New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
CASHIER SHOT as HE Ri
Murderer Had Shared Fauors Of
Vict;m's Wife.

| ~, bsrtv shot over his shoulder as he was
| hs,nr chased out of the flathouse. No. 10 East
| ons-hundred-s e nd -nineteenth-st. yesterday al
| +srnoon William r. Dobson, cashier 1oF tHo
| brokerage firm of Arnold & Co, at NO ~ rN-
change Place, killed William j. Peppler' cIeiN
who had been employed recently by q proouce
| dealer in Washington Market. DopSoii esCae
| hut the police arrested him last night ne
| .st1 "a have a wife and children in Nashville
| Tenn. .,on
| Peppler's wife, who had shared the attentions
| 10 hotn men told a remarkable story at the
| ro,,.a station In East One-hundred- -and-t"eI's
| efxthst where she was detained last eVehi''e
| She said she came to this country. an liA'li'
| grant. at the age of sixteen, three years 90
Her home had been i'll Austria She was 0'''' ~,
into q den of vice and renaaiESu thelC
| Peppler became acquainted with her ne 0
| her to a fat and provided for her there UNI" "
| lost q Mace he had. Then he turned her ""'
/ and she met Dobson. who In turn l'iS'"'eo
| for a time in a furnished fat.
One day Peppler met her in the ssree'' ~
| Iorved her home and was introduced to Dooson
| al her cousin. After that she received ''S
| from Peppler. Finally Peppler oHereo 10 'ialiS
her and Dobson consented. Dopsoh iui '. -.
| the fiat in East One-hundred-ano-nlneIee
| for the couple after a marriage cereHloiiS "
heen performed. The marriage was on 'dlu'S
| % last. Peppler then had place at "aoi.''e
| ton Market In her statement to the ponce i@'.
| evening Mrs Peppler related what happehe"
| later as follows:
| Wa r,oro comfortable for time. but liked
rohson and he and l used to go OUT togetneI'
| used to stay away sometimes Gay oL - ~
and Peppler didn't like it when + goe nd that
got Jealous. He said mustn't Go tnat, anu 'n
| If did he would do something to DoOSo.,. ~ -
| made threats against Dohson to me "u'''O7'
pennler was in Washington Market but lost
his place. and then he got angry ana put ille nc
out That was in February. ne tolo me wont IT 30
Dobson and he saw Pepper and fixed 1t up, ana
| I went back to Peppler. But he kept ABUSING
me 7 went away Saturday with Dooson. anu
| when I cot back this morning Pepper was on
| the sidewalk in front Of the house he eolo me me
to come in and see what ne vas EOis IN ~ the Gat
hacked up. Peppler said he was going TO selI
| them and get out. told him the artic1es Wets
| not his to SELL but were Dobson's. he salo
| thew were not but were his. and he was going
7 telephoned to Dobson and he came up and
ouarrelIed with Peppler saying Peppler had no
| right to sell the things, which were NOT MS
Peppler got mad and took off his coat and ran
at Dobson He seized Dohson and threw him OUT
| into the hall, then following him. Dobson ran
downstairs and ran after then1 and as was
at the head Of the stairs heard snos S!a any a.
| the foot of the stairs found Peppler oeeo1nG
Mrs Maricione the janitor, was there ana she
| said pobson had shot him. Dobson ran out and
disappeared.
The janftor confirmed Mrs. PeppleTs story
of the Shooting She had seen Dobson fire the
shot over his shoulder at the pursuing Peppler.
Peppler was dead when the police reached the
| house. Mrs. Peppler was hysterical for time
| after she was taken to the police station. but
| u,hen she became calner told her story without
| apparent emotion.
| Mr.. Arnold one Of Dobsons employers, said
| last evening that Dobson had a wife and two
children at Nashville, and had been accustomed
| to send money to them regularly Dobson lived
! recently in the boarding house, No Lexington
| ave and there it was said that he was extreme
| " ouiet and reserved, seldom speaking to any
one Dobson arrested last night at the
| home of A. L. Rosenberg, No. 211 West One
! hundred-and- -eleventh-st. where he had been a
| frequent visitor
| Dobson WAS arrested about 10 o'clock p m. In
| the APARTMENTS of Mr.. and Mrs A. L. Rosenberg,
on the ground floor of the apartment house at
| No. 2O1 west One ndred-and-eleventh- st He
| took his arrest calmly, and refused to make any
| statement either to the police or reporters
| CAPTAIN McNally went to the place himself.
He asked for Dobson, and was told by Mr.
| Rosenberg he expected him at almost any time.
| Five minutes later the door opened and Dobson
| entered accompanied by Of the Rosenberg
| sons. .,>-,, , -,,5.
| ~ understand you want me. captain
| II do You are my prisoner" was the re-
| ply ,, a.or ,>oxo
| coolIy asked ~ -
| Then he turned to a sideboard and poured out
| a generous drink of whiskey. He said he had
| gone to the Offices of Howe Hummel after
! the shooting but that the member Of the firm
| he wished to consult had left town for the day.
/ Mrs. Rosenberg said she had been painting
| portrait Of Dobson.
| Dobson, in the presence of other members Of
| the family. called her mother" He said that
| the Rosenbergs were of no blood relation, but
| friends.
| When Dobson was taken away Mrs. Rosen-
| berg kissed him. He said that his wife and two
| children were in Washington D. c. He had
| plenty of money and two $1,000 government
| bonds.
| The police said late last night that they had
| learned that Dobson has bank account with
Sutro Brothers, at No. % Broad-st.. and that
! this firm handled large line of stocks for Doh
| son for speculative purposes. Dobson is said
| to own a big block OF Louisville and Nashville
stock He also is said to have an account with
! the Trust Company of America. and to have
| drawn 81 800 from Sutro Brothers few days
ago.
| The police say they letters from Dobson's
| wife to him and declare they learned that his
| wife is the daughter either of United States
| Senator or Representative from one Of the
| Southern States.
STORY OF PIPER AND LEMONADE.