New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-04
HOHICIDIL NINA.
Ernest Helm, VI. d., in The Medical Record

Ernest Helm VI. d.. In Inc Medical h'eo'u'
Physicians are often called upon to listen 10 SlIa%sa
i"s IL been nv 10, TO hear II more frightful one thaa
patient related to me last night. lie told J. So, so
simply ana Er'P pm aMr words wa" i lie is carpenter
Of powerful ply sglr wshll- his wife l. n, three
y.ars AGO and arc strictly true. and Illustrate to re-
markahlc degree the wonderful cunning OF So"c III
My wiic had often acted strangely before bur haa
never attempted violence, - va. lolahy n ,l"
pared for what h9ppcnsd We IA" T'' ou Suddenly
%n S[ lrs .ona al" s%mer By Violent pea
blow on the head tI aG IN that T'' dccas darkness
srnppcd with nv unknown o.snan,; We i nad !
wf@nchcd -iou club from my opponents hands ana
wns about to u,c il with all my force. when my
wife laughed and said In her usual tone OF VOICE.
@tnrli ' Size spoke had doubt bu that was nS
s.;allcd b burglar or IN, mcn ~inb %as heavy
hickory mallct handle. 1880 ,,a,
a physician was called who trca'ed my wo"no''
though viii bear long scar, to my grave" Ala
Nctl,Inc new happened during the rest Of Tue
night, and The next nent She went to bed a. usual
while kept watch. Nv head mined so that co"'u
moi slecp. and ANYWAY dared no' sleep. ,.,.,, .
Early The nest nlglr she said. ! want d'i"k t
and when volunteered to get 1t Tor her. s Sns
would get 1t herself laid. An rlgnt' sun your n
SELF for made il point never and !" them TO be
erm and un,ieldins. -, -, ,,o pcvt
conn In main .Ight Of me- stood thrr" rigidv for
brief lime. and then suddenly went out of sight into
ne p2" ya r a, 'nc n" b rS'' Won&"rns what her
object could BE- I'm going 10 the pih'fN' wv m na
10 Investigate when she went 10 sleep nIil 'n' "
r,ne ouiet her breathing deep and regular 80
fcigned sleep by modding In my rhnr ''V',"s az
aud allowing my paper TO nla h no ehe Don
hal nrose. h}r cycs cleaning HE n snake = ana nn
owed no mieniy. When aroused she dropp'a p1, d
d.nIv that doubted my n - whether sn" lho
ever stirred After nwhil" ie"ling sur" sue W." ,i
oelenn | wei out through the Mlcheh ll'nn Wv
u,n,ry and my blood ran cold when found two
large hutchor knives laid ont for mo. R@lnrnln' ~
900 II .hc .t!l slept. found her apparently ~ w.
Scr ga went again 10 tn" pantry and took ~"
knives ont ~ doors and threw ih'h ANHN :" WV
impossible FOR her TO sec nc from The u"" oF '"'
ROOM whore ehc wa~. An, Ian,
aNr brother soon CANE ond a, ,ne S,Ul NED
for him watch her o"%u.nlmg h,m mo. Int
tho floor had settled 70 could NOT qul'" Sln 'o n""'
I dared No, 10 10 slcen with an unl"ck'd noor :,
took lnrg" stove 7nc ana n%,r'' r'a, thc S,or
against the door in such n''ili"n ',ll W., ,n.
conld no, be opened without lnocing IN" Ilh' ner
end thus aror.lng me-. Sl"pt h,u"' uu. ~" ~, "
,cInr that come ono was climbing the st?irS. J
listened ntently and lmew She wa, COMING
She auproa,hel the door. and though 1t was orch'n
only Two inches and from the inside. 80 person
i y, hand and arm, crowded IN. ,rasped the zine.
and uolsclos.lv rrmovcd r. tbcn said. What DO yol
want She laughed and said Nh" wanted me :" -,
up for lroafast' III" then fr'cIn1"d inc S,1S "I
nm a. u,c on me. she bad Ibid u down when op"nn,
ihr door found her brother bod gone to bed ana
sound asleep. ,. ., ,,,
II wa ! y. ard mite mont Sh" w."
him huild IN" FIRE and 20 70 bed Will" she pusicu
herself crttng hrr3kfn-t. then went oni 10 secure
fine knlvcs I'm the gIa-s. she came ~ The door. 50
pretended 10 he ont 10 view The h",n'I1S OF ,nr
eorlv nnrninc siv. but She sold 'Ol ! brought
those tnIv"s I'm an hour ago Tia startled me
greatly, How did ,tr know 'o-e Knives we're there
Tho grass wa too long 10 find thorn hv accident
she ronld not have seen from li"r room or rd
when I threw them out. and am sure she remained
In bed. A., , NO. f,,
my bedroom door placed u thor" nolScl"SSly. ana
II could not he rom the ont side" IL" Wa so u
adjnde.d insane and sent 10 the hcSniial Tor the
insane. ! her often now. and While" san" ~
many points. and often asking me- Ia tax" her nome
slc will never promise not 10 assault mo. Nnr ,NN
SAYS thaf she cannot boar 10 have mo buried awe
and II ale doe not kill mo VIII surely h' buried
alive oh! II q terrible experience" ana her
Grst midnight assault waS deadly and hdeOus that
| ehrd1cr whenever think of IT,
This experience i worse than man' ~ ~" crrlh"
things In nc'ion but can personally v0uch Tor
every word OF II.