Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-27
MRS. MINNIE REIsLER TELLS
 WHY SHE SHOT HER SISTER

New York, July 26.-A message from her dead father, urging her to make an end of all this buslness," prompted Mrs. Minnie Reisler, wife of John the Barber" Reisler. widely known sporting man, to shoot. her sister, Bertha Katz, police quoted her as saying touay after she had been locked up with her two sons and brother on homicide charges.
 Miss katz was shot while in her home early today. Detectives indicated they believed Mrs. Reisler's state ment, although Miss Katz, in a death bed statement, told them that Morris Reisler; a son of Mrs. Reisler, fired the shots which killed. her. Morris and George Reisler, and Max Katz were held with Mrs. Reis!er after an investigation of their stories.
 T did 1t because my father. who is dead, came to me in 3 dream ana told me to put an end to all this business" :" police said Mrs. Reisler told them. He knew what was going on. I was dis gusted with myself for waiting. And l am glad r did it.."'i
 l >sAn. all-day search failed to bring John the Barber" whose alleged love affair with Miss Katz was declared by Mrs. Reisler. to have, been the cause of the shooting into the hands of the po- lice. The last time they saw him. they l said was last night when he went to a
 Brooklyn police station and asked for protection for the Katz girl. Detectives visited the apartment. but did not re- main and a few hours later the screams of Mrs. Jennie Katz the, girls mother, told of what had happened
 | Mrs Reisler maintained, throughout the day, the same attitude of defiance
 that she had since early in the morning l when she screamed You lie" to the dying. girl as the latter accused Morris Reisler of the murder. | 7" "I shot her and I'm glad of it she l told reporters. We broke in the door 1 and she came running toward me in her
 night gown. I yelled and shot. She graBbed me and I fired again. She kept | ons fighting and I gave her another. and l because she wasn't dead then, T fired
 again. Y Then she dropped.
 e,'I wanted to catch them both Morris
 and George and my brother Max were with nfe because they thought was go | ing to beat her up. They uId not 'Snow had gun We found out my husband and Bertha were going to Bertha! 1 apartment last night, and we stood il the rain waiting for them. But wher | they drove up Bertha saw us. and my
 husband stepped on the gas and couldn't shoot. Then later the boys help | en= me OTedh III tue NOpi oliuN hAIV' Bertha. I am glad of it. too. It's of
 my mind and won't have to worry
 about 1t any more.'
 The alleged romance of Miss Katz ant
 Reisler came to light in court actior 1 last year when Mr-. Reisler sued he1 | husband for separation naming Mis-
 Katz as "ieve pirate Mrs. Reisle1 1 charged her husband had neslected hel
 while he lavished money and attention
 on her younger sister.
 1 Reisler is known principally for hi' claims to the manarement at one tfm'
 of Jack Dempsey. Dempsey has denied 1 that Reisler ever managed him. Start | ing fifteen years aoo as barber in l small shop near Herald Houare. h.
 made money and soon operated chaii
 of barber shops in the Times Squar' 1 section
 He went to Tulsa. okla. where he pro
 noted fights and now owns the largNs | fight arena in. the southwest. He aist
 had. large oil interests in that sectiol
 of the country and was interested in th'
 automobile business.