The Detroit times., 1910-07-06
0VEsPURNED, man
MURDERS GIRL,
SHOOTS SELF
Edward Weiss Sends Three Bullets
Into Body Of 17.Year.0ld Ger
trude Lakowitz When She
L Refuses To Marry Him.
Tragedy Occurs in Presence Of Young
Woman's Blind Sister-Mur-
derer Dying in Hospital.

6purned by the girl he would have
made his wife. Edward Weiss lovc
was famed to jealous fury. Tuesday
morning. His passion changed to un-
reasoning rage. he staiked upon Ger
trude Labowitz while she bent over q
stearning washtub and fired three
shots from q revolver into her body.
He saw her stumble blindly down
the rear steps OF the home OF Samuel
Weiss, his brother, No. 308 Erskine-
ST., and fall dead, then turned the
weapon on himself. Twice he sent
death missiles into his body to make
the tragedy Of his unrequited love
complete. He Is dying in st Marys
hospital.
Mrs Samuel Weiss. blind sister OF
Gertrude Labowitz, was the only per-
son present when the shooting took
place. Helpless she stood and listened
to 1--WE hurried shots. She heard the
screams OF ner sister, the hoarse
shouts OF men who rushed to the scene
and intuitively, she knew what had
happened.
Three weeks ago to the day. Ger.
trude Labowitz came to Detroit with
her sitter from McKeesport, Pa. Mrs,
Weiss husband had come about seven
weeks ago. Edward Weiss has been
here five months.
They took UP their abode at No. sos
Erskine-st. Edward Weiss fell In love
with Gertrude. Daily he made over
lures to her. To each request that
she marry him. she replied that she
was too young-she was only IL
and that they had better wait.
Monday he was vehement In his
love-making. She laughed at him.
why don't you waltz" she said.
Later I may find some man | like
better, and, maybe, you will find q
woman you will like better than me-"
Tuesday morning, Edward Weiss
and mis- brother. Sam. started for their
work at the Packard Motor Car Co.
About o'clock Edward returned. He
found the girl bending over the wash
tub in the kitchen. She had come
here purposely to do the Homework
for her blind sister.
He came into the kitchen and talked
with her. He asked her II she would
marry him right away and she again
refused him.
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So close did he hold the weapon that
the powder scorched her fiimsy dress
AS she stumbled. screaming from the
house, he turned the weapon on him
self. NJ
Neighbors say that Weiss had no
reason to be jealous OF the girl. She
kept company with no man.
Mrs. Esther panser, who lives next
trude came to see her, Monday. She
told Mrs. Panser about Edward Weiss
love overtures and said she did not
think she would marry him because
she was too young to wed.
News OF the tragedy spread quickly
through the Ghetto and soon the doors
OF the home were pressed by throngs
hungry with curiosity. A squad OF
police came from central station and
Detectives Cotter. Kane and Brooks
hurried to the scene.
Weiss was hurried to st. Mary's hos
pital in the police auto patrol. Cor
oner Burgess was called and ordered
the body removed to the county
morgue. where postmortem examiE
alton will be made.
The most tragic figure in the
Ghetto today is Mrs. Samuel Weiss,
blind sister of the dead girl Neigh
Dor women try In vain to tell her that
her sister Ia not dead, but she will
not believe. Her husband was mott
fed and came immediately from his
work at the Packard plant.
Weiss has a wound through his
breast and another In the abdomen.
II is impossible to get statement
from him. He Is 26 years old.