The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-29
HAD ANOTHER LOVE
Clara Amin Was Engaged
to a Chicago Bar
tender.
GEMS PREPARATIONS FOR MURDER
lie and His Victim Born In the
Same Place in Germany-Met
on a Steamship.
GEMS PREPARATIONS FOR MURDER

which lmpelied Paul GenZ 10 INJURIES AAS
young sweetheart Clara Ainl1n. az No.
107 Hudson street. Hoboken. yesterday
afternoon, as told in THE Jersey CITY
News" Genz had known the girl since
March II last. when they met on the
steamship Gellert of the Hamburg line,
from Germany. Genz had gone to the
'fatherland several months previous to
recover from a shock received during
blasting for the Union Pacific Railroad
in South Dakota. He was there engaged
as civil engineer. During the blasting
one day a heavy rock struck him on the
chest, and he, as soon as possible, went
to his birthplace in Magdeburg to re-
cuperate. His sweetheart was also a
native of that place.
She had been a trained nurse in Ger
many, but was allured away by the
golden tales she heard of America. She
came in the Storage, while GEM. who
had money, was a cabin passenger. He
became fond of his new acquaintance,
and upon landing he secured her a posi-
ton as chambermaid at Busch's Hotel,
Third and Hudson streets, Hoboken.
GEM took a furnished room with Mrs.
Clark at No. 24 Hudson street. He
called at william Utz's steamship
agency III 11uQSOu SlItSls LII h1Oh6A
Mr.. Utz obtained a position as fourth
engineer of the American liner City of
New York. Loves road was smooth n
serene with the pair. Gen was obliged
to be away on trips with his steamer,
but upon his return each m Clara
professed to be elated at seeing him
and protested her love for him.
HAD ANOTHER LOVER.
rs DIT oaaA~lia1 r ~ the falnEnf Nlo rotC
stepbrother, George Wolf, of No. 50
Christie street, New York, the girl was
untrue to Paul. and was engaged to
Bernardo Stentzel, then bartender at
Busch's Hotel.
Yesterday morning Clara wrote him
a letter. posting it fifteen minutes be-
fore she met her tragic end. Everyone
in the vicinity of the room Clara and
Paul occupied seemed to know the couple
well. Paul they considered well behaved,
and Clara possessed a loving disposition.
When seen together they devoted all
their attention to one another. But of
late Paul became suspicious. h had
heard of the bartender at Busch's Hotel,
and one day accused his lover of too
much intimacy with him.. She laughed
in derision. Paul was about to sail on
Ills last LTD WHen ne HCdfu lIdt 04dI3
and the bartender were to be married.
He exacted a promise that she would
leave the hotel. and sailed away hap
PLY. Soon after Stentzel left for Chicago.
He said if he remained near the girl
there would be trouble.
Clara had engaged a furnished room
on the second floor front of No. 107 Hud-
son street from Hugo Stroetzel. The
- 49,
chairs, washstand and bureau, all of the
plainest make. No carpet, only a small
rug, covered the rough boards. Rude
staring chromos were lacked to the
walls, but for all that it was cheerful.
There Clara waited for Paul's return.
was seen at the Hansa House. First
street, near Hudson, and ~conyersed with
young men there. She spoke endearing-
ly of her husband" meaning Pau
lie was apparently in as high spirits
as when he left. He and Clara went
to the room at No. 107 Hudson street.
HEARD THE QUARRELLING.
Stroetzel, who slept in a room adjoin-
Ing theirs, says that they Quarrelled over
some love affair Saturday night. He
see" Paul left the house exeitedly, but
returned in half an hour and made up.
Stroetzel said Clara had spoken of Paul
as her husband. Nothing of particular
happened until yesterday
morning. Paul was familiar with hab-
tues of Meyers Hotel bar-room. He
morning and seemed perturbed over
something. Among those in the bar-room
at the time was a clerk in William Utz's
agency, who preferred that his name be
withheld Paul had his photograph
taken in front of the bar, in a group.
He said. significantly, that it would be
a good thing to remember him by.
Next he went into Harty's flower
store, next door, and said he wanted a
bouquet.
For a wedding?' asked one of his
NO, for DEATH he answered bitterly.
He invited everyone to drink at Meyers
again, and then remarked that they
shouldn't damn him for his queer ac-
tons or anything he might do. He asked
the cashier where he might buy a re-
volver, and was directed 10 George Au-
brey's gallery on Washington street. He
left about one o'clock and went to Au-
brey's, where he bought a 32-calibre,
six shooting, self-eoclfing revolver for
$4.50, and a box of cartridges for fifty
cents. In the meantime Clara was sing
ing, with light heart, in their small room
and making ready for a birthday party
which was to have taken place last night
in Mrs. Bruno kuhlmann's apartments,
on the floor below.
lawn, with dainty lavender flowers. Pau
had promised to attend the party too,
but bis intentions were wildly different.
PREPARING FOR DEATH
barber shop O f'Dick', Hopf, Second
and Hudson streets. He seemed all
unnerved, After setting in the chair to
be shaved, Paul turned about, facing the
barber, and asked deliberately
D you ever shave a man who had
killed himself half an hour afterwards"
Mo- returned Dick, thoroughly sur
prised.
go out, and you'll find out something
replied the other. He was shaved. and
told the barber to apply plenty of bay
rum, as his head was heated.
Paul then left, again requesting Dick
to watch him closely. A minute later
Mr.. Utz entered the shop. and Die re-
lated the circumstances to him.
stI'll go down when you ave finished
responded Mr.. Utz. H might do some
Dick recollected that Paul had a re-
volver in his right hip pocket and kept
clutching it.
At ten minutes to two Paul entered
his room. Five minutes previous to
that Clara had just gone out to mail her
Manager of Busch's Hotel, with whom
she had been intimate. CLARA, look out
for that fellow, warned Strosch. Hes
dangerous Clara scoffed at the words
and went on. On her return from the
postoffice she met Edward Wanger-
schier, steward of the Castle Point
aHulio. Ed she saluted. 1--WE been
TO the postofice to mail a letter to my
1ovey duck (meaning StentzeD in Chi
cago."
best gown and asked where she was