The evening world., 1904-01-14
Lizzie Drunke, a Waitress, Fa-
tally Wounded by vachon Be-
cause She Told Of His Boiling
Suspenders with Cabbage.
CROWDS IN STREET SAW
HIM FIRE THREE BULLETS.
Victim, Who Had Rejected the
Cooks Suit, Was Hurried to
Bellevue Hospital There Is
Little Chance to Save Her Life.

His owe turned to hate through the
scornful rejection of his advances, and
his. pride stung to the quick through
the charge that he had spiced a pot Of
corned beef and cabbage with n pair of
~suspenders. Alexander Vachon. n
French Canadian chef. of No. 50 Bow
cry. to-day shot and fatally wounded
Lizzie Drunke. a pretty young Hun
garian girl. a waitress In the restaurant
where he presided over the kitchen.
The shooting took place in Twenty
second street, c Third avenue, In
full view OF scores of men and young
girls goite to work.. vachon was ar
rested and held in the Yorkville Court
to await the result of the young
woman's injuries. She Is dying In the
Bellevue Hospital.
The blighted that ended In
tragedy had It's beginning in the res
taurant at No. 265 Third avenue when
Vaohon went there as che six months
ago He had been installed but a few
weeks when the pretty little Hungarian
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had been making n record for himself
and ound high favor in the eyes OF his
employer. But the shadow OF the little
waiting maid had no sooner passed tho
threshold OF his scullery when his heart
went ont to her.
Love All ON His Side.
IT. was lovc at fret sight with tho
chef. and his signs were soon heard
above the buildings In the pots and tho
hissings In the spiders. The woolng.
however. was all on his side, as Lizzie
had q lover among her own people.
AT first she laughed at the advances
OF tie Fr%enchtnan. She tore up Tho
verses he wrote 10 her and ever turned
her little nose up at the wonderful.
dishes he prepared for her.
As time went en- and his ad yanccs
were still snubbed atJ laughed Mt the
ardent cook became suilen and morose.
His gloom soon fell upon his shining
pots and pans. ma IN tnrn wal reneacd
In the faces II the patrons Of the ies-
taurant. SO
Al last Vachon became desperate and
made a final appeal to tho pretty little
waitress, She stamped her foot, and
told him she hated him. After that all
was black to the chef. and as Lizzie
looked into the kitchen ono evening a
few weeks & she saw him making
frantic passes at an imaginary adyer-
sRry with a hugo carving knife. on
that same evening the patrons of the
little restaurant noticed . peculiar
favor to the cornedbesf and cabbage.
A general complaint went up. The res
taurateur inquired of Vachon and he
spread nj his hands n shrugged his
shoulders.
suspenders with Corne Beef.
But the little waitress peeked into the
big corned beef pot and noticed a pair
of suspenders floating interviewer with
the shreds Of cabbage. She told this
to her employer and the chef was per-
emptorily discharged. With tears In
his eyes he denied the ~suspenders and
swore a trap had bee laid for him. He
left the restaurant black with rage and
vowing vengeance.
As Lizzie was going to work early to-
day she saw Vachon waiting for her in
front OF the Lehman s. Schwartz fac
tory In Twenty-second street. near Tnird
avenue. She started to hurry past him,
but he ran out and caught her arm.
She gavo q little cry as he seized her,
and many Of the passersby turned ana
looked al the couple. Several who wero
near heard the Frenchman hiss as he
wrenchci the girls arm:
You have ruined me! You have
spurned my love! / revenge mel"
With that he drew a revolver and fred
three times at the girl.
AS the chef ran down the street the
girl reeled toward a railing and fell to
the pavement. A cry was Immediately
raised by those who Witnessed the
shooting. and as the Frenchman ran
down the street the reserves In the
patrol station near the corner OF Second
avenue rushed out and intercepted him.
Girl wounded Twice.
An ambulance was summoned from
Bellevue. After q brief examination,
Ambulance Surgeon whitbeck said that
two bullets had entered the young girls
body, one INJECTING u fatal wound. She
was taken. dying, to the hospital.
On the way with Policeman Hay to
the Yorkville Court, vachon said: 1T
have no care for life now. My love, my
reputation is ruined. i die In content
Before the Magistrate he refused to
| tnlk and vas held TO avail the result
OF his victims injuries.
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