Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-07-19
MURDER OR SUICIDE.
SENSATIONAL CUTTING AFFRAY
IN TOLEDO.
A Former Citizen of Napoleon Outs
His wife's Throat.

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tionalreport, whonow lies in the Tole-
do jail awaiting the result of his muir
derous assault, removed from this
city to Fostoria about 2 years since.
He was resident of this place for
nearly fourteen years, being in the
employ of A. j. Vandenbroek most of
that time. Shortly before removing to
Fostoria Mr.. Kuibler lost his first
wife, with whom, to all appearance,
he was always ON the best of terms.
He married his present wife and vic
tim in Fostoria and removed to To-
ledo about two years ago. The rest
of the story is as follows:
The Bee of Fridays says: Lambert
Kuibler, well known East Side Ger
man, was arrested this morning on a
charge with assault with intentto kill
his wife. kuibler keeps tailoring
establishment at No. 319 Cherry
street, and lived with his wife and
family at No. 725 Nevada street, East
Side.
At 7:20 O'Clock this morning Emil
Vogt, the engineer at police head
quarters, was coming to his work
from his East Side home. He was
stopped by Mrs. Burrell on Neva-
da street, who excitedly told him
that Kuibler had cut his wifes throat
and had left her to die.
Nogt rushed into the house and
found Mrs. Kuibler in bed with two
deep gashes in her throat and an
other in her wrist. She was bleeding
profusely and it was thought that she
was dying. A blood-stained razor lay
on the floornear the foot of the bed
DR.. Snyder was called and sewed
up the wounds. Vogt then notified
the police station and Kuibler was ar
rested at his place of business
The prisoner took the matter coolly
and said that his wife inflicted thu
wounds hereself in a fit of jealousy
and laid the assault to him out O
spite. He was locked without bal
pending investigation. and awaiting
the result of his wife's wounds.
Mrs. kuibler told Vogt that the,
had trouble yesterday and heassault
ed her with piece of cloth full o
needles. Her face showed horribl,
scratches, over 90 on each side of he
face. Her condition is critical
| Mrs. Kuibler was seen by a Bee thi
morning. Her wounds did not pre-
vent her talking freely. She sait
that this isn't the first time he ha
abused her, having at various time
tried to choke her and has Otter
threatened her life.
The reason stated by her for hi
assault yesterday was because sh
went to his shop, which he neve
liked her to do. She said when sh
went to the shop yesterday after
noon. he abused her shamefully.
! When asked the cause of a score 0
bad-looking scratches on either sid,
of her face, she said that her husband
had struck her with piece of clotl
full of needles. Her face looked a
though a single needle has beel
drawn over the skin repeatedly, th'
lines being of almost equal length ant
of equal distances apart.
After the abuse in the shop th
woman went on to say, while W
were walking home across the bridge
he seized me and tried to throw IN
over the bridge, but did not sue
ceed.n
She said that after they had go
home she did some work about tn
house, and he sat out on the porch
After my work was finished, sh
said, II went to bed, leaving hin
still sitting on the porch. | usual
put the light out when | go to bed
but as he had threatened to kill me
felt nervous and left the light burr
Ling.