wr. War,hall
,,. ,,cur PROMISED Oy THE BORDEN CASE.
| FL River, Mass, JAN u" l"' D''', ,n ,s,
| r,oro have been NV developments In the
| '"' - ,rt,h,, tho last five days. They are oi
,urh an important nature that Marshal liii,lard ana
nl.lrict.Attorncy Knowlton have been IN long an"
| p' onau,,o,iop The strict-Attorncy was
! ,1.u.Lal IInllnrd hccausc OF thc ncNly us