New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-15
DEATH FOR BOTH HIS THOUGHT.
A TILTED LOVER TRIES TO KILL THE GIRL
AND THEN ENDS HIS OWN LIFE.
SHE THROWS HIM OVER AFTER HIS YEARS OF
DEvoTION-HE BEGs HER TO RELENT-
CRAzED BY JEALOUSY AND HER
TAUNTs. HE SHOOTS THE MAIDEN
IN THE FACE AND PUTS Bull
LEE In HIS OWN HEART.
LET IN HIS OWN HEART.

LET IN HIS OWN HEART
The old story OF East Side love. jealousy ana
death was enacted again last night 10 the ue
light OF the Hebrew colony streets-Broome Forsyth
and Fldridge SITS Pretty. dark-eyed RebeccG Fem
berg following the example set by the summer
girl AT Newport. Bar Harbor and Cape May urea
to run two engagements at one and the same time.
But she did her work clumsily. with starting r.
sults This morning she lies in the Gouverneur
Hospital her jaw smashed and her handsome race
hideously marked for life by badly aimed bulle'
When Joseph Goldstein fired at the woman who had
tricked and duped him, he fired to Kill only MS
inefficient craftsmanship saved her life The sho.
aimed AT himself drove straight to ms heart anu
laid him dead on the floor
Tho grl lived with her parents at No. rs Norfolk
ST. Although only eighteen. sne was the eldest oi
five children and helped support the iamhy WIN
her work in a cigar factory at Elizabeth ana houS-
ton SITS. She only fifteen years old when sh'
first met Joseph Goldstein. He. some years older
was foreman in a cheap tailoring house in stanton
ST and was considered eligible match. Rebecca
herself was not unwilling. He wore a gold watch
and diamonds and had a small bank account. So
she wore his engagement ring, his portIa, alorhed
the top Of the bureau in her room. and 1t was gen
erallv expected that the pair would be married
when Rcbccca was old enough for the ceremony.
But times fcll III with Goldstein. He lost his
situation and appeared in no hurry to get another
and Rebecca had no further need OF him. Louis
Bloom who worked in tinware 10y day and was 4
sort Of walking gentleman in the Hebrew plays
by night. loomcd up as a rival Ills blonde mus
tache caught Rebeccas heart Practice on the
stage had taught him how to WOO. and at last Mrs.
Fenberg politely Informed Goidstein that ms At
tcntons were no longer required
that Goldstcln appealed to the girl was certain.
Something which served her for a heart may have
been touched by the sight Of his distress. or she
may have been unwilling to part with the handsome
ring he had given her. Anyway. she continued to
meet hirn-secrety this time. for Bloom was now
her accepted suitor and his ring had been added
to that OF GOldstcin. Goldstcin. lei gently on
through twelve months. somehow never a~oke to
the actual situation until week ago. when a re-
mark accidentally let fall by gossip. opened his
eyes. Night after night he hung around Leon Gas
funkes ice-cream restaurant AT No 80 brooin"st'
trying 10 speak with Rebecca.
Go away In Il week you viii know whether !
can marry you" she said once. and on this hope he
lived. She did not tell him that her wedding day
had already been named.
Eight O'Clock had just gone last night when as
Rebecca and her bosom companions. Ida Goldstcin
and Anna Ieveen sat AZ Garfunke"s door. Gold
stein came up. Here comes that fool again" said
Rebecca "Ill give him tho finishing stroke"
Ciolds,ein walked up to Mrs Garfunkel and asked
for a cigar. '"An is cloud and mist IN my brain
| cannot work. / cannot sleep" he said. He
whispered a word to Rehccca. Suddenly sh" broke
from him and ran into the ice-cream room at the
rear. He followed.
Then sharp and clear came the words: For the
last time wiz you marry me-" Marry YOU
When | think Of that Iii marry man Mr..
/ Godsten.
There "A low grovl scream. fash Of
light. and two ringing revolver shots. fiodateir
ran 10 the kitchen back Of the store There was
a third shot and he rolled over dead a. ston"
! Tho girl lay the ground bleeding from tho
mouth. where the second bullet had struck her
The first had shattered the window. 80 ono
knows exactly where Goldst"in lived. and tho
| truth about him cannot be- known until to-day.