The New York herald., 1876-10-17
THE DESHLER SUICIDE.

MRS. DEsHLER MAKES STATEMENT OF HER
WRONGS, AND DESCRIBES THE oRUKLrrEs
SHE HAS ENDURED AT THE HANDS OF HER
LATE HUsBAND-A SAD RECITAL OF coNNU-
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct 10, 1879
Mrs Deshler. wife OF Frank W. Deshler, who CON-
mntcd suicide on Saturday by shooting himself
through the heart In the presence Of his wife, sub
mistcd TO interview to-day, and furnished state
menls which will make nearly grcat sensation
fashionable circles here a. the suicide itself
ruR STATEMENT.
Mrs Desher says that teu days after her marriage
her husband beat her tor drinking winc At q party
Al another tine while at party at her athers resi-
dsnce In Cincinnati her husband called her up stairs
and said she had been hanging over young man.
She denied this and he broke chair her back.
Upon another occasion he locked her in room and
threatened to kill her, placing revolver to her head
AN ALLNIGnr QUAERKL.
About four weeks ago she and her husband had an
oil night QUARREL he beating her aud calling her all
sorts OF vile names; she told him she going
TO leave him, and should not return until he retracted
had proved his assertion ialse and that f
he found that his suspicious were wrong she would
return for the sake of her child. Tho husband followed
her to Cincinnati, took back all he had said and
begged her TO return sne stayed away three weeks
tho meantime getting an anectionatc letter from him.
THE RETURN PROM cixcfsxArL
Mrs Deshler further stated that upon her return
home husband met her at the depot she kissed
him. he told he had had her watched all tie time
she was gone and convinced she had bshav ed
herself During the afternoon no beat her and
kicked her In the lace. After such scenes Dcshler
always begged her pardon and promised never 10
treat nor badly again.
TuE rRIvE IN the COUNTRY
On Friday she, ner husband aud baby took long
ride In The country. In regard the last inter-
view between husband and vile, OF which reporters
thus far faed 10 learn any PARTICULARS
Mrs. Dcsblcr said that Saturday afternoon my
husband anu l up into tho front room, 1 with
sewing Tor baby he with Bryants Library oi Poetry
and song lie read probably Tor half hour, then
lard tue book down ana asked 10 sec the bruises on my
body caused by his beating showed IN the bruises
and he sad. would rather have tiicd than done
that looked up IRON my sewing. Ho took down o
revolver was not afraid OF that no had done that SO
often before. saiu, Frank, put that thing up; am
not gong through any more such scenes. IL Is silly
and chilalsh.' Tncn stopped 10 pick up needle,
but before raised my head heard snoL Jumped.
lie said, Jessie, have shot myself; arn dying
sprsng 10 him and called assistance.
WORDS.
Frank said Jessie, will you forgive me for every
thing ever didy 4 replied, Yes, darling, every
tn,nl. did not think ne was dying; no went on TO
ray sDon'l To- people know how badly tayc treated
you II you help IL Just then he tainted. and his
mother came in. never heard him speak again.
Marks or lis CRUELTY
To substnntiatc her story oil beating Mrs. Dcshcr AZ
the request OF her iather and mother, showed me
dozen bruises.
There is considerable caango OF sentiment in the
community regarding Mrs. Dcshlcr since her state
has been made public, anu tnerc IS division of
opli,on regarding ITS truth The statement was made
the request OF iather, who he Is acluatcd
solely by desire set his daughter right before tho
public