The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
mrs. WOBHLKB'S DEATH
Wife of a Well Known
Resident of the Heights
Drinks Carbolic Acid.
DAUGHTERS HORRIBLE DISCOVERY
Finds Her Mother Unconscious and
Dying-No Adequate Cause
for Suicide.
DAUGHTERS HORRIBLE DISCOVERY

The residents of Jersey City Heights
were startled yesterday afternoon, by the
report that Mrs. Ernest Woehlke. wife
of the well known beer bother, of No. E7
Beacon avenue, had committed suicide,
by taking carbolic acid. Mrs. Woehike
was found BY her little daughter. about
$3.50 o'clock in an unconscious condition.
She died about two hours later without
~regaining consciousness.
A few months ago Mrs Woehlke had the
misfortune TO run a needle into one OF
her fingers. She had the finger attended
to Immediately. but the doctor feared at
the time that amputation would be neces-
sary. The finger healed up nicely ana
nothing more was thought of the matter.
About a month ago, the finger began to
swell and Mrs. Woehlke suffered intense
pain. She again called in the physician,
who informed her that blood poisoning
had set in and he would have TO amputate
the finger. She reluctantly consented anu
the operation was performed. rms IS
thought prompted her to take her life.
Mrs. Woehlke arose early yesterday
morning and attended to her household
duties in a very cheerful manner. Her
husband never thought of the trouble
that weighed upon his wires mlnd or
that his wife intended taking her he.
a lin i ~ ORS1
family and seemed in excellent spirits.
After dinner she kissed her husband good
by as he intended going TO a meeting or
his lodge in Jersey. City. He LETT the
house about two O'clock.
Shortly after his, departure 1t is thought
that Mrs. Woehlke went to the closet IN
bottle of carbolic acid. She went TO her
room and lay on her bed. It is tnougnt
that while in this position she drank the
contents of the bottle. Her mouth and
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About 1880 O'Clock Mrs. Woehlke's little
daughter, who was at play in the street,
went into the house and called for her
mother. Not receiving any answer, the
child went upstairs to her mothers ROOM.
where she found her suffering intense
agony. The little one was so frightened
al the spectacle that she ran down stairs
and told John Tolbeck, a %neighbor, what
she had seen. MI. Tolbeck went into the
house and found that Mrs. Woelhke had
taken the coinat contents 9 Of t5 q bottle ma mark nr
Mclean, who hurried to the house. Mrs.
Woehlke had become unconscious by this
time. The doctor worked hard for near
ly two hours without meeting with any
success. Mrs. Woehlke only lived two
hours after having taken the acid and
died in commissions.
Tolbeck hurried to Jersey City and in
formed Mr.. Woehlke of the sad occurrence.
He was nearly Frustrated with grief. He
hurried to his home. where he was again
overcome at the sight of his dead wife.
sufficiently to talk.
He said that he could hardly realize the
fact that his wife had committed such a
rash act, as they had always lived very
happily together and all of her wishes
had been gratifed. Her health. had been
excellent since the removal of her finger
and he thought that all trouble in that
direction had been overcome. This is
terrible" he said, land it is the last thing
/ thought my wife would do
Mrs. Woehlke was forty-two years Of
age
The funeral will take place from her
late residence. No. 127 Beacon avenue,
Wednesday afternoon, at two o'clock.