New-York tribune., 1912-04-30
War1.r End the Body

The tvo women pushed open the door
and ~ into the apartment. The f,rst
room &c the kitchen. Next 70 this. Of
the hall. Is the bathroom. Something
prompted them 20 go In there. They did.
On the noor lsy heap beneath
shawl and towel. Mrs. Gressier lifted
the shawl then screamed. as she saw
N. body Of a woman. The towel COW
cred the face This she did not touch
Both women ran cut Of the apart
ment, shfieking The elevator boy. or
learning that there vas a dead body IN
the apartment. called patrolrnan Ee
found De Brahms IN a bedroom adtoir
ing the bathroom. suspended from the
shelf b. a rope. which was roosed about
his neck
HIS Jaw was red with blood from
hole IN the roof OF his mouth. : new
magazine revolver lay az his feet
DR.. julius Klepper. OF 40. 35l West
34th street, who was visiting a patient
on the htth foor. was summoned He
found the man was still warm. bur the
Uomans body was cold.
An ambulance vas sent for. and while
II was on the way the patrolman found
two notes at the entrance 70 tbs docr.
One Rad.
cau Up e07s Greeley and tell the boss
wont be there tonight Here Is IS for, each
George Preston. One OF you "!ll please
buy a stamp and post this letter.
The letter was addressed 70 hts mother
Mrs c. z. de Brahms. OF No. $50 9Th
street, Union Hi, ~. Y II was IN French
and read:
Ny darling and adored mother. = have
killed Pauline and now I am about 10 pay
the penalty with my own life. ] pass into
the next world. where hope 20 find things
better Remember. ! love you, my mother.
From your son, who leaves you thou
o = s Nv violin is az Bustanoby's- Sell it
or 10 as you like With IL u is yours.
A further search revealed letter writ
ten in English. This was found in the
bureau and read.
To the law and whom It may concern. i
was too miserable since married. NY VIE
She came back Friday after being away the
whole day. She had a very terrible black
eye. She had been hghting somewhere ana
wanted 10 kill me-.
Nov I die. II is my turn
strangled her ana killed her myself;
Now I die II is my turn. Take care of
my old angel mother, who Is the grandest
old lady on earth. Ny wife insulted @ nel;
and this IA also a reason for which killed
her. 7 don't want 70 die In the electr!c
chair, and so ! take my own NE. Goouuy
20 all my friends. Don't blame mt. thou-
sand kisses 10 my mother.
ALBERT DE BRAHMS.
II was not until 5 o'clock yesterdaY
evening that the old mother arrived ~
tho house again. She had been Informed
NJ the murder and suicide by newspa-
per man. and hastened TO the house. she
was too griefstricken for tears and tolo
of her visit in the morning In dotail.
She pleaded with the police to alio"
her IN see her son-she made no mehlioh
ot his wife--but said nothing when toi'
that she could not enter without the per
,,ission of Coroner Fetnberg.
charles Hazard, the night elevator
ru,rcr said that h. brought Mrs de
prahms I'D at II o'clock on trlday
,iai,t She was slightly intoxicated ana
ns riobt eve was blacked. She mao
',ono o,It early oil Friday afternoon 10
,,', sone fish and that her intenlioh
80 IN come home at once was shown ~
VIC. ,jsi, IN Mrs. Gressier. She told he'
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