The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-06

deed. But the Lord allowed 1t to come to
pass, and he certainly will accomplish
| well what he has permitted to De un-
one wish / have yet, my dear par
ents, that is be mindful of the day on
which l die. Every year on September 6
Plant it near the wood shed, the piaeee
where l was last before / left you. II
pulled out that dry little .prune tree.
| You, dear mother, will certainly remem-
Der the place where ! said to you every
person could die in such way too;
| That's the way fate has doomed me ]
| viii close, my dear parents, Hoping you
4 will fulfill my wishes and Will thlnk OF
| With best wishes and many greetings
to you my dear parents, relations ana
friends. remain your lanensaole l4 son S n
/ ALTENBERGERs CONFESSION.
Last hight the Rev E. A. Meury gave
| to 1.-THE Jersey City News the foioWing
confession of Bernard Altenbergel, .a Whien
the murderer had requested him to nave
! published
/ 1T was on Saturday evening, on May
IL, that l left Rome to follow Katie Rupp,
! for we had decided to so away 1or
| While. She left Rome before me.
| "Why?''
Because we did not want anyone. to
/ know it, and therefore met her at Utlca.
Then we went to the train, spoke 10
each other ard she asked me how mucn
! money I had. said s45 and she said
1
is yours and what is yours is mine ana
| she answered Yes, gave me her money
and l put it in my pocket We spoke
| about the place to which we intended to
| 90. We thought of going back to Balti-
| more, but finally made up our. NINA 70
| go to New Jersey, that being the nearest ,l
| State. When we arrived at New 9,ea,i 6ork
Katie had her trunk sent to Jersey CITY.
| We also came to Jersey City. After eat,
| ing breakfast we called on lady ana
| hired a room Katie said, Now we VIII
u - lodi rfsaxr yklo
| Il did not understand all Katie said to
| the lady. When their conversation was
finished we went out walking. as It was
| but ten o'clock in the morning. Whefe
we, went 1 really don't know. After leaY-
| ing the city we came into small WOODS.
! There we sat down and watched q gar
| dener. We said we would try and get
work as soon as possible, save our money
| together, and after we had little to get
| married.
! .eWe were in that woods about two
hours. Then Katie said she was thirsty.
| After getting something to drink and to
eat we again left the city and came to
rocky hill. We had to cross "a small
| bridge. l saw several water sr.akes in
| the brook and took out my revolver ana
| shot at them several times, for when
! Katie seolded me. She said, some ac-
cidept will happen yet with your foolish
| shooting After rambling around awhile
we sat down, and after talking awhile
climbed up into the rocks, katie say say
| such foolish ideas and let me sit here all
alone.
THEY QUARREL.
| st said, You always have something
to scold about l took her by the hand
| and said, Come, let's go up here | took
her by the hard and we went up and then
| went down. l drew my revolver and
| said, You can't shoot
Il said to her. If l shoot you here no.
body will find YOU She answered, ~ !
1 should do it anyhow what could you
/ do?' She answered, Don't talk such fool
| ish stuff, l know you could not do it,
| for l have learned to know you better.
| 81 thought to myself, BY God, that
| would be something terrible if would do
that l began to laugh. Before | knew
| it the thought came over me- Now or
| never and ] shot. / saw something fall
| but knew not what it was
! The rest of the confession described his
| of his visit to Christina Vetter at Eliza
| beth and his arrest at Utica The con-
| fession then says
| 'tAs to the motive that prompted the
commission of this deed I did not care
| to get married to Katie Rupp, she being
| many years my senior and also of diff
| ferent faith. l made her the proposition
/ of marriage and she consented. When
| l left Rome it was not my intention to
| kill her, but after reaching Jersey City
/ changed my mind and again made the
| proposition which had made before, that
i we should live together without the cere-
mony l1eing performed. She refused,
| and what followed is well known.
| SHOULD the penalty for my rash deed
| which l hope God will forgive me, be
| fulfilled I am prepared for it. Therefore
| / go with a clear and good conscience to
| the gallows to pay the full penalty of
| the law.
There is only enc thought which
bothers me, and that is, my mother must
endure such grief on my account
| tAs we were sitting side by side the
| thought came over me, How will you get
| get along. If you cannot secure work?
| What shall we do to get along as I had
| no possible resources?' | did not origin
ally intend to kill the girl
MAKING LOVE IN JAIL.
That Altenberger was one of the class
| able by feminine beauty has been proved
/ since he was arrested for murder and
confined in the County Jail One day
about a month ago, Altenberger stood
| in his cell peering through the iror
| grated door when he noticed pretty
| Annie Kampf who had been sentenced
State Prieon for picking pockets pass
| the door He was smitten at once with
| her charms and a few days later he ac-
| cidently. saw her again. Tae Favorable
| Attenberger when he first saw her
| became intensified, and he sen Annie a
letter which she answered. After that
| many letters passed between the two
and it is said that htose written by
| Altenberger We're passionate ana fuil OF
| affectionate terms. These letters. or at
| session of the Rev. E. A. Meury, and.
| he has refused to make hem public.
| When a reporter interviewed Annie
Kanlrf u the. Jail, about Altenbsrgsr,s
| 10 felate the facts She admitted that
letters had been written and nd. thai 1a til the
| 81 e would not talk about them until
| she had consulted Mr., Meury.
| Early thismernng Altenberger informed
| the clergy man that he desired to wear
| tea rose in the button hole OF his coat
| lanpel and to carry bouquet in his
| hand while going to the scafcl9.
| Tile clergyman persuaded Altenberger
| NOT TO ask for a hand bouquet, and TO
satisfy himself with b9ntonnleTe but
| Ierger made a request to one of the
persons present that the boutenniere
| Should be taken from his coat after
| his death and given to ANNE Ilampf
| At half past eight this morning. Al
! tenberger ate moderately of rolls, ham
and eggs. Lyonnase potaat,pss ,l drank M,
| he began to dress for the execution.
STORY OF TEE CRIME.