The state chronicle., 1893-05-18

Murdered Before Crowds.
New York Times.
Within 100 yards of the spot
where Jim Fisk WAS shot and killed
Henry Gebhardt was murdered yes
terday morning by August Wanner,
whom he had discharged from the
employ of his firm Saturday even
ing. Then Wanner shot himself.
It was i1st after I o'clock, and
Broadway was crowded witt men
and women fastening to their stops |
and Offices Gebhardt had left his !
home at Z CLINTON Place and. had
Just passed the main entrance OF
| the Broad way Central Hotel when
Wanner stepped out Of q doorway
aud tried to force paper into
Gebhardt's hand. The latter re-
fused to take it and went on. Wan
ner drew revolver, and, putting
the muzzle to the back of Gebhardts
neck, pulled the trigger.
Gebhardt fell without groan,
and the horror stricken pedestrians
stopped. But the tragedy was not
complete. While Gebhards's life
blood was yelling out, Wanner
sent bullet through his own brain.
He toppled over On the sidewalk,
falling almost across the feet Of his
victim.
Then women screamed and men
shouted. Hundreds gathered around
the PROSTATE bodies ana cars and
trucks pulled up
Policeman John J. Murphy Of
the Mercer Street Station made lis
way through the crowd aud tried to
, force the throng back. Meanwhile
some one had rushed to the station
= house, and IN ? few moments the
! reserves came around on the dou
. bie-quick
: An ambulance from st Vincent.
= Hospital dashed up. Murphy lift
- ed Gebhardt iuto sitting position
= A few feet sway wss WanDer, groan
ing ana writbing
, Gebhardb tried to speak, but hi
- head fell forward, and as The am
:, bulance surgeon was forcing hi
- way through the crowd. he died
- Wanner was lifted into the ambul
ance, but an hour after ne reache,
- the hospital be, too, was dsad HI
4 BODY was taken to the Morgue.
- In his left hand was clutched
piece Of paper, and after rlucI
difficulty 1t was removed. Il wa
- IS follows:
! Reich mir die Hand zlm ewige
10 Bunde. Grasp ny hand for eterns
= union.)
= As l have been in business 70
a thirty years and no man was COW
as ard enough to discharge me bu
y you, william! trying to gain sympeth
- by turning on ne, you shall p y
with your life.
Mr.. GEBHARDr,
or The Convicted
AUGUST WANSER,
re The E1euctione
or NEw YORK, May II, 1898.
a [ hereby will thet-py friend, sha
is look that [ be crematei !, aud tia
1g my head be opened.
en- AUGUST WANNER.
d. Year ago Gsbhs-dt was sJru,
be Cling furrier at 81 Bleecker Stree
to He. saved money and establishe
Lst a reputation ss al expert, and S,
It's Helstein & Co, furriers at IS
u Broadway, gave him complete CO
ed troll Of their workshops and mac
T. him sort of working partner
ey Some months ago Wanner obsai
ty, ed employment in the shop. Rece
EST tly be become lax and was oft,
ia reprimsnded. Saturday be "
Of discharged. He left the off
Ity vowing vengeance.
Wsnner earned SIT q week al
Of lived with his wife and children
es- Hoboken
nd 1t was al hour altar the traget
zen before the bloodstains on the wa
in were obliterated, and in that til
i many persons stood around. Wo
les. had been sent to the fur store, a,
srs; Foreman Henry Gebhardt, Jr., t
les son of the murdered man, went
ra- Mercer Street Police Station a
A. identified his fathers body. Il
I'M, an hour later Mrs. Gebhardt arr
lcl- ed at the police station. Her gr
my WAS pitiful. Mr.. Helstein also c.
The ed, and said that he was satisf
to that Wanner had also intend ded
murder him
are Coroner Schultzs gave peri
ad- for the removal of the body of J
pei Gebhardt to his late home in Cl
tan Plao l. 4.