The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-15
MISS RUPP BETTER
Removed from Snake Hill
to Christ Hospital This
Morning.
HER AssAILANT STILL AT LARGE.
The Movements of the Couple in
This City Traced by the
Police.
HER ASSAILANT STILL AT LARGE.

4AAo NAty AA0OSN W WIZ
Police.
Katie Rupy, who was shot twice by her
sweetheart. Berholt Altenberger on Sunday,
was successfully removed from the Aims
house Hospital to Christ's Hospital this
morning. The ambulance from Christ's
Hospital left Snake Hill at seven o'clock and
arrived with Miss Rupp at Christs Hospital
at about nine o'clock. The injured woman
did not appear to have suffered much
from the journey AS soon as practicable
County Physician Converse and DIR. Gordon
A. Dickinson made diagnosis of her con-
dition, and they found that one bullet had
entered her head just under the right ear,
and had taken downward course and ell
tered the bones of the neck. The bullet which
inflicted this injury was probed for, but when
the probe reached the bones, it was decided
that it would be unwise to probe further at
that time. Thc second bullet entered the
left breast and penetrated the chest and
either passed through or is in the liver or in
close proximity to it. The physicians deemed
it too dangerous TO probe for it.
The temperature Of Miss Rupp, this morn
ing. was 101 plus while yesterday it was 102
Her pulse was not as weak as had been ex-
pected. DR.. Dickjnson said that he saw
Miss Rupp yesterday, and he did not find
that her removal had done her harm, and
that she seemed to be better than she was
then.
SHE MAY RECOVER.
stCan she live with the bullet in her~ DR..
Dickinson was asked.
'sOh, yes Even if the bullets are not
extracted, her injuries are not necessarily
fatal have strong hopes that she may
recover, although she is now suffering from
mild peritonitis."
s.Do you think that this will become
wogseF'
ssIt is impossible to say,n was the an
swcr.
DR.. Armstrong, the house physician, in
formed the reporter that no one was per-
nnitted to see Miss Rupp excepting Miss
Jones and Miss Holland, the nurses, and the
physicians and surgeons. She is in pleasant
room On the second floor and IS conscious
and desires to talk but the physicians will not
permit her to do so DR.. Armstrong said that
Miss Rupp's condition did not indicate that
she had received any bad effects from the
exposure to the weather when she lay on the
rocks at Snake Hill all night. She was
naturally very weak, but did not appear to
have lost great deal of blood. The doctor
said he did not know whether Miss Rupp
would recover or not. Her wounds were re-
dressed and she was made as comfortable as
possible after Drs. Converse and Dickinson
had finished their examination of her in
jurieS.
THE POLICE ACTIVE.
The police under Chief Murphy are doing
all that can be done to arrest Altenberger,.
and while as yet they have no clue to his
whereabouts the Chief has SO thoroughly
rx4.E 4lzo%h hr.ll
1ieves Altenberger's arrest viii certainly be
accomplished. All the railroad depots,
ferries and outgoing steamers are
being closely watched by the
detectives of this city, New York,
Brooklyn. Hoboken and Bayonne,
police in nearly every city east of Chicago.
He has Detectives McNally and Doyle in
New York, and Detectives Douglas and Kill
cauley are making close inquiries along the
County Road, at Snake Hill and Secaucus.
They have wagon and wiz go over the ter
ritory carefully to learn if possible whether
anyone saw Altenberger after his murderous
assault on Miss Rupp The Chief has
learned for fact that Altenberger got $500
from his victim a week ago, and that he took
$40 more from her after he supposed he had
shot her dead. 1t has also been ascertained
that he has relatives in Oneida City, n. j.,
and the Chief of Police of that city has been
asked to keep a watch for him. The Chief
further learned that the couple reached
this city little before nine o'clock, and that
they went to Holmes restaurant at No. l34
Montgomery street, where they had break
fast From there they went to private
house about two blocks from Police Head
quarters. The Chief refuses to disclose the
name of the people who live
in the house or its location,
for reasons best known to himself. When
Altenberger and Miss Rupp arrived at this
oil folEiao hQIs
companion not uttering word. Miss Rupp
engaged room for one week, and they went
to it and washed themselves and busted their
clothing.
After having rested for time they left
the house for a walk Miss Rupp left In the
room her satche, parasol and sacque. 1t
will be remembered that Miss Rupp, yester-
day. said she had left the articles at Moore's
Road House, on the County road, but this
discrepancy is attributed to her weak condi-
tion when she made the statement. The ar
ticles are now at Police Headquarters. The
travelling bag merely contained wearing
Eltenberger and Miss Rupp boarded
Hoboken car when they reached Newark
avenue and went to,that city. From there
they walked to Snake Hill, stopping at Mrs.
Moore's road house to rest and take refresh
menrs.
DESCRIPTION OF ALTENBERGER.
This morning Miss Rupp gave the police a
more minute description of Altenberger.
She said he was twenty two years old. has a
pronounced German appearance and accent.
His complexion is light and his eyes blue. He
wore a light derby hat with dark band
aroud it. a dark coat and light irons
ers. parent leather shoes. He
has no moustache or beard, and
his face is covered with pimples He weighs
from l40 to $50 pounds Chief Murphy has
secured an excellent picture of AlteEberger,
and ii is now in the hands of a photographer.
who will strike Off large number, which
will be sent to the police in the differe ent CIT
les Postal cards bearing an accurate ae-
scription of Aitenberger will be sent Wien
the pictures.
It has been learned that Altenberger went
to Home N Y, from Oneida about three
months ago. He boarded with Mrs. krafS.
His first visit to Rome was when he ATTENDED
the funeral OF Peter Kraft of No. TT Law
renee street, a brother of the man hs sub
sequently boarded with. He also went to
that city to attend the funeral Of George
Sseger. a son-in-law OF Mr.. Kraft
These two lists to Rome
were made in February. Altenberger is a
tailor, and after he weat to Rome TO live be
boarded with George Schantz, No 40l South
James street He secured work with Carl
Barnickol, merchant tailor. Last Satur-
dav he told Mr.. Barnickol that he wanted
Il; eo to New York. lie did not say
what for or when he would
re1uyrl. but he did inform fellow workman
thar he would be back on Monday Alten-
berger was quite q sprinter and visited Turn
Hall IN that city often. He spoke very
h,.olen English. and always dressed very