Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-24
Two Bullets Take Eject and Bring
instantaneous Death.
MAN cHAzED BY JEALOUSY AND DRINK
Tragedy Ends Long Run Of Domestic
Quarrsls and Brutal Acts.
POLICE PROMPTLY ARREST MURDERER
After Being Lodged I'm City jail
Christiansen Does Not Seem to
Realize the Gravity of the
Crime Committed.

Crazed by jealousy and drink, Antoine
Christensen murdered his wife about
o'clock yesterday afternoon by shooting her
with thirty -eight-caliber revolver He
hred four shots. The second struck her in
the left eye and the third in the back
Immediately below the left shoulder blade.
Death was instantaneous Christiansen was
arrested a few minutes after the shooting
and lodged in the city jail. The body OF
the murdered woman was removed to the
rooms OF the coroner
The tragedy occurred in a room occupied
by the couple on the second floor of the
Montgomery hotel at 1921 Dodge street
and was the elimination Of frequent quar-
rels between them.
Yesterday afternoon Christiansen re-
turned home intoxicated and began to quar-
rel with Mrs. Christlansen. During the
progress Of this Chrlstiansen was heard to
remark to his wife that her "time was
short" few moments later. while the
two were in the room alone, shots were
heard. Ida Mangusen, a chambermaid at
the hotel, rushed into the street and gave
the alarm. The police were summoned,
but before they arrived Christensen had
left the room wherein he had killed his
wife and locked himself in a bath room on
the same floor
Son Helps at the Arrest.
John Christiansen, their son, who had
left home a short time before the shooting,
returned to the house at the same time
the police arrived and saw his father in
the bath room, through a window which
opened onto the roof Of an adjoining huilA-
ing. He informed the police and oficers
Vanous and Flynn rushed to the window
and Captain Mostyn to the door Of the
room. Christlansen had locked the door,
but as the officers started to enter through
the window, he made a rush for the door,
unlocked 1t, and was grabbed by Captain
Mostyn. He then threw his hand to his
hip pocket. as though to draw a revolver.
but the captain caught the hand. Chris
tiansen then surrendered and handed the
revolver to the captain. quietly remarklng:
This is the gun"
The body of the murdered woman was
found lying face up across the bed. the
feet resting on the floor BY her side on
the bed was a wash bowl, which che had
in her hand when the shooting was done.
Blood was flowing from the wound in her
face and she lay in a crimson pool which
came from the wound in her back. Chris
tiansen had snapped his revolver at her
four times. The first charge failed to ex-
plode, the second struck her in the eye,
and as she reeled and started to fall he
fred again, this charge striking her in
the back. AS she fell across the bed he
snapped his revolver again, but this
charge failed to explode.
Christiansen IL stOlid.
After being taken to the police station
Christiansen expressed no concern or re-
gret over the shooting. When he was in
formed that his wife was dead he said
he did not believe 1t. After he had been
convinced that she was dead he said moth
ing, nor did he show any indication that
he cared He was thoroughly sober by the
time he reached the station and told of the
murder OF his wife calmly and without
feeling.
II was in her room" he said, when
she came In to dress. spoke to her and
she answered me insultingly. / then drew
my revolver and snapped IL at her, but
1t did not explode. The next charge ex-
ploded and 1t struck her. She reeled, ana
as she fell, with her back toward me, I
shot again and I suppose 1 hit her in the
back. / am not sure whether / shot a
fourth time. did not think that / killed
her."
The revolver used was a sS-caliber ham
merless and was purchased by Christian
sen in South Omaha last Thursday, though
he stated that at the time he bought II he
had no idea OF killink his wife.
stormy Family Life.
Christensen is 40 years OF age and his
wife was 35. They had been married nine
teen years and had one son aged IS years.
They resided in South Omaha for about
fourteen years and then removed TO Omaha,
Those who know them say their married
life has been a stormy one and their quar-
rels frequent. and much more so Of late,
owing to Christiansen's jealousy and to the
fact that he was drunk almost constantly
May 1 last. with Christiansen's approval,
Mrs. Chrlstiansen and Charles Krug rented
the Montgomery hotel and Mrs. Christensen
was installed as landlady she and Krug 10
divide the proceeds OF the house At reg
ular intervals she and Krug met and set
tied their accounts. This made Christian
sen more jealous and on a recent occasion
when he returned home and found his wife,
Krug and Ida Mangusen in a room to-
gether. settling accounts, he threatened TO
kill Mrs. Chrstiansen. For some time Mrs.
Christensen has been in poor health and
during lest week she had been under the
care Of a physician. All this time. his son
and the roomers at the hotel said. Chris
tiansen was brutal to his wife and had fire.
quent quarrels with her. Saturday after
noon the son was present when the two be-
gan to quarrel, but was sent on an errand
by his mother. He said that he knew his
father had a revolver Friday and that he
and his mother had spoken Of having him
arrested. but did not.
Inquest Probably Monday.
Mrs. Christensen was a sister OF Michael
Minikus, a saloon keeper at 2OO1 Pierce
street II is probable that an inquest will
be held on her body Monday morning Chris
tiansen Is a carpenter and at one time
was employed by the Union Pacific Rail
road company. He has a sister living in
Omaha and E brother IN South Omaha
Recently he had been doing odd Jobs. but
since ia5t Monday h5 has done H0 woTF
Last night c. -istiansen said that he had
no further statement to make. He has
employed w. r. Gurley to defend him ana
referred inQuirers to him. Early IN the