The Washington herald., 1914-10-17
GOTHAM TRAGEDY
OUIRIVAES zOLA
East Side Wife. Herself Child
less, Pleaded to Mother
Her Rivals Child.
PRAYED MANY HOURS
Killed by Fall When She Tried to
Force Way Into Flat Whence
Woman Moeked Her.
PRAYED MANY HOURS

New York, Oct. 16.-How much will q
woman put up with to regain the low
of a man she has lost? Would she bt
justified in offering to mother her hus
bands nlegitimate child?
A story Zola might have reveled in
came out OF the east side today, wheI
Coroner Feinberg conducted a prelim
mary inquest into the death OF Mrs
Becky Walter of 21s Broome stree
who plunged from a fourth-story FIRE
escape as she was about to interrupt q
meeting between her husband and the
woman she charged stole him.
Samuel and Becky Walter were mar.
ried in 1912. A year or SO later Walter
became dissatisfied. He said he loved
children and used to tell Of the big
families in Austria where he came from.
Prayed for Many Hours.
The young wife sat and brooded. When
alone she knelt for hours in prayer.
In the great tenements on all sides OF
her the chubby faces of new arrivals
and there were many-gave the mother
less bride heart pangs.
One night, arriving Unexpectedly, Sam
found Becky brooding, tear-stained, in a
corner He said he didn't want a weep
ing bride and went away. 1t was learned
he went to Philadelphia. 1t was then
that the name Of Rose Katz, a dimpled
mite of black-haired, brown-eyed girl,
came into the little tragedy.
Suddenly Sam showed up at the Broome
street home. He wanted to begin all over
again. Becky was wild with happiness
She told every woman neighbor he had
been given a wonderful charm-a mother
hood talisman. Besides that, the women
were all praying for Becky. Sam came
home every night for a while after that.
ROsic's Shadow Returns.
Then the shadow Of Rosie Katz again
came across the threshold. Sam could
not or would not get work and Becky be-
came the breadwinner. While Becky was
away, Rosie Katz used to come around.
One day Becky and Rosie faced each
other.
why do you try to steal my man."
demanded Becky.
He loves me, that's whyT' replied
Rosie.
Rosie then whispered something to
Becky and Becky turned pale. Reaching
inside her bodice she drew forth the
charm and hurting it to the sidewalk,
trampled 1t to bits.
Becky faced her husband later. He
calmly admitted that he was soon to
become a father. Back she went to Rosie
Katz and went on her knees before her.
"Let Me Have Your ChiIdG"
MY husband has wronged you" she
said. but I am willing to help you. Let
me be a mother to your child?"
Il told her." said Rosie Katz to Coroner
Feinberg, that no matter what the world
might think, the child would always be a
child Of love and become great.
81 told Becky that 1 would slave night
and day for my baby and that it would
always bear its fathers name. Now Mrs.
Walter is dead and it will, for Sam will
marry me-"
Becky Walter decided to have II out
with her husband and Rose, and she
warned them. Tuesday she Unexpectedly
came home at noon. Repeated knocks
brought no response. Becky then pounded.
She heard a woman's suppressed laugh
ter within. That drove Becky to frenzy.
Going to a fiat next door she climbed
out on the fire-escape and was forcing
her way into her home when she fell