The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-06
MADDENED BY HER ACT.
When Released From Prison
She Would Not Live
With Him.
WITH A CONVICT, NEVER
That Answer Caused Him to Stab
Her and Then Cut His
Own Throat.

NEW YORK, y. Y, July 5.-Samuel
Herkowitz, . years old, made desperate
attempt 10 Kill his wife Mamie and him
self at Il johnson avenue, Brooklyn, this
morning. His wife escaped with g few
slight flesh wounds. but he cut his own
throat from ear 70 ear, and viii probably
die.
Herkowitz was discharged from the Au-
burn prison q week ago last Wednesday.
He had served 3 year and 8 half for assault
ing. Policeman Granger Of the Eleventh
Precinct. When he returned from prison
he learned that his wife vas living with
friends al 4 johnson avenue. He called
on her there last Sunday, but was not re-
.ceived cordially, and when he proposed 10
his wife that he would rent fat, he was
surprised to ind that ali her love for him
had gone, and that she had resolved thai
she would never live with him again. The
man pressed his suit, but made no favor
able impression on his wife. Then he BE-
came angry and abusive.
He left the house IN a rage, after saying
he would be back for final answer to-day.
,HerkoEiTz reached the house ST 9:31
O'Clock this morning. His wife received
him in room on the second floor. They
we're IN the roCm alone for less than i've
minutes when piercing screams were
heard Then the man ran out. His throat
was cut and blood gushed from the wound.
He carried N his hand tabIe-knife, the
end Of the blade OF which had recently
been ground 70 point
Nicholas EsheIing and Charles F. Muir
H. Es-~--. -
ran 10 the street They caught him and
turned him over 70 RounGSmzn Haloran
and Patrolusn Simons. Mrs. Herkowitz
was found II the front room on the second
Aoor. She was cut on the chin, breast and
throat There was evidence OF q terrible
struggle.
The woman says her husband asked her
what her final answer 10 his proposition
that they should live together was, and
that she answered that she had not changed
heS opinion and never would. Then, she
says, her husband approached her and
Suddenly raised his arm and made Iunge
with knife ct her throat. She bowed her
head Just IN time 70 save her life, as her
chin caught the blow. Seeing that he had
not killed his wife, he stepped back and
asked:
- Now. VIII you live with me?"
with q convict, never
Then she screamed, and Herkowitz
caught her by the arm, and with almost
lightning rapidity buried the knife in her
flesh twice again. She was unable 10 de-
lend herself, and fell back against bureau,
while her husband ran across the room.
He stood in front OF lookin g-glass and
drew the knife across his throat. Then he
ran from the room, and Mrs. Herkowitz
uttered a series OF piercing cries.
In the second encounter with her hus-
band Mrs. Herkowitz received an ugly cut
under the left ear and cut in the breast
Neither of the wounds are serious The
man was taken 10 St. Catherine Hospital
II an ambulance, which returned and con-
'veyed Mrs. Herkowitz to the same place.
"A sister there told reporter that the man s
head was almost severed from his BODY,
but late this afternoon the doctors at the
hospital reported that there was chance
of'his recovery.