The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-18
SHOT WIFE AND HIMSELF.
SHE WILL DIE, BUT HIS WOUND
NOT DANGEROUS.

She Says He Was Lazy and Dissip Ated-
Police Learn He Had squandered 81 500
of Her EarninEs-summoned Her to
Him and Then Tried to XIII Her.
Mrs. Anna Dorsch OF 1877 Irving avenue.
Williamsburg. was shot and MORALLY wounded
yesterday By her husband. Henry. who then
shot himself. inllcting o slight wound. The
shooting occurred in room back OF Charles
Schwsigert's candy and stationery store on
the ground floor.
Dorsch is 81 years old and his wife 10 SO.
During the last two years he has done little
work. Whom he was employed II was either
at selling coal and Ice or working In a brick
yard at Havarstraw. On account OF his dissi-
pated habits Mrs. Dorsch In March last
warned him IN keep away from her and her
two children. Henry and Rudolph. 8 aud 3
years old respectively. Before Dorsoh went
away his wife told him she would be able to
support herself and children without his as
sistance. After he was gone Mrs Dorsch took
in.washing on q second fat OF the Irving ave-
nue house.
Yesterday afternoon Dorsch appeared at
SchweiRsrts store. and after buying cigar.
went out. On the sidewalk he met his
youngest son and returned to the candy store
with him. After getting a glass OF soda water
for the boy. he asked for sheet Of note paper.
he was and requesting her to como down. He
sent the note to his wife BY his son. Mrs.
Dorsch was ironing whom the note was given
to her. She went down to schweieert's store
to see what her husband wanted. Dorsch took
her into the room whore Ice cream was sold.
and they sat down at an ice cream table.
Dorsch asked his wife to become reconciled
to him. and when she told him she could never
live with him again, he demanded the custody
Of the children. She refused to surrender
them. This aneered Dorsch. and presently
he drew a revolver and pointed It at his wife.
all now" As Mrs. Dorsch arose to save her
sell. she received bullet 10 the left breast.
fi.ehsn porseh red second ua ' time. the buet
enteripE her back near the heart
When porsSh began to: shoot sehwegerts g
daughter Edith was lying iii on lounge The
shootins frightened the girl. and she rose
toward Il aeT bens shos the SECOND ms
Mrs; Dorsch fell across the lounge insensible.
third shot went over, the head OF Schwei-
a.vindow. while fourth vhizzsd past Mrs.
Schweigert's face and went through a pane
O. glass The girl nearly tainted. while Mrs.
Meanvhi schwelgert had run from be-
hind thecounter In his store to the roomlwhere
could explode the iiith cartridge seHwoissrt
beLZou .-nlm. DOrscn pointed Lne revOlNer AZ
SchweiRert's forehead. but before ho could
pull the trigger schweieert pushed away the
hand holding the weapon and then struggled
were cinched Dorsch pressed the revolver to
his right temple bur before he could shoot the
point OF the weapon was pushed down to the
cheek. and when the cartridge exploded the
bullet passed through the right check to the
left under tho eye. Dorsch fell on his face.
Meanwhile the screams Of Mrs. Schusigert
had brought Policeman Cook.
Mrs. Dorsoh was sent to st. Mary's Hospital.
where It Is said she will die. Dorschs wound
10 not dangerous.
The police learned last night that Dorsch
about two years ago had taken and souau-
dered moro than $1,000 which had taken his
wife years to save and which. she kept in a
trunk.
Coroner Delap late last night took tho wo-
mans ante-mortem statement as well "a she
could give It. She said her husband was lazy
and drunkard and that because she refused
70 live with him again he shot her