New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-02
REED g. BARTON,
Silversmiths.
Everything Desirable siverwars at Reasonable Pne'A
81 Union Square. N. ~
IS MAILEN Lane N. <.
A MOB CHASES A MURDERER.
REICH TOOK REFUGE IN PATROL
WAGON.
NOW LOCKED IN MoRRIsANIA STATION FOR
KILLING HIS WIFE IN HER HOME IN EAST
NORTHUMBERLAND -F1RsT-sT

Herman Reich, salesman for a. grocery mousse
shot and killed his wife. Amelia. atNer nome No.
az East Onc-hundred- "A nd -ffty-first-st. at S;~
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The murderer -
locked up in the Morr.sania police station. he'cn
was married to the woman he killed on July 30
lsss He was at that time a painter, ana was sup
posed 10 be a sober. Industrious workman. bu' no
took 20 drink ard became burden on Ms "'e'
She was Mrs. Amelia Worth a wldo"' WIN ."o
children She supported Reich. who went rom Gao
TO worse and finally two years ago ASSUME
She ordered him out, ana refuse" ~ 40"
more to do with him
She took her former name Worth ana Opener
little grocery store at One-hundren-ahu-''tS
at, and Morris-ave. Business got du ana, "'a",'
las, June she removed to No ass East One-hundreh-
and-nfty-frst-st, where she took three roo's' CIV
took in a boarder. Her two children were grown W.
Tire daughter Lillian Is at present twenty-five years
old and the sen. Frank. Is twenty-foGr Lillian h'es
out and Frank is a hard-worHing clerk MIS- Ne'"
was forty-nine years old. Her husband ana muir
dsrer ,s only thirty-eght years old Mrs worm
had recently seen her husband several times S"'
gave him money al times and meals often.
II. was released on Nay g. after serving a term
for assaulting his wife, and Immediately pegah ~
annoy his wife, He went TO the grocery SUI"
where she conducted business. but was tod py n'S
wife that she would have nothing 10 do with MN
At $50 O clock yesterday evening Heicn s"docny
broka oocn the door OF his wifes apartments an"
entered neighbor. Mrs. Bennett OF NO 4'' Fast
One hund red ftieth st. was In the 'front.' 'o"'
She had her one ear-old baby in her arms NIB
Reich stood talking 10 her. Rech 'o'a ms VIZ
he wanted TO speak to her She told him 70 come
into tho rear ROOM The two went into the rooni'
Reich closing the door after HIM Mrs benhe''
heard sounds OF a struggle and an arsu"e"' 49,
certain papers. Reich grew more and more ABUSIVE.
Finally he ran out into the front room ana craving
a revolver exclaimed to the visitor as ne iocAeu VIC
door leading the front hall
STA
Mrs Bennett waited to hear no more. She turhed
and jumped through the wntSw 10 tne sn arm
w5n i her and SaOy e, u STl nT'
Just then two pistol shots were heard. and mo- no.
only witness to the shooting. She is bright htts
shooting She said her father had walked into ne
kitchen with pistol in his hand he SAG; WANT
Mrs Reich cried out that she didn't have It. ana
Reich shot almost me same instant, I,o1i ne I he e
temple and the other penetrated Immediately nenina
the left ear Th,n Reich Guey put 'h his wife who
Law on the floor. Then he turned and walked tnromSn
the parlor into the hall and out the front door, ms
In the street the screaming OF Mrs Bennett a, tho
sound OF the shots had attracted Policeman Bean.
OF the Morrisania squad and number OF e',,Zens,
who came running toward the house Neich turhsa
Raiiroad-ave lie lodged past the crowd ana turned
! down the avenue. Policeman Bean went INTO ,ns
nsnse TO Head hm on 20 and M" stop he
thief," began 10 chase Reich. they saw plSot ~ ~
| his coat hands and face. and surmised VIVA, ne
had done Reich for his life At One undre 10
and-forty ghth-st he turned east The ero"d N
| creased and Reich ran faster He ran thro o,ya
| Third-ave and turned up the avenue, me Sro"u
! having increased 10 more than two hundred per-
| ,,..,.,,,,
Policeman Thomas O'Conrell, OF the Morr n.,t
squad. was driving down Third-ave IN the pat .n
| wagon OF the precinct. The policeman saw i,e,S IN
! rinning anS the crowd pursuing and stopped mo
wagon Poll man Grady. with another po.cTp, n,cs
had drawn their pistols and were shouting 10 Ne,SI
| 10 stop o. they would shoot. Reich saw the p"uoi
wagon standing STILL ran wildly toward " anu
/ jumped IN ,, . .,,o-, ~
He was closely followed by Grady to won VIZ 10
| shouted Don't shoot: I'm the man VINO ga II. y.
| O'Conne told Grady 10 hold Reicn. lie Turn
the horse around and headed for the station, ~" -
ing 10 escape the Infatuated crowd JUST a, w
horse started. the preaching broke rms aarnru ~
| horse and Il started 10 run Reich Crazy, aIu
! OConnel held fast to the wagon. while me no 80
ran four blocks up the avenue; AZ one nul'' -.
| and Nfty- secondst Policeman Murphy stopper ~
horse with some difficulty. Then Reich was dr'Ve"
! to the station and locked up 49,. $780,. 80 civ.
! At the Morrisania station Reich reiusea 10 go
| his address or to say where he worked re 80
| he was a salesman for wholesale grocery houss'
| He had 81 in his pocket