The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-15
A TRAGEDY At TACOMA.
Pretty German Girl Shot Dead
by a Rejected Suitor.
He THEN TAKES HIS OWN LIFE.
Nike Pfeifie Lies in Wait All Night
for Maggie korPder.
Capt. Webb Goes Over Willamette
Falls I'm a Barrel and Breaks His
Arm-A school Law Decision.

Tacoma. April Ia-spaciai.
sensational murder and suicide Was sddad
today 20 the list OF horrors of the last
tAo weeks Maggie korndeF A domestic
employed at 0l2 South G street. was shot
and mortaliy wounded at about clock
this morning by Mike Pfeine. her dis
carded lover. The girl was preparing
breakfast for the family of Al Weinberg.
the brewer. and went out 10 the wood
shed In the rear of the house 10 get an
arrnfui Of wood. Pfeifie was lying in wait
Tor her, and. pulling a pistol. shot her
through the head without d word Of
warning. He then turned the pistO, on
himself and sent a bullet crashing
through his brain
The girl did not die Immediately. At
the Fannie Paddock hospital DR.. Alien
trephined her skull at the posterior pro-
tuperance and removed the bullet which
hsad entered at the left eye and pursued
a straight course through the brain, ioJg-
Ing against the skull az the back She
slowly sank. and died shortly after noon.
without recovering consciousness
When found the girl was lying partly
covered with wood and must nave been
shot while she was lifting an arIufuI of
wood 10 carry into the house. PfeifsIe
must nave laid in wait for her in the shed
all night. and. waiting until she was help
less, shot her. He shot twice, the second
shot missing her and going through the
walls of the shed Then he turned the
weapon against himself and put a bullet
through his brain, holding the pistol to
his right ear
PfeiIie was dead when the ira gedy was
discovered. A stream of blood came from
his right car. The body was removed 20
an undertaker's
In the latter part of March Pfeiffe. who
was a mechanic and had been senl r,,oyed
.afE.
the instance OF the girl on the charge of
threat aten4nz 20 do bodily harm He told
a story OF love tnrequited to Justice Nc
Murray. The girl said he had kept COM
pany with her about two years She did
not want 20 marry him and lately he had
become jealous Of a friend of hers and
mad threatened TO Kill her. The girl said
she was not much a friend of him. AS
the case seemed 10 he only a lovers quar-
rel. Justice McAIurray continued the trial
TIL April 10. when the girl refused to ap-
pear and prosecute. and the charge was
dismissed.
Saturday night Maggie, ACCOMPANIED by
the young German OF whom Pfeife was
Jealous weut out for the evening on
their return about 10 o'cLSck they were
accosied by Pfeile, who tpbraided the girl.
He slapped her face. but further violence
was prevented by her companions Pfelfie
then walked away.
Coroner Parks decided not 10 hold an
inquest.
Mr.. Weinberg. who employed the girl.
said tonight: She was the best girl we
ever had. and had she allowed me 10
prosecute the man, as wished, she would
now DE alive. But she was too soft
hearted She did not want him punished.
He has been following her like a dog and
threatened that she should never marry
another"
Miss kornder was a servant IN the On
ploy OF A. Weinberg and was pretty. un-
assuming and ladylike She was a favor
tie with the German population. Pfeifle
was a mechanic of little means and good
address He was member OF the san
Francisco German Turnerbund and a
Mason.