The record-union., 1899-05-27
BLOODY TRAGEDY
AT CORONADO.
frightfuI Deed Of a Man Who Was
Disappointed in Love.
Stahs a Woman, and Then Attempts to
Terminate His Own Existence.
Both Expected to Die as a Result
Of Their Wounds-The Tragedy
the Outcome of the Refusal OF
the Woman to Marry the
Would-be Murderer.

SAN DIEGO, May 26.-Coronado was
the scene of a gruesome double tragedy
this morning. Benedict Bergman
stabbed Miss Elizabeth Berkley and
then cut his own throat and stabbed
himself. AS a result of their injuries 1t
is extremely probable that both will
die. The attempted murder and suicide
was committed in an Orange avenue
lodging-house run by Miss Berkley at
about 3 o'clock this morning. Al the
time of the tragedy there were only
two dodgers in the rooms, Bergman
and a man named G.. B. Miller.
According to the statement made by
Miss Berkley to Marshal J. H. Har-
tupee of Coronado, Bergman broke in
the door leading into her room, rushed
to her bed and throwing the bed clothes
off her stabbed her in the region of the
heart. The knife used was a pocket
knife. and possibly believing that the
stab would prove fatal he left the
room. Miss Berkley called for help in
the hope of aTousing Miller but he is
hard of hearing and could not be awak-
ened- A few minutes after leaving the
room Bergman returned and resumed
his murderous assault and sent the
knife that was already covered with
blood twice more into the woman's
breast Evidently satisfied that this
time he had accomplished the object of
his visit, he went to his room and
locked himself in
With almost superhuman effort Miss
Berkley crawled downstairs and open
ing the front door called for help, but
there was no response She returned
and succeeded in arousing Miller He
lost no time in sumnoning assistance
Marshal Hartupee was the first to ar
rive. By this time the unfortunate
woman was in a critical condition and
there was little hope entertained for
her recovery.
Marshal Hartupee rushed to the
room occupied by Bergman and found
| the door locked. He burst it open and
there, on his own bed, partly dressed,
was Bergman, with blood streaming
from a cash in the left side of his neck
and lying by the bedside, covered with
the blood of two human beings. was the
knife
DR. Edwards found that in addition
to having his throat cut, Bergman
also had stabbed himself in the region
of the heart. To the doctor and Mar
shall Bergman said.
I killed Miss Berkeley. I intended
that we must both die, but that she
must die first
Marshal Hartupee arrested him and
brought him to the County Jail lying
on the bottom of a wagon. On the way
over the bay on the boat Bergman
tore away the dressing from his
wounds, with the evident purpose of
making sure of his own death at least.
Bergman had demanded yesterday
that Miss Berkley who is a woman of
the highest reputation, 80 years old.
should marry him. She determinedly
refused to do this.
Bergman and Miss Berkley are both
in serious condition tonight. The
first report, that Bergman after stab
bing the woman and going away re-
turned and stabbed her again, was
mistake. He stabbed her several times
when he first assailed her, but did not
go back and attack her a second time.
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