Evening star., 1922-11-09
Wounded Woman Faces Mur-
der Charge for Staying of
Ninth Street Barber.
TELLS POLICE ALLEGRO
PERSISTED IN ADVANCES
Declares She Moved Her Home
From Over His Shop Because
He Annoyed Her.

Confessing in nervous tones that
she fatally shot Samuel G. Allegro, a
barber. ito protect the family name"
when he made advances to her in her
home at 76S Hobart place. yesterday
afternoon. Mrs. Fannie Goldblum.
thirty-year-old wife Of Jacob Gold
blum. clothing store employe, today
faces a charge OF murder as she lies
on a cot at Emergency Hospital.
suffering from a bullet wound inffict-
ed in her neck. she says. by the man
she killed.
Displaying but little emotion. out
side of her nervousness. Mrs. Gold
blum related in detail events which
led up to a double shooting shortly
after 3 O'Clock yesterday. while
Headquarters Detectives Bradley and
Vermillion took down pencil notes OF
her account. Her husband. bent in
grief over the tragedy, waited anx-
iously outside the room during the
confession, which for the first time
revealed to him the secret ordeals
which Mrs. Goldblum said she had
labored under because of her victims
alleged repeated attentions.
Repulsed Him Often.
tectives, Mrs. Goldblum was mopping
the floor in the front room Of her
home yesterday when Allegro walk
ed in unexpectedly. He had called
on her and she had repulsed him on
previous occasions, she said. her hus-
band being kept entirely ignorant OF
the affair.
II love you and want you. I must
have you" Allegro is quoted as say
ing as he entered.
Get out of herew the woman
asserted she replied.
Il have a revolver in my pocket"
the man is said to have warned, as
he moved forward.
Going to the sewing machine near
by. Mrs. Goldblum stated. she opened
a drawer and took out revolver of
.3S caliber. which, she said. she pur-
chased October 6 in the vicinity of
1lth and f streets, to protect herself
against Allegro's advances.
You wouldn't shoot that You're
too weak and afraid" the intruder is
related to have said.
Advancing When Shot.
$50 I showed him what a woman
will do to defend her good name"
Mrs. Goldblum told her interviewers.
ne came toward me ana ! Snot MIN
in the chest"
ment Mrs. Goldblum thought she had
missed him and struck chair. The
wounded man, however. grasped her.
she explained. threw her bodily to
the floor. wrested the smoking re-
volver from her hand and, placing
the muzzle against her neck. fred one
shot. which plowed through the
flesh. not seriously. Bruises on her
arm where she landed against the
floor were shown to the officers. Hair
snagged on the gun corroborated the
assertion that the weapon was held
close.
Allegro. if this version is true. must
have then placed the revolver in an
Easter basket on shelf and stag
gered out of the open door and onto
the porch of the adjoining premises.
10 Hobart place. occupied by Mrs.
Annie Glazer When police, summon
ed from the tenth precinct by neigh
bors. arrived they found Mrs. Gold
the dying man on the porch next
door Both were rushed to Emer-
gency Hospital. where Allegro died
early this morning.
Followed to New Home.
Mrs. Goldblum's confession re-
counted how she had become ac-
Quainted with Allegro while living
over a shoe shop adjoining his bar
Der shop, 926 9th street northwest.
She said she first met him while hav-
ing some repairing done in the shoe
shop Subsequently he saw her
number of times in the shop, falling
madly in love with her. she pointed
out Allegro was married and lived
with his wife at 905 9Th street north
west.
Mrs Goldblum indicated that she
paid little attention to Allegro's early
attentions. but when he became ar
dent she was worried and repulsed
| him. When the Goldblums moved
away from 9Th street she foresaw re-
lief, but instead, she declared, Alie-
gro grew more persistent and visit
ed her in her new home several times.
She asserted she repulsed him on each
| occasion, and when her nervousness
over the state Of affairs became more
pronounced she went downtown last
week and purchased the revolver,
with the intention of defending her
self If necessary.
Mrs Goldblum is expected to re-
] cover. After the officers had finished
questioning her Mr.. Goldblum was
allowed to remain with his wife.