Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-24
KATIE RUPP DEAD.
The Poor Deluded Girl Dies a Victim to
Her Lovers Perfidy and Vindlctiveness
--Hfs ConfeEsiou
worthy of a place on our counters. :

The Poor Deluded Girl Dies Victim to
Her Lovers Perfidy and Vindlctiveness
--His Confession.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., May 16.-Miss
Kate Rupp, who was shot by her lover,
Bernhard Altenberger, last Sunday night
at Snake Hill, died at Christ's Hospital
shortly after II o'clock tonight Alien
berger ran away from Rome, N. Y, with
the girl, who was a domestic employed
in hotel, and who had saved some
money. After shooting her and leaving
her for dead, Altenberger attended a
dance at Elizabeth, and tried to induce
another girl to elope with him. He was
captured at Utica last night, while re-
turning to Rome under the impression
that his victim was dead.
Altcnberger made confession, in
which he says: 81 got acquainted with
Katie Rupp in Rome at the home of
Mrs. Kraft, in that city, on February LIST
or I'd, 1894. That was before l went
to Rome to work. l first began to get
money of Katie Rupp in February last,
when was out of work. There was
some talk between us about marrying.
-Four or five weeks ago Katie Rupp aud
| made arrangements to go away with
tho intention of getting married. gave
her that idea. We did not stop in New
York, but went directly to Jersey City.
l went to the proprietor of restaurant
in jersey City and rented rooms for her
for eight days. This was about 2 o'clock
in the afternoon on Sunday. Then we
went out toward the railroad, and we
came to some bushes where there were
some flowers and water on both sides
of the railroad track. There were par
ties in sight and we sat down there for
two or three hours. Then we walked
on little further until We came to a
bridge, and got away from those parties,
who were fishing.
1--WE got away from the railroad, and
Katie said she felt tired. Then l walked
away from her and looked around.
Then | walked up on high mound.
Then | saw between the rocks, and I
said to katie: If you want to GO along,
60 invited her to go up on the rocks
and see the beautiful flowers, and she
came along with me. told her that
the Rome people would talk about meif
/ married u woman with red heir. Then
| told her that had thought it over, and
rs she was Catholic and | was a
Protestant, it would not work. | had
my revolver with me when we went up
On the rocks. After we had little con-
versation stepped back and pulled my
revolver and shot her in the breast. I
shot twice. After l shot first, she says:
'Oh, Bernhardr Then l shot again.
Then l walked few feet from her, and
then went back and took the watch
she had on off of her. There was a
little chain on it. She had my watch
and her chain, and had her watch and
my chain. After that / looked around
and saw no one, and ran away. She
was lying down. | thought she was
dead. intended to kill her left her
and went directly to Jersey City.
after had shot her and left her l
went to hotel in Jersey City. l bought
ring with money go. of her bought
the gold watch in New York. 1t cost
$35. That small chain is Katie Rupp'B,
and took it of her person after had
shot her. | stayed Sunday night in Jer-
sey City. | went to Elizabeth Monday
forenoon, and from there went to New
York. | stayed there until O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon"