A Woman's Vengeance.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 43, 29 March 1884, Page 5

A Woman's Vengeance.

New York, February 12.— This morning at Fifty -ninth -street station, Third-avenue Elevated Railroad, a woman, in the presence of other passengers, shot a man who gave his name as Victor Grafton Andree, in the thigh. Thinking she had killed him, she put the pistol to her temple and blew her brains out, falling dead on the spot. Andree said he was a German, has been in the country six months, was a journalist connected with a German newspaper, and a teacher in an educational establishment. He admitted knowing the woman who shot him, but refused to give any explanation of her act. Later. — The police have discovered that the young woman was Jennie H. Almy, aged 24 years, who taught in a kindergarten school. She lived at 1 1 1, West Twenty-fifth street. A large package of letters in Andree's room, which she had written to him, show that he had promised to marry her and afterwards refused, but whether he had betrayed her or not could not be ascertained. It was evidentthat Andree Knew she was waiting to see him, and he dreaded to meet her. For this reason he reported at the school where ho taught that he was sick, and remained in his room the whole of the past week. This morning he ventured out for the lirst time. It was said at Miss Almy's boarding-house that she went away every morning early, and did not return until night, and it was supposed she passed the day within Andree's house. The two became acquainted last fall at 266, East Second street, where they boarded. Andree's condition has grown rapidly worse, and he cannot recover. In his antemortem statement made this afternoon Andree admitted that he was engaged to marry Miss Almy, but broke his promise upon the discovery that she was a divorced wife. He would not state how he found this out or give any further particulars. He w»uld not answer any questions in regard to their relations.