New-York tribune., 1897-11-22
MURDER AT A WEDDING.
A REJECTED LOVER IN AN ATTEMPT TO
KILL YOUNG WOMAN. FATALLY
WOUNDS HER PROTECTOR

All day yesterday and well into the evening the
big tenement house at No. 123 Henry-st. was a
scene Of great rejoicing. Streamers of gay coors
Noated from the many windows and joyous was
the camor that hoated down the usually dark. but
then much-illumined. stairway. An Hungarian or
chcstra contributed to the festivty. and alto
gether It was A happy crowd. Isaac Goldstein was
taking his bride the handsome and much
courted Katie Silverstein
The ceremony was being celebrated in the three
room fat OF the Silverselns In the front. The
entire population OF the tenement. MS well as many
adjoining, had been invited and there little
room. When 1t looked II the crowd would spoil
the anair Yetta Gordon who has two rooms back
of the Silversteins. generously placed her fiat at
the disposal OF the bride and many OF the guests
gathered therein.
All going well when the guests OF the
Gordon end OF the wedding startled by the
abrupt appearance the scene OF Charles Scha-
PRO swarthy young Hebrew. twenty four years
old. OF No 66 Canal-st He was n former lover of
fetta Gordon. and had gone far as to hire hall
for their wedding December l. But a month
ago ne confded to Yetta that his income was 81 n
week and told her she would have TO keep her job
In n clothing factory after they got married
fetta said she loved him and wanted TO get mar
ried, but the man didn't live who could make her
earn her own living after she married SO II
was decided To abrogata the agreement 10 wed
and paper. duly witnessed according the He
"''" NV was uId"n up, ana DOtn were lrtt' n
month passed. and neither spoke but word came
70 fetta that Schapro was talking In an ugly man.
ner, and she was warned 10 watch him. SO. last
night, when he rushed into the Gordon fiat and
roughly demanded TO Yetta and have talk
with her. she was frightened and refused to go.
without word. he gave tho girl vole blow
IN the face and then pulled n revolver. He fired a
shot Mt her. but the bullet missed and crashed into
the wall The girl dropped to the floor In a faint,
ana IL first thOulht he had Killed her The
women In the fiat screaming 10 the street. and
there was jam in the narrow hall as the crowd
rushed to safety
Louis Lieberman. forty-two years old and his
ron. Meyer. saw Sch ipro go into the Gordon nat.
ard. suspectng trouble. they followed him. They
got into the place Just he fired Yetta- The
elder LiebeTman rushed TO grab Schapiro and the
latter turned quickly and fired Leberman fell
with sroan the bullet piercing him I'm the left part
OF the abdomen, and inhicing a probably fatal
wound. Young Liebernan then grapplcd with the
nurderous fellow, hut once more n" nred. Thls
time 1. Mrs Rosenberg who was hiding back
OF the folding door between the She
ran, slamming the door after her, and the bullet
crashed over her head. shatt.rng the glass tran
overhead.
Young Iiebernan and Schapiro fought like hends
for few minutes. and the latter was almost vic
torious. and was standing over Lieberi"an about 10
blow out his brains when Detectives Mccarthy and
Farringt ton. OF the MadisOn-st. station. dashed
In and feled the would murderer 10 the floor
The detectives put the irons Schapiro and he
was taken to the East Fifth-st station and locked
up. DR. Jones. OF Gouverneur Hospital. called.
ana he took the elder Lieberman TO the hospital
where he died shortly before midnight II was
half an hour before the Gordon girl Vas
restored TO consciousness. and she Is prostrated
with the shock. The rest escaped injury