The herald., 1893-05-29
He USED KNIFE AND PISTOL,
Paul Hebbler's Attempt to Kill
His Wife and Himself.
She Will Recover, But He Did His
Work on Himself Well.
A Teacher OF Languages Tires OF De-
msstic and other Troubles and
Puts an End TO Every
thing Last Might,

After be ating and stabbing his wife,
Professor Paul Hebbler, teacher OF Lam
guages, ended his amusement last night
by sending bullet into his lefs breast,
a quarter OF an inch above bis heart.
The man was conveyed In dying con-
dition to the receiving hospital, where
Police Surgeon Bryant pronounced his
death to be only matter OF a couple of
hours at most.
The circumstances, as nearly az could
be aacertained last night were as follows !:
Hebbler had been quarrelling with
his wife all day, and returned home
late last night in furious passion.
After upbrsiding the woman for some
time his rage grew uncomfortable, and
approaching her he struck her, black
ening her eye, following up the blow by
drawing small knife, with which he
stabbed her between the shoul-
der blades, not, however. inhict-
ing dangerous wound. By this
time the neighbors had heard the dis
turbance and Officer Fay hurried up to
the house, 730 Commercial street. The
mans wife and two children were
standing outside in terror-stricken
condition and warned the officer and
DR.. w. A. Dunton, who accompanied
him, that Hebbler was armed.
Officer Fay, however, pushed the by
ISLANDERS on one side, entered the front
room and saw Hebbler standing in the
rear apartment with his revolver in his
right hand. The officer had barely en-
tered whom there was fash and q re.
port, and Officer Fay thinking the man
had shot at him, instinctively darted to
one side and drew his pistol. But be-
fore the sneke had cleared away there
was the sound Of q heavy fall and enter
ing the room Hebbler was seen lying on
his face in pool OF blood.
"CaH my wife and my daughter" was
all he said before he lapsed into in
coherency. DR.. Dunton Immediately
made rapid examination and found
that the bullet had gone clean through
the body OF the would-be suicide, enter
ing little above the heart, and after
piercing its way through, had emerged
under the left shoulder.
The little room was still heavy with
the smell OF gunpowder when HERALD
reporter arrived.
There was nothing to be got from the
nearly unconscious man, and the re-
porter turned his attention to Mrs.
Hebbler.
She said that her husband had
threatened early in the day to kill her
and himself afterwards. She had been
afraid of him for some time. He was
always displaying his pistol, and the
neighbors had also complained OF his
shooting in the air. The woman
added that she thought he
had been drinking little in the day,
but not enough to prevent bis knowing
what he was about. just then the pa
troll wagon arrived and the stretchsr
was brought into the room. The
wounded man seemed to recover little
and called for his wife to embrace him.
Distracted with grief the woman threw
herself on his almost cold body, the
two little children standing by with
scared faces. Then the body was placed
In the wagon and taken to the hospital.
Hebbler is a Swiss, 80 years of age,
and has lived in Los Angeles for several
years. He haa had frequent trouble
with his vile before, the police often
being called upon to quell the disturb
ances raised by him.