The Morning herald., 1876-07-08
AN OHIO TRAGEDY.
A Husbands Jealousy.

to be outdone in the ghastly race 70
notoriety in which a number Of locali
Northern Ohio have been engagc'
Toledo comes to the front with
" which is as horrible and bloody a
ut has recently been chronicled.
Rrday morning about one O'Clock,
pger came riding on horseback to th
station, from the Lutheran Orphan
a, some four miles from the centre O
In quest of officers to 60 out ther
rest Charles Forkel, the farm super
bnt Of that institution, who had chop
! wife to pieces with hatchet. De-
Kingsbury, Patrolman Barror an.
Sheriff Cole procured double bug
started Immediately for the scene o
ported tragedy. A rapid drive sool
II them to the asylum, but instead o
AIKEN there they were directed to .
puse on the opposite side of the road
was occupied by the superintendent
grounds and his wife. The repor,
ly too true. The husband, who wal
a by two men in an outer room, wal
|hg his hands aud bemoaning his ter
|ed, and the wife lay weltering In 6
gore in a bedchamber, with the blood
from q dozen wounds in her head
ck and breast. She was unable tc
nd it was thought she could not live
en an hour or SO. The officers were
eformed that Forkel had attempted
rs wife with hatchet, and that he
caught in the act. Forkel acknowl.
e deed, and the officers placed him
rest, and Immediately brought him
tntral station where he is confined
iculars of the tragedy, so far as
ut present known, are derived from
himself, his victim not having been
peak since its occurrence. Forkel
ye years old, and his wife thirty.
by were married in Ionia, Mich,
Y Sunday of this year, after lin
Aintance. Neither had been mar
pre-. Both were school teachers,
pllowed that profession the greater
4 their lives. Soon after marriage
lin the positions they now occupy
perintendent of the grounds and she
at the Lutheran Orphans Home.
them are pretty quick tempered,
naturally of q jealous disposition.
zee weeks ago, he says, some man
bouquet at the Home and gave it
Ne in manner which caused him
lous of her, and he straightway ac-
q OF undue faMiliarity with him.
III resented thd dAaccusation, and a
issued, which has continued up to
ht time, and has increased in Bit
y it progressed. Some five days
Forkel refused longer to permit
md to share her bed with her, say
she would no longer live with a
made such unjust accusations
er. Since that time they have oc-
parate beds In the same room.
y night, Forkel says. he went to
bed and attempted to terminate
and come to an amicable settle
repulsed him, when he attempt
the bed by force, and she sue
esisted. He therefore went into
partment, procured hatchet,
ng after locking the doors Law
own bed. The quarrel ragged
ferceness than ever, and she ia
rhe says, sprang to the floor and
pn him with both fists clenched,
trike him. He bounded out OF
p blind frenzy of passion, struck
and again in the head, neck and
b the hatchet, until no less than
horrible wounds were inflicted
She resisted with all her strength
Amed for help, and q couple of
% were sleeping up stairs, were
They rushed down and valiantly
l0or open. 1t took but glance to
q the nature of the scene being en-
they ran across the road to the
A couple of men rushed over and
fiend who had ceased his attacks, |
y for lack of strength to continue
oman had fallen to the floor in the
tpace between the two beds, and
q there to all appearances dead. !
tenderly lifted and placed on q bed,
ame messenger who went after the |
ent DR.. Fred. Jaeger, who lives in |
ward, to the scene Of the tragedy. |
ed about half-past two o'clock and
g woman so nearly dead that he did
!nre on a complete examination Of
sies. He found aterrible cash over
Ie, through the outer plate or the
other equally deep on the fore
n fearful cuts IN the left cheek,
eh other, two inches Id depth; !
~ or more on the left side and back
I'D, varying In magnitude and Be-
gash IN the back Of the neck !, and |
left breast. She bled proflsely;
nd hands were % cold Is those Of
end her pulse indicated that but
emained. Il wSs therefore Inn
pr him TO Ascertain whether or not
her head penetrated further than
khe onter plate Of the skull. Should |
ee case she will dc speedily; other
may possibly recover. The doctor I
per . second time yesterday altsr-
hen reaction had Ut III. Il He thinks |
be able W speak moro de6nitely
ard " her prospects for recovery /
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