The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
SHOT AT HIS SWEETHEART.
soHAPIRo MISSED HER, BUr KILLED
ZEE COUSIN.

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Charles schapiro Of 90 Canal street. q young
Russian Jew and q clothes presser BY trade,
shot and killed Louis Leiberman Of 129 Henry
street Just before Q o'clock last evening. He
had previously shot at his sweetheart, Yetta
Gordon, q cousin OF LeibermRn. and at Mira.
Yetta Silverman. also of 1913 Henry street. but
missed both.
Some six months ago schspiro was intro
duced to Yetta Gordon. She 70 q Eoodlooting
girl Of 90 years, and Sohapiro fell in love with
her at once. Yetta has lived with Leiberman
since she came to this country from Russia
two years ago. Schapiro went often TO see
Yetta, and in less than two months he had
gained her consent to marry her. He bought a
diamond engagement ring and called on her
oftener than ever after that coming by day as
we'll as night. That awakened the girls sns-
picions. She asked him how he made his living.
how he would support her In the event Of her
marrying him. He replied ~evaAvely. He did
not dress very well, and at last Yetta told him
point blank that he must work or she would
never marry him. She did not discard him i'm
mediately, but two weeks ago there came .
climax to his courtship. The girl cried, and
Schapiro wrote out an agreement calling the
engagement at an end, and giving Yotta per-
mission to marry whomsoever she wished. He
wrote the agreement under protest. and trem-
| bled when the witnesses signed the document
One of these witnesses was Louis Leiberman.
Yetta did not return the engagement ring.
| She said that sho had lent schapiro s25. and
tina. she would not give up her only SECURITY
until this had been refunded In full. schapiro
did not deny this, and went away. He went
back once or twice, but was received coldly.
| He IL said to have passed the house where
| Yetta lives many times during the time that
elapsed between then and last night Schapiro
came that way about 5 p. N. yesterday. There
Vas a great er9 Tha before ne n ne sen CraSa h az i H.
word wedding on their Lips and 1t was plain
to sshspiro that somebody was going 70 be
elsein. that house but Yette would DO marry.
ingf He had:a revolver. 32-calibre, q cheap
ryins, so he showed his way through the mob
Into the house. The marriage was that Of Miss
Katie Rubenstein to MI: Ruaolph Goldstein,
schapiro- pushed bis way into the apart;
9oSnd himself In a room M With Mrs. siivernan
and Yetta, who was dressed very charmingly
In red, for she was one OF tho Wedding guests.
marry him. She refused. emphAticany, and
Schapiro struck her in the face, blackening her
eye and knocking her down.
didn't hit her. Mrs. Silverman ran into the
rear room, picked up her. baby from the bed,
and, screaming .Murderi' started to run out in
the hall. He fred at her when the door was
but doing no harm to tho woman
Leiberman, who had heard the shots, set out
to seize Schapiro as he tried TO escape through
shi III hH Moul dns e aa1esss PFeSasiir az s saiietp Ssns, 9laad
the abdomen and Leiberman sank TO the door
a cousin Of Le~iborinan, jumped for Sehapiro
volver was Knocked from his hand. Through q
nearby door came n dozen OF the wedding guests
who leaped over the wounded man to get Scha.
piro. First Of all came Meyer LeibermAn, o son
Of the wounded man; then Mrs. Sflverman and
the bridegroom. Schapiro was soon on his
knees and o dozen pairs Of hands reached to
claw him and as many pairs OF shoes to, kfcE:
him. Schapiro screamed for mercy as blood
In the crowd outside wore five of the Madison
street station detectives. They had been sent
down by the Sergeant to look after the crowd.
They were scattered all through the mob when
they heard the shots and the screaming OF the
aside and forced their way into the tenement.
There they found the hall so TANNED that they
had to go over people TO get to tho shrieking
Schapiro and bis victim.
An ambulance was called at once from the
G1aveFHsur HSsPital and LeiSeFmAn wa
All those involved In the row were taken ia
the Madison street police station.
nessea sent Schapiro to the hospital to have
him identified by Leiberman,. who was con
Scious until q short time before bis death.
Schapiro said he went to the house TO get hil
up. He declared he didn't owe her . cent, and
that, when he shot, it was in self-defence.