New-York tribune., 1885-03-04
PAT POISON ENDING HER TROUBLE.
MRS. WHEELER. VINO LEFT HER HUSBAND, CO..

MRS WHEELER, WHO LEFT HER HUSBAND, COM
MITs SUICIDE.
A woman of middle age went to Police Head.
quarters oD February IA and told ouperntsenaehe
WaIlnn that she was destitute and without trlends
in lbe city She was Mrs. Gertrude Wheeler ana
her home was IN Winnipeg, Canada ~ you VIII
telegraph to my husband" sne san nIv aniuA i'e to
Questions wien Sns" she told Mr. Waing, that she
had lett her home in Canada, because
of a disagreement with her husband. Nhch asked
why She came 10 New-lork she replied that she dld
NOT know Mrs. Wheeler was placed IN the care oi
Matron Webb and Mr.. Wang sent a telegram
to Mr. Wheeler. A reply was received on the 70
lowing day, stating tnat ne was wiling 10 sehu nis
wife money il size would return home and live win
him. The woman said she would never re, urn urn 10
ber husband. Her conduct while az PoHce headquaI-
ters aroused q suspicion that she was insane Sne
told Mr. Walling That sne wouiu cohiill' Suioioe
some day. ...1 4. a, - o.. g
the commissioners Of Charity aud Correction. A
few days later Mr. Wheeler sent check 1oi 90 10
the Superintendent, with directions TO pay the
money TO ms wife. Mrs Wheeler received the money
and was set at liberty. 1t was then aScertained that
she had several trunks hilcd WITH me ciothhg IN
the boarding house NO. 10 Bleecker-St. She iiad
hired a room IN that house on December - ana had
lived there until she appealed 10 All. W aiIlne.
After her release Mrs " heeler went back to the
boarding LOuse She told the andlady that she
had Guarreed with Mr.. Wheeler because he would
not permit her to keep her two children by
former marriage in their home Ore OF
the children was in Canadian convent
and the other was being educated IN Europe; She
WAS born lu Hanover, Germany, WneIc ncT iatuti
still lived. Her husband was wealthy iuTricr III
Winnipeg. ,, 80,
he replied. inclosing money and begging her TO re-
turn homr A detective, said TO be IN corresp0n-
dence with her husband, also visited Mrs wheeler
after she regalned her liberty. lhe woman
remained firm IN her resolution not 10 go nacK 10
her husband. She said frequently that she was
tired of life. Late on Monday night she was hcard
proaning III her room and was found hall lusensl-
Bile FROM the effects of some rat poison. She was
taken to ST. Vlncents Hospital and died there yes
fcrday Information of her death was sent to her
husband
CAPTAIN HUSSEY HAS HEAVEN IN VIEW.
The veteran lifc-saver, Captain Jack Hussey.
was agaiu on deck yesterday and rescued wOuid-
be suicide from watcry grave. Johann Bengtson,
9 Swede, aye thITty-eght, arrived az Castie var
dea two months ago the steamship California,
and not being able to obtain employment became
despondent and determined to drown himself: lie
Jumped into the water at Pier No. l. North RIVER,
about a. IN. yesterday and the next moment Hus-
sew heard shout Captain Jack here's man
drowning" Hussey threw of b Is coat, Jumped III.
and seeing hat swan for il. Finding there was
no head in the hat he gave quick Z lance and saw
the man fifty feet away about 10 SINK. lie quickly
caug ht the man aud swan to tue bulkhead beng-
son me an while straining every effort to get away
Before the two cOuid be got out OF the water
Hussey was benumbed with the cold and thought
he wo2ld drown. Both were taken TO the Castle
Garden Hospital and resuscitated by Dr.
Louis w. Schultze. Bengtson declined to make
any statement regarding himself. Hussey SAID
(" 6edad think he's q lunatic, an think was
bigger lunatic for savin' hm. But there's a Hea-
ven where III be rewarded"