The evening world., 1894-02-08
SHOT HIS SON-M-LAW
Albers Is Said to Have Eloped
with His Wife's Sister.
FIeidner Sought to Avenge HE
Daughters Wrong.
Gives Himself Up After lnhictins .
Slight Wound.

Charles Albers, twenty-eight years old,
of ia West Sixty third street, was shot
and slightly wounded this morning by
his father-in- law. George Fleidner. The
shooting brought to light n scandal In
the families. which until to-day has been
closely hidden. even from the most init
mate friends.
George Fleidner is a wealthy produce
dealer. Five years ago Albers. who In q
policy writer, married his eldest daush-
ter, Martha. Albers turned out to be a
brutal husband, and he and his wife did
not get along well together.
In addition to writing policy, It 10 said
that Albers spent the greater part Of the
money he earned in gambling. The
Aibers have two children. one two the
other four years old.
One month z Fliendners youngest
daughter disappeared suddenly one
morning. At the same time Albers was
also missed, and circumstances soon con-
WINGED Mrs. Albers and her father that
yether. The wife was distracted, but
to xiii the man who had eiticed away away
his child.
Every effort was made to dnd the
missing girl, but the hope was about
given up when. on Sunday last, Albas
calmly walked into his home. He was
demanded an explanation. He is a
smooth talker. and presented his side OF
the case in such a plausible manner that
was not long before his wife forgavs
The same morning a asnereNt seems
was enacted at the home OF Mr.. Fled
ner; The daughter. who had Fan away
with Albers, had returned and had been
refused admission to the house. Fried
man lives near .Albers at 1855 West, Sixty
third street. The daughter went away
again, but II is not known whers;
turn Of Albers he went in search of him,
but did not succeed in finding him.
Every day since then he has searched,
but Albers has kept well out OF the way.
Fliedner was determined to meet him
face to face. so at 6 o'clock this morn
Ing he got into the apartments of the
Albas'. The son-in-law was in. bed.
There was an angry scene between
the two. That was heard by the people
in the house. They couldn't tell what
It was about. Then there was the sound
hurried into the street and brought in
Policeman Anderson. OF the Sixty-eighth
street station. He found Albers un-
conscious on the floor. There was a bull
let wound in his left breast. Fliedner
was not there.
e When Anderson had called DIR. Fqem-
ing. at l+5 West Sixty-second street, he
hurried to the police station to report the
N'' hN oaito tao IL -
given himself up fifteen I'M before.
1--WE shot my son-in -ldw," said Flied
me-, as he walked into the station-house
II has cruelty treated one OF my
daughters and ruined another, and /
hope I've killed him.
DIR. t'leming found tina Albers's injury
! was not fatal. The bullet had struck his
breast bone and had not penetrated II
vital part. Albers protested tina the
shooting was accidental.
Later In the morning when Fleidner
was taken to the Yorkvill Police Court
he refused to make any statement. and
was held for examination.
The police say they are convinced that
the Albero family ran a policy shop on
the second floor OF the house where
Fleidner now lives. at 1856 West Sixty
third street. On complaint of people In
the house, their rooms were ra.ded q
few weeks ago.
The police had a great deal of trouble
getting into the rooms, but when they
did no evidence could be found. 1t Is be-
lieved that the men escaped by means
OF a dumb waiter and carried with them
the policy outfit.
1t was then learned that Fleidner's
younger daughter had found a home In
the family of Detective Roach. OF the
East Flfty-first street station. That ON
cial lives somewhere in Pitt street.