The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-09
\ JRSE PLEADS
UAWR|TTEN LAW
LUREp WELL KNOWN PHYSICIAN
TO HOUSE AND KILLED
HIM
TRAGEDY IN NEW YORK
Norman Showed No Concern Over
Deed-Dead Man Had Been At
tackled by Another Woman
He Had Wronged.

New York, June S.-While DR. Mar
tin AuspitZ, well known physician
was searching in the Yestibule of 49,
East one Hundred and Thirty lift
street tonight. for the name of a sup
posed patient, who had sent in sal
by telephone, he was shot down an
instantly killed by Sarah Koten, 8
trained nurse, % years of age.
The trap had been carefully plan
ned by the young woman, who hat
sent in the false call for the physician
by telephone about IL O'Clock in the
morning, and had waited on the stool
of her home, across the street from
that hour until 1880 O'Clock tonight
for the appearance of Dr. Auspitz.
From her place the nurse, who was
formerly employed by the physician
saw him approach through the din
twilight and enter the vestibule
Quickly she ran across the street TAX
ing a self acting revolver from hel
satchel as she ran. The sound of hel
step upon the stoop caused the doctor
to look up, and he found himself
trapped, facing a woman with a revol
yer Before he could speak a word
the woman fired at him point blank
Or. Auspitz fell, dying at the woman's
| feet.
Car Passed at Time.
| Not satisfied that he was dead, tht
woman fired another shot into thu
PROSTATE body of the physician.
The tragedy occurred just as troll
ley ear was passing the door Th'
| light from the car illuminated th'
doorway and practically every per
son on the ear saw the tragedy enact
ed as under the flash Of a spot ligh
upon the vestibule of the building.
DR. Ausptz lay perfectly still, ans
Miss Koten walked out to the ston'
steps and sat down, still holding tbs
smoking revolver in her hands.
great crowd began to gather but were
held back by the sight of the wea
pom.
who did the shooting?" askef
| some one in the crowd.
Il shot the man, but he murdered
himself. He has suffered the penalty
If his crime"
The Unwriten Law.
She refused to give up her reyolve
until a policeman arrived. Unmove'
Miss Koten sat facing the crowd whll'
an ambulance and patrol Wagon
were called and never once glance,
! to the vestibule where the body o
Dr. Auspitz lay. The ambulance sur
geon pronounced Dr. Auspitz dead am
lrove away
Then the partol wagon came an
the dead body was carried out, tn
men bearing the burden brushing tn
skirts of the young woman. She wa
assisted to the seat of the WACO
tear or a trace of nervousness, mad
the Journey to the police station.
The woman's only excuse for he
act is the unwritten law. She declare
that Dr. Auspitz attacked her Will
she was in his employ some fly
months ago and ruined her life. Sh
repeatedly declared that he had mu
dered himself by that act.
Wronged Another Woman.
The dramatic shooting of the phi.
stefan follows by a little more tina
year ago, an unsuccessful attac
upon his life by Miss Hannah Jansel
young woman who made a simila
:harge against the physician as thf
Il Miss Koten. Miss Jansen, in con
ANY with Charles Crowninshield. he
lance to whom she had just made
confession of the reason she could NJ
become his wife. visited Or. Auspi'
n his office at his home There I'll
girl openly ACCUSED the physician II
lenied her charges.
Take this aud shoot the cur" sal
"rowinshield handing her a revolye
Miss Jansen pointed the weapon
Or. Auspitz and pulled the trigger. TT
cartridge failed to explode. In a de
4 perate struggle that followed the PHI
!. stefan gained possession OF the reyC
s YER