New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-15
SHOT BY HER SWEETHEART.
A WOMAN LURED TO A LONELY PLACE
NEAR JERSEY CITY.
SHE IS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS. WITH TWO Bull
LET woUNDs-THE TREACHERoUs AS
sAILANT ESCAPES.

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sAILANT ESCAPES.
Tho finding Of the senseless body Of a woman VINO
had been shot twice, once in the breast anu once
in the neck at Snake Hill, created sensation IN
Jersey CITY Yesterday second only 10 tina, aroused
-, the Parrowclin mystery. The assaiant OF the
woman was Bernard Berholtz to whom she was
engaged TO be married. Her name was Katie Rupi
They came from Rome, y y. The woman VINO Is
thirty years old, while the man is twenty-five was
found in an abandoned quarry pit near the iiuuso"
County Hospital for Contagious Diseases by TWO
worlmen employed by the New-Jersey Trap ROCK
Company. who were walking across the base OF the
hill instead of following the beaten path
AS they passed the pit they heard a groan' ana
on looking down into the pit they saw woman ~
ing on her side in pool OF blood. hurried eN-
animation showed that she stu alive. and after
calling Foreman Ryan. under whom they worked
IN watch her they ran 10 the Snake Hill Asylum
and summoned DR.. King. the resident physician
He had the woman taken at once to the Aimhouse
Hospital where he and the matron, Mrs Ryan MADE
an examination. Under Dr. Kings efforts the
woman soon became conscious. Her first words
81 am going to die, Send for priest" She re-
ceived stimulants. and then her wounds were
from a. NlcbaeTs Pasiionst Monastery. at West
Hoboken, and detective from Jersey Clty fonce
6Nei aTrYed about tie time and ,hen
Rupp was allowed 10 tel her story.
In addition to the facts previously given. she said
that she came from Wurtemberg. Germany. ten
years ago and went directly 10 Rome. she had
years and in the City Hospital for six years When
the Worlds Fair opened. she had gone to chicago
but I'm September last she had returned 10 Rome.
Last February she had met Berholtz at the funeral
Of his cousin and he at once had begun paying at
tention TO her. shortly afterward he had asked
her TO marry him. and she consented. At his re-
quest sha had drawn 500 from the bank and given
il TO him. Last week he had said ne dld not want
TO &c; married in Rome. and she said she was VIII,
ing to 81 anywhere he pleased lie had sueSest eu
New-Yorl. and last Saturday she had drawn her
remaining 800 from the bank and mel him as ne
left his work at d tailor shop at No ia south
James-st. They had reached New-York at O'Clock
and eaten breakfast in a restaurant. after Mhlch
she had given BerhOltz ali her money-SD-sne nay,
ing paid for the railroad tickets, and her gold
watch, taking his silver watch IN cXcnahse' men
Miss Rupp says BerhoiZ took her up to the
Heights where he pointed out house with sign,
Rooms 10 Let'-On the door. and they went IN ana
Berhotz had led her out the county road 10 Secdu-
Gus. and Snake Hin. telling her that he knew a
family short distance in the country some OF
whose members would witness their marriage
After stopping at a roadhouse. Miss Rupp says
found and there asked her to sit down and talk
getting married. and wanted his picture. She had
refused return II. and he had then drawn
revolver and told her how easy II would be Tor
him TO shoot her without ever being detected. Ber-
hol.z had then fred one shot In the air. and moment
later had stood about four feet from her and fired
at her. the bullet striking her In the breast she
had taken his picture from her bosom. After tina;
ne had walked away. turned and fred at her again,
she became unconscious and knew nothing until
she found herself In the hospital.
A consultation OF physicians was held at O'Clock
last night. and the announcement was made subse-
ouently that Miss Rupps chances for recovery were
GOOD An effort viii be made at O'Clock this morn
Ing 10 locate and extract the bullets