New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24
SHE CUT HER HCSBANDS THROIT
MRS ROESsLER ADMITS HER CRIME AND SAYS
THAT HER HUSBANDS CONDUCT DROVE
HER TO DESPERATION

MRS RoEssrER ADMITS HER CRIME AND SAYS
THAT HER HUSBANDS CONDUCT DROVE
HER To DESPERATION.
Mrs Agnes Roessler the young wife or ERNEST
Rocssler who was charged by her husband Win
having cut his throat with a razor on the after
noon OF March l3, while he was sleeping on pea III
their apartments at No. III Eyergreen-ave. has
confessed the deed. and is now prisoner await
ing the action OF the Grand Jury. For two weeks
Roesslcr's condition critical; then he began 10
improve, and yesterday was able 20 leave 81
Catharine's Hospital where he had been under
treatment. and appear in the Gates Avenue foHce
Court entering the complaint against his wife.
Mrs Roessler Is delcate-looking woman, tWen-
ty-four years old, and the mother Of one child,
three year-old girl named Ella. Roessler is twenty
seven years old. and according to neighbors ana
his wife is "A worthless individual, and mas lVed a
life OF dissipation for two years. squandeFinS the
greater part of the small earnings OF his wife for
liquor The family occupied scantily tufhshcd
apartments the third floor Of the Eversreen-a'e.
tenement -house.
Although Roessler insisted that his wife had cut
his throat while he was sleeping on the bed the
police at the time placed little faith In MS story
Mrs. Roesser arrested, however, but protested
her innocence. and said her husband must nave
been crazy TO make charge against her. Inc
next morning the woman arraigned before eX-
Justice Ouigley in the Gates Avenue Police Court
and paroed In the custody OF sergeant sutton
captain Kitzer did not feel altogether satisfied
| however and frequently visited Roessler in the
hospital and the home OF his wife. Roessler still
stuck TO his story that his wife had tried to muir
| der him. while the young wife protested her inno-
| cence Even when she was taken to the bedside or
her husband she declared her innocence. The Jus
| tice doubted RoesSers story . e.,
| ON Friday evening Police captain KltZer sent TOT
Mrs Roessler and the two were cioseeu ior seNela'
| hours In the captains room IN the station mouse
For a time she maintained ner innocence put Hha''S
| broke down and c0htesseu, child ond tbep NV
| Golf said the woman Il was not in my riEht
| mind when did II. thought we would De Deter
out of the way than to continue tE m ,'oS
self and little have been compelied TO uiuet so'
| NV husband has lived in idleness Tor Two years.
and our little home, such as II is was kept together
by what money 1 could earn py wa S Even zen
TUn, and in return | would get nothing but blows.
| Several times were on the verge Oh starvation
vi ION I The day cut him there nothing TO eat
IN the house and my child was crying for food and
| / haif-famished myself. There was no money In
| the house and / became nearly frantic at the
| and getsfood trust and went to butcher shop.
| where got some meat promising TO pay for II the
| next day When l returned to the house one of
| the tenants met me In the hallway and told me
| that my husband had returned, and was drunk.
| When L entered the room he was lying on the floor
| near the bed He never looked so repusive to me
before. lifted him on the bed and as l gazed at
| his face l felt desperate. The thoughts OF his
cruel treatment to myself and child and the star
| walton had been submitted to all flashed through
| my brain / became frenzied at the thought and
going to the bureau drawer got the razor ana drew
II across his throat. AS the hood spurted from the
| wound my arm | became so frightened that
| could not continue my deadly work After reazlng
| what | had done ran screaming TO the nan anu
| several of the neighbours came in I told them that
] my husband had cut his throat"
After telling her story. Mrs. Roessler wept hys1er