Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-31
WIFE WAS IN HIS WAY
So He Killed Her, Hoping to
Wed Stepdaughter.
BUT THE GIRL LOATHES HIM
Murderer Confesses Shocking Crime
When Accused.
CHOKED WOMAN UNTIL DEAD
Then Buried Body in Cellar, Which
He Then Had Cemented Over.
Reports Disappearance.
CHOKED WOMAN UNTIL DEA:

NEW YORK, December 3l.-Confessing
that he killed his wife that he might
marry his sixteen-year-ol stepdaughter,
Carl Breitag in the 9Th avenue court.
Brooklyn, yesterday told the story of his
shocking crime.
With swing and bravado he came into
court from a cell. But his composure was
short-lived.
In few minutes after he had been
seated Alvina Waters. the stepdaughter.
came into court. Immediately crinsing
fear seemed to seize the murderer
He trembled he looked upon this ex-
ceptionally pretty girl As she identified
him and refused to speak with him he
broke down completely.
Alvina Waters is d handsome modest
girl, big for her years, and yet retiring
She has wealth of golden hair great
blue eyes and checks that would be re-
marked as beautiful but that there is a
delicacY of tinge about them indicating
d probable lack of robust health
IT was impossible to see her yesterday.
with her great loathiDg undiSguiscd, and
not wonder how it could be that the muir
derer ever could fancy he might win her
love. unless he figured that with her
mother gone and herself alone she might
sacrihce herself for Il home with him.
Girl Resented His Attentions.
Capt. Summers and Lieut.. Roddv re-
ported the confession of Breitag. Ac-
cording TO them Breitag said he met his
wife fourteen years ago in Reynolds
vile ia. She was separated from her
husband and had daughter, Alyina
then two years old
They eloped and came to Rrooklvn
BreitaS got job with the Bush com
pany and finally became dock foreman
Ihey saved money and bought a home
at No. 221 SD street.
Meanwhile Alvina had been growing
INTO peaut1ful young woman and Bret
Tag began to pay her attentions These
the girl resented, but there had been
quarrels between her mother and the
man and she made no open protest. as
beyond expressing his admiration for her
he had offered no insult
III was a feeling. the prisoner said tina
II he got rid of the mother he might
marry the daughter that induced him to
quaIrei with the former Sunday, Decem- |
Der q last |
Alvina was at Sunday school. Mrs. |
Breltas was reading when he went over
TO her. asked her how she would like to !
die' and then. grasping her from be-
hind. choked her until she slipped nm
conscious to the floor
For moment he was appalled,, he said, |
and then, fearing prosecution by her he |
returned to his murderous task and com |
pleled his work. He dragged the body
10 PACK parior. covered it with clothing |
and locked the door.
Said Wife Had Gone Out.
When Alvina returned from church he |
told her that he and her mother had a |
quarrel and she had gone out He sent
the girl to look for her, and then he
dragged the body down into the cellar
and buried it. But he didn't think that
was entirely safe.
He said he often was awakened at |
night by noises in the cellar and always |
was in dread of discovery. He decided
1T would be safer if he had the cellar |
floor concreted, and to be certain that
there would be no deep digging and no |
prying he remained with the workmen |
until they finished the job |
day or two later he reported Mrs
Breitag missing to the police and told |
them the story of the quarrel and the !
and they began an in !
vestigatfon. He gave r. minute descrip- |
ton of the clothing worn by the woman, |
when, according to him. she had left the |
house. The police found from Alvina that |
this could not be true.
Then came the story of noises in the |
cellar and of the gossip in the neigh |
borhood about Breitag having his cellar |
cemented when his lot and all the ada |
cent ones were on high, dry ground. This |
led to Breitag being put through the third |
degree and TO the digging up of the con-
crete floor, when the body was found |
and Breitag confessed.
Judge Denounces Him.
Magistrate Furlong, when he heard the |
story, told the prisoner the electric chair |
was too good for him and he would COM
nit him for trial on a charge of homicide |
II killed herr" screamed the prisoner |
and then turning to his stepdaughter. he
almost shrieked, Il killed her for this |
girl and hid the body in the cellar.
The girl gave testimony establishing the |
motive and she was sent to the children's |
society as material witness.