New-York tribune., 1895-08-21
A BANKERS AWFUL CRIME.
w. ]. wINBERG. OF BROOKLYN, SHOOTS
HIS WIFE AND KILLS HIMSELF.

THE WOMAN PROBABLY FATALLY WOUNDED
cRAzED WITH JEALOUSY BY A SERVANTS
sToRY-HE WAS WEALTHY AND
wEII~KNowN MAN
terrible tragedy was enacted In the home Of
William J. Winberg, banker and real estate
dealer. living In Drew-ave., Near Graves Place,
Just over the Brooklyn city line in Queens
County, last night at 9:15 o'clock Winberg sent
a bullet through the body OF his wife. and fol-
lowed 1t up with one through his right temple,
which instantly killed him. His wife is lying at
the point Of death in st. Mary's Hospital, with
little hopes Of recovery.
wINBERG A wELL-KNOwN MAN.
wnberg was one Of the best known in
Brooklyn and was actively engaged In banking
with Edward F. Linton. having offices in At
lantc-ave. near Van Sic<en. in East New-York.
The OF the crime was Jealousy.
Mr. and Mrs wnberg had been married about
ten years. and their home is a handsome Queen
Anne detached cottage at the address named
Winberg was about thirty-ive years old and his
wife is about five years younger. They have
three children. the oldest. boy, being about ten
years old.
Mrs. Winberg discharged a woman servant
on Monday and the girl went to Mr. Winbergs
bank and poured into his ears a story about his
wife that maddened him.
DISTURBED OVER A SERVANTS STORY.
He mentally disturbed after that and did
not go home last night til about O'Clock. Eta
Feeley. the nurse girl. had just taken the three
children upstairs to bed. Mrs. Winberg was en-
tertaining a friend Miss Gibbs and she was
also upstairs helping to put the children to bed
About 91O o'clock Mr.. Winberg entered the
house and found his wife In the dining-room.
A stormy conversation ensued that almost de-
veloped into violent quarrel. Mrs. Winberg
went to the parlor and followed by her hus
band. Here the quarrel was renewed with even
greater violence than before. They had not
been there many minutes when the nurse heard
a shot
She hurried down stairs to the dining-room
and then through to the parlor. On her way
she heard another shot and screams for help
from Mrs. Wnberg. The nurse tried to enter
the paror, but the door would not yield. She
tried again with a little better success. and she
finally got in by pushing aside the dead body
of her master, which had fallen against 1t. Mrs.
winberg was staggering around the room with
her hands casped over her breast. "Oh Ettie,
Ettie, VIII has shot me-" she cried and then
fell to the floor unconscious.
ALARM GIVEN BY THE NURSE.
The girl picked Mrs. Winberg up and placed
her on a lounge and then she and Miss Gibbs
alarmed the nelghbors. A message was tele-
phoned to the Seventeenth Precinct station and
Captain Corwin hurried In a patrol wagon TO
the house. A call also sent to St Marys
Hospital for an ambulance. and Sergeant Lynch
and a physician were soon at the house Win
herg was found lying dead on the floor with
bullet hole in his right temple. Mrs Winberg
was taken to the hospital in state Of collapse.
Her wound Is pronounced fatal by the hospital
surgeons
Deputy Sheriff Shreyer, Of Queens County. has
taken charge Of the case Wlnberg, 1t is said,
was intoxicated when he reached the house
SAID TO HAVE LIVED UNHAPPILY.
Mrs. Winberg is a handsome woman. and the
neighbors say that there have been frequent
quarrels at the Winberg home
Mr. Wnberg highly educated man and
extremely popular with his acquaintances. He
had entire charge of the bank. his partner. Mr..
Linton Greater New-York Commissioner,
being at his summer home in Massachusetts,.
He has been informed Of the crime. The firm
did a large banking business. Mr. Winberg
was below medium height. had light hair blue
eyes and wore a light mustache