The New York herald., 1922-09-07
DETECTIVE, SPURNED
BY WOMAN, SHOOTS
Her, KILLS HIMSELF
Alfred BIass Of City Force
Begs Dorothy Brights to
Run Away.
MARRIED, SHE REFUSED
He Threatens, Then Pulls
Gun, When Girl Persists
in Attitude.
BELIEVES SHE IS DEAD
Turns Weapon on Himself
When Girl Falls With Two
Bullets i'm Breast.
BELIEVES SHE IS DEAD

Alfred Blass, aged 80, an acting De-
tective Sergeant, shot Miss Dorothy
Brights, aged 26, model. last night
in her apartment on the first floor of
the Chateau, Broadway and 124th
street, and then shot himself through
the head. He died at midnight in
Knickerbocker Hospital. Miss Brights,
who has two bullet wounds in her right
breast, said the detective shot her
when she refused to accompany him to
California.
The detective was attached to the
East Thrty-fifth street station and
had a good record. His infatuation
for Miss Brights, who is described as a
pretty blond, is said by tenants of the
apartment house and by the girl her-
self to have existed for more than a
year.
Detective Blass, according to the
best information the police could OBJ
tain. met Miss Brights a year ago, but
six months ago he moved from his
home in Brooklyn and took a room
that she formerly had occupied on the
sixth floor of the Chateau so he could
be near her. Since that time he had
seen her often, though there are
stories at the apartment house that in
recent weeks she has been seeing an
other man more often than she has
seen the detective.
Her Husband Never Seen.
Miss Brights, who Is employed in 8
millinery store in West Thirtyfourth
street, went from the Chateau a year
ago and said she was to be married.
She returned six months later and took
a room in apartment 10. occupied by 4
family named Martin. who are away
for the summer. What became OF her
husband. whose name is Dietrich. she
refuses to say.
Detective Blass pleaded with the girl
again and again to get divorce and
marry him. When she refused he asked
her to go to California with him any
how. He offered to leave the Police De-
partment, where he had been since his
appointment in 1905. She still refused.
A few minutes before 8 o'clock last
night Detective Blass left his room on
the sixth floor and went down and rang
Miss Brights's bell. Mrs. Madeleine FL
wood, who also has room in the Martin
apartment. let the detective in and told
him that dot" as he called Miss
Brights, was dressing. Mrs Elwood and
Bass talked for few minutes until
Miss Brights's arrival, and then Mrs.
Elwood withdrew to her room.
Detective Blass stood up from the
piano STOOL where he had been sitting.
and approached Miss Brights. His
hands were in his pockets and Miss
Brights said afterward he appeared
nervous.
Girl Again Refuses.
Dot" he said. Il want to ask you
now II you've changed your mind?"
You mean about going to California;
she asked. why. no, I've told you I'm
not going. and I stick by It,"
WELL" said Blass. coming closer, ''let
me tell you this. I'm going to Cali
fornia and you are going with me. or
else something else Is going to happen.
Calm yourself said the girl. "T;n
not going"
The detective jerked revolver from
his pocket and pulled the trigger. The
weapon failed to explode.
Blass pulled the trigger again. and the
bullet pierced Miss Brights's chest. He
shot again as she fell, and the bullet
struck three inches from the first wound,
The girl dropped to the floor. and the
detective, evidently believing he had
killed her. turned the gun on himself.
The bullet went In over the side OF the
right eye and came out back OF his
left eye. He fell to the floor uncon-
scious and bleeding just as the girl
struggled 10 her feet.
Miss Brights apparently much more
worried about the detective than about
Confined on Pare Three