The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-22
WANTED MONEY; TOOK LIFE
Il BAToNYE sToREKEEPER KILLED
FOR RESISTING ExTORTION.

John sauerbrsi Refused TO ray 10 james
MARKS the Rent Already Paid by Hin 10
Marks's stepmothcr-Nrarks, smnrtinE Un-
der Fnncied wronR, shoots sauerbrci.
A group Of school children stood In front OF
tho two-story franc house at COG Avenue II,
Bayonne, yesterday afternoon, some sobbing
and others talking In subdued tones. On tho
window Of the delicatesson store on the ground
floor OF tho house was q notice which ono of tho
children read aloud. II was to tho effect that
tho store was closed because of n death In tho
family. John Sauerbrei, the owner OF the deli
catcssen store, was shot and killed yesterday
morning by James Marks, 30 years old, q painter,
Of 140 Mulberry street. Newark. Tho encounter
and tho killing occupied only ten minutes. and
tho ordinarily quiet little village was shocked
when the news was spread around and Sauerbrci's
happy home transformed into n house of grief.
Mr.. Sauerbroi was q sober, stcady-going Ger
man with a pleasant word for everybody, and
| this, together with tho fact that he had tlroo
pretty little children, won for him tho favor Of tho
housewives, who bought his cooked meats, and
the laborers, who took their MONDAY meal in
tho little lunch room attached to his store. He
was q thrifty mechanic, 80 years old, when he
settled in Bayonno seven years ago, and after
working two years at his trade he saved enough
TO open the deiicatessen store and get married.
He leased the house at 066 Avenue u, and lived
with his wife and children and one boardcr over
the store. He paid his bills promptly, and was
respected and popular in the community.
Mr.. Sauerbrei leased his house from James
Marks, ST., n painter. who formerly occupied 1t,
and had his workshop where the delicatcsscn
store is now. Mr.. Marks retired aftcrward and
went to England, where no died about n year
ago. He did not have much property. but what
he had he left to be divided, share and share
alike. between his son James and his step
daughter, but his widow was to have a life in
| tercst in the estate. James Marks, Jr., who shot
Sauerbrei, is known as n %taciturn. cross-grained
s sSTas and d after his fathers In viii had bcen
probated he declared, so IL is reported, that he
he EsS would SsiIae m 19ps' Somebody CD d,' snirer for saa this inha s saSs
day.
oSss re Of Edward &du A. nAs { W william n' T. 'n pay OF OF rs rs
Broad street; H., N TS;;T,ls the LAWYER for the
his assertion, that he was being, deprivedo of his
property rights. MT: Day explained that the
the Office in a rage, threatening vengeance
against some one.
appointed by Mrs. Marks. and when james
Marks appeared In the store two weeks ago and
SSs,ns aIresay sn pn ISn Il and sHae did not 'G Intend nnn to ,h pay h It
over again. Marks told Saucrbrei that II he did
not pay the rent he would be dispossessed. Mrs.
and she called on Sauerbrei and assured him
that she was legally entitled to the rent.
Young Marks turned up at the store again at
alone. siicins ham for the MONDAY meal when
mock In the little garden in the rear of the house
ME, aged 3 years. and Lille. aged 4 years
What, happened before the shooting is not
definitely, known. 1t Is, surmiscd that Marks
demanded the rent, and upon Sauerbreis, de.
clining to pay he pulled his revolver and fired
two shots. one striking Sauerbrei in the breast.
Iraf ltnHnr tho hnnrf tha nfhnr vin trt1I
key out OF the front door and locked it from the
shooting and hurried to the scene. John Huber,
g barrier whose shop is across the street, and
next. door. ran up, but when they saw
Marks with the smoking revolver in his hand
T 1qey s'a R Who "1 psssed To the st stoTe n a few f %oSents
before the shooting. ran back In time to catch
the door from him. Huber and Williams
opened the door Just in time to catch sauerbrei.
s s,% ide aas { JAMIE! MaFFiis t as &i s' asssila nj" T TSs "R be
Bayonnc City Hospital around the corner, and
died a few minutes sfterward.
%borhood,, and in a jitry a crowd OF angry men
surrounded Marks and the policeman and talked
to Police 1hcadsuarters. Which was only two
blocks away, the crowd getting bigger and
A4 Marks 3 said idG to the fsse Chief of Police that he went
into the store 10 get the rent. which was his by
right, and that Sauerb-ci ordered him out. He
declined to go, and then Saucrbrei ran out from
behind the counter with n carving knife in his
hand. Marks said that. believing Saucrbrci was
going to stab him.. he fred his revolver in self
defence.
Judge Connolly committed Marks to the Hud.
son county jail to await the action Of the Grand
Jury. County Physician Converse vas notified
and an inquest will be held.
Marks has been living for several years in
furnished rooms at l4o Mulberry street. New.
ark, with John G.. Rose. Rose said yesterday
mented on the subject of the division OF his
fathers property.