The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-05
FEARED MURDER All NIGHT.
Mrs GOLDBERG Declined to ne KILLED and Wa
AfrnId Of Her sIck Hu.band.

BRIpGEPoRr, Conn. March Airs. Isaac
Goldberg. whose husband 10 dying of consumption
and wants her 70 die with him. spent another
night Of misery last night at her home, - Elm
street. this city. Police Captain Hunt has de-
tailed a man To watch the house, 40 that In case
Goldberg attempts TO ktll bis wife the police vii.
be on hand 20 prevent a murder. The case has
also been brought 70 the attention Of the Board
OF Health. and the President Of the board. Dr.
q. Stanley Heft, will make an EFFORT tomorrow
10 have Goldberg removed 10 some institution.
The Goldbergs were at one time weil.to-io.
and spent a small fortune Ia the south, where
they went for the benefit Of the husbands
health. They came 10 Bridgeport four months
ago and went 10 livs in the house where they
are tonight. Goldberg, finding there was no
chance u getting better. pleaded with his wife
to die with him. She - youns and Eood.!o"k!nS.
and not being anxious to die Immediately. tried
10 argue The matter with her husband.
Il love you. 70 she said 10 him, &" but one Of US
should live for the baby'- sake Lot Us three
starve slowly then" he replied. You will get
She y-etsnded to live up 70 this arrangement,
until Monday last, when Goldberg was seized
WIN hemorrhase-. ana cai.tnf MS Wiz SAD;
and then | can end myself in the same way. FOR
fear that MI end IL coming. and you may sur.
yive me. Come. what do you sayf
Mrs.. Goldberg asked her husband 70 postpone
the tragedy .or q few days. Then she went to
the Emergency Hospital and reported the facts
to DR.. Hair. saying that her husband told her
that she, too. had consumption, and they had
better hurry IL along. DR.. Hair examined the
woman, and told her that her lungs were sound.
Then | won't stand By husband agreement
70 die, she said. "ill 20 10 New York and live
with my sister
Mrs. Goldberg was advised 10 notify the police
OF the situation. and this she did, When seen
tonight she said II got my husband 20 agree
to ~postpone the killing until sunday. and by that
time | hop. to BE- away from him. He has Al,
ways believed that |, as his wife, should not live
/! he could not live; Last night locked myself
Ia a room, telling him that ! proposed 10 keep
out VI his reach until sunday. Al! night he
walked up and down the tVOr IN one room, while
did the same in another.
II wanted 10 sleep upstairs with a ncighbor.
Mrs. Walker. but my husband would not agree
TO that. So | walked the HOor. expecting every
minute for him 20 ONE IN with tue kM!,u. II he
did. II you'd have been easy for mo 20 have
climbed out ~ tho window. n7 we i.y" here on Tho
first floor. once | sat down. Then I va, afraid
because I GoIcd "a and heard him rap UPON
the dOor. He only wanted u drink, and |
e,vc IL to him. H. l. Just able "a walk around
the house. but not to go ont. Ia had consgWr-
ton, ~ be- ,l,d, ! would stick 70 the agreement
NOT 10 live .oAgPr than him. DR.. Hair AZ the
hospital tells the | nn not ,ICkl. - | am not
willing to die now. Tonight | will have Mrs.
Walker sit mp with me-, AID tomorrow | vii.
sci! some OF our furniture TO gcL money for rail-
road fare 10 New YORK, where my relatives
live"