The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
Weinberg Sent One To
Pastor Henry MOttet.
Declared If Not Accepted He
Would BE Shot on Sight.
The Young Man Accused the ParS0n
of Killing His Mother.

New York, May s.-One of the parish
toner's OF the Rev. DIR. Henry Motte,
pastor of the Church OF the Holy Com
munion, Sixth avenue and Tweut,eth
street, has challenged the clergyman TO a
duel. AS "a result the challenger is now
in prison and the clergyman is suffering
from nervous prostration.
DIR. Mottet received the paper on Thurs.
day through the mail. He was surprised
TO find that it bore the signature of Gus
tave Weinberg, of 15S West Nineteenth
street The doctor knew that Weinberg
was one of his best parishioners, young
man who was communicaut and who
had given ample evidence Of mis- interest
In church work.
The first thing DIR. Mottet did when he
read the challenge was TO go down TO the
Il strict attorneys office TO try and have
an indictment found against young Vein
berg. Assistant District Attorney Perkins
advised the Clergyman to go to jefferson
Market police court.
DIR. Mottet did SO, and Magistrate Mott
issued warrant for the challenger's
arrest. AS DIR. Mottet led the magistrate
O. believe that Weinberg was dangerous
man three policemen were sent to execute
the warrant. Early yesterday morning
,hoy crept up stairs To the top floor, softly
turned the handle and rushed in upon
Weinberg. One of them seized him by
tac arms while the others searched him
for weapons They found loaded revolver
in one of his pockets.
Weinberg was taken 20 the jefferson
Market Police court. The letter he wrote
to his pastor was as follows
Sir.-You murdered my mother. You
have sent other unfortunate victims like
her to an untimcly grave. You are doing
nlsn
dragging and dosing me day ana Night.
| have all this against you. 1 realize
your power and | understand YOU Will
finally te successful.
Therefore, To save myself slow and
lingering death / challenge you TO duel
Ii YOU do not accept my challenge | will
shoot you the first chance | get. You
want my life; you shall have II, or | will
have yours. The duel to take place in
Jersey, on the Bellyille road. near the
Greenwood Lake Railroad tracks.
Some of the thugs who have been fol-
lowing me for the last three years 10 show
you the place. l shall be there on Satur-
day at half past ten p. m., and expect To
find you there. j have 32-caliber revolver
and am in deadly o,rnest. You can tell
that huncb backed assistant of yours that
i believe in God and love the Great
Shepherd of the sheep, and don { care If
the whole world reviles and spits at me-
! have only tried To defend my life with
tho lives OF other unfortunates like my
self q. WEINBERG.
The word "Nilson" was written be-
meath the signature
Il have nothing TO say about that lot
ter, I" Weinberg said. "That is nothing
at present. Before make statement |
wish TO see my counsel, Charles Hub.
lcll. d."
Magistrate Mott asked him IL he had n
permit TO carry revolver He said he
had not, and declined to say why he car
ried "a loaded pistol As MIR. Mottct
would not admit that his young parish
Toner might be insane, the magistrate
instead of sending him to Bellevue for an
,nquiry, committed him in default of
(" 900 bail for examination to-day.
'Weinberg's brother said that he consid
cred the action of the pastor was hasty,
ill-advised and unfriendly.
L do not know whether my brother
wrote any letter Of the kind. said the
young man. Il have never seen signs Of
insanity in him. but Of late he has been
very dcspondent. lie took the death of our
mother very much To heart. That hap
pened over year ago. Yes, the doctor
knew my mother.