The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-30
KILLED HER HIMSELF
This Is the poIlcss' Theory Regarding the
Murder of Charles KaIser's Wife.
HIS STORY OF ROBBERS DISBElIEvED
Mhny Evidences Tint He Way Living
when He Told II ma That He
himself Fired the shot and Pre-.
tended They Were the WORK orn
Gang of HiGhwnymen.

Norristown. Pa, Oct. ga murder
uhparallelled in the annals of crime in
montgomery county was committed
early last evening on public road in
upper Marion township, near Bridge
port. Mrs. Emma Kaiser the Young
wiie of Charles o. Kaiser. Jr., was shot
down as She rode along with her hus-
bdhu. VINO an hour later was rccaivine
me confidence of friends, but who to-
day stands accused of the crime.
Ihe iirst information Of the tragedy
was received when Kaiser drove into
bridgeport with the body of his wife
The only witness of the crime was the
alleged murder himself and the ONLY de-
lal!S 10 he mad were CLEANED from him
iIrst by Frank s. Mancil. of the Farmers
Hotel, and later by the police
KAISER'S FINE ACTING.
Mr.. Mancii. accompanied by his
uaushter, was driving TO Norristown,
ana When he reached point She road
skiTting William T. David's farm. near
the Trenton cutoff railroad he saw
kaiser circling wildly about In the road
shouting murder" help" In q oar
riage standing in the road Law Mrs.
Kaiser dead. Alighting from his yeh,-
Gle Mr.. Mansil listened 10 Kaiser's story
OF highway robbery and the shootinc
oi himself and Wife. Kaiser appeared to
be frenzisb with agony and Mr. Mancil
suggested that probably the woman
was only unconscious and that the bcst
thing TO do was to drive to the Office of
a physician. Kaiser was finally per
suaded 10 drive ahead of Mr. Mancirs
team 10 the Office OF DR.. Mann in Bridge
port.
Kaiser propped the body between his
shoulder ana the carriage curtain. the
blood streaming from the wound and
clothing on his coat. The body was car
ried in the office, ana when it was
placed on the floor, exposing ghastly
wound in the left temple. Kaiser twice
tainted. Kaiser said that his wife was
shot as she was drawing her watch
chain over her head to hand 1t 10 the
bandit, and that he raised his arm and
received 4 bullet near the shoulder that
was intended for his head.
POLICE SUSPICIOUS.
The police doubted the story and be-
gan an investigation and this morning
Chief of Police Rodenbaugh. Chroner
kurtz and Mr.. Mancil recovei the al
legged stolen articles.
From inmates of tho boarding house
where tn" couple lived IL was learned
that Kaiser and his Wife carried n Joint
insurance of $4,000 on their lives me
policies being so written that the death
Of either would make the other the hone
dc!ary, and that several weeks apo
Kaiser and his wife each eyccutnI -
Will, each making the other executor
and sole leEalee. Kaiser is "a years old
and his wife was 80
The couple came here from Lancaster
on June !, having previously lived i'm
Altoona. Mrs. kaiser's maiden name
was Emma Rule and her father being
George Rule. of Penn Village, LancaS-
ter county. The officers this morning
found the alleged stolen articles Sc
creted along fence near the scene of
the shooting. y mans gold watch and
revolver with two empty chambers