New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-17
HOMICIDE, THEN SUICIDE.
A CRAZED MAN SHOOTS HIS WIFE AND
HIMSELF.
TRAGEDY IN WEST TwENTIETH-sT. BOARDING
HOUsE-DINKELMAN WAS MADE INSANE BY
WORRY OVER THE LOSS OF HIS MONEY.

TRAGEDY IN WEST TWENT1ETH-ST. BOARDING.
HoUsE-DINKELMAN WAS MADE INSANE BY
WORRY OVER THE LOSS OF HIS MONEY.
A long siege of trouble and worry ended in a
double tragedy early yesterday morning on the
tcp floor Of a boarding house at No. 40 West
Twenteth-st About a. m. Alois Dinkelman,
the proprietor of the house. whose mind had for
the time become unsettled by long worriment
over his financial affairs, shot his wife through
the heart and ended his own life soor afterward
by shooting himself in the mouth. Dinkelman
and his wife, Adeihed lived in Cmfortable cir
cumstances some years ago, and had only been
forced to keep a boardng-house after the loss
of their means. Dnkelman had invested about
$4,000 in a grocery business four years ago.
He opened a store at Nos II and 46 Washing
ton-st., with a partner and failed. He lived in
the belief that his partner had cheated him, and
the loss preyed constantly on his mind He
told a. friend a short while ago that life had no
future for him, he could not regain his
money. He continued to brood off and on over
his troubles until the early dawn Of yesterday,
when he arose to put an end to them forever.
CHASED A BOARDER
James Kermode who was lying awake In
room directly opposite that occupied by the
Dinkelmans, was startled by the report OF
revolver about ) o'clock, and rose at once TO
see what was the trouble He stepped out into
the hall just as Dinkelman came out OF his room
and rushed toward the stairs holding revolver
in each hand. As Dinkeman came to the STAIR
case he discharged another chamber or MS
revoIver and then went downstairs. firing twice
again on the way. Kermode heard some one
below shout Police" he ran to the banister'
and looking down, he saw Dinkeman running
after Philip Molloy, one Of the boarders shoot-
ing as he went. Molloy reached the mouse door
in safety and Dinkeman turned back to"aru
his own room AS he passed Kermode the lat
ter asked him what the matter was. l"eie
q thief in the house" said the crazed man, as
he ran on into his room, slammlns lhc uooi
behjnd him. 4 few moments later another shot
sounded from the room.
Meanwhile MoIloy was out on the sidewalk
still shouting for the police Patroman shiooles
of the West Thirtieth-st. station answered his
call and both entered the house together. They
were ioIned by Mrs Francis Wilson, and her
half-sister. Tillie Dinkelman both daughters or
Mrs Dnkelman, and all four went to the room
in which Aloi, Dinkelman and his wife had lived
The door was opened. and the men entered leav-
ing the two young women who were at first
afraid to follow, on the landing outside MIS-
Dinkeman lay dead in corner OF the room, her
hole in her left breast, surrounded by marx oI
blackened powder about the size or the PAIN Oh
her hand. Her husband lay opposite on MS
back his head resting near the mante-plece OF
the room and his feet touching those OF his wfe
AS the room was entered he drew his knees up
and stared blanky. the blood oozng from his
mouth At this juncture his daughter and step
daughter entered the room, and as they dld SO
the latter cried: My God he's killed MOTHER
An ambulance from the New-York Hospital was
summoned. but when it came DR.. Harrison pro-
nounced husband and wife both dead
During the recent hot spell the Dinkelmans
had been sleeping on the floor. 1t Is supposed
that Dinkelman awoke under sudden mt or IN
sanity and that he at once placed the revolver
to his wife's breast and fired. Her features In
death were calm. and she showed no sign or
having had any struggle.
Kermode. who was the first to see Dinkelman
after he had come out Of his room, says that
Mr. Fox, Of the boarders, who slept next to
the room occupied by MollOy, opened the door as
Dnkelman went by. and that the latter aimed
at him. but that Fox closed the door before
he could fire Kermode further says that he hal
noticed lately that Dinkelman looked distressed
and talked incoherently.
TOLD OF HER GRANDMOTIER'S DEATH.
Little Flossle Wilson. a grandchd of Mrs.
Dnkelman, asleep on bed in the same
room with her grandmother when the woman
was shot. She sprang out Of bed, and seeing
Dnkelman with the weapons in his hands, ran
down two flights of stairs to her mothers room
and shreked: "Grandpa Is killing Mama. as
she was used to call her grandmother
Coroner Dobbs took charge of the case. In
place OF Coroner Tuth who Is Ill. Mr.. and
Mrs Dinkeman were married about twenty
four years ago They had two children, Oscar,
a bartender. twenty-five years old. and 1llHe,
eighteen years old Mrs Wilson was daugh-
ter Of Mrs Dinkeman by former marriage.
Tillie had never been called upon to contribute
to the support of the family, but mad secured a
place lately through a friend Of the family,
and was to begin work to-day with big whole
sale jewery house.