Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-01-07
The policemen no fled the officers

in charge of the Bremen street sta
tion-house of the terrible tragedy
that had been enacted, and the house
was given into the charge Of MIR. f.
Miller, constable of the tenth Ward.
The Coroner was summoned, and,
about O'Clock, impaneled jury.
who examined the bodies and adj
journed the inquest, for the purpose
of hearing he.testilnony OF witness
es, to 21a O'Clock p. NJ.
Asbach was siNtyseven years OF
age, and by trade basket maker
His wife was ten years younger, and
for some time had Kept little toy
picture and candy store in the front
of their house,No 57e, which they
leased about five months ago. The
old man did his basket making in
the back room on the first floor, the
upper story being occnpied by them
as sitting room and sleepinga apart
menJ. The rooms are small, though
they are comfortable and to .erably
we'll furnished. The Sitting room
the room in which the tragedy took
place, is neatly carpeted, contains a
sofa, bureau and wardrobe. Its walls
are hung with great number of
cheapprints, some illustrating events
| in the life Of our Savior, and others
being rather n sensual character. On
the marble topped center table in
the room was German book Of
psalms, which was pretty we'll thumb
ed and dog cared, evidences taat 1t
/ had been in constant use.
The couple have never lived to-
gether as man and wife should live.
Both have been anxious to make all
the money possible out of their re
spective branches of trade, but neither
has been willing to place much con
tldence in the integrity or business
tact of the other The wife has al
ways desired entire and undisputed
control of the finances of both, this
the has never conceded Their quar-
rels over money matters have been
! frequent aud exceedingly acrimoni
Gus. SO violent have been their dis
agreements that during their we'd
dea life the wife has lef the husband
no less than tour times. each time
vowing that she would never return
to his house again; but each time
he has induced her to come back to
him, by promising that he would ac-
cede to al! her wishes and treat her
better in the future. Asbach it seems
was of rathe superstitious nature.
He was in habit Of visiting for
tune teller's every once in g while,
aud seemed to rely implicitly on her
advice for the manayem ent OF his
business. OF late he has taken ba5-
kets of oranges and lemons to her
learly every week. This fortune
teller visited Mrs. Asbach's store
last Monday, to see 8lr Asoach. AS
bach was not in. On being inform
ed of that fact the woman applied
some disreputabie epithets to Mrs
Ashach, where upon that person
struck her. A sharp little scratch
ing fight ensued, and was terminated
By the fortune-teller hitting Mrs
Asbach on the arm with mineral
water bottle.
On Tuesday m morning Mrs. Asbach
swore out a warrant for the arrest of
her assailant, charging her with as
saul and battery. The case vas to
have been tried before Squire True,
yesterday. Mrs. Ashach was away
from home for several hours on
Tuesday, looking after her case,and
Mr.. Asbach seemed to think that
she had instituted legal proceedings
to obtain a divorce from him.
Returning to the store, in the eve
ming, Mrs. Asbach made a bed on
the foor of the back room, by
layin a chair, with pillow on it, up
on the floor. She kept that bed, ly-
ing with her back towards the FIRE
from s clock in the evening until
after Ii O'Clock. Two young wo-
men who sometimes dressed dolls
for her, visited her in the evening
and remained with her until about
half past 10 o'clock. At 8 O'Clock
Mr., Asbach came in and took a seat
by the fire. His manner while sit
ting there's described as being very
strange, more becoming man in
liquor than a sober person He
seemed anxious that the young Ia
dies, and Mr. August Asbach his
oldest son, who was also visiting
him, should leave So all three left
before IL O clock Nobody saw
either man or wife after IL O'Clock
The supposition is that, about mid
night, Asbact went to bed on the
second floor: that Mrs. Asbach re-
mained down stairs until, perhaps,
half past one o'clock that she went
up stairs, and, refusing to share her
husbands bed. made one for herself
on the sofa in the front room. tits
believed that this contemptnons
conduct enraged Asbach, and that
he went into the front room, abused
his wife. was upbraided by her, and
the creature OF excitement and rage
committed the fearful act recorded
above. This, however, is mere spec
ulation, a..hypothesis drawn from the
circumstances which surround the
case.
Mr. Z Barney, of McComb, sent
to town last Tuesday, an interesting
family Of porkers, consisting OF
Nc. Jo ,y,..,7 IIar and +ha 4u,o NI;,.