New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-07
JEALOUSY ENDS TWO LIVES.
A GERMAN IMMIGRANT KILLS ANOTHER
MAN AND HIMSELF

HE WAS INTENSELY JEALOUS OF BECKERS
ATTENTIONS TO HIS wIFE-THEY CAME
FROM HAMBURG on SUNDAY.
A double tragedy occurred yesterday in the Ger
mania Hotel. at No. ZIG Greenw!ch-st. which is
resort for immigrants of the poorer classes Will
lam Becker. thirty years old was murdered by
Carl Fenecke. with whose wife he Is said to have
been intimate at time After killing the man
the reckless husband killed himself Becker was
shot in the back OF the head while FenecKe sho'
himself through the heart.
Fenecke and his victim arrived here from HAM
burg, on the steamship Parthia on Suhuas.
Fenecke's wife accompanied them. Becker secured
lodgings AT the Germanla Hotel while fehecAe
and his wife went to live with the h''c' 49,
a grocer named Adolph Heuck, VINO mas MS
st No 81 West Twenty-eghth-st. me husoan'
left the house oout 10 o'clock yesterday "o'",s
rcmarkinr that he going to see 'he s's",s'
10 v,e,, direct 20 the Germana Hotel where ne
,d packer They went Beckers room on
the fourth floor ,, -.
40 O'Clock in the afternoon porter knocked d.
,bs door His knock not answered and ne tried
" ,h tho door open. II resisted the pressure.
,rha nor,er exerted his utmost strength and man
AGED to force the door open sufficiently 10 gam an
entrance Then he glanced down to discover wha'
mad he'd the door c.osed. The same instant he ut
tered a yell that brought hale a dozen persons TO
his side SIDE by side lay Becker and Fenecke.
was Ss-calibre revolver with two empty Chambers
On the lapel OF Feneckes coat note was found
pinned. |; was written In German. When Translated
later in the Church-st. station ii found to read:
Your dear honest husband has 10 make an end
of his life in such way. Your Car, cannot do any
thing csc"
The note was signed carl, 81 West Twenty
eighth-st.' The police were at once informed ana
Captain O'Connor went TO the hotel. messenger
was Henck's home 10 tell his sister that
something had happened. She hastencd lhihie-
diately to the Church-street station, where she
was questioned by Captain OConnor. The woman
does no: speak a word Of English and had TO talk
through an Interpreter. She broke down completely
when told that Becker and her husband were dead
The captain says that the woman's story was TO
the effect that her husband was bitterly jealous OF
the man he murdered. Four months ago She ana
Fenecke while living in Hamburg. quarreiled ana
came acquainted with Becker's mother; and later
acquired strong friendship Tor the Ia,,ei i M. ne
two finally went to live iose'her ss SIs fe had
gone TO America, so he boarded a steamer ana came
10 this country in search OF her he got no trace
of her here and went back TO Germany month
9eo he discovered his wife. He begged her to leave
Becker but she reluctant TO do so rlhaS'
Fenecke offered compromise. which was aeCep.ed i;
for fos this country. Of which Fenecke told glowing
tales Becker could go along and make his nome
with them here. The three took passage on the
Parthia which arrived last Sunday ., sa,,
,bn conpe you'd have to stop it, else his sister
would have to part from her husband ls IL S sne
Csn,ajn O'Connor In Beckers pockets were found
gold watch and chain and SAG in money. FenecKe
AS far as can be learned the dead men hah not
each other since their arrvaI n.ra ana hi,
victrn we're removed TO undertaker's last nlght
by permission OF the Coroner