New-York tribune., 1910-06-28
GIRL SHOT TO DEATH
BY REJECTED LOVER
Father Had Promised Her in
Marriage, but She Had Re-
fused to Fulfil Bargain.
i GROCERY SALE INVOLVED
Reserves Called Out to Quiet Elk.
element in East Side Tene-
ment, Where the Shoot
ing Occurred.

Morris Nathanson. a grocer's clerk
lay in wait for Jennie Minkoff last night
IN the hallway of her home, No. % East
Sd street and as she returned from work
shortly before 6 o'clock shot and killed
her. Then slipping the revolver into his
pocket he walked to the 9th street sta
tion house, confessed his crime to the
lieutenant in charge and swooned. I'm
reouited love was the cause-mixed with
business.
Jennie AIinkoff was a girl of eighteen.
According TO Nathanson's own state
,nent. made later at Police Headquar-
ters. she had never encouraged him; in
fact, she had at 10 time exchanged more
Than A casual word with him She was
good girl. one of four daughters Of
hard working father, who eked out
livelihood in a grocery store in the base
1nent Of the house where she was killed.
Nathanson lay in wait for her in the pri
vate hall on the third floor, and she was
shot down at her own threshold, her
body falling before the door.
Two shots Were fired. One took effect
IN her right shoulder and the other
pierced her heart. Nathanson stepped
over the PROSTATE form and dashed down
the stairs.
The house had been alarmed, doors
flung open and hysterical voices de-
manded to know what the trouble was
The door Of the Minkof apartment
opened. and the dead girls younger sis
Ter. Rose. peered out into the semi
gloom. At that moment Samuel Shar-
key. a tenant Of the floor above, dashed
down the stairs. He heard Rose Min
kof scream. and hastened into the hall
way and stumbled over Jennie Minkoff's
body.
Nathanson had made his way to the
street and walked hastily toward the
sth street station.
Confronting Lieutenant Judge, he ex-
claimed: I've just shot my girl
Then he drew out the -Ss calibre re-
volver with which he had done the
shooting. and laid IT on the desk.
Why did you do it?" demanded the
lieutenant.
The Prisoners Story.
Nathanson merely groaned and fell in
q faint When he revived he was taken
70 Police Headquarters. There, after he
had become a bit less hysterical he said
he had loved the girl for a long time,
but she had never encouraged him. Her
father, however. had promised she
should become his wife. but later he
changed his mind and told Nathanson
that the marriage was impossible.
Morris Afinkoff. father of the muir
5ered girl. had long owned the basement
grocery but on March q il was sold 10
Nathanson's uncle. who, in turn. trans
ferred il TO his nephew. Minkoff, it is
sid tried his hand at several other oc-
cupations but he could not succeed
He bernoaned his fate to the elder
Nathanson and wanted to buy the bust
ness hack. He was referred to young
Hathanson. who offered to turn the gro
cerr over to Minkoff provided he would
permit him to pay court TO Jennie
Bargain Net Fulfilled.
ATinkoff gave his consent, and the store
became his property again But when
Na1hanson went TO court Jennie. he
found that the girl would have none OF
him. He complained to her father, but
Nr Ninkof declined to coerce his
daughter
Douhlv rebuffed. Nathanson said at
Police Headquarters last night, ne took
u drink. and he was under the lnf1u-
ence Of liquor when he did the shooting
Max Reckon one Of the tenants OF NO
- East Sd street, told the police thaI
during the afternoon he had seen MAIN
anson coming down from the roof' 10
which he had evidently gained access
from the adjoining house
The excitement around the house
where the shooting occurred was SO
great that the reserves of the 9TH street
station had to disperse the crowd