The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-08
BULLET FOR HIS WIFE,
Mad with Jealousy Gram Shoots
Her in the Breast.
Doctors Do Not Think the Woman
Can Recover.
An Eighteen Year Old Son Tried In
Vain to Rescue His Mother.

george w. cram, carpenter and
builder, living on the first floor OF PAS
West Nineteenth street, shot. and per-
haps fatally wounded his wife, Rachel,
In a At of jealousy at o'clock this morn
ing.
Cram is sixty years old and his wife Is
fifty. four.
He entered the apartment at 8 o'clock
this morning. and throwing his arm
around his wife's neck, pressed the muz-
zle of a 32-cal!bre revolver to her breast,
saying:
81 am soing tc shoot you"
Then he pulled the trigger.
The ball entered the breast. and taxi
ing a downward course. lodged in the
abdomen.
George Edward Cram, an eighteen
year-old son. witnessed the tragedy.
He rushed to his mothers rescue.
A daughter, Sarah, aged twenty-five,
ran into tho sire ct to give the alarm.
John +. Crahsm. of $40 West Nine
teeth street, summoned a policeman, and
the latter arrested Cram.
Dr. Morris. of 22S West Twenty-sec-
ond street. was called in. He thinks
that the woman will die. She was
taken to the New York Hospital and a
Coroner was sent for to get her ante
mortem statement.
Cram was taken to the Jefferson
Market Court, where he was committed
without bail to await the result of his
wifes injuries.
The would-be murderer Is a dissolute,
worthless fellow, and had been drinking
very hard of late and was under the
influence of liquor this morning.
The couple have five grown-up children.
Last night Cram left dirty bundle in
the hardware store at 1853 Seventh ave-
nue., saying to the clerk:
IF anything should happen give this
to my son"
The bundle, when opened at the police
station, was found to contain fifty or
more sheets of plotting paper, scrubbed
all over with memoranda. dated and
running over the past three months.
1t was apparently a series of notes
detailing the results Of his espionage
on his wife.
Following is a sample:
Sept To-day helped at the household work.
She gave the note to Craven through Sarah Keen
an. She nervous and restless all day. FL
nally she went to get drink. She would
tremble like a leaf.
Sunday. Sept. 2.-Passed the day In the house
Nothing to note.
Monday-Tried her best to get the answer.
All through these notes are references
to fiirtations from the window and to
Craven, and curses against Sarah Kee.
nan.
One sheet contains the mans will I,
reads like this
Monday, 2-If should die want Sarah Cram
to live with Adam Drumm: my son John Gran,
and true boy and make a good man.
Let Stephen Merritt bury me out OF thu In
surance, and also act as my executor on all
property in house. ." West enD Snessen tn sr''
Dated Monday a. at $40.
n. B-l wish the Gerry Society 70 take my
daughter Sarah, and make good girl OF her.
Monday 20. 1894.
Cram is thought by the police to be
insane. He was a soldier on the South
ern side during the civil war, and boast
born in the town OF Weldon. N. c.
He has been arrested three or four
times for disorderly conduct and for
abusing his family.
wagon. lives with his wife and family at
23S West Nineteenth street. One child
is Johnnie an overgrown boy OF four
to be the object Of Craven's jealousy.
Some of Grants 1iary mentions one
Murray" This is Matthias Murray, q
vendor OF vegetables living in Harlem.
but sometimes selling through Nine
teenth street. Sarah Keenan,, a comedy
young woman, declared that she knew
nothing of what had caused Cram to
curse her.
All agreed that there was no founda-
ton for the mans jealousy. He had
set out at $50 this morning with a
note from, James Reilly. Nineteenth
d. Crimmins. recommending him for
employment on the cable road in Lex
ington avenue.
Mrs. Cram put up luncheon for him
and gave him a little money for car
fares. He returned unexpectedly, as
stated. at o'clock. with murder In his
mind.
George willing, clerk In Schachters
hardware store. 1883 Seventh avenue,
said that Cram had left those sheets OF
wrapping paper there from time to
time for two months.
He added to them now and then, and
two weeks ago to-day he wrote that
will here In the store, and then read 1t
to me-"
Willing said Cram bought that 81.
calibre American bulldog revolver Of
him shortly after July l. paying $3.50
An Evening World" reporter saw
Cram in cell q, Jefferson Market prison.
Cram is tall, spare and gray. He
wears glasses and is slightly bent. He
has been employed frequently as scorer
in the walking matches. go-as-you-please