The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-29

CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-After cut
ting his wife's throat from ear to
ear with razor, Nicholas Rieb-
linger stood in front of a mirror
and drew the blade across his
jugular vein, falling by the side
of his victim.
The deed was committed yes
terday afternoon at 4:3C o'clock,
at the home of the woman'S son,
John Maier. No. 3O36 Lowe ave-
nue.. Mrs. Rieblinger died on
the way to a hospital, and her
husband expired shortly after
arriving there. The murder and
suicide were the result of an un-
successful attempt by Riebling-
er to induce his wife to return to
him.
The little granddaughter of
the murdered woman, Josephine
Maeir, aged 6 years, stood in the
doorway and screamed in terror
at the scene enacted before her.
Rieolinger had grabbed his wife
by the throat and pinned her
against the wall, while he drew
a rusty table knife from his
pocket and jabbed at her neck.
The blade failed to pierce the
skin, and, drawing a razor. he
shook open the blade and threw
the woman to the floor. Plant
ing his knee upon her breast, he
struck right and left with the
blade across her throat, until her
face and his hands were covered
with the blood that spurted over
them.
The screams of the little girl
brought her mother from a back
room of the house. Overcome
with horror at the sight that met
her gaze, she tried to pull Rieb-
linger from the body of his vic
tim, and then ran screaming from
the house. leaving her daughter
standing in the doorway. The
little girl saw Rieblinger rise
from the body of his wife, who
then staggered to her feet and
tried to open door near by,
while blood spurted from her
neck. She fell heavily to the
floor and lay motionless.
Rieblinger then walked to a
mirror, placed the razor careful
ly against his throat, and. with
several short, quick jerks. drove
it home. Then he staggered
across the room. leaving Grim
son trail behind him, and fell by
the side of his wife, their blood
mingling and forming a pool on
the floor. Both were gasping in
the throes of death when police
men from the Twenty Second
street station arrived. The
bodies were taken to Perrigo's
morgue, No. 297O State street.
Rieblinger was 46 and his wife
SO years old. T'hey.were mar
ried twenty-one years ago and
are survived by five children.
During the last five years the hus-
band had worked but little and
the wife mad been Obliged to take
in washing to support herself.
They resided on Parnell avenue,
near Thirty-First street, until
about six weeks ago, when Mrs.
Rieblinger left her husband be-
cause of his continued idleneSs
and went to live with the family
Of her son at his home on Lowe
avenue. Thereafter her husband
called frequently to see her. and
each time begged her to return
10 him, but she steadfastly re-
used.
Yesterday afternoon he called
again, and, entering the house
~ the kitchen door, found his
wife preparing supper. = He at
,nce began to plead for her re-
urn, and, getting frightened, she
eft him and went into the parlor
If the house. Rieblinger follow
ID and she tried to escape by a
loor leading to the street, but it
vas locked, and her husband. a
nan .of powerful build, over
her and forced her
against sthe Ewall. The murder
md the suicide followed.