New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-06
ton Chester County, William Butler, an employe' was
killed and several others were injured.
FATAL DOMESTIC QUARREL.
SHOT HIS WIFE, THEN KILLED HIMSELF
DISAGREEMENT OF A RECENTLY MARRIED COUPLE
THE WOMAN NOT LIKELY TO DIE

DISAGREEMENT OF A RECENTLY MARRIED COUPLE
THE WOMAN NOT LIKELY TO DE-
Several pistol shots and the screams OF wo-
men In the fourstory house No 406 Fourhave. atract
ed the attention OF Policeman Moore at 1880 a. m yes
terday As he ran toward the entrance he was met on
the sidewalk by servant who said
The man the second floor has shot his WIG ana she
says he is killing himself"
Moore ran up to the second floor and found tho nan
door leading into the rear room open. lie passeu
through the rear room and in n dmly-lighted mouie
room he stumbled over the body OF man, which was
stretched out the floor. The body was that oi 'er
man. thirty years OF age with light complexion, brown
hair and musache and regular shaped features brcf
examination convinced the officer that there was no lie
In the body Blood still oozing Slowly from ouiet
wound in the right temple and near the body lay re-
vover Of small caibre and cheap make Four chambers
of the weapon had been discharged Moore returned 10
the hallway and inquired where the mans wife was lie
was led up to the rooms of Mrs Hicks the houekeeper
on the top floor and there he found pretty young
woman sitting sofa and trying to check the no" oi
blood from a wound IN her forehead She was too much
excited to give intelligent explanation OF the shoor
Ing reply inquiries said that her husband was
Benjamin Hemken, and that he had three brothefs WHO
were grocers in Sixthave.
" What is your name 7" the officer inquired
" Kitty Hemken am his WIFE.
Further inquiries only ELECTED the information
that she twenty years OF age that she
had been married oiy short time and that the shoot
ing was the result of quarrel She gave no infOrma-
ton about her relatives or her former home she
was helped down and led into the drugstoFe In the
adjoining building. DR.. G. B. Smith. Of East Twenty
eghthst examined the bullet wound over her LEFT eye
and said he did not think 1t was dangerous AS MIS-
Hemken appeared to be suffering greatly from the shock
of the wound, morphine was given TO her III the
drugstore An ambulance soon arrived and carried her
to the NewYork Hospital The surgeons there said she
would recover but she much under the influence
ofmorphine that attempt made to get any Inform
alton from her during the day.
Mrs Hicks who has lease OF the house in Fourthave.
and lets three floors already furnished for housekeeping
said she could not explain the shooting.
Helmken hired the second floor three
introducing her as his wife, They lived there after
ward quietly, and neither Mrs Hicks nor the other
OF the house noticed anything unusual In the
conduct OF the couple. II supposed that Helmken
and his wife newly married and they appeared to
fond of each other The first evidence OF dscord was
given yesterday morning when Mrs. Helmken ran up
stairs after shot had been fred and exclaimed,
am murdered, and he is killing himself"
1t ascertained that the three brothers OF the Au
eide Christian F. Ernest A. and Otto Hemken, pro
prieors OF grocery stores at Nos. 15l, $50 and $40
sxth-aye. In response to summons, Christian went 10
the house Fourtave before and took charge OF
his brothers body He said that Benjamin was
born Ill Oesterholz. Hanover, and came to this
city several years ago lie the only one OF the four
brothers who developed fondness for the company OF
sporting ,nen. Beginning a bartender In a liquor
store, he manager OF beer-shop In Manhattan
ave. Greenpoint, owned by ms sisters husoah1. iu
sequence of misunderstanding between his brother-n-
law aud himself, Benjamin left the beer-shop about
three weeks and came TO this city Ills brothers C1
not know that he married The only explanation OF
his suicide suggested that after shooting his young
wife in he suddenly became conscious OF the crime
which he had committed and shot himself to escape the
possible consequences. ,
IL was said at the NewYork Hospital asteveDing that
Mrs Hemken seriously injured, but no infora-
ton about her had been obtained.