New-York tribune., 1899-09-17
WouAN,s MURDER AND A SUICIDE.
AN ARCHITECTS DOUBLE CRIME STILL i''>
yELOPED IN MUCH MYSTERY

Alexander Weser an architect, shot ana h'i''N
Mrs Laura Aster a widow yesterday ""u g,
committed suicide. The crime was per Ia. ~"
the kitchen OF Mrs Aster's home, at NO. 'l-o ''''
Tonth-st soon after breakfast. ana the poN'''
were discovered by boy who call'd 10 "'''
beer The mans hands were raised anu MS ~
preston showed that he had died IN great "eo',' @
There was Jagged wound I'm his lett 'n'P'''
woman lay on her back. bullet had l'''0' ~
back OF her head The calm expression Oh "''
60 ,,,d,oo,ed that sbo had died instantly. \ re-
volver lay in the centre Of the room VII" ",nra
the chambers empty A bullet Of the same c"''''
Law near II on the floor. The police cannon "c'o"'
for this bullet unless It passed through the "'"'
OF one of the victims. ,,
Several old letters from Germany were to""
IN the room. A postal card signed .Scnu'N "'.,
Weiser TO meet the writer at Thrd-aVe' anu
Eighth-st -,
curtis Thomas who lives directly in the rear n.
No Il stuvvesant-si knew the woman ana Wo"'
only say that It was love affair lie s"u "'V
man did not work but always appeared 10 nave
money. NJ.
Amelia Zeilke Of that address said that he r'h''i
a furnished room there six weeks ago lie S'''"'
IN hor a1ycavs consi silorate and amable she lou"u
Yesterday morning that his bed was undis'un'u
and that he had been ont all night In ms N"'9o
was a card Of John r. Smith stone c"'',' ''
East one -nuudred-and- d-third-st. cara ol '"''''9
IN
"a 80, and made ont 10 "Adolph Weiser. hity-hi"e
years Old" was also found.
4 receipt given by the law firm OF Eurlns
Geieer Of No $50 broadway. for 80. for services
I'm connection with the '35 Stuyyesant street mat'
was found with am agreement drawn up h''"''"
Alexander Weiser and Agnes Wesheit. wneI'a.
oll differences were 10 be- settled by ll' 'S
Of S395 by the woman 20 Wciser II app'"I t tr t
s75 Of this money had been paid. ana ina, WD,sr,
r.linouIsbod an claim thereby to the b"""'"H
house an no b Stuyvosant-st ,
The police on searching the woman room ,t
,u.o ha nix books one issued 10y the lIF 'v &
Rank showed deposits amounting 10 So l''" ri'o
other showed $40 i'm tho Gcrmanla b"nN I
money i'm both institutions was drawn ""' "" ""''
last. e ,,.,rtv-o,.e o
,..ars and when her husband died Two years ..,~y
sho purchased the house where she WI tan,L
from her brothers wife. Her hfo'h'r l1 ..m a",,m
Feltner "a drug clerk in Second-a'c u''"''"
Fightv-ffth and Fichty-scvonth SIS .
Mrs Welshort. who keeps boaINlilE N'" ~,
nark of Mrs Aster's place although Know" 10 ~
have been on the most friendly terms VII" "''
reighhor declined to make any statement. ~ ,.-
Mir Geiger of Eurng x Geiger sald u'' N.!Stl
was an architect and builder ana came 10 'i',H
country from Germany less than "A year ago lly -
had been a client of the firm soon att9f nS .'i [
hnra N account OF a difference he had ap1N SOM
PERSONAL property with his landlady. Mrs. Ntlsn H.
Of No 81 Stuyvcsant-st The nIm su'c'V,i'" 80
settling the matter and had heard nothinE M %,
Weisor since. He was man hity-liVe H'",S ,, NJ Ne
and appeared 10 Mr.. Geigcr TO be very intern +,
cent person OF Weiscrs victim the lawyer HAu
he knew nothing all.