Evening journal., 1894-05-17
THE STORY OF A CRIME.
Katie Rupp's Murderer Makes a
Full Confession.
HE PLANNED IT IN COLD BLOOD.

XIII uer-He Had borrowed Money Of
Her and spent Part Of IL on Another Girl.
UTICA. n. V. May l7.-Bernhard Alien
berger, who killed Katie Rupp nc Snake
Hill, y. j., has confessed his crime. His
confession was complete one and was
made to Chief of Police Dagwell and Dis
trict Attorney Klock.
When he was questioned rs to his mo.
tive he said:
"Why. n man has curious ideas some
times / don't know why it was She had Il
followed me all over Rome, and had tried /
to get rid Of her. ] had offered to give hei /
all her things back if she would break OIL /
with me. When l shot her, fred two |
shots in quick succession"
1t is evident that Altenberger believed |
the girl was dead when he left her, and |
that when her body was found there would |
be nothing to reveal her identity. In the
meantime he could come to Rome, get his
belongings and marry Katie Christ The
latter is pretty young woman, and it is
not unlikely that she has been saved from
marriage with Altenberger by the expo
sure Of his crime
His Confession.
In his confession Altenberger said: 81
| first began to get money of Katie Rupp in
February, when / was out of work. There
was some talk between us about marry
| ing. The first time ! got $40 or S4l Of her
i bought clothes with that money. ] asked
her for this money first. / may have Dor
rowed of her, all told at different times
over 500. 1 think the 18th or Goth of
March promised TO return her the money
/ had borrowed. The money that l used
/ 4. d. Hl.aafs.H
Vetter about Easter time was half Dor
rowed Of Katie Rupp and half Of Mr..
| Barnikol as wages / got Sl5 of Katie
Rupp. got $40 of Mr.. Barnikol.
-Four or five weeks ago Katie Rupp and
/ made arrangements to go away with the
intention of getting married. / gave hei
that idea. This was what we were to 60
away for / told her TO leave homo and
come TO Utica on a train leaving Rome at
s:23, and that ] would meet here at Utica
on a train that followed the same evening,
leaving Rome at lO.ll p. m. / told her TO
come to Utica on a train an hour or two
ahead of me, so that people would not
know that left Rome with her. Therea.
son / did not take my trunk was that ]
told Katie that I would send for my trunk
later.
Katie Furnished the Money.
"On the day we left got 500 from her.
She gave it to me between Albany and
New York. l bought nay ticket at Rome
directly to New York Katie bought d
ticket from Rome to Utica. Katie got hel
trunk checked from Utica to New York.
told her to. She watched for the train and
saw me in the car.
: "There was an understanding betweeI
us that she was to buy ticket from Rom
to Utica, and that 1 was to 90 through ol
another train, and she was to meet me II
Utica and 20 on the same train with me t
Z New York. We did not have sleeper il
gong to New York. We did not stop il
, New York. but went directly from Ney
York to Jersey City and went in restau
rant between 9 and 10 o'clock. l wen
( with the proprietor Of the restaurant il
D Jersey City and rented rooms for her 70
e eight days Nothing was paid for tn
o rooms. Then we took walk. This was a
e half past 10 or II o'clock. After we too
g this walk we came back to another restau
e rant in Jersey City and had something
X eat. This was about O. clock in the aftel
J, noon Sunday.
:, owe got away from the railroad, and
l. came to a stone quarry. From therel wer
J. to a house, where there was colored fan
10 yliving, and got a glass Of water. The
u we walked around, and there was a hous
d that looked like hospital.
j. Then we went around back of tn
y house that looked like hospital and 81
e down. Katie said she was tired. Then
n walked away from her and looked aroun'
b Then l walked upon a high mound. The
"a / said to Katie:
ID "'If you want to go along, go
rs 81 wanted her to go i'm the hospital whe
10 she said she was tired. l invited her to s
N upon the rocks and see the beautiful ho'
10 ers, and she came along with me. "
b were up there "a good half hour
at 81 told her that the Rome people wou
talk about me if / married woman wit
IT, red hair. Then / told her that / Ia
m thought il over, and as she was Cathol
he and was Protestant it would not wor
as l had my revolver with me when we WEI
lg upon the rocks.
n "After we had little conversation
OF stepped back pulled my revolver and sh
her i'm the breast. / shot twice. After
shot first she says, oh, Bernhardr Th
Ia / shot again.
" "Then / walked few feet from her al
went back and took the watch she had
of of her. There was a little chain on
She had my watch and her chain, anC
d had her watch and my chain After tn
looked around and saw no one and n
Of away. She was lying down. l thoug
she was dead.
Intended to Kill Her.
VI. Il intended to kill her. ! left her a
nts went directly to Jersey City. l did 1
the want to marry her because shewas Cat
lew olic and a Protestant did not tell a
mes one that had shot this woman. / to
the watch away from her because 1t
my watch. and thought of it after b
shot her, because if it was found on her
~ would connect me with her
~ after had shot her and left her W.
'n ~, to a hotel in Jersey City. ! bought
ring now shown me in Elizabeth on NJ
day, the l4th of May, 1894
Il went to Elizabeth Monday toreno
,ro. and from there / went TO New York.
raj stayed there until 4 o'clock Tuesday an
,icb noon. l stayed in Elizabeth until
I'M. Monday. ! am guilty of shooting Ia
Rupp. She did not do anything to me,
] shot her. The foregoing statement
made of my own free will and accord,
The without the use of threats or without