The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-10-09
A HUSBANDS CRIME,
HE MURDERS HIS WIFE AND KILLS
HIMSELF.

Ih'i"i Dced-Thc Husband Bushes
to tho River and browns Himself.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 25.-The Courier
journal describes as follows the double
crime of Frederick Gehm, who murder
ed his wife and drowned himself.
one OF the most blood-curdlinp muir
ders and suicides that ever occurred in
this city was committed yesterday after
noon between and 6oclock, OH Tenth
street, between Main and the river, in
which Frederick Gehm, young Ger
man baker, shot and killed his wife and
then took his own life by casting him
self into the Ohio river.
About $50 o'clock Gehm went down
Main street to the Enterprise tobacco
warehouse and, entering the front door
passed to the rear of the house. Several
men were working in the building, but
he paid no attention to any one, though
he was slightly acquainted with them.
At the rear of the place is a pair of
steps leading up to the third story of a
tenement no Use facing on tenth street.
ut the foot of the stairs his little stem
son, Adolph, was playing. Without
giving the child amy notice, Gehm as
cended the steps slowly until he reached
the second floor, when he was seen by u
colored man to put back his hand as if
TO draw pistol. Then with two or
three bounds he reached the top floor,
when heavy sound, as of the falling of
large body, was distinctly heard by
those below. This was instantly follow
ed by the firing of a pistol three times.
\ i
heard the Shots and thinking that some
enc had been hurt, rushed up the steps,
but not i'll time to prevent Gehm from
dashng down and out the front door.
they at once gave pursuit, but the des-
pcrate man ran SO rapidly that before
| they had reached the street he. was al
most to the Daisy trestle works on the
bank OF the river. AS he passed under
the bridge he was seen to raise the
smoking weapon, which he still grasped
firmly i'll his hand, and fire, apparently
at his own head. The shot did not take
elect. In another moment he had
reached the canal. lie looked wildly
about him FOR Il moment and then
Sprang head first into the water Dur
ing the excitement of the pursuit the
shots that had been fired on the third
floor were forgotten, but after the man
had jumped into the river the men re-
turned to make an investigation.
Several members of the tobacco firm, i'm
was committed, started up the stuirs FOL
lowed by number of others. The sight
that met their eyes frOZe their blood
with horror. Lying in the little kitchen
Just at the head of the steps was the
body Of Theresr Feige, Gehm's wife ly-
ing on her back in a pool Of blood
By her side was water bucket which
had dropped from her stifrening fingers.
and from her white forehead blood was
still ooZing.
When his pursuers reached the bank
the man had gone under for the last
tune. The life savers were at once mott
iled, and Captain Deyan sent three men
TO the scene in a skiff. The search had
nardly been Ill progress fifteen minutes
before Ghem's body was caught in the
graphing hooks and drawn to the sur
face. The corps was lifted into the
boat and taken to the bank, but it was
decided to remove it to the life saving
station, at the foot of Third street, to
the body was lifted out the water a two
dollars bill fell from his pocket into the
river.
Crouched in one corner of the room
between some old pots and kettles, was
the little siX-year- old crippled son of the
woman, who lay stiffening in her own
blood. He seemed stupelied, and stared
III daZed way at the lifelesS form of his
murdered mother. Some of the men
tried to attract his attention, but he
seemed not to notice their presence.
After allowing hin to sit in this position
for a moment, some one approached him
and caught his hand. Still gazing Oh
| his mother he uttered the first word ht
vet
"Papa has killed mamma"
Tears sprung IL the eyes of many and
they left the room with picture upon
their memories that will always be re-
mcmbered.
The little fellow was turned over to
the police, who took him to the Cen
tral station, where he remained until q
man who lived near the family on High
street came and took him to his homie.
| lie is an unusually bright child, and he
seemed to fully understand the situa-
| ton.
The couple had not lived happilv
Gehm had treated his wife badly. and
She had filed suit for divorce, which
was the Immediate cause of the rash
deed of the husband.
TIE Secretary of the Interior has
addressed circular letter to Governor
Richardson asking to be informed
ABOUT the institutions in this State
which arc entitled to receive the bene-
lit OF tho recent Act of Congress ap-
propriatlng money for the endowment
OF State agricultural colleges and in
dustrial schools. BY the provisions of
the Act only such institutions as
make no distinction of race or color in
the admission of students are entitled
TO share of the appropriation, and in
MS letter the Secretary requests the
Governor to state whether or not he is
authorized to accept the gift and an
sWer for a compliance, by the institu-
tions, with the provisions of the law
| ACCORDING to an exchange the pres
mt +. . 4 4.