The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-22
Saucrbrei Killed in His
Place of Business.
Marks Demanded Rent and
Then Pulled a Revolver.
The Murderer is a Crank Who
Thinks Himself Landlord.

New York May - John Sauerbrei
was shot at his delicatessen shop, No. $50
avenue ID, Bayonne, yesterday. and died
in twenty minutes. James oiarks who
killed Sauorbrei. has long brooded over
wrongs. real or fancied touching the dis
position Of his fathers estate He is TO-
garded as "crank' on that subject.
Otherwise he is solf-contlined and works
industriously at his trade, as lainior.
Sauerhrei rents the shop ana bought
the deicatessen business from Marks
stepmother. Saucrbrci was behind this
counter at 10. 10 n. M, Yesterday, when IA
walked Marks who lives at Newark.
80 want the rent for this riacr. - said
Marks, tapping with his finger on the
Sauerbrei we'll knew his visitor, and
tried Co pacify him.
II want the rent - cried Marks grow
ing angrier, "or l want you TO geJ out of
here right away.
II won't get out " answered Saucrbie Ell.
Il pay my rent 20 your mother ----
Tne words seemed to call before him
all the wrongs Marks thinks ho suffers.
He drew "A pistol and fired point bank az
Sauertrei. The first shot missed him.
Sauerbrei tried to jump from bohind the
counter, and Marks fired again. Tho
bullet passed through Sauerbrei's right
door Of the shop. His wife was in the
back yard. His sister-in law, Miss krech
came running down stairs, shrieking at
Marks:
Murderer You meant TO murder him
] saw you from the window up stairs.
! saw you fix the pistol before you came
inr'
Marks leisurely walked to the froat
door took the key from the lock, went
out and locked che door after him. John
e. HubeF,-a- -harb rber,-acrnss- -lhe street.
and Thomas McDermott ran up TO Marks
just as Patrolman Patrick j. TieuAsy
turned the corner Marks stood calmly
on the sidewalk tho smoking pistol in
his hand Tierney arrested him.
Huber demanded tho key OF the delica-
lessen shop and Marks silently handed IL
over. Sauerbrei loaned against the rear
wall, his wife, and his sistor trying Co
stanch the blood that deeply dyed his
shirt
whats the matter?" asked Huber.
"That crazy Marks shot mo- family
answered Sauerbrei.
Tierney led Marks up to the dying
Sauerbfei.
3e yea know this man2I asked tho
policeman.
Yes; he shot me-"
Sauerbrei was carried To the Bayonno
Hospital, close by. lie died of internal
hemorrhage ten minutes after he arrived
there An excited crowd, utterng threats
against Marks, followed Tierney and his
prisoner TO police headquarters. There
before Chief of Police McNeill and Recor-
der Connolly, Marks admitted he shot
Sauerbrei
Yes; L shot him in self defence" said
Marks. II ordered him TO get out Of the
store and hs came at me with knife. -
why did you carry pistoly' asked
the chief.
Il expected trouble" answered Marks,
"but did not want To kill Him" +"
"Well, he's dead said Detective
Griffin, just then returning from the
hospital
My Cod" cried Marks, tearing his
hair, II did not mean 20 kill him. I" He
was soon afterward hurried to the Hudson
County Jail, in Jersey City.
Sauerbrei was thirty-seven years old.
the father OF three small children, "A peace
fnl man, respected by his neighbors.
Marks was born in En- gland, and il
thirty-two years old. His father. James
Marks. died while travelling in Scotland
few years ago, leaving a considerable
estate, of which the delicatessen store Is
part Marks stepmother who lives with
his sister, Mrs. III. {. Williams, at Eliza.
beth, y. j., was made executrix of her
husbands WILL Marks constantly de.
clared that his fathers estate was not
divided as his will had ordered. He fire.
quently called on Sauerbrei and demanded
TO sec the lease OF the store Then nc
would exolaim:
Il own this place, and want you 20
get out.
Some six months ago Marks threatened
Mrs. Williams life. He also uttered
threats against William q. Day, of
Newark, Mrs. Marks legal adviser.