The times., 1897-08-25

New York, Aug 24.-MIs. Olga King,
handsome brunette, who had occupied a
fiat on the third floor of the apartment
house at ia Union street, Brooklyn, for
the past year, was found dead in he's bed
room at ? O'Clock this afternoon. she was
lying face downward IL pool of blood
She wore only a chemise and a pair Of
stockings. There was bullet wound in her
right temple and about yard away was d
pistol 1t was heavy 44-calibre weapon,
and two of the five cartridges had been
exploded
The police at first thought that the
case was one of suicide. They sought in
vain q man who is known to the neigh
bors as Mr.. King" and had a bout given
up when Mr.. King surrendered himself.
He was locked up for the night III the
Adams street police station.
1t developed that Mrs. King was a
fictiti0us name, and that the woman was
in reality a one-time famous German
actress, known as ottiIie KiTaly, and that
she came to this country when cast off
by her husband, Lieut.. Col. Henric II
Ritter Won SchwaTz, an officer in the
Thirteenth Austrian Infantry
Mrs. Kings escapades abroad We're pub
liSh6d faT and wide, ana when size came
TO this country four years ago she did
not rlodify her conduct 10 any marked de
gree. She VS. about thirty years old and
very pretty. She had lived in a mum
beT of places in Brooklyn, and had been
requested to move from each, as her call
eTs were mostly men and they came at
| ali hours.
a silk handkerchief marked "P. S.
| found il tie room, caused a So arch for one
Of her callers
Placido Saitta, an Italian, in the pro.
] duce business on State street, this city.
resides at 1s9 President street, Brooklyn,
q few doors from Mrs. Kings flat. He
turned out 10 be the missing Mr. King.
Lawyer Friend, OF New York, sent
word TO the police that Sailla was client
Of his, and that ne would surrender, which
lie did. At the police station he said
| tnat he was an intimate friend OF Mrs.
| King, but had made up his mind to break
with her. Sailla lives with his brother IN
! tie President street house. lie has 4
room at the rear of the third floor and
only few feet away from the rear win
dow OF Mrs Kings Union street fiat.
| He says THAT at Z O'Clock this morning
| lee was dressing himself when Mrs. King
/ appeared al the rear window OF her flat
! and bee koned to him 1t was 7.3O, he
| said, when he entered Mrs. Kings bed
| room. She asked him if all was 70 be
over between them.
Il said that il was Sailla said and
with that she suddenly pulled out a re-
| volver and fired. l do not know how
| escaped. / could hear the bullet whistle
| by my ear. / was all confused by the sud
| denneSs OF IT. when she pulled the pistol
| and pat II 90 her own head and fired. She
fell on the floor in heap, and 1 stood
loofing at her, half dazed. There could
net have been five seconds between the
| two shots. / ran out, scarcely knowing
! what | was doing / wandered around for
o time, and then went and saw my la wyer.
| Afr. Friend, who advised me to take thi;
step
As nttilie Kiraly, Mrs. King was an
J actress in Austria and Germany ten year
| ago. While in Budapest she met Col. Vor
! ScnwarZ, q member OF a wealthy ant
prominent family, and a man high up
in the military service. He became in
| fatuated with her, and ran away to Vienna
where they We're married. In less thar
six months the colonel tired OF his Wife
! VINO would not give up her life, and /,
| tried to get rid Of her The woman clung
10 him, however and finally her husbands
family paid her 1000 guilders to come
| 20 this country