Evening journal., 1909-01-27
SHOT WOMAN
And HIMSELF
Night Of Gaiety in PhiIadcI-
phia Followed by Double
Tragedy
DISCOVERED THAT WOMAN
HE LOVED WAS MARRIED

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, JAN 2I-Ihe
man who late last night shot and killed
Mazie Jenny. a former burlesdue actress
in a rooming house here and then sent
bullet through his own brain. dying at a
hospital soon after, was to-day ioentiieo
as "Bennie" Hamerling, boarder at oVo
South Third street. He is believed 10 De
the son OF a tailor in Wilkesbarre, and
efforts will be made to-day to get word TO
his relatives.
The shooting followed a night OF gaiety'
Arst at the theatre and later at a care
where il is said both the man and woman
seesned in the best Of spirit.
Hamerling. who is waiter, learned that
the girl he loved was a married woman
and this is believed TO have prompted the
shooting.
The crime was committed in a furnish
ed-room house at No. Ss1 Cherry street a
few minutes before midnight last night.
Hamerling met Mrs. jenny three months
ago while hurrying to his home rms
chance acquaintance soon quickened INTO
love, and Hamerling proved 10 be de-
voted suitor. Night after night he met
the girl, and according 10 a fellow waiter
he was making arrangements to get mar
ried.
Sunday night. Hamerling sent post
card with a Cupid on Il to the girl, and
on Saturday he gave her trashy book
entitled Tracked by Woman" It was
after he had mailed the postcard that he
In some way learned that the girl he loved
was married woman, and lived with her
husband Jack" Jenny on Franklin
street
All night Sunday night the disappointed
lover grieyed and when he reported for
work yesterday morning he showed he
was laboring under a strain. After the
noon rush Hamerling got excused from
duty and arranged to meet Mrs Jenny at
7.30 o'clock to take her to a treatre Fear
ing that the girl might disappoint him.
Hamerling called her twice again during
the late afternoon.
At the appointed time the couple met
and went to an Eighth street theatre,
where they. occupied a lower box. During
the last act It was noticed from the stage
thai the couple we're quarreiing, and HAM
erling was heard to threaten his compan-
ion. She apparently pacihed him, however,
as they left the theatre arm IN arm and
went TO the Cherry street house. Five
minutes after they entered this place the
crime was committed.
Hamerling carefully locked the door,
and the girl sat down on the bed taking
off her hat and coat. Hamerling hung his
overcoat and hat on hook on the wall
and then turned suddenly upon her
His reserve broke. and he cursed with
terrible oath, pouring forth a torrent OF
imorecation-
ITO think that you could have deceived
me through all these months" he shouted
ITO make me love you so much and then
to have me find that you are married
that you are the property OF another; that
our love must cease. i am mad, mad,7
Deception discovered.
The girl saw that her deception had
been discovered. She sprang from hei
crouching position and leaped 10 the door
She screamed and wrestled franticary
with the bolt. attempting to escape.
Hamerling's frenzy grew He shrieke6
and laughed to himself as he saw the at.
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