The morning times., 1896-10-30
HGHWAYMAN STORY A FAKE
Charles Kaiser Accused of
Having Killed His Wife.
HER LIFE HEAVILY INSURED
Murdered Woman Also Made a VIII
Short Time Ago, Leaving Prop
erty to Her Husband-Poaice Re
cover Articles Alleged to Have
Been Stolen.

Norristown, Pa, Oct 29.-A murder I'M
paralleled in the annals Of crime In Mont
gomery cJ0nty, was committed early last
evening on Il public road in Upper Merton
township, near BRIDGEPORT Mrs Emma
Kaiser, the young wife OF Charles y.
Kaiser, jr., was shot down as She rode
along with her husband, who, an hour
later was recei wing the coincidence of
friends, but who today stands accused of
the crime.
The Iirst Information of the tragedy was
received when Kaiser drovcr into Bridge
port with the body of his VIE beside him.
The only witness of the crime was the
alleged murderer bimself and the only de-
tails To be had We're cleaned from bin first
by Frank S. Mancil, of the Farmers Hotel,
and later by the police.
Mr.. Manoi, accompanied by his daughter,
was driving to Norristown, and when be
reached Il poiiiL on the road skirting VIII
liam +. Davids' farm, near the Trenton cut
OFF railroad, he saw Kaiser circling wildly
about in the road shouting murder, help.
In ii carriage standing III the road, lay
Mrs. Kaiser dead.
Ai.ghting from his vehicle Mr.. Mancil
listened to Kascr's story OF highway rob
berry and the shooting OF himself and wife.
Kaiser appeared 10 be frenZled With agony i,
and Mr.. Mancil suggested that probably
the woman was only unconscious and
that the best thing TO Go was TO drive To
the office of physician. kt:ser was
finally persuaded to drive ahead Of Mr..
Manc.rs team to the office of Dr.. Mann
III bridgeport.
KAISER'S STORY DOUBTED.
Kaiser propped the body between his
shoulders anu tie carriage curtain, the
blood streaming from tie wound and Ciol-
ting on his coat. The body was carried in
tie office and when 1t was placed Oh the
floor exposed IL ghastly woundIi the left
temple. Kaiser tainted twice.
Kaiser said that his wife was Shot as she
was drawing her watch chain over her
| head TO Lanu II to lie bandit, and that
lie raised his arm and received n bullet
near the shoulder that was intended for his
head.
The police doubted the story and began
an investigation. his morning CHIEF of
Police Roueuhaugh, Coroner Kurtz and Mr..
Manch recovered the alleged stolen artiCl, :.
From inmates of the boarding house where
The couple lived il was learned that Kaiser
aud his wife carried a Joint Insurance OF
$4,000 on their lives, the policies being
so wrltten that the death of either would
make the other the beneficiary: and that
several weeks ago Kaiser and his wife
executed IA VIII, each making the other
executor and sole legaiec Kaiser is
twenty-iour years OF age and his wife was
ibirty-two.
The couple came here from Lancaster
on June / having previously lived in
Altoona Mrs. kaiser's maiden name was
Emma L. Rule, her father being George
Ruie of Penn Village, Lancaster county.
STOLEN ARTICLES FOUND.
The officers This morning found the al
legged siuicI articles secr.teu along l.nc
near The scene of the shooting. A mans
G9iu watch, revolver with two empty
examiners aud purse containing So, sup
posed to have belonged To Mrs Kaiser, We're
fOuuu
haiser this afternoon was formally placed
under arrest on suspicion of having killed
MS "iie' ana was taken from his lodgings
To jail here. Throughout the afternoon and
this evening Kaiser was piled with ques-
uoIs, bat. according to the police. made
no admission and stuck To las story that
his wife was killed by biGhwaymen.
Harrisburg, Pa. Oct oQ-C,pu.abro