New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-17
ALTENBERGER A MURDERER.
KATIE RUPp DIED FROM HER WOUNDS
LAST NIGHT.

CRIME AT THE SAME TIME TELLING OF THE
GIFTS OF MONEY HE HAD RECEIVED
FROM HIS VICTIM.
Katie Rupp died at 11:16 o'clock last night In
Christ Hospital Jersey City. Chief Murphy went
there a short time before to take her last state
menI, but she was in a comatose condition.
Detective Doyle obtained statement In the
afternoon for use before the Grand Jury. The
girls death will make Altenberger's crime MUIR
der in the first degree and ne will doubtless be
hanged for it,
Utica. Nav 16-Bernhardt Altenberger to-day
made a confession to the District-Attorney at
the police station in this city After giving the
facts as to his BIRTH occupation, ETC., ne said IN
substance:
burg Germany on the railroad. / saw her IN
Elizabeth. She is not married. She lived at No;
twenty-one or twenty-five. l have been In love
with her two months have been IN freSp her
in my trunk | did not expect to marry her.
HE WAS PARTIALLY SUPPORTED By HIS VICTIM
got acquainted with Katie Rupp in Rome at
the home OF Mrs Kraft in that city either the first
or fourth of February, 1894 l think saw Katie
Rupp almost week after that ! came TO Rome
then TO look for work got job with Karl Barni-
coat: worked for him until May II. / first began
TO get money from Katie Rupp In February. when
| was out of work There some talk between
us about marrying The first time got =" or III
from her. l bought clothes with that money.
asked her for this money first may may nave ve s so
The money that used to go down TO Ezape De H., 20
Christina yetter about Faster time haiI OF n s
] got of Mr. Barnicoat as wages ana the other nan
-Four or FIVE weeks ago Katie Rupp and made
ARRANGEMENTS TO go with the intention OF getting
married l gave her that ldea told her to leave
Rome and come to Utica on a train leaving Rome
AT 500 and that I would meet her In Utica on
train that followed the same evening IeaVlns 'u.e
ct i0Ii p; did not want people to know JnS w that
got 1893 from her she gave IT to me between Aoa ny
rectly to New-York: Katie bought ticket from
Rome to Utica Katie got her Trunk got
about o'clock Sunday morning We dld not w St9p
Jersey city, and went into restaurant ost~ We ,h
and 10 O'Clock: went with the proprietor OF t IN,
eight days Then we back to another res
tanrant in Jersey City end had something to eat
Then we went ont toward the railroad. we
walked on the track and we came TO soma busH
sIdes Of the track There we're parties sight
and sat down there for two or three hours,
bridge and got away from those parties VINO
there we went to a house where there was colorei
family living and got a gass or water. men W.
looked Ike a hospital. Then went around back
OF this house and sat down. Kate said she was
around then walked up high mound. Then |
saw between the rocks. and said to Kate IF you
want to go along, goS'
THE MURDER WAS ENTIRELY UNPRovoKED
wanted her TO go In the hospital when she said
she was tired. I invited her to go up on the rocks
and see the beautiful flowers. and she came along
with me- We were up there a half hour. told
her that the Rome people would talk about me II
I married a woman with red hair. Then told her
| that had thought IT and as she was a
Catholic and n Protestant. It would not work
l had my revolver with me when we went up on
the rocks After we had little conversation !
stepped back pulled my revolver and shot her in
the breast shot t%ce AfIer Ono, S nSsn Then
| walked back a few feet from her and then /
went back and took the watch she had on on s OF
watch. After that looked around and saw no
| one and ran away She was lying down. thought
| / left her. and went directly Jersey City.
| dd not want to marry her, because she was a
| any one I had shot her. I took the watch away
| from her because 4 was my watch ana ! th9ug .
on her. IL would connect me with her. After
had shot her and left her went to AZ hotel IN
CITY M6 SOsR w The moS ToT So~ y" h me
! cost 81 | bought the gold watch In New-f ORR;
It cost 81 That small chain is Katie Rupp's, and
broke Il when | pulled i OF her ! stayed SUNDAY =,
| vember This straw hat Katie Rupp made me a
present Of before left Rome. She got II for me
ANYTHING / went 10 Elizabeth Monday forenoon:
and from there to New-York. stayed there until
4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. stayed In Elizabeth
| until 2:3O O'Clock Monday | was there with an
! ce-cream party. | am guilty OF shooting Katie
| Rupp. She di1 not do anything to me. and l shot
her.
The foregoing statement is made Of my own free
Will and accord, without the use or threats ana
! narrative Of my conduct and treatment Of Katie
Rupp.