The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-28
MURDER MOST FOUL.
An Engineer Shoots His
Mistress in a Fit of
Jealous Rage.
FIRED FOUR SHOTS AT HER.
She Had Been Warned That He
Was a Dangerous Man
His Defence.

At two o'clock this afternoon most
deliberate murder took place in a fur
nished room at No. 1O7 Hudson street,
Hoboken
George Dantz. fourth engineer on the
City Of New York. who Is only twenty
two years of age, had lived at the adj
dress named with Clara .Ahrens. who
was six years older than he She was
formerly chambermaid at Busch's
HOTEL but Dantz. falling in love with
her, induced her to give up her posi-
ton and keep house for him.
He was very Jealous of her, and had
often threatened her with violence if she
spoke to anyone else. He had been at
sea for some time and arrived home
three nights ago. Almost Immediately
after his return the neghnors heard them
ouarrelling.. He was upbraiding her for
receiving attentions from other men.
She went out, leaving him in the room.
WARNED AGAINST DANTE.
While going along the street Clara
stopped to speak to a friend named
George serosch. and he said to her
CLARA look out for that fellow Of yours
he is dangerous and might hurt you"
Clara laughed and said something
about jealousy about trihes She re-
turned and to the neighbors they ap-
peared to have patched up their quar-
rel
1t broke out again this morning and
repeatedly Dantz accused her of inhdel-
.fty.
HE FIRED FOUR SHOTS.
She retorted, and about two o'clock the
household was startled to hear pistol
shot, scream, another shot, a third,
and a fourth shot, az then heavy
fall on the floor and all was silent.
Detective Nelson was on the street at
the time, and on hearing the shots. ran
upstairs and burst open the door OF
Dantz's apartments. There they found
him cIasping the girls dead body in his
arms. and trying to stop the jets of blood
which spurted out of gaping wound
behind the left ear
The carpet was drenched with her
blood, and close to where Dantz was
kneeling was bouquet of flowers worn
by the girl. but now soaked with her
blood.
Dantz had fired four shots at her. and
all of them at her head. Beside him lay
a 8S-calibre revolver the handle. like ev-
erything else beside him. tinged with
blood Blood was everywhere. on the
floor, his clothes. while his hands were
red with the stream pouring from the
dead girls head. which lay now still
on his right arm.
Il LOVED HER"
He barely moved when the detectiva
entered, but when ordered to get up.
tenderly laid the body on the floor and
said.-
II loved her, but she was unfaithfuI
to me-" =
He wouldn't say another word. and
Detective Nelson snapped pair of
handouts on his wrists and lead him
out of the room.
An officer arrived from Police Heads
quarters and he stationed himself at tha
door to keep out the curious tenants OF
all the neighboring buildings, who came
hoclsing in scores to the scene. Word
was instantly sent to the Coroner, who
came rafting up not many minutes af-
forwards.
Dantz was at once taken to Police
Headquarters and locked up. Although
many questions We're asked him he
would say not a word. His brother is
a rabbi. living at present in New York.
JApAN,S NEW ENVOY.