New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
TRIED SUICIDE TOGETHER.
THE MAN DEAD AND HIS WIFE DYING IN
THE PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL


FOUND IN THEIR ROOM WITH THE GAS TURNED
oN-No APPARENT REASON FOR THE DEED.
Arno f. Korb. twenty-seven years DID, of No BOB
East Eighty sxth-st.. committed suicide at MS
home time Monday night by inhang lumih-
ating gas. His wife, thrty-seven years OLD, VINO
attempted suicide with him. Is In the presbyterian
Hospital and is likely to die from the enects Oh
suffocation by gas and cash in her left wrist IN
hicted with a pocket-knfe which was found De-
side her. At o'clock yesterday morning the ser
want Dora Steckler, knocked at the door OF MI
and Mrs Korb's ROOM and told them that the
butcher was downstairs Mrs. Korb responded IN
a feeble voice
Later Mrs Essenger, a music teacher, called 10
give Mrs. Korbs a lesson The servant tou 'he
teacher that Mr.. and Mrs. Korb were not up ye''
and went again to their room and knocked at the
door Sh,. received no answer, but noticed strong
odor of gas and then. suspectng that something
was wrong went to he home OF Mrs. Bower, d
friend of the family, who lived near by, al NO
1861 Avenue A. and summoned her to the house
Mrs Bower went to the house and forced the door
OF Mr. and Mrs Korbs room. She found the room
filed with gas Mrs Korb lay on the bed uncon-
scious with cash in her left wrist. from whlch
blood had come profusely and on lounge lay MI
Korb unconscious In his night clothing Inc gas
was turned on at two burners In droplsht III the
middle of the room.
Policeman Smith. Of the East Eighty-eighth-st.
bulance from the Presbyterian Hospital Dr. hart
who responded found that Korb had been dead Tor
some time but that Mrs. Korb was stu awe
though unconscious and that she might recover
Mrs Korb was taken to the hospital for treatment
and the body OF Korb left in charge OF the po-
llcemar When the was examined letter
written in German was found on a table near MIS-
Korb's bedside 1t translated as follows
To Mrs Theresa Bower. $3.50, 90 Ia,
th.a hon
those whom you know, ana Whom you hiio" a.. or
friendly Let us be buried from here. Again rare
we'll Re good mother to Otto, but not too good
'''' "o '00'''' MARIA THERESA.
In the parlor OF the house was found another iet-
tor. addressed to Mrs. Bower. 1t was sealed ana
the police would not open it,
Young otto LANCER. Mrs. Korbs son. says tha'
his mother widow, was married 10 horp III 'i"''
HEINZ Germany. about seven years ago horp Wa
connected with the theatres IN tnnt cry 70 his
capacity Five years ago the tanlily came 10
country and since that time korD had "oIheu ~
a bookkeeper for various flrms. , ,,,,.od
The how saws that on Monday his mother receFeu
would not be home until late in the evening. IL
was II o'clock when he got nome Last ..or 70
dav the boy says his mother wrote a eLte e ~ W
some one. whom he does not Know, ana tnaI Oh"
Both Mrs. Bower and the boy say that they h,om
Of no reason for the double suicide as the couPie
seemed to live happily together ana 10 nave "'
Korb was the head bookkeeper for f. victor *
Achelis commission merchants of Nos 20 ana q q.
Leonari-st He had been in the employ Oh ' "a z III
for number Of years, ,b his ern Cav that there
wera some discrepa ncies in his accounts but noth-
ing that would cause him to kill himself re Is ar
scribed having been an irritable anu s''"'' '"N