Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-04

A MAN CUTS HIS THROAT BECAUSE HIS
WIFE's GRAVE HAD BEEN VIOLATED
Charles Hemerle, German, forty three
years OF age, harness maker by trade, COM
United suicide by cutting his throat with a
razor, at his residence, No. 8 Hamilton roads
about noon yesterday. Three months ago his
wife fell down stairs aud was instantly
killed. The night after the funeral the body
was taken from the German Protestant GEM
etery by two grave-robbers, who were pro-
ceedlng with IL in an express wagon to the
the CorTyvllle station. The body was taken
to Habigs undertaking establishment, where
Hemerle again saw the corpse of the wife he
had buried the day before. The fact that the
body had been disturbed seemed to prev
upon his mind, aud for the past few weeks ne
showed symptoms OF mental deran cement.
room to sleep, as he said. Soon afterward
his daughter, who was in the next room
heard rap on the wall. and going in, found
her father lying on the bed with his throat
TO why he had committed the act, and he
told her he wanted to be with his wife. He
also told her to call on man living on Ham,
llton ROAD, and collect So that was due him.
Hermile died from loss of blood in about
forty minutes. Deceased leaves four chill
dTen.-[ Cincinnati Commercial.
Is A MANS ROOM HIS CAsTLE?-The B1s-
ton Herald says that case involving the
ing houses, came up before Trial Justice
Deans, in Midway, Mass, Friday. 1t seems
from the evidence submitted that one Ell
room in the Stanley House, at West Med
way, and on Thursday invited friend
named Gerry Chase TO go to his room and
take hand at euchre. Chase's wife entered
the house, and going up to the room, began
to comment quite severely on French's con-
duct in, as she alleges, enticing her husband
away from his work. French closed the door
OF the room in her face, and Mrs. Chase pro-
cured warrant against him for assault On
the examination 1t was shown that Chase
had no work at the time, the shop in which
he is employed having only resumed CD era
tiOns on Monday last, after being closed over
two months. Chase himself also ties ,ifiei
that his wife was not abused, and no as ;au
committed, TO his knowledge. Judge d ans
adjudged French guilty, and imposed fre
of 81 and costs, amounting to about AZ
French, believing the decision to be unjust,
and believing man has right TO exclude
or admit to his room whom he pleaSes APP
pealed and furnished bonds, and the case is
TO go before the Supreme Court at Dedham
RECOVERY AFTER INVENT THREE
YEARs.-The Rochester Express relates a
remarkable i,aio story touching the recovery of
Mrs. Elijah Phelps, OF Beaver Dams, Schuy-
Ter county, who for the past twenty three
years has been raving maniac. In 1852 she
lost her mind, and became violent. She was
closely confined in 1854, and continued very
noisy until within the last five or six years,
when she became old and feeble. At about
the time OF her seventy-eighth birthday, in
May last, sne came to her senses, and has re-
mained so up to the present time. Before be-
coming crazy she was a great reader, de-
vouring almost anything she could get hold
OF read, making speciality of the Bible.
She has passed the past summer with her
children, and seems TO be greatly delighted
at her restoration. She believes that the re-
turn OF her reason was in some measure in
answer to her prayers. She was never sick
while crazy that was noticed. She now
knlts her own stocking, and sews her own
clothes. 1t is noticed that sometimes after
over-work, while sleeping, her mind wanders
somewhat, but on awakening she appears
rational. The children, as might be expect
ed, are overjoyed at the return to them, as II
were, of mother resurrected from worse
than death.