The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-09

The both lived at Rome, both were Ger
mans and they had known each other since
the beginning of last February, and strange
to say, they became acquainted at a funeral.
Altenberger followed up the acquaintance
Katie had accumulated some property and he
borrowed money from her and finally in
April led her to believe he intended to
marry her. He pressed his suit SO
far as to persuade her to come to New York
to be married. but with great shrewdness he
| told her to go to Utica n wait for hin
This was lone to avoid observation. 1t was
| MAY 10 when Katie left Rome and pur-
| chased a ticket for Utica. Two or three
| hours later Altenberger bought a ticket for
New York, but when he reached
Utica he left his trunk there, for he knew
he would come back. Poor Katie
Rupp took her trunk with her, for she be-
lieved she was on her wedding tour. On the
train Altenberger told Katie Rupp that her
money belonged to both, and he got $93 from
her."
DESCRIBING THE RIM
The Prosecutor then rehearsed the story
SO familiar to all readers of THE News as TO
how Katie was decoyed to Snake Hill and
shot,, and her subsequent death at Christ
Hospital. The Prosecutor described the
flight of A~ltenberger to this city and from
here TO Elizabeth, which place he reached at
nine O'Clock in the evening. In the after
noon he called on a woman and that night
took her to a dance. h next morning he
returned to New York. Katie lived long
enough to know that Altenberger had been
caught.
KATIE'S EMPLOYER TESTIFIES.
Charles E. Rollins was the first witness
called. He testified hat he was proprietor
of Slembach's Hall, Rome, and that Katie
Rupp was a ervant there. He said she left
there on May - to meet Altenberger, and
that when he viewed her body at Speer's
morgue he identified it. There was no cross
examination by the defense.
John K. Holmes, proprietor of a restaur-
ant on Montgomery street, told the jury that
Altenberger and Katie Rupp ate breakfast
in his place On the Sunday in question. He
had identified the body of Katie Rupp in the
Morgue. SSH.
Mrs. Margaret Cannon repeated the story
she has told SO often that A~ltenberger and
Katie called at her boarding house and en-
gagged a room. She asked Katie if they
were married and the girl said no, but that
they would be before night. When they left
the house they said they would return be-
fore night.
Mary Thompson. the colored wife of s'Old
Black Tom at Snake Hill, testified that the
couple called at her house on the fatal Sun
day and asked her for a drink of water. They
walked away after drinking the water. Mrs.
Thompson identified Katie Rupp at the
Morgue, and Altenberger after her arrest.
HER FELLOW SHOT HER.
Josephine Jordan, q granddaughter of
Mrs. Thompson, corroborated her. Leopold
Rittberger and James Doyle told the jury
how they had heard groans and discovered
the injured woman. They caused the
woman to be taken to the Aims House.
Katie told them her fellow had shot
herr
Warden Ryan of the Aims House testified
to the bringing of the woman to the Aims
Eotca Sba SufPar.od much from main
DR.. King, Superintendent of the Asylum,
testified that when informed of the finding
of Katie he sent three men to her aid a
they conveyed her to the Aims House. He
caused her to be undressed and put to bad.
He dressed her wounds, one of which was
behind the right ear and the other was in
the left breast. sss
DR.. Mastell, of Christ's Hospital, said he
had charge of the murdered woman after
she reached Christ's Hospital. She died
May 16 at night. Before death p~eritonites
set in. The woman was given morphine to
ease her. Her conversations with Chief
Murphy and Detective Dalton did not injure
her.
County Physician Converse told the jury
that be first saw Katie Rupp at the Aims
house Monday, May IA. When he saw her
first she was lying in bed atthe Aims House
greatly collapsed and suffering much pain
from TWO pistol shot wounds. Her condition
was SO serious hat the County Physician
would not permit her removal. The next
day he found her much improved. He made
the post-morten examination after the
death of Katie took place. DR.. Converse
described low death had been caused.
NOT NECESSARILY FATAL.
C-ross-examined after recess DR.. Converse
testified that the wounds on Katie Rupp
were not necessarily fatal, but that recovery
from them would be regarded by the medical
nroFasSinp aS a curiosity ~
Katie Chance of Rome testified that she
knew Katie Rupp thirteen years. She idena
titled the case of Katie Rupp's watch, and
said hat she never knew that Katie had ex-
changed it for Altenberger's watch.
Phillip May of Elizabeth, testified that
Altenberger visited his house on Pfngst Sum
day. He wanted a room for a day or two.
May did not give him a room. Helearned
of the murder Tuesday following.
Christine Velter of Elizabeth avenue,
Elizabeth. told the jury that she met Alien
berger for the first time at Strasburg in 1893
and they came te this country on the same
steamer.
On Monday, May II, at midday, Alien
berger called on her and at eight O'Clock at
night he again called to take her to a bali.
They stopped at Mrs. Havener's and then
went to the ball at Lutz's hall. She got
nome from the ball at half past
three O'Clock. Witness knew the hand
Wr1tlng OF AltenDeger because ne wrote TO
her and she wrote to him. Shown a letter
she said that Bernardt Altberger wrote it.
He had written her five letters and she had
written him four. The letter identified by
witness was placed in evidence but not read.
When witness saw Altenberger at her
home, when he called, he told her he had
stopped over night at a hotel. She did not
know that he was going to visit her.
Conrad Havener testified that Altenberger
went to his house in Elizabeth, and the first
he saw of him was when he woke up III the
night and found Altenberger in bed with
him. Mrs. Havener had put Alteberger in
bed with husband after they all returned
from the ball.
did you know him Def 'eg' inquired Max
Salinger.
mo, but I know he olght to be strung
up
whats that?'
He ought to be stringed up, what you
call hanged"
Lawyer Salinger further questioned the
witness and gained simplpa repetition of the
previous answer.
@. E. DELEGATES TO GOVIA. F. R. R.
New YORK, July 9, 1S94.-President A.
w. Holder of the New York Christian En-
deavor societies makes the following state