New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-02
A FORMER SUITOR'S CRIME.
HE SHOOTS A WOMAN AND HIMSELF.
MRS JAEGER. HIS VICTIM, SEVERELY WOUNDED
AND RE WILL PROBABLY DIE.

AND RE WILL PROBABLY DIE.
Mrs Kate Jaeger, as the result OF her ac-
quaintance with Anton Kessler, now Lies at her
home suffering from three bullet wounds from
kcssers pistol Although the wounds are nos
sorious she will be confined to her bed for many
weeks Kcssler himself has a bullet In his left
lung and the physicians at the Presbyterian Hos
pta have no hope of his recovery.
Mrs Jaeger. who has been twice married, and
had three children by her first husband is now thc
wife of canvasser employed by the .Metropoinan
Life Insurance Company. She Is tweh'y-seNen
Years old. s,outly built. dark eyed and pretty
Kessler first met her about four years ago. Jus'
after the death of her first husband. whether
onv encacement TO marry ever existed between
thcm is doubtful. But, however that may De-
tho woman suddenly renounced kessler ana
married John Jaeger Kessler was content to
keen up his acquaintance with Mrs. Jaeger just
after the womans marriage to Jaeger, about three
and half years ago, hessler acci-
dcntally shot and killed boy named
Hancl in Schcrmerhausen's bakery In Ihirty'
fourth-st., near Thrd-avc. The Coroner
Jury exonerated him, but the boys death trouoied
his conscience. lie began TO talk of Suicide ana
Mrs. Jaeger, becoming frightened parted company
with him. That three years ago, ana un'u
Yesterday morning the husband and vile hs"
neither seen nor heard of him.
For about two months Kessler had lodged at
No 2o7 Eldridgcst., and when he could get
work followed tho occupation Of cook. IL was
about o'clock in the afternoon when he knocked
at the door of Mrs Jaegers rooms, when are
on the ground floor of the big tenement housc'
No. JIO Last Eghty-cighth-st Nip Jaegers
servant opened the door Kcssler asked ior SifS'
Jaercr Mrs. jaeger is at home and will see
Il ab how.
ever. and walked into an adjacent doorway,
whence he could watch the house. Jaeger lew
minutes later left the place. Kessler waited until
no was out of sight, and then went back to the
0,t and again knocked at the door. This time
Mrs Jaeger answered the knock. The girl had
loft the house with the children and she was
alone.
One look at Kcssler's face was enough 10
frighten her. She tried to close the door, ou'
Kessler drove IL back with his foot
Now I've got you," he cried. You shoufo
have married me- | loved you. l love you
now, and we'll die together
lie sprang into the parlor and closed the door.
Mrs jaeger ran TO the rear room which ieaas i""'
the yard. Kessler followed her. She pulled az
the rear door, but it locked. Then she turncd
and tried TO get past her pursuer. She ran 'owaro
the door Of the front parlor and pulled inc lock-
but ID would not open Kessler raised the re-
yolver and tried TO discharge it as the woman
struccled Five times the hammer OF the re-
volver rose and fell as she pulled at the door.
Then there was n crash, and a bullet struck her
in the leg A second shot rcsounded and her
raht arm fell he lpless at her side. Once more
the report rang out, and the woman sank 10
the ground with the third bullet IN her
abdomen.
For u moment Kcssler stood looking down upon
her. Then. walking to the rear roon he pressed
the revolver to his left breast, pulled the trigger
and in moment fell back in chair. In the
same moment the paror door flew open q1d
four women ran into the room KessIer struggled
lv them got into the street and walked toward
Avenue A. Roundsman Ryan, hearing of the
shooting hurried after kessler and ar
rested him.
Don't trouble yourself: I'm dying" said Kess-
Ter, quietly looking at the roundsman That
woman has broken my heart. wish that had
killed her"
He was taken 10 the Presbyterian Hos
ptal, where the doctors examined his wound,
which. they said, would probably prove fatal.