The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-30
A MURDER
Man i'm Winston Found Dead i'm His
Room. Shot Through TIM Window.
No Clue to the Assassin.

Man i n Winston Found Dead i'm His
Room. Shot Through the Window.
No Clue to the Assassin.
Henry kobre, a Russian Jew, about
80 years old, who uns a restaurant i'm
+; connection with NJ. kobre & Cos, sa-
loon, at the corner of Church and Third
streets, was found unconscious and in
a dying condition, his head lying In a
pool of his w blood, his brains ooz-
ing from q horrible wound, which
penetrated the skull just above the
right eye entering the frontal bone,
Sunday night about 11:30 O'Clock, by
his brother, Sam Kobre.
Drs. Hines and iBynum were sum-
moned. When the physicians arrived
the dying man was placed upon his
bed. 4 glance at the terrible hole i'm
the forehead told the two doctors that
medical science could render no aid
for the sufferer and that it was only
a matter of minutes, ere the spark of
life would be forever quenched.
On the floor, close to the window,
where it is believed kobre stood peer
ing through the glass when the fatal
shot was fired from the outside, with
such deadly effect, was a dark pool Of
blood, in which he lay.
All that IS known of he killing is
told in a few words: A pistol shO
rang out ON the Sabbath night air.
Then silence. This was all, until the
finding Of the still form of the victim.
The MORALLY wounded man was re-
moved to the hospital, where he died
at 1:15 O'Clock in the morning.
There are several theories as to the
murder. One theory is that some one
was attempting to enter the saloon by
the rear door, that kObre heard the
noise and going to the window shouted,
frightened the burgler away. Seeing
he was discovered and fearing that an
alarm would be given, the party fired
at the window and with such deadly
aim, that Henry Kobre fell lifeless to
the floor. The door had been partially
broken open. 1t suggested the idea
that a strong man had fallen against
it with his shoulder.
Another theory is that the man was
murdered and robbed. The weapon
used is supposed to have been some
sharp pointed instrument and that the
door was slammed to when the muir
derer rushed out of the building. The
bullet hole in the window is accounted
for in this way: The shot being fired
after the deed had been committed for
a ruse Or blind to mislead one as to the
manner in which Kobre met his death.
His brothers say that he always car
ried large sums of money on his per-
son and that no deposit was made
Saturday and that they have every
reason to believe that from $50 to $50
should have been found in the dead
mans pockets. Not a sou was found,
however. Although, his silver watch
was taken from the trousers pocket.
A bank book found in the coat pocket,
showed an account with the Peoples
Saving Bank, amounting to $2o5 and
hat no deposits had been made since
the latter part Of March.
There is simply nothing to throw
light on the tragedy.
1t the c~orOner'S inquest held yester-
day, some fifteen Or sixteen witnesses
were examined. Nothing in the nature
of evidence was brought out. One or
two friends saw the dead man at the
debot about 9:1O alone Sam Kobre
said, II left my brothers room about
c.lc uAu uS lOIu Liz t1o liz VIVIAN
come to my other brothers house in a
short time. l returned about lilo
o'clock and found him in a dying con-
, dition. The back door was partly
priced open.
At the undertaking rooms Of Hunt
ley-Hill-Stockton Co., where an au-
topsy was held at 1920 O'Clock yester-
day morning, three physicians were in
attendance. After an examination, no
bullet was found. The general Opin-
ion of the physicians is that the man
was killed with a pistol shot fired
from the outside of the building, and
that the ball shattered the skull and
then glanced upward to the ceiling
where it was found imbedded. The
bullet had evidently been split in two
b ycOming in contact with the glass
or perhaps the bone of the skull.
Mr.. KObre came to this city two
years ago, from Walnut Cove, where
he conducted a confectionery store,
going in business in the room adjOin-
ing that of his brothers saloon, though
having no part in the bar.
He was taciturn, silent and of a re-
firing disposition. Had many friends,
but no intimates. Took no one into
his confidence. Not even his brothers
knew anything about his business af-
fairs.-Winston Journal
Terrible plaques. those itching. pet
torinS diseases of the skin P1t an end