The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-18
HIS DOOM
Governor Flower Grants the
Extradition of Muir
dereT A1tenberger.
THE FATAL BULLETS QUEER COURSE
Singular Discovery at the Autopsy
of Katie Rupp-Her Funeral
Arrangements.
THE FATAL BULLETS QUEER COURSE

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The autopsy on the body of Miss Katie
Rupp took place In Specr's morgue Yester-
day afternoon. 1t was conducted by DR..
Charles B. Converse, County Physician, and
DR.. George W. King Of the Snake Hill in
situations.
There were two wounds, one IN the left
breast and the other an inch back OF the
right ear. The latter wound was circular,
as the physicians said apparently produced
by a pistol shot. The circular wound on the
left breast measured a quarter OF an inch IN
diameter and was half an inch below the
nipple. No other marks OF violence were
discovered.
The search for the bullet perforating the
breast was first made. An opening was
made in the abdominal cavity, where the
operators found an extensive nemorrhage,
The lower portion of the fifth rib, one inch
to the left of the sternum, had been grazed
by the bullet. There was a wound
in the middle OF the lower lobe
of the left lung and a small perforation OF
the diaphragm about the front OF the medlan
line. On removing the liver it was found
perforated about one inch from It's n
left margin. Extensive hemorrhage had re-
suited from this perforation. The cardiac
extremity of the stomach was bruised but
not perforated.
The kidneys were healthy. When the
spleen was examined the physicians found
that the bullet had rome almost through 1t,
and the largest heniorrhage came from it.
After passing through the lower portion of
this organ the bullet went almost downwards,
striking the spinal column. This was
indicated by a perforation and a clot OF ex-
travacated blood on the second lumbar YER
zebra. A search was made III this portion
of the backbone for the bullet but in vain.
the physicians, to their intense surprise,
found the bullet lodged in the muscles OF
the back between the tenth and eleventh
rib.
THE COURSE OF THE BULLET.
When the bullet entered the chest and
after perforating the liver and spleen, 1t
struck the second lumbar vertebra, then
detected at almost a right angle n i'm
bedded itself between the before mentioned
ribs on the same side of the body where it en-
tered! When extracted there were no indent-
ations on the bullet which was of 81 calibre.
The wound In the spleen caused such extern
sive uncomfortable hemorrhage, the result OF
which caused DEATH.
The bullet which entered the back of the
ear took a downward course to the left,
burying itself in the ~cervical vertebrae.
Only a partial search was made for 1T, the
remainder of the examination being deferred
until the jury view the remains. According
to the physicians death resulted from
hemorrhage from o wound in the spleen
caused by a pistol bullet.
REQUIsTTIoN FOR THE MURDERER.
AS THE NEWS yesterday stated, Bernard
Altenberger was indicted for murder in the
first degree by the Grand Jury late in the
afternoon. Immediately the necessary
papers were made out Detective Doyle
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Governor Werts for the requisition papers.
The detective lost nc time. He drove up
to the State House, saw the Governor, and
In a few minutes afterwards was on his way
to Rome with the formal requisition papers
in his pocket.
AS for Altenberger, he does not yet know
that he is a murderer. The authorities lave
Thought it best not to tell him and he may
not know Of his victims death until he
reaches here.
District Attorney Klock was in Utica yes
terday and has taken every precaution to
see that all matters pertaining to the trans
fer Of Altenperger are legally correct, SO
that no question may come up IN the future
to interfere with his trial. The District
Attorney has headed a subscription to pay
the expenses of the transfer Of Miss Rupps
body to Rome and the cost Of the funeral.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
Undertaken j. d.. Corcoran of Rome,
N. Y. and Mr.. C. e. Rollins, proprietor OF
the Stamoix Hall Hotel, where murdered
Katie Rupp was last employed, arrived in
the city at midnight last night to take charge
of the body. They viewed the remains at
Sueer's morgue this morning and positively
identified the body as that Of Katie Rnpp.
The body has been embalmed and will
be removed to Rome, N. T.. this
evening on the 9:15 o'clock train over the
New York Central Railroad. The funeral
and interment will take place Sunday after
noon In st. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. The
funeral expenses will be betrayed by Mr..
| and Mrs. c. e. Rollins and a few of tho
girls friends who have raised a fund for
| that purpose. The murdered girl will be
buried in a dress which she had made for
her wedding trip.
THEY WANT TO LYNCH ALTENBERGER.
Mr.. Rollins told a News reporter this
morning that there was considerable excite
ment in Rome over the terrible affair, and
that be believed Altenberger would be
lvnched if the Rome t~ownspeople could
get their hands on HIM Katie
Rupp told MIR. Rollins ten days
ago that he would have to say goodbye to
him, as she intended getting married. She
would not tell him whom she intended
marrying. The girl seemed at that time to
be very happy, and had frequently declared
to her young lady friends chat Altenberger
loved her devotedly.
III TtUNh OEEQED.
This morning the murdered girls trunk was
opened at Police Headquarters. 1t was
neatly packed and contained a quantity OF
fine wearing apparel and a half dozen or
more wedding gowns, which she had made
during the past month. The contents will
be carefully preserved by Chief Murphy and
returned to Rome after Altenberger's trial.
THE EXTRACTION GRANTED.
Detective Doyle visited Governor Flower
In Albany this morning with the requisition
of Governor Werts for the extradition OF
| Bernard Altenberger. Governor Flower
perused the papers, and at once granted the
rendition warrant for Altenberger's extra
dition. Doyle then proceeded to Utica.
Detective McNally left Jersey City at half
past two o'clock this afternoon for Utica to
assist Detective Doyle in bringing back the
murderer.
time of arrival is not ~yetknown. On their
arrival here q patrol wagon will DO in wait
ing to convey the prisoner to Police Head
quarters, where he will remain until Mon
day, when he will be taken to court to plead
and thence to the County Jail. District At
torney Winfield is going to make this case
typical of Jersey Justice Altenberger's
trial viii take precedence OF every other
and as quickly as the wheels OF Justice can
be set in motion he will be tried.
~CoRoNoR'S JURY IMPANELLED.
Coroner Anthony j. Volk ~impanelled the
following jury this morning to Investigate
the death Of Katie Rupp: T. w Figuiera,
foreman; james 2 Gluck, Z Il. Cummings,
T. Lillis, William Miller, J. d. Taylor, James
Hayes, D. B. Burbank, Louis Scheibe. A.
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