The evening world., 1894-05-17
recovered.

Altenberger was indicted by the Hud-
son County Grand Jury, at noon, for
attempt at murder. but new indict-
ment will be prepared to-day. The
Governor has filled out requisition
papers, and Detective Doyle proposes to
take the prisoner from Utica to Jersey
City tomorrow.
UTICA, May 16.-Altenberger lost his
bravado shortly after being locked up.
He sat all of to-day in his cell with his
head between his hands, weeping bit
terly. To remarks in English he paid no
heed whatever. He would stop sobbing
long enough to answer any inquiries In
German as to how he felt, and would
then break out again.
Chief of Police Dagwell to-day had
him repeat. through an interpreter, his
story OF the murder In the presence OF a
stenographer. This is his statement:
II came to this country Sept. IL, 1888.
/ got acquainted with Christina Netter
in Strasburg, Germany, on the railroad
and saw her in Elizabeth last Easter:
She lives at No. 1l4l Chestnut street. !
have been In love with her two months
and have corresponded with her. have
some love letters from her in my trunk,
but at no time have thought OF marry
Ing her. . 81,
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with Katie Rupp, and everything con-
cerning my treatment OF her on sunday.
l got acquainted with Katie Rupp In
Rome, at a funeral at the home Of Mrs.
Kraft, No. III Lawrence street. 1t was
about Feb /, 1884.
II think saw Katie Rupp in about a
week after that at Mrs; shaatEs; $40 NO,
! came to Rome to work. came TO
Rome then to look for work, and got
job with Carl Barnikol and have worked
II had about 81 when I went from
Oneida to. Rome. first began to get
money none Of Katie FupP in Tpeps FepruSry Mss
soms waee little talk GR' about be wor marryins The
first time / got $40 of her and bought
clothes with 1t. ! asked her for this
money. and may have borrowed @ OF her
derstood that / was to return the
money.
1.-The money used to 10 visit Chris
was, partly borrowed from Katie Eupp,
-Four Or fve weeks ago Katie Rupp
and / arranged to go away and get mar
ried. ] gaye her that idea. She , was , to- to-
there. / told her TO go to Utica on a
train an hour or. two ahead OF me-, so
that people would not know that ! left
not take my trunk was that told
Katie that | would send for II later.
"Oh the day we left got s93 from her
Sne gave III 10 me between RlDdlly anu
New York. ! bought my ticket at Rome
directly to New York. Ka-." sOught "A
ticket from Rome to Utica. Katie got
her trunk checked to New York.
1--WE got to New York about Z A. NJ.
Sunday. and went directly to Jersey
city. to restaurant. ! went to the
proprietress of the restaurant and
rented rooms of her for eight days.
Then we took walk
This was about 1870 A. Nj. After the
walk we went to another restaurant
In Jersey CITY and had something to
eat. This was about i, NJ. Then we
went towards the railroad and came TO
some bushes where there were flowers
and water on both sides OF the track
There were others in sight, and we sat
down for two - three hours. Then we
got away from these people and came
to stone quarry. From there ! went
to house occupied by n colored family
and got b" glass OF water. Then we
walked until we reached "A house that
looked like n hospital, ! sat down in
tie rear Of 1t. Katie said she was tired.
II walked away from her, looked
around and walked up on high mount.
invited her to go up on the rocks and
see the beautiful flowers, and she came.
We were up there n good half hour.
~ told her that the Rome people
would talk ABOUT me II l married a
woman with red hair; that / had
thought It over. and as she NaV q
Catholic and was Protestant It Ouid
'I had my revolver with me. After