The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-26
mrs. CHESS rnRnE nrsBiNDs.
One Giving the Springfield tndertaksrs and
Grave Diggcr- the slip.

SrR1NGr1LLD. Ohio. Aug. "a In 1855, Sallic
llardman, daughter ~ Nelson Iardmnn. now
Mayor of Enrn was married To- Samuel lierh. a
heavy hr;rird German. po~~os-ur Df some
money and good farm near Enun. After u
their ON, ro-e..e.ion~ and removed t. Eohln-
son. Crawford County. III. Heck was taken
sick In Illinois. and after a gradual wasting
away SLOW d"cline-hc died. and left all his
Before HICKS dcath /, is said his wife.
'cmrHnicd by Henry Lioubcrg"r made a
visit To- Euon. \ short time after Heck : lcceaso
hi, widow ami lionbcrcer married and moved
g. EnOn where they opened a country store. mil
linery being { he chief department. LlOnberg"r
owned Ionsid"rnhle property IN Illinois. At
length Ii lnbergcr. seized with some slow
disease gradually wasted away. and died in
SIX or seven months after Lionbergor's death.
his widow. now y fat. comedy mHtron of ~ wears,
was married to John =. Gibbs, u carpenter Of
Gibhs's wife had possessed herself Of Lion
berger chattel properiy; and now, wished 70
several trips into that state. Gibbs built her Il
handsome house. which she now owns and for
which he never received u cent
Nearly eight months ago Gibbs was seized
with queer sickness Of tho stomach, aud be-
gan t. fade away and grow weaker This cir.
cum-tnnce recalled the manner u dcrensc -
his two predecessors in his wfe's affections
and aroused his suspicious. He went t. Br.
puckwell and said thni he believed he was hn.
lus uois ned The fact that his wife of late
would MT all w lim in the kit hen when She
was cooking had aroused lis suspicious. He
e. these picvns-though his Mfe mad urged
MN to de- 50 with unusual soleltudr. Tho do
tor Thought y" showed some symptoms ~ slow
poisoning. but gave him medicine for "indi-
g'siion. H. wife throw the medicine away.
ami So, i sl' doctor him herself Though he
sporied only q small mousincac. his wife in
sisted upon his always drinking from a ~ Gus
thrhr rup that size had procured for him.
Finally he went IN a Dayton physician WHO
carefully Investigated his caste and told him
That something serious was the matter witt his
food This c.uilrmed his now well-srown sl~-
p'lons, and lie determined To uult his wife
while there WIS yet hope for lis ne. His wife
recently made trims 10 Springfield. and there
purchased August fnw'ts.' These il il said,
she Uduiuistrrod to Gibbs. Sh' also gave him
s.m" for his mother who had 80 opposed
Glht'-'s marriage.
Whether sic drugecd This ratont panarca =
not known This much is known that the more
gibbs took oi IL thu worse he grow.
Lust week his wife hpd to pay "a noto for sl3j
In Springfield. Gibbs offered o. take the money
nnd max" TIA" paym"ut. His wife consented.
Gibbs also packed his carrrnt"r tools telling his
vic that hy Was going 60 try To- help his father.
Ihur-l0y last h" uuif his homo, and neither H.
"a" sl3j, nor MS sit of tools have since hnen
heard from by his wife.
It, first cane io Spr ngilrll and told an UNDER
tukrr that h' was IN IN" business of trying to
cheat him unr undertaken ont of n Joh-hc wiis
n"oing from his wife and did not intend To re-
turn.
iuon ia 0llod with stories concerning Mrs.
Gihhss husbands and their similar disease and
death. and many say that Gibbs has escaped
death rs MS departure.