Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-19
LOVE, ROBBERY AND DEATH.
Edward Hake of st. Louis Shoots His
Young Wife and Himself.

Edward Hake shot his wife fatally at their
boarding house, 1914 Pine street. St. Louis
early yesterday morning. while she was sleep
ing in bed, and then fred bullet into his own
breast near the heart, inflicting a mortal
wound. A wife's weakness, husbands in
sanity, and, some say, a parents pride, COM
bined to cause the rash act William Hake is
prosperous commission merchant The firm
OF Hake d Son Is one Of the best and most sub
stantial in the city. younger son, Edward,
has for many years been employed by his
father and brother as collector for the firm
One morning about a month ago the father ap-
peared at the four courts and informed Chief
Harrigan that Edward had disappeared with
his wife. taking with him 81 800, which HAD
been distracted from the safe at the commits
sion ware house. MIR. Hake made no other
statement of the theft, but was much concerned
over the loss Of the money. Young Hake and
his wife, to whom he had been married three
years, were followed to Kansas City and back
to st. Louis and arrested. Four thousand
dollars were on Hake. The young woman was
released and the father had his son sent to
ST. Vincent's Asylum. A week later he was
declared OF sound mind and set at liberty.
Monday Mrs. Hake was served with a notice
from the circuit court that her husband had
filed petition for divorce. The woman at
once preached the subject to Hake, who ad-
mi:ted the fact. He at the same time protested
in the widest terms his undying love and as
sured her the whole affair was a scheme into
which his father had drawn him.
Hake did not sleep we'll Sunday night and
was up quite early In the morning He dressed
himself about s o'clock and walked about the
room. Half an hour later he took his revolver
from the dresser drawer, walked to the bed
placed the weapon against his sleeping wife's
side and pulled the trigger. The woman rose
with a scream of agony and fell with her head
against the wall. Without an instant's hesita-
ton the husband turned the weapon upon him
self and lodged ball in his own breast falling
on the bed across the body Of his PROSTATE VIC
tim.
Hake recovered sufficiently to say that he
shot the woman because he loved her. He said
that while he was locked up for stealing the
a. 500 his father had visited him in his cell and
had made him promise that he would obtain a
divorce from his wife before he would consent
to withdraw the prosecution against him.
Tho whole matter" the father said lis that
the boy is not In his right mind. nor has he
been for some time. l attribute his condition
to his wifes conduct. She was accustomed to
leaving the house every morning just after he
left for work. She wouldn't cook his meals nor
give him the respect and attention a wife
should, and he grew morbid. She got to run
ming around with men about town, and became
so bold as to even receive them at home. She
came home drunk on several occasions, and. of
course, there was trouble"
Inquiry among those who knew the lady
failed to confirm the fathers story. Young
Mrs. Hake was very pretty and altogether a
charming young woman.