The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-13
SUOT ms BRIDE DEfD.
Murdered by Her Melancholy Husband
While Asleep.

J ALLENTOWN. PA. March 12.-Whil'
! his pretty bride lay asleep in bed, Select
/ Councilman Fidei Tutscnler carly yestcr
/ dag morning shot her dead and then free
I two bullets into his own head. dying soon
afterwards. This double tragedy shocked
The entire community, for The young peo-
pie were known TO be- extremely happy IN
their wedlock.
The prominence OF the young people
has increased interest In the sensation.
Tritschlcr was thiriy-four years of age,
and his wife iwcnty-four They were
secretly married last September IN Phil
lipsburg. y j.. after a ccurtship extend
ing over period OF several years. The
announcement of their marriage was NOT
made until some weeks later. Mr..
Tritschlcr was not only pretty, but was
bright and Of CHEEKY vivacious dispo-
sition. Their married life was snguariy
happy. and so far as is known there was
no quarrel between the couple that might
have caused the tragedy.
on the fated night Trltschcr and his
wife visited neghbors, and, although SUI
feriuC from severe neuralgia pains I'm the
head the councilman was cheerful until
his return home. lie then became morOsc.
and as he paced up and down the floor
he remarked 10 his mother Mother I'm
SO own.hearted, and / wish it was all
over with me-"
He was. apparently. IN great trouble,
but he was not pressed for an 'Np'ana-
ton, and he volunteered none. Soon after
the Young couple went 10 their room.
They sat up for more than an hour en-
gagged i'm conversation. and making plans
for going 10 housekeeping, step that
they had contemplated taking IN the near
future They were heard laughing and
IL o.
lieved that they retired 20 about that
hour. That was the last hoard Of them
until 8 o'clock I'm the morning when
Tritschler came Downstairs. i1e Was
heard eargline his throat, and IN f."
minutes he went back and upstairs again
and returned to bed.
About am hour later the other occupants
Of the house were awakened 10y the le-
port Of a revolver a second shot follow
cd "A moment later. and then third shot.
The report seemed muilled. and it was
supposed that the shots came from Tie
street Means were then heard ia Iriisch-
ler's bedroom. and when his m"ther mas
tened upstairs an awful sisnt met her
eyes Lyinc in Tho bed. apparently asleep
Law the handsome wife o. the select coun-i
Gilman. dead from the wound inflicted by
her husband. Alongside of her lay
Tritechler. with two bullet-woCnds I'm his
head. one Of them fatal. His head WAS
hanging over the side of the bed, ana hia
right arm rested on the floor Close 10y
Law the revolver Judged by the position
of the couple. Tritschlcr, when he Killed
his wife. sat up I'm bed, and, leaning over
placed the revolver against the head OF
his slecping bride and fired. The bullet
went direct to the brain. Tritschler SAT
M i'm bed when he shot himself, ana neld
the revolver close TO his forehead. Inc
first shot glanced off the skull ana did not
enter the brain. With determination
that was characteristic OF his nature
Tritschler fred a second shot which
crashed into his brain. and inflicted inc
fatal wound. Both shots entered the neal
about the middle of the forehead. lie died
four hours aftcrward.
Whether there was any direct cause
for the shooting Is ln doubt, and all the
friends of 1'ritschler adhere TO the theory
Of temporary insanity. Tho domestic re-
lations OF ar and Mrs. Tritschlcr were
rs far as known. OF the most pleasant
Kind and there is no suspicion that there
was any trouble between them. Tor ih"
mast week. however. Alr. Triischler had
been IN. and. though Joe ,con'i ifd no
MUSICIAN. 81 was apparent. that he was
getting RAPIDLY worse HIS appetite iah-
ed and his mother says hc was also trout
i,led with insomnia. For several DAYS ne
o,,,,.arn1 ia Ice melancholy.