The Washington times., 1922-08-21
WOMAN SHOOTS
MAN AFTERHE
SPURNED BABY
Mrs. Sarah Berlin Says She
Wanted Only to Wound
Salesman.

Salesman.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-Having
shot the man for whom she sacri-
ficed her husband and her home.
and who refused to marry her
and give their child a name, Mrs.
Sarah Berlin sat in Jail today
without trace of regret for her
act. but with the fear in her
heart that she has brought her
self within the shadow Of the
electric chair, should the man die.
Only Wanted to Hurt.
II wanted to bruise. hurt, and
punish him for his callous, cold
heart" she said in relating her own
story; IT knew perfectly well that
IL ] killed him II would mean the
to wound. not kill"
The man Is Moses 'Schenider, a
salesman, who Is lowering between
life and death in the hospital, with
a bullet wound near the heart.
Yes" she said, II shot Moe
Schneider, but IL ever a distracted
woman had cause for such an net
I think I had. Moe was named as
correspondent in my husbands d.
vorce action against me. The court
gave my husband the custody OF
my little boys, who are five and
seven years old. I was separated
from both my husband and my two
children by Noes love-making.
MY little infant son, Sol, of
whom Moe is the father, is just
five months old today, and what
an anniversary" --,,r
Here Mrs. Berlin broke into sobs.
THE very day my baby was
born this man, Moe, telephoned to
DR.. Irving Smiley, who Is now In
Europe, at the Bronx Hospital, and
asked him about me and the child.
l shall ask the doctor to testify for
me In court when he returns
She said Schenider asked the doc
tor: -
Cant you get her to put the
child in some home In order to get
rid OF TT"
Continuing her story, Mrs. Ber'
lin said.
81 was at that time and have
been since, without any regular
source Of income, so l appealed to
Moe to give me funds SO / could
properly care for the child. He
refused to do so. Then. without
telling him about II. l placed the
baby in the infants home. Moe re-
fused all my requests for aid. 1
said to him:
Even II you cannot support and
marry me, Moe, you can at least
care for tho baby. Surely that
won't cost you much and he's your
own flesh and blood"
She said his only reply was: 49,
Let the kid 60 to the devil!
What do ! carer
Her narrative continued:
81 gave him up as hopeless and
kept away from him for a time,
but he heard finally that l had
placed the child in an institution
and then he began pursuing me
again. Last week he wanted to
make an appointment with me for
Saturday night and ] agreed, for |
wanted to settle this matter once
and for all.
ION Thursday started out to
find a revolver, didn't want to
kill him, but I had thoughts of
wounding him and soaring him, and
II all else failed I thought of kill
ing myself, possibly. tried to
buy a revolver in several places,
but couldn't get anybody to sell
me one.
Bought Little Revolver.
"Then ! went over to Jersey
City, and from there to Newark,
but was still unsuccessful. So / de.
cided to try Philadelphia. l got on
an express train and after getting
to Philadelphia found q store where
they had revolvers in the window.
~ went inside and told the man.
ager l wanted a revolver for self
defense, but l just wanted a'small
one that would wound and not kill,
THE man told me l didn't want
.3S then for that would tear a
person all to pieces, but sold me a
80. l asked him If he was sure II
wouldn't kill q person, and he said
IL wouldn't II 7 used care, or some.
thing OF the sort.
"I reached the hotel at 1 O'Clock
this morning and found Moe there,
I sat down in a chair beside the
dresser fully dressed and began to
talk to him. had on n black
satin dress and thin black scarf.
1--WE talked and argued for sew.
eral hours, and I exhausted all OF
my reasoning powers to get Moe
to see his duty. He was obdurate
and Indifferent, and said all he cared
about was me. Gradually I became
angered, although I did not let him
Sc It, but kept on pleading with
him.
Moe begged me to kiss him. ]
wrapped the revolver in the lace
scarf was wearing, SO he wouldn't
see Il, and then sat down on the
edge OF the bed. I put up his arms
to seize me for q kiss. and as he
pulled me down 1 shot HMM the
left cheaf