Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-10
A WIFE TORTURED.
Physician Leisurely Kills q Wom-
an and Then Suicides.
A REJECTED LOVER KILLS THE GIRL.
A Paying Teller and His swsetheart Agre'
to Die Together and Eat Opium-A
Stand Gives Way and Many
Persons Are Immersed.

CHICAGO. Oct a-Dr. Carl +. Nitz, q
German physician, murdered his wife
and then killed himself yesterday
afternoon. The murder OF the woman
was done in the most cold-blooded man.
ner. Nitz and his wife have for some
time lived unhappily because Of her
constant efforts to obtain possession OF
his property. This provoked frequent
quarrels between them, aud yesterday
during one Of their rows he stabbed
her In the abdomen with q surgical In.
strument. The wound was not imme-
diately fatal, and the doctor. sitting
down by her side, stabbed her again.
this time in manner which insured
her death. He then, rs 10 proved by
notes that were found after his denth,
sat by the woman's side watch
ing her die slowly, and now
and then, 10 note the effect OF
another wound, he would jab
his knife into her again. He carefully
noted all tho symptoms Of the woman's
approaching demise, and Mt one time
left the house and the dying woman
while he procured an oyster stew Mt q
neigh boring restaurant and bought
the revolver with which he shot him.
scid. For over four hours, rs shown by
his notes, he sat by the woman watch
ing her die. Late in the afternoon,
when the police had been notified OF
the murder, Nitz hid himself in the
base uent Of the house, and when he
found that there was no chance OF his
escane, he shot himself through the
head During the time his wife was
diving the old father Of the doctor, who
is deaf, sat in an adjoining room, igno-
rant OF what was going on within q
few feet OFT him. Nitz was 81 years OF
ace and a man Of considerable prop.
erty.
REJECTED LOVER KILLS THE GIRL.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., Oct. S.-Last night
Mt Hillville Frank Jongaso, an Italian,
murdered his sweetheart, Peppini
Curina. Jonpaso had been paying at
tention to the young woman for some
time, and last night he called on her
at her house and asked her to be his
wife. She refused to listen to his
plesdings and he went out OF the house,
where be picked up shotgun and shot
the girl. She died almost instantly.
Mary Cariua, the five.year-old sister OF
Peppini. and John Jongaso,a brother OF
the fugitive. who were in the room.
were also badly wounded by q portion
of the charge. The murderer escaped
and has not yet been captured.
AGREED TO DIE TOGETHER.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Oct s.-otto An.
derson, paving teller Of the Little Rock
saving. Bark and Trust Co., and Miss
Ora Houdlette. aged 20, were found In
an unconscious condition on the porch
of the Twenty'Pirst street school yes.
terday morning. They wanted TO die
together aud had eaton large quanti'
ties Of opium. Miss Houdlette had re-
gained consciousness, hut Anderson IL
in n precarious condition.
AN INVOLUNTARY IMMERSION.
HAMMOND, Ind, Oct s.-Timbers Civ
ing way In the temporary stand erect.
ed over the fountain basin ut CeniyaI
park, where William j. Bryan spolnE,
resulted in q panic, In which severaa
women were painfully injured and so
drenched In the chilly water. None OF
the injured will die.