The Washington times., 1922-11-09

ALLEGRA
TRIED TO.
:S[AY HER:
Mrs. CoIdbIum Declares He
Placed Gun Against Her
.. Neck and Shot.

Another tragedy was marked
down to the eternal triangle to-
day when Mrs. Fannie Goldblum,
q handsome woman of thirty
years, confessed to the police
that ''in defense of the honor of
her family" she yesterday after.
noon shot and killed Samuel
George Allegro.
Allegra, she confessed, tried
to force his attentions upon her
in her home, 1853 Hobart street
northwest. She made a vain at
tempt to put him out of the
house, and then, she says, was
compelled to protect herself by
shooting. She in turn was shot
in the neck, and asserts that AL
iegra grabbed the gun from her
after she had shot him.
Shot to Save Honor.
Dramatic in its entirety. the con-
| lfession of this attractive woman.
made from q cot in the Emergency
Hospital, il a remarkable story OF
a woman protecting her honor.
II told him to get out. that I
didn't want to see him again." she
related. But he wonld not 80.
Then he reached into his back
pocket, saying he had a gun. and
telling me he was going to Kill me
like a dirty dog unless i gave ir
81 became afraid and rushed Into
xuHara had r.
gun in. the sewing machine
When came back I told him
that I would show him how a
woman protected herself. to,d
him that would not disg1scs
my husband and two children
"And then he yelled back: To
hell with your husband and chill
rem Then I fired. He ran Owe
to me and threw me down u
the floor, and told me he was
going to kill me like a dog.
Put Gun to. Her Neck.
"T struggled the best could, but
It did no good. iie got the gun from
my hand, and then he put the re-
yolyer' close 10 my neck and fired.
~ en- he left me and ran out or
the door. That's all can remem.
ber."
Ailegra, With a gunshot wound In
his abdornen, war .ound on the steps
of the house rext door. a'rs. Gold:
blum was found IN the ven, ,bule of
her home. Doth were IusNed TO
Emergency hospital. AleEra died
early this morning, hut Ms. cold
blum will recov.r
Mrs. Goldblunis story o. now
| Allegra had force his atteUrtons
upon her was know 20 her husha "a.
Jacob Goldblum. H, sRid today nat
he believed in his wife.
Allegra's attentions. Mrs. 10ii'
blum declared, were never rocirr''
Gated.
at met him in a shoemaker's slop
at 925 Ninth street, two years ago.,
she said. 1T was living ABOVE the
shop at the time. After that he
smiled at me and sometinss he
would talk to me. never en-
couraged him. I am a marrl"d
woman, he is married man ar
love my husband and won't acc,n'
the attentions of any other man.
Moved to Hobart Street.
Last March we moved to Hobart
street. He followed me there. He
came up several times, and each time
told him to 60 away and stay away.
But he would always come back:
HE was so persistent that be
came afraid OF him. thought he
was going to shoot me. Several
days ago went downtown and
bought a revolver to protect myself.
When Allegra came to the door
yesterday, I was mopping. The door
was unlocked and he walked right In
I love you.' he told me. He said
he couldn't stand II any longer, that
he had to have me. And then we
had the argument and I shot him."
A charge OF murder will prob
ably be lodged against Mrs. Gold
blum today. Headquarters Detec.
tives Charles Bradley and Howard
vermillion. who are making the IN
vestigation. were with Mrs. Gold
blum for more than an hour, hear.
ing the first complete story she had