Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
REUNION DENIAL
ENDS IN TRAGEDY
Loewenstein Shoots Wife and
Kills Self When Xmas Re-
Cancellation Is Refused.
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tCOnf1nued from First age.
gave Mrs. Maier warning that Il he
was not permitted TO live with his
wife and children he would shoot her.
He drove up 10 the Maier home at
Z o'clock last night. He entered
through the kitchen door and STROBE
into the dining-foom, where his wife
was helping the children with their
lessons.
Here's your satchei," he said.
throwing 1t on the table.
Mrs. Loewenstein believing 1t 70
contain her jeweiry and the deeds
to several pieces OF property rose to
seize 1t.
Wife Struggles to Get Away.
Her husband fumb1ed with his re-
volver and took her by the shoulder.
She struggled and he forced her into
the doorway leading to the library.
Then he pressed the muzzle against
her face and fired.
Mrs Mailer. who had run down
from upstairs rushed up behind him
as he shot his wife and tried to pull
him away. Sho had her hands around
his neck when he thrust the gun over
his shoulder. She let go and dropped
heavily to the floor. The bullet passed
harmlessly over her head, struck the
fireplace and ricochetted into a coal
hod.
Then. Loewenstein killed himself.
During the shooting the four chill
dren. William, 8 years old; Daniel.
IL; Mary, 6, and Robert, 10, sat par
alyzed at the table. Their father was
dead and their mother wounded be-
fore they uttered a cry.
Mary was the first to run to her
mothers side.
"0h, Mama, Speak to Mel"
"Oh, mamma. speak to met, she
cried.
Mrs. Maier told an Evening Star
reporter today how she had grown
to teal some such outcome of her
daughters marriage.
Her husband treated her so
brutality" she said, that three
months ago, after obtaining a legal
separation, she came TO live with me.
Mr.. Loewenstein had the right to
visit his children.
Two weeks ago he came to see
me. We were alone in the parlor.
Now, ] want to come here and
live with my wife and children he
began. I'm either going to spend
Christmas with them or not at all.
You've got to let me come, or I'll kill
YOU
"He pulled out a revolver.
HE knew very well I had refused
to hear of it before, so I told him not
to start any cowboy antics and
walked III of the room.
"Tli give you a week to think ii
over he shouted after me.
HE came again on Sunday, but /
was out. That night, when I was in
bed .on the first floor l heard some
one:at the shutters. I got out of bed
and crept into the darkest corner.
Loewenstein opened the shutters and
looked in at the bed. He waited for
a long time-it seemed hours to me-
and Their he went away. Then he
came a~gain-last night"
Loewenstein, who was 3S years old,
was the son Of Daniel Loewenstein,
of Daniel Loewenstein & Sons cafe.
! $50 Springfield venue.
Joseph L~oewenstein, a brother of
the dead man, said today:
"Not Daniels Fault Altogether"
''There are two sides of every story
and, of course, it wasn't entirely
Daniels fault. He went to New York
on business for me yesterday ar
bought twenty Christmas trees. Re-
Gently he talked a great deal about
wanting to be home with his family
for Christmas"
He denied that his parents had ever
put Mrs. Loewenstein and the four
children into the street, although
Mss. Maier had charged them with
doing SO.
Two years ago Lowenstein had
butcher shops at Watson and South
Belmont avenue and at Nye avenue
and Hobson street, and he and his
family lived at sos Mt. Prospect ave-
nue.. Last January he had his wife
taken to the Overlook asylum.
from which she was discharged after
three months.
He was arrested on September is
for beating his wife, and upon his
release in $500 bonds had Mrs. Lowen-
stein removed to the CITY Hospital
for observation. She was dismissed
after two weeks. During this time