The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-24
WATCHED THEM DIE.

nc Horrible Tragedy at Msrysvill~. Wsa
wherein Mrs. Jos. Istidebrandt Poi
s"hed Her Eight Children and Hanged
sferself After Drinking Some Of the
DEADLY Draughf-Onc Of the Cb,,drc,
edy.
MEANWHILE. Kas.. Jan. i6. Six milcs
'outheast of this city. rs the crow flies
mother carefully prepared 10 murder
ner eight children and then destroy
ierself
"i'Ns OF ADVERSELY AND DISEASE.
Mrs. Hildebrandt was the wife Of
Joseph hildebrandt. German farmer.
70 whom adversely and a large family
nad come hand in hand Toadd 10 his
'roupies' ne became a victim Of cancer,
ma Tor the second time was absent
rom home. in Kansas City. for treat
nent- The family was behind
with the rent Of their farm.
ana abJect poverty stared them
the face. IIildebrandt ran
snort OF money To pay his expenses at
Kansas City, and wrote home for more.
ms wife scraped together what money
she could get and sent /, TO him. 4
second request came for funds. and
Mrs hildcbrandt sold one Of the mules |
and sent her husband the proceeda In
me meantime. il l. said. the landlord |
pegan 70 press Mrs. Ilildcbrandt for his
rent money. Ii is rumored on the
streets here that last Monday Mrs. Hill
ueorandt went To see John Tanreman.
neighbor. and tried To negotiate n
ioah- When she was refused. il is said.
sne turned away. complaining bitterly
ana saying that there seemed To be
nothing for her except death.
Late MONDAY afternoon Mrs. Hide
brandt called her children about her.
except the baby i'm the cradle. and told
them that their father was coming
home that night. and She wanted them
- al pe IN bed asleep when he arrived.
- as not 10 disturb or annoy him. She
said she had something that would
make them sleep better. and She
brought out bottle filed with whisky.
sue handed IL to the first-born and he
ook a long drink. Some of the chill l
iren dcmurred. but she insisted mon
heir drinking. After they all had a
frank OF It she touched the bottle m !
ne abys lips. and forced the LIQUOR q
own its throat. h
WATCHED THEM DIE !,
She undressed all the children and n
laced four of them in one and thre.
another bed. in one Of the. two down g,
lars rooms She went from the room p,
moment. and while She was absent +,
ne eldest boy whispered 10 the next m
aest- Charlie. that they had all been in
Dis"ned- The mother returned To the r.
'om. walking slowly. She sat down be. Il,
dc the bed soon the only sound ,ohe or
'ard was the heavy breat hing of her a,
lharen or the moaning Of the wind ii,
rough the leafess branches Of the In
any trees about the house. The ~.
eatning OF the children became tio
aver ana more measured One by r.
e they died The night passed and =
clock on the mantcl struck(he hopr Co
six.
Little Charlie. suffering agony I'M
y, opened his eyes and looked af his jud
'ther as she sat by the bedside. She Gus
'se and. walking to him. stopped and Of
icd him how he felt. me
Worse. said Charlie. tears burst tioI
from his eyes in that horrid cham. bou
OF death The mother moved VIII
oss the room and proceeded TO get ayr
whisky bottle Sobbing and with. the
little Charlie pleaded with his init
lner not To give him any Of the the
isky- Three bodies rigid in death. rep'
on the bed beside him. In the crib viii
sevcn-m onths-old Edith. her fists II
bled and her face CHASTITY in the port
Y, dull light that stole in at the Yor
dow pen;
Please. mamma, don't give me that stca
'ded Charlie. for
Il won't hurt you.- and the mother life.
: deep dra ught She smacked he, III
after II. and handed the bottle Ia ness
coun
hilc the tears s.r.,J -. Scot
and unseen hands seemed 10 rrasr ern
ieart-strings and tug at them. he
the bottle and drank His mother
away the bottle and he fell back
ne pillow unconscious.
CHAMBER OF DEATH. ~.
was ~ o'clock noon Tuesday. whep Harr
ne hildebrandt opened his eyes. noun
'as in dreadful pain. He weakly mick
Tor help. but there was no The
er Around him were the men a
s OF his dead brothers and befor
$ His mother had disappeared bits a
ne was too weak to rise. SO he lowin
to the floor from the bed and &c
led TO bucket of water. lie nounc
TO quench burning sensation mick
throat. Soon he was overcome that I
nausea, and fell fainting on the until ;
For long while he Law there. Col
hen he recovered he arose nm the al
~ and staggered to the home ~ EXPIRE
arrest neigh Dor. Ernest t;eniork at the
'enjork was alone in the house. newsp
me quick. come quick raspcd 'oi.
c. All my brothers and sisters would
cad The neighborhood was Sunda
a. and late in the afternoon the apolis,
was invaded The dead bodies r
'laced on the floor in a row. Some
children had died with their Gen. Ga
,laspcd about each other. Mr..
IT went to the stable To feed the NEW
II was dark in the stable. and Express