New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-20
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
sUPLEBEN'S DOUBLE CRIME.
TIE CUT HIS DAUGHTERS THROAT AND
SHOT HIMSELF.

. PLAN To KILL HIS WIFE Al THE SAME TIME
FRUSTRATED by HER CAUTIoN-AN INSANE
PEDIER's BLooDTHIIsTy FRENZY.
william Sup,eben a German about thirty years
oil shortly after G o'clock last nigh, shot ana al
most Instantly killed himself after killing HIS four
vcar-od daughter by cutting her throat, IN the
soua,d rooms he occupied a saloon At No. 49,
Second-st. lie had evidently planned to XIII his
wife also, and triple butchery was prevented al
mos. by chance. The for the deed seems 70
have been depression which disturbed his mental
balance and led II the murder and suicide
Supleben born in Hanover. Germany, was
painter by trade. and had been IN his country for
a rumbei OF years Five years ago he married
Mary Dadson who then lived in Cannon-st.' New
York and Who earned living as servant lie
was ty-iou:: she was twenty-five. They lived
al No. 90A Third Place. With bright and pretty
Little daughter. Sup!eben Of suspicious ana
gloomy nature and did not treat his wife well often
beating her. People who knew him say that ne
Mas NOT "a hari-drink!ng man. but eccentric.
About three weeks ago Mrs. Su leben bad MIN
taken before Judge Steers on a charge OF assault
and he was put under SlO0 bonds TO keep the peace
The Couple separated. Mrs Supeben go.ns TO the
home OF her parents. No. Los Pachc-si' ana t'c
little girl being placed under the care OF 'iIe.
Kirk at No. "a Third-st supleben impiored ms
wife to live with him. but she refused an" "e Nv
Ian to &C; strangely. go
He then took lodgings in Two dark ana mean ~
tie rooms over Reillys barroom, at Bond ana Sec
o,d SITS He did painting no longer. but eked our
miserable existence by peddng soap ana o'he'
small articles on Wednesday Supleoen went ior
ms child and took her away from Mrs kirK, say
ing that he was going to have PHOTOGRAPHER take
Ter picture. He kept her with MIN, and wro,e 10
n,s wife 10 come and get me htte siri !es'e'""'
,-fernoOr lie out peddhng YESTERDAY
- - evident that he had planned scheIie Where-
-, ~ roil1 get his wife and child with him at one
time and then XIII them ana himself hoMeNe'' NJ
s'rlrlen nciug afraid OF her husband, went 70 the
Sfa "a
irwin 10 90 with her and her brother, young man.
10 the rooms OF her husband a.,
,bi.d noor and Irwin knocked on Suplebens door'
s1nls,,rn within. asked, Who's there
An officer" said Irwin. For answer there was
iodv Failing to the floor but sound Of a voice
Mrs Supleben and her brother ran downstairs
md Irwin burst the door of the room open
The Girl her throat cut from 10 ear Half on
me he'd and half the floor was Supleben,
4i-calibre revolver OF American max S ~" ns
SIDE and gaping bullet wounds on each SIDE OF
~. base oi the skull The little girl was dead
Silplcben was breathing heavily, but died In few
minutes. and before the ambulance OF the Long
il was evident that Supleben had killed the chiid
with a razor some time before and, baked In MS
crazy plan Of killing his wife too nad shot hins Ell
right side OF the base of the brain and out OF the
The furniture in the room was scanty; and on
Was ted-nearly bl!nd-used In his trips as
3 pedler around brooklyn
Mrs Supleben while the bodies OF her husDanu
and child lay cold a floor above, was In a rear
room on the ground floor making a statement TO
detective from the Third Precinct: She said she
would pay FOR burying the body Of her child, but
rot that Of her husband Her brother. young Dad
son. was uncommunicative.
The Coroner will hold inquests.