Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19
He HADONE WIFE At HOME
IND another ON THE ROAD.
THE LATTER THE LEADING WO-
MAN OF THE FORMER HOP
KINS COMPANY.
STRANGE DOUBLE TRAGEDY
FOLLOWED A sOJOURN OF ARTHUR
METZGAR WITH HIS THEATRE
CAL WIFE.

BEDFORD, Pa, December 1S.-Ar-
thur Spear Metzgar, a stained glass
manufacturer of Newark, n. j., shot
and almost instantly killed his reputed
well, Bedford county, early this morn
ing, mi then shot himself, dying in a
few minutes. The woman was leading
lady with the Frank Davidson Farm
er Hopkins" Company, which was
showing in Hopewell. The Farmer
Hopkins Company showed in Bedford
last week, and during its stay here
Metzgar came on to visit her, Metz
gar, it is said here, has a wife living
in Newark, N. j. Monday morning the
company left for Hopewell, MetZgar
leaving on the same train for his home
in Newark. On reaching Huntingdon,
however. he changed his mind and re-
turned to HCpewell and in some way
succeeded in getting into the woman's
room at the hotel while she was at the
theatre. The actress retired to her
room about II o'clock. About 2 o'clock
the people in the hotel were awaken
ed by the womans screams, followed
by two shots. Wlile the door of the
room was being forced another shot
was head. Metzgar's body was lying
against the door and that Of the woman
was lying near the bed. NJ reason is
known for the tragedy as the couple
had no trouble that any members OF
the company knew of, other than that
on Monday, MetZgar tried to persuade
the TOman to quit the stage and go
home with him, but this she refused to
do Metzgar was about 80 years old
and German. The woman was % years
old. lIer mother, Mrs. "A. Carruthers,
lives ii Albany, n. Y. On Saturday
the couple had their pictures taken to-
gether by a photographer in Bedford.
Documents found in the wOm2n's
trunk slow that she was married to
Metzgar. although telegram received
at Hopewell tonight states that Metz
CARS zeal wife is now at Newark, n. J.
The maiden name Of the woman is
Annie Carruthers, whose home prior TO
her marriage September 1, was 800
Pearl street, Buffalo, n. Y.
The body is still unclaimed tonight
at Hopewell
NEWARK, n. j., Dec 18.-The police
of this city received information to-
day that Arthur Metzgar, stained
glass manufacturer at Newark, had
last night killed a woman supposed to
be his wife at Hopewell, Pa, and then
committed suicide.
Metzgar resided at 500 Central ave
nue. this city, where Mrs Metzgar was
found alive and we'll She was shock
ed to hear of the double tragedy said
to have been committed by her hus-
band at Hopewell last night. She said
her husband went to that place on
Thursday last, as he said, to superin-
tend the putting in of stained glass
windows in a church. He telegraphed
to her yesterday stating that he eX-
pected to be home to-day. Mrs. Metz
gar said she had no suspi-
cion as to whom the wO-
man was who is alleged to
have been murdered by her husband.
The police learned from relatives of
Metzgar that he had been at home
with his family but little during the
last three months. and they had a sus-
picion that he was living dual life.
Metzgar was 80 years of age, and the
father of three children.