The Washington times., 1922-11-09
HUSBAND
TELLS Of
TRAGEDY


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told since the shooting yesterday
afternoon. ... Dr..
Bought Gun Monday.
The detectives have made q par.
tial investigation Of Mrs. Goldblum's
story. They found that she bought
the revolver last Monday st y down.
town store. paying $3.50 for II. The
revolver was examined, and strands
of Mrs. Goidblum's hair were found
on II, bearing out her story that
Allegro placed the sun close TO her
A policswoman, Mrs. Keyss, sits
at Mrs, Goldblum's side at the hos
pital. Mrs. Goldblum has told and
% rstold to her the story q Allssra's
made her confession today, Mrs.
Goldblum showed no apparent sor.
row. In a clear voice she told
Of the events leading up 10 the
shooting and the actual firing OF
the shot.
Mrs. AlIegrs Silent.
Mrs. 8, G, Ailssra. the wife of the
man who was killed and who
AVCo at OVp otAtU otgp0A ava
west. told newspaper men she
apparently was not much worried
over her husbands death.
Mrs. Aiiegra Is good looking
woman and O. fine dresser. This
morning was clad In a black fur
coat. and black suit. with skirts
shorter than the prevailing style.
She also wore thin black stock.
ings and shoes with French heels.
The Allegras occupied two rooms
on the second floor OF tho three.story
frame building at the northeast cor.
ner Of New York avenue and Sixth
street northwest. They were not
well known in the neighborhOod.
allegro and Goidbium worked near
each other. Allegra was the boss OF
the barber shop at s2e Ninth street
and Goldbium is employed In the
clothing store of sweig Brothers at
937 d street northwest.
Has Faith in Wife.
Goldbium today expressed to a
Times reporter explicit trust In his
wife. The children, Jank Jacob. jr..
and Stella, aged three. were tn other
parts of the house when the shooting
occHrred. .u ... ..., u,r~x.
ing my wife for months" said
Goldblum. "She admitted that to
me when ! saw her last night. she
also admitted she did the shooting.
II was not q case OF attempted
suicide. but Of a woman defending
her honor. My wife wouldn't tell
me about what was going on be-
cause she feared trouble between
us, but she told neighbors, and she
was annoyed 70 much by his atten.
tions she became ILL.,"
GoIdblum was at his wife's side
III am doing my best to comfort
her." he said. 1T Is an awful thing
to have happen in your own family.
"I'll stick TO her throughout, he
said.
The unwritten law will be invoked
by Goldblum II his wife comes to
tSial. 1t was said today.
Left Shop at , O'clock.
AIlegra 10 said to have left his sncp
At 2 o'clock. II was little more than
IN hour later when the sound Of
two quick shots came from 76S Ho-
bart street, and neighboSs saw man
staged from the doorway. walk to
the porch OF the house next door, oc-
cupied by Mrs. Annie 0lazier, and
collapse. Mrs. Goldblum, bleeding
from her neck wound, was carried
out on the porch Of her home In
readiness for the ambulance which
bore her and the dying man to
Emergency.
Allegra never rallied from stomach
wound which perforated the intss.
tines, though an operation was per-
formed, and died without making
any statement 80 far AZ IL disclosed.
Goldblum was hastily summoned
from his work, 10 find the house
empty and curious crowd assembled
before 1t. The dining room, where
the shooting took place. was In dis.
order. When he interviewed his wife
last night he found q polioewoman
statione1l at the side OF the cot.
Knsw AlIegra -Four Years.
Goldfum says he and his wife had
known kliegra for about four years,
having lived opposite his dwelling.
sos sixth street northwest, prior TO
moving to Hobart street. Neighhors
knew Ailegra had been calling TO see
his wife in his absence, he declared.
He had noted. he said. that Mrs.
ooidbium was nervous and de-
pressed and eight weeks ago sent
her to New York to visit relatives.
She returned two weeks ago, not bet
tered by her trip. he said. He
puszled over her condition, but could
not ascribe q cause, 0oidbium con.
tinued. The happening OF yester-
day and Mrs. Goldblum's subse.
quent disclosures have made Il all
clear In his mind.
I'm stick by her through any.
thing" he stoutly maintained this
morning.
Allegra has been married several