The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-03
CAD..suICIDg'S MURDER TALE
PATZAUER, INSANE, THOCGHT
HE'D BE ARRESTED.

Ex.Yencins Masi - who'd BecD Rejected
by . Young woman--CaIied On the
District Attorney Before He Killed
Himself Had Decn lDrtnkine Heavily.
Tho man who committed suicide In a cab
near the Jersey Central ferryhouse on
Friday night was Identified yesterday "a
Ernest A. Patzauer. who until month
ago had been a fencing master In Mao Levys
gymnasium In the Hotel st. George, In
Brooklyn.
1t was learned last night that on Thursday
Patzauer asked Clara Gillespie. a stenog-
rapher living At rs Dudley street, Brooklyn,
to marry him Wher, she refused to promise
that she would. he told her that he would
kill himself. tI
He had been drinking heavily, and those
who knew him say that he was insane.
On Friday afternoon he went to the District
Attorneys office and announced that Clara
Jentz, with whom he was In love, had been
murdered, and that he feared he would be
arrested for the crime. Miss Jentz, who
is stenographer and who was once en-
ployed In the same Office AZ Miss Gillespie,
was alive and we'll last night.
When Patxsuer called at the District
Attorneys once on Friday afternoon he
was turned over to Assist ant District Attor-
ney Pechner. Mr. Pechner took him into
q private oflioc, and Patzauer insisted that
the transom and he windows be closed,
lest some ons overhear their talk. Then
he told this story:
been associated with MacIevy In his Brook
lyn gymnasium. Likewise, am son OF a
Baron and have received remittances
regularly. 10. that am In no need Of money.
MacLevy is the man who identified Hooper
Young, since convicted Of the mlrder OF
conviction. know that Young was an
innocent man, and will get you undeniable
proof Of his innocence That is partly
why 1 came to this Office to-day.
But my main reason was connected
with another tragedy. / was engaged
to beautiful Brooklyn girl named Clara
Jenze, to whom J gave ali engagement,
ring. In a couple Of days she Disappeared
and che has been murdered. Her body
will be found - a few DAYS; ] predict it;
when the murder becomes known do not
want TO be implicated In it and want to
place the guilt where 1t belongs. do not
know what her address was. but can tell
yo,n! where she lived IN a day or 50: .
over a matter Of $500. which got in q
room at 1876 Liberty street. There you
will be able TO find me when the body OF
my f1ancee turns up, Let me know, as l
will put you in a position to lay your hands
on the murderer"
Mr.. Peol,ner made up his mind that his
visitor wns crazy but harmless and finally
promised to attend to his case and got him
TO leave the Office.
Miss Gillespie said last night that she
had known Palza usr for six months OF 80,
but that they never had been engaged to be
married.
Although Palzauer talked of Clara Jentz
while In the District Attorneys Office. tho
police found letter he had written to Miss
Gillespie, who lives at rs Dudley street,
Brooklyn.
Miss Gillespie told last night of Pat
zauer's proposal OF marriage on Thursday
and OF his threat of suicide. She said she
had known Patkauer for six months but that
thew had never been more than friends.
strangely" she said. He talked about
going way and said that he expected to be
arrested for larceny. He insisted that l
give him back his photograph which. he
had given to me and all the letters he had
written to me-.
Miss Gillespie said that Patzauer had
been drinking great deal. From his
once an officer ~ the German army and had
Deserted. ~
From persons who knew Patzauer 1T
was learned last night that he had a way
Of saying that he was never happy unless
he was In love and of boasting OF the many
young women to whom he had been de-
voted. Not long ago he announced that
rapher- the most beautiful woman in all
New York. Patzauer was an Austrian
hv birth, and had served in the Austrian
army as an officer, he said.