The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-31
CURB BROKER SHOOTS A NAN.
VIZ. DOBSON KILLSW. ~. PEPPLER
~ ROW OVER WOMAN.

WIN VINO anu was 00IID0
In BY Her - Prevent Pepp,er Pu,tins
Her out Of Her Heme-Fired Baek.
ward Over His Shoulder. IT'S Said
William j. Peppler, who had been en-.
poyed as a clerk in a Washington Market
produce house, was shot and killed yester-
day afternoon At his home at 90 East lIeth
street. by William E. Dobson, a curb broker,
who until july last had the mail transporta.
ton contract in Philadelphia Dobson
hed after the shooting. but was arrested
O'Clock last night as he was going into a
friends house on nth street
II appears that Dobson was called to
the Hat by telephone by Peppler's wife,
who has had a checkerei past in which
both men figured She says she wanted
Dobson to prevent Peppler from carrying
out threat to sell the furniture Of her
fat. which Dobson had paid for. Peppler
ani Dobson got into q fight and Dobson
killed PeppleT.
The police say that Dobson shot over his
shoulder TO frighten Peppler as he fed
down stairs and that Peppler fell down the
stairs at Dobson's feet.
Peppler's wife. whose name IL Rosie,
was arrested as q witnsss and committed
TO the House OF Detention.
She made q long statement to Coroner
Scholer in which she said that after con-
siderable acquaintance with both mon abe
had married Peppler on Jan. ~ last. Each
man was jealous Of the other. she said,
and they had quarreled frequently, The
version OF Dobson's friends Is that he had
been supporting the family.
DOba0n haa haa had ma r,opov
and according TO his friends has q wife
and Oh .ren living somewhere in Ten
nessee near Nashville. where his father 10
believed to be living; The father is said
Dobsons uncle Is 4 Southern preacher.
The shooting occurred about twenty
minutes after 8 yesterday afternoon. At
that time Policeman Howard Of the East
10th street station was approached on Third
that her husband had been shot in the first
floor hall Of the apartment house at 90 East
lloth street. When the policeman got
there he found PepPler lying on the floor.
apparently dead. He telephoned for an
the Harlem Hospital said that the man
must have died Immediately after being
shot.
Peppler was coatlees and his body rested
in a pool Of blood which flowed from a
wound in his left breast. The bullet had
MRS PEPPLEB TELLS OF THE oUARREL
Mrs. Peppler, who 10 q comely brunette.
told this story OF the quarrel;
Il came here from Austro- Hungary
when ] wss 10 years old. A man who pro-
fessed 70 love me took me TO house o. Ill
/ Ssc. s sSqusinssa With Rsppisr. He il.
In fat on West Fifteenth street.
Finally he lost his Job and - he got
in the habit Of beating me I left him and
what ! did and allowed me to support him
for a time. About this time I met Dobson
on the street and We lived together as man
and wife in various parts OF town.
One day Peppler met me In the street and
wanted TO know my address. / refused
20 tell him, but he followed me to our nat
mered at the door when Mr.. Dobson was
there. told Dobson that PePpler was
s my cousin sSs pspps,r sPP6e oSd, frequently
Then Peppler wanted to marry me. and
told Dobson the truth about our relatio
He told ne to 60 ahead and marry Pepper.
a. he Dobson. couldn't marry me for GER
the furniture In the nat. and on Jan. "a last
j married Peppler. In February Pepper
took another woman into our house and
found he wak unfaithful to me.
i then decided 20 hunt up Dobeon- I
knew he had desk room with the firm OF
Alexander j. Grant 4 Co, at 81 Broadway,
so ! sent word TO him and he called at the
house and we discussed the matter. On
Friday last Peppler again 9uarrelled with
Saturday met Dobson and went with him
TO the Stevens House. where we registered
ss man and wife
This morning came back to the nat
Peppler ssid he Intended 70 sell the furni-
ture and turn me out into the street to
earn n hyin9 \ cot NAV from him and
,elephoned 70 Mr.. Dobson 70 come up.
Mr Dobson got 20 the hotse shortly before
2 clock. He and Peppler had row. and
Psppier ripped ON his coat declaring be
.Dobson nan out and my husband chased
him down the two flights Of stairs. Then !
heard shot fired ] found Peppler lying
IA the passag.~ay and got q policeman.
] did not soe the shot fired
IN. sooMkh's srArknksr
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lived Ia boarding ho,ise at Lexington
avenue. When the detectives got there !
1N. boardlng mistress told them shs had |
o. . $50 Dolison since FRIDAY night.
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