The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-15
DECEIVED, ROBBED. ANDSaoT
x,,yE RUpP LURsD FROM RoxE. NJ r.,
no SNAKE BILL TO BE MURDERER

,,,eh,-.Ths Giri IL L,ssiy - Recov.-.
Erl. Rupp. a young German woman. now
liz. dangerously wounded In the Snake Hill
iImshouse. Just outside OF Jersey City. Her
lover. Bernhardt AltenberRer. after laying
rl.ns With the utmo st care to murder the girl
a. had promised to marry. entlced her to
,onely SPOT at Snake Hili. shot her twice and
isll her tor dead After all HE ingenious care
10 leave no evidence or clue TO the crime he
will probably be under arrest within short
,Ims Had his shots killed. II is likely that
Nav Jersey would have had one more mys-
t.rIous and unex plained murder on her al
ready long list
Both Katie Rupp aud Bernhard Altenbereer
are Gsrmans It was this fact that nrst formed
,tis OF friendship between them at Rome. n.
Y. where they lived. Katie was = chamber
maid at stanwix Hall Hotel. and had saved .
little money. She IL not pretty. and 10 30 Years
Ga. AltsnberRer 10 eight years her junior.
Ma has been In this country only seven
months. 90 he says. most Of which time he has
lived In Rome. where he was smployed In
tailor shop. His acquaintance with the girl
began last February. and soon developed into
IN eneagsment From what the girl says it
seems probable that his one idea In proposing
marriage to her was 10 get her monsy. and
having got Il he decided 70 kill her to avoid
the necessity Of marrying her. aud also to
eysds the IN pleasant consequences Of having
spent money which she had given 10 him TO
take care OF. Up to two weeks ago she he'd
owen him $500. and had EXCHANGED her gold
watch, with her initials on II for his silver
watch. He had given her his photograph.
About . meath ago Altenbsrgsr began TO
complain OF being tired Of Rome
This place 10 NO good" said he. II never
can do anything here. We will 60 10 Jersey
Ctr aad Get married. I have always wanted
TO live In Jersey City"
The girl ssssntsd and the first step In the
plot was accomplished. The two were to come
to New York together on Saturday evening
leaving Rome at about o'clock. Katie found
after the train started that her betrothsd was
not aboard. She got message from him later
telling her to await him In the station ut
Albany. rs he would come on . later train
lie did this so that he should not be seen
leaving Rome with Katie. He was carefully
covering his tracks Katie met him at Albany
and they came on to this city. On the way
AltsnberGsr succeeded In getting from her
about sos They we're to Do married on the
folto wing evening. he said. One other thing
that the young man wanted to get was Katis's
trunk. . new one which she had recently
bought from Q Miss Smith. The pame Katie
Smith" was painted on IL.
In order to get this Altenberger induced the
glrl to leave an address with the bagRageman
and get a receipt for the trunk. This receipt
he took. The address she doesn't remember.
This was on.Sunday morning. when they ar.
rived here They won't to Jersey City and
hired room in some street whose name the
girl does not remem Der. but she says that the
numbsr was la and that she thinks the room
Was over candy store .-Alesabsrssr teid the
lanlady that they were married when Miss
Rupp demonstrated with him about this he
said that they would bs a married pretty soon.
She asked him when. and he replied svasiveiy.
You ar; changing your mind Asou. being
WAT win people sayit Tso back there un-
:, '0h. that's all right; doat you bother about
In the afternoon he suggested that they go
for walk saying that he know pretty place
four miles distant. and walked ali the way.
stopping At road house for Luncheon. Aftsf
the cid past the baildinrs to a road leading
around the aide q The hlll snake HI 10,
lbs road. WhiehS Is seldom used. the marsh
90 ,,t the . otns, ,ids !. .oos.a slope n which
rocky hill. covered with small trees and
s Wild sw vsi; d S tss ..g : sheer s
d rock thiTty feet high, In one place good:
sized ire has m.asE:d to grey YIs. IL The .e.at
ss md noSP . ioaE FL. e.
place whore the girl and her lossr vent.
slope s q i 1G'r NH: ka ass IL:
little nervous
Al 50 so: s4' -: :: s.DI Ih: S.sis
sides. IFS nearly night"
II will De pl.asanisr later o." replied the
there are lots Of Mowers We can cit there on
the rOrksi and i will Ps very pleasant ,o.
With great dificuitY they climbed the rocky
htl. slipping and falling onee or twice Finally
' S:ls s.a q; 5 5::sH S;sss 81:
"a T:sI him % 1 t. ina, Ss aushsd sHS
what ga you DO with my picture thAsI
at s n ny dress" she replied "Ial~ay'
,,N MEL 4. T,h ,oaG,di o give i back to me-
handed L TO him There was now nothing
lsit 10 her pos,s.sion g connect her With him.
ss 0ii q: sS IL: RSs Re
saf ,lds ~ side Ts. slIi did not aStiss the
HstSl Until she saw IL pointed AZ her side;
.A: a.. ..l.. Sr Ia s af.9a sssd oit
hsr lever laughed. put his eyss DID not meet
a i:a The tSso aSIt tE. o. .ss
S.sYPpsd 1t to level with her heart The girl
HsS Hsy.shst DO you ss. tSi. way for I'm
tsr e .: ed q her SG%Dii:lG 2:
SIS SsG ,hs IistO! 70 his PSetsS W.; lust
faGe place for Ne to commit suicide. II We
ssssLtoT may be months. and no one would
had the bodies. Right here 10 this littls place
az ne we're pAst being known,"
lie SHs - the glri pleaded; don't don't
al!sa6sIgsr changed the subject and called
sIses:ally- nsar her she beat forward and
ssS Sss Sa AZ abe sank back N her seat Al.
I. m pun the revolver again, heard the sharp
wtk3I.h aud felt pain In her right breast;
1ksn upon the ground She could not speak.
Sss, hs. senses we're Abnorn4llJ acute. She
iss . over hsL Then she heard him stumbls1
sssps down the rocks trip, and fall. He |
'sGas to himself Then silsaes followed
.ad sSoo o. max mssiaE Up bic piHf 70 sSns back
~ loolstspa returned, stun bling over the |