New Ulm review., 1922-05-03
TRIES TO Kill
PROMISED j BRIDE
MARTIN FIMEYER, NEW ULM
YOUTH, CHOOSES DEATH TO
LIFE WITHOUT LOVE.
SWEETHEART HAD DECEIVED
HIM. SHOOTS AT HER.
COMMITS SUICIDE.

Martin Fimeyer, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Fimeyer, of North Ger
man street, this city, shot and killed
himself after an unsuccessful attempt
to take the life Of the girl whom he
had expected to marry this month.
The tragedy took place Sunday after
noon at the girls lodgings, at 637 Ce-
dar Street, St Paul. The girl, Miss
Katherine Becker, of Sykestown, N.
D., was wounded but probably not
fatally. When her lover fired at her
she ran screaming from the room,
with the blood streaming from
wound, crying t'He shot me, he shot
me. The young man then turned
the revolver on himself and killed
himself instantly. The girls condi-
tion was said to be critical but at this
writing it is expected she will recover.
Planned To Marry.
The dead man who has lived near
ly all his life in New Ulm, met the
girl when he went to Dakota last fall
to help his uncle with farm work.
Miss Becker's parents lived near the
home of the boys uncle and the
young people became good friends,
and later entered into an engagement
of marriage. The first of April, this
year, young Fimeyer went to the
cities to seek work as he and Miss
Becker had planned to be married
during the latter part Of May. She
had also sought work in the cities and
Martin left New Ulm in high spirits
with the thought of being near his
sweetheart and working together to
establish a home.
Letter Tells Disappointment.
" He had written home several times
and had told his parents Of his love
for the girl and of their approaching
marriage. He seemed perfectly hap
py, and satisfied with life. He had
found work and, according to letters
received by his family, everything
was going WE'LL However, letter
written by him last Wednesday was
received by the sorrowing family
Monday, after they had the news of
his death. In this letter he told them
that he had found out that his sweet
heart was deceiving him, that she was
going out with other men, and in the
letter he said: .sIt is all over"
Climax Comes Suddenly.
/ It seems, according to reports re-
ceived here, that he had gone to the
girls rooming house Sunday after
/ noon, and had overheard her making
i a date with someone over the tele-
j phone and that a quarrel followed.
i He became very angry and drew re-
4 volver, firing at Miss Becker and
killed himself, as told above.
j Local friends of the young man say
i that he was Of a particularly happy
4 disposition, always full of fun and a
i great joker. That the young woman
was interested in him seems evident
4 from the fact that she came to New
i Ulm to visit him one time last winter.
a It is said she claimed after she was
! shot that her parents objected to her
marrying him.
Obituary.
/ Martin Fimeyer was nearly 25
| years old, his birthday coming the
10Th Of July. He had lived here
nearly all his life, and attended the
local schools, until he was old enough
/ to work when he learned the mason's
trade and worked with the Alwins at
that business. He is survived by his
! parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Fimeyer
and four sisters, Mathilda and Mary
!. lat home, and Mrs. JOS. Frank and
{ Mrs. Alois Frank, both Of Essig. II
was expected that the body would bt
Brought to New Ulm last evening
! Arrangements had not been made fol
the funeral at the time of writing.
Since publishing the settlement ane
7 dismissal Of the $4,000 damage sui
brought by John Meints, retired far
mer of Luyerne against prominen
Z business men Of that city who twic,
s deported him from The state, tarre,
E land feathered and fogged him, it ha
now become known that the defen
+ dants paid Mr.. Meints the sum 0
yno .