The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-13
TWO MRS. EBERLES
Moot Over Their Husbands Dead
Body at tho Morgue.
A LITTLE TOUCH OF COMEDY
In the Presence OF Dcath..-Noithcr
Woman Know of tho others Exist.
cncc aud Both Demanded the Body.
But After All 1t Was Buried at the
Expense of thoiCounty.

NV YORK, Nov. l2.-Tho body Of n
manwas pulled out Of the East river,
oFthe River Walk, Hobokcn, on We'd.
nesday. II was taken to tho morguc.
III tho pocket OF the dead man the
Coroner found pawn ticket for n
satchcl. 1t cost Mr.. Parslow 81 % to
redeem 1t, but no sound clue. The
little bag contained kit OF cigar.
makers tools and some business cards,
among them thoseSof Mcssrs. schutzcn
and Necn. Both men were notified
and they identifcdStho body as that OF
Frank Ebcrie, OF One Hundred and
Twcnty-fourth STREE: and st. Nicholas
avenue, this city.
This identification, seemed complete,
us in ono OF the dad mans pockets
the coroner had. fouiad an envelope di.
: rcctcd to ''Alrs. Kate Ebcrle. Long
Branch. \, j." The police OF Long
Branch were asked to.fnd Mrs. Ebcrle
and tell her that her husbands body
was At her disposal.
Sunday afternoon two women called
at tho undertakcr's kshop OH Washing
ton street. They saia they were Mrs.
Lizzie Eberle and sister. They de.
scribed the body OF The man lying in
the back room on n t!lab. Tho coroner
was satisfied that he Ind found the wife
at last.
81 wrote 10 Long Branch TO find you,"
lie said to Mrs. Eberbn, "but WINS in
formed that YOU had moved away"
"Ale-to Long Brar,chw exclaimed
the woman. why, l never lived in
Long Branch. | live Il No. BIG East
Sixteenth street, New York"
Mr.. Parslow was puzzled. The women
went away after claiming the body and
instructing tho coroner TO bury it at
their expense,
Thecoroner had Notwithstanding visi-
tor yesterday. She was ID well-dressed,
middle.aged woman. She! asked TO see
the body OF Frank Eberle.
II am Mrs. Ebcrle," She said, in an
explanatory tone.
The coroner looked dazed
"But," he said. the body has already
been identified BY Mrs. Lizzie Eberle as
that OF her husband"
II am Mrs. Eberle," persisted the
woman calmly, "and claim the body.
The other is an iInposter."
care you sure it's your husband ?"
gasped Mr.. Parslow. "Come in and
look at him."
II would know his body by large
scar on the left loot"
Colonel Parslow raised the rubber
blanket. The scar was there
"Thats Frank" said the woman. she
left me two months ago."
The troubled undertaken then thought
OF tho envelope directed to Mrs. Kate
Eberle. He showed it to the new
claimant.
That's Frank writing" she said. 81
received many letters from him after he
left me-"
The woman said she married Eberle
November II, 1880, and that they lived
together at Long Branch until last Sep
TENDER, when they separated because
OF his drinking habits. Eberle came to
New York.
AT this point an employe entered the
morgue from the front store and whis-
pered something to the coroner. Mr..
Parslow seemed embarrassed. He
glanced ncrvously at the woman.
tMrs. -er- the other Mrs Eberle is
outside he said finally. would you
like to meet herr"
very much" replied Mrs. L. No. .
with IN intonation that made Coroner
Parslow sight and look reproachiully ut
the body on the slab. Then he led the
way out OF the presence OF death into
the more cheerful surroundings OF the
front store, where his stock OF caskets
is unostentatiously displayed.
Mrs. Eberlc, Mrs. Eberlc, announced
Mr.. Parslow as soon us the women were
face to face. Then he hurredly ey-
planned the position Of Mrs. Ebcrle No.
. to Mrs. Eberle No. l, the former being
already familiar with the situation.
Mrs. Eberlc No. l acted very much as
women 10 under similar provocation.
She called Mrs. Z. No. 2a shameless
thing" and told her to "go away"
Frank Eberle was my husband and;
the father OF my three Children" cried
No. l.
81 say I am his wiic and as good as
YOU" retorted No. 2.
Besides Mrs. Eberle by prior claim
there were present, arrayed on her side
and armed with equally vigorous
4. tongues, the two sisters OF the dead
man, Mrs. Grossman and Mrs. Wolff.
Mr.. Parslow thought it was time to in
terfere. He told the wranglins women
that his establishment was not fit
place to settle their marital disputes,
and that they had better come down to
business and decide who would pay the
burial expenses.
This had quoting effect upon the
two wives, but neither offered to assume
the responsibility. No. l wept copiously
while the undertaken explained that
some one would have to pay ii they
wished the body decently buried, other
wise it would 60 to Potter's Field at the
{ expense OF the county. Alter consul.
tation with EbcrlGs sisters the New
~ York widow decided that the Red Bank
claimant might bury the body ii she
chose. Then they apologized to MI.
Parslow for the trouble they had caused
him, tossed their heads at the "other
woman" and departed.
Being lett in full and free possession
OF the body OF Frank Eberlc, she, OF Red
Bank, informed the undertaken that she
had no money, but ii he would bury
Frank she would pay him some time.
Mr., Parslow does not do business that
4 way. The county pays something. and
pays promptly, SO Widow Eberle No. .,
after cXpressinghimself rs fully satisfied
that she was the lawful wife OF the body
in the back room, said good day" TO
the coroner and returned to Red Bank.
William Parslow, undertaken and