The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-17
A MOTHER CUTS HER THROAT.

A melancholy case of suicide occurred at
No. ALL Fourth avenue. Mrs. : Ernestlne
Lowenhelm lost her husband in Germany
some years ago. and came to New York with
her daughter Ida. her only child, and lived
comfortably on some little property she had
acquired. Ida was eighteen last spring. and
was her mothers only hope and Joy, and ap-
and accomplished young woman. In June
last she sickened, and up to yesterday was
constantly attended by her mother. The ply
sicisn who was consulted said several weeks
ago that the young girls sickness had rem
dered her partially insane, anG recommended
Mrs. Lowenheim to have he: placed In an
asylum. This the mother world not consent
to I'LL Wednesday, when the. necessary papers
were drawn up, and yesterday. morning The
young girl was taken to BloomIngdale Asylum,
accompanied by several Of The family, who
left the mother alone. Mrs. IOwenteim wa
frantic with Grief at parting With her daugh-
ter, and retired to her room. About. an hour
after O smothered scream, accompanied by the
bowling of a pet greyhound, alarmed some OF
the nelghbors who, on entering Mrs. owen
helms apartment, found her gasping In The
deaLh-agony, with her throat cut In o terrible
manner with a table-knlfe, which had been
sharpened to razor-like keenlless. She lived
but g few minutes. ,
A REAL ESTATE BROKER HANGS HIMSELF.
Early yesterday morning officer Mulcahy,
of the Twentieth precinct, was summoned to
No. 1888 West Thirty fourth street, and there
found hanging by q clothes line TO O rear We
randa the corpse CT Mr.. Marcus 81. LichteR-
stein, @ gentleman we'll known Ia society
and q prominent real estate SPECTATOR, who
ts reput.d 10 have been posse sed of consider
able wealth. Mr.. L!chtensteln had suffered
considerably from the weather during the
heated term, but had just returned from the
country apparently in perfect health and
good spirits, and although he complained oc-
caslonHlly of headache and wa2t of spirits,
there was nothing In his demeanor to cause
alarm. Mr.. LEchtenstein retired to bed at IL
P. NJ. on Wednesday, aud when discovered
was partially, dressed, and Is supposed to
nave been attacked with temporary insanity
on reaching hfa room, and to have devised
the plan for ending his exlsten nee which he 30
promptly and successfully carried out. Mr.
Llchtenstein was fifty years Of age.
OUT OF WORK N D%ETERNISED TO DIE.
: About eleven o'clock yesterday morning two
pistol-shots alarmed the residents Of No. 628
Pearl street, who. on Investigating their
source, found Wm. Fisher, aged forty-eight, q
Swede by birth, suffering from q dangerous
wound In the stomach, half an inch to the left
of the median line, and a scalp wound OF minor
consequence on the top Of his head. The uu-
OlLuu6D LII VIC VI w ekh
where his recovery was pronounced impossl.
Bile. Yesterday afternoon, auid painful efforts
to breathe, he stated thai he had been In the
country twenty-siX years, and was born In
Stockholm, and brought up as a sailor. Up to
within the past four years ne found no difficult
ty in gaining his living, out In 1858 had the
misfortune 10 get his left foot injured 10 O chain
cable, and became crippled. slnce that time
he has gained q scanty livelihood as a watch
man, but of late has been Without q situation.
and resolved on putting an end to his misery
by shooting himself,
A HUSBAND AND FATHER CUTS HIS THROAT.
Early yesterday morning Jacob Dauschler,
aged lorty-three, went 10 No. l7S Essex
street 10 visit his vile and children, and while
there made q desperate attempt to end his
life. Denschler was a butcher by occupation,
but his bad habits and associates prevented
his earning a living, and since last January ne
had done no work, but lived on the earnings
OF his wife. Whenever he could get money
he would diss.pale and cone home drunk.
His vile has been obliged to leave her lodg-
Ipes several times lately on account OF his COZ
duct, and at last told him she would live with
him no more. and that he had better seek
work. On Wednesday night she pushed him
out OF doors and went to bed. Abont mid
ths door, and found it wa,s her husband.
At first she refused 10 admit him,
but he created such a disturbance by
Kicking ut the door that she opened
1t with the intention of allowing him to
remain for the night. AS soon as he entered
Mre. Deuschler's apartment he asked his wife
If she meant to live with him again. She an.
swered firmly mo-" he Then asked her II
she meant what she said, and on her replying
In the affirmative he drew from his vest q long
c%arylng-knife and deliberately cut his throat
close up 10 his chin, and tc a depth ofthree
inches, seVerIng the wlndpipe entirely. He
was taken to the Tenth Precinct sLatlonhouse
aud placed in o rear room pending the arrival
of an ambulance, and while there his vile en-
tered. Although dying he made o desperate
attempt 10 strangle her, and was 80 violent
that bis wife was placed with her two children
behind the sergeanrs desk. Deuschler then
made signs that he desired to write, and on q
slate he wrote the following in German:
Don't write TO my sisters and brothers, be,
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