Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-03
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.

A Young Greek Ends His Life-A Re-
jected Suitor Tries to XIII His Sweet.
heart.
BRIDGEPORT, March 2.-Alexander Heth-
erington, Greek, committed horrible
tragedy In the hair dressing establishment
of Ben Oslsnsr, postoface arcade at 1880
to-day by shooting Miss Emma Klaus, Ids
sweetheart, who had rejected him, and
then himself. The weapon was bulldog
revolver and he fred two shots at Miss
Klaus, dangerously wounding the girl, and
third at his own heart, with immediately
fatal results.
The three shots rang out in quick sue
cession and Sheriff Barnes and two other
men rushed to the hair dressing parlors,
and as they entered horrible spectacle
met their gaze. Hetherington was lying
face downward upon the foor, his body
doubled up and pistol in his right hand.
Blood gushed from bullet. hole directly
over the heart.
A hasty examination showed that life
was extinct. In tho brokers' Office. next
door, lay Emma Klaus, the twenty-five
year old daughter of the late Fred Klaus.
The back of her left hand was marked by
a Jagged bullet wound. Another wound
In the breast told where a bullet had en-
tered.
Officer Fisher, who was at the corner of
Wall and Main streets, was quickly upon
the scene He found Miss Klaus In high
" excited state of mind. She seemed anx-
ious to keep him away from the barber
shop, but he fastened to the scene of the
| tragedy.
At this hair dressing establishment Miss
Klaus is employed. She is q comely girl
about twenty three years old, and Hether-
tngton was deeply smitten. He visited
the young lady's home last evening and
proposed marriage. He was rejected and
/ be deported greatly orestfallen.
This noon while Miss Klaus was alone in
| the store he again appeared. Again he Of
| fered his heart and hand and again he was
refused. Mad with rage and jealousy, the
young Greek drew revolver and pointing
1t directly at the young womsn's br-as
| fred. The ball struck O novel she had
been reading, glanced off and entered bel
| left breast just below the heart. She ran
screaming from the place and sought ref
| uye in a neighboring store. Hetheringtor
then placed the muzzle of the revolver
| against his own breast and fired. He dice
almost instantly.
The young woman's injury will no
prove serious, but she is Frustrated from
/ the shock.
| Hetherington had lived in this city abou
seven years. He was fine looking young
fellow, we'll educated and q good CONVEX
| ssttonalist. He ut one time had access t,
| come of the best families in the city, bu
lately had been sliding down life's tobog
gan. He had no relatives SO far as i
| known.
For Women and Children.
Included in the different departments o
the New Haven Missionary association
the woman's department for special worl
among the women and children of tn
city. This department is under the car
of nine ladies, who meet monthly or oft
ener to hear the report of the work of th
lady missionary, Miss Sarah J. Hume, fo
the month previous, and to transact othe
business. The meeting for March will b
held this afternoon at o'clock at tn
house Of Mrs. o. A. Dormsn, No. %
Orange street, and all interested ara in
| yited to be present