The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-04
WIFE FOUND WITH
Her THROAT CUT
HUSBAND WAS LYING ON THE
FLOOR WITH A BULLET WOUND
IN HIS NECK, FROM WHICH HE
WILL DIE.

Buffalo, January S.--When the police
forced open the door of Joseph Kiehler's
home in Gettre street this evening to
arrest him on a petty charge they found
his neck. In another room was the body
of his wife, Annie, 80 years old.
There was wound in her throat from
which she had bled to death. At the hos
pital I<iehler said he and his wife quar-
relied Sunday morning. She struck him
with a poker. and he knocked her down
with a fiat iron, after which he cut her
throat with razor.
lie remained in the house all day Sat
urday, fearing to go out because his cloth
ing was covered with blood. The sight Of
his wife's body crazed him, and late Sat
urday night he shot himself in the neck
with revolver. 1t is probable that he will
die before morning
the first intimation of the fact was con-
veyed to the people in the chruch by a
cry of fire In the street. Chicago
gatherings are somewhat nervous at this
time on the subject of fire, and it needed
but the one shout to bring all the peo-
pie to their feet, and many of them
started for the door. Policemen O'Quick
and Petersen, who were stationed In the
church, called out to the people that
there was no danger and urged them to
resume their seats. Their advice was
not needed, however, the pall-bearers
went to the side of the casket and stood
in readiness to remove 1t, and the fami-
ly of the dead girl prepared to leave.
Suddenly cloud of smoke came in
through the open door and the sight and
smell maddened the people in an instant
The two officers had barely time to swing
the doors open, when the rush came. This
was all that saved a severe crush, and
probably loss of life, as the crowd plung-
ed through the doorways
When the street was reached and 1t
was seen that there was no cause for
alarm, the greater part of the people
returned to the church and the services
were finished, although they were cut
shorter than 1t was at first intended they
shoI,i be. Nobody was injured in the
panic
Swiss Express Sympathy.
Washington, January 3.-Mr. DuMar-
thurxi. the Swiss minister, In accordance
with a cablegram received from the pres
ident of the Swiss federation, has express
ed to this government the heartfelt SYM
pathy of the federal council for the people
of the United States in the awful loss of
life caused by the Chicago fire. The state
department will instruct DIR. Hill, the Am
erican minister to Switzerland, to express
the appreciation of this government for
the message from the federal council, and
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legation here.
John Redmond Speaks for Ireland.
ondon, January 3.-John Redmond, lead
er of the Irish parliamentary party, has
sent a cablegram to Mayor Harrison of
Chicago, expressing the heartfelt sympa-
thy of the Irish people with the sufferers
from the Chicago theatre fire.
Austro-H Hungary Sends Message.
Washington january 3.-On behalf of
his government and people. the Austro-
Hungarian ambassador, DR.. Hengelmul-
Ter. has expressed to this government
profound sympathy for the sufferers in
the Chicago theatre fire. The ambassador
in conveying this expression. called at
tention to the fact that the people of Aus
tro-Hungary felt the catastrophe with es-
pecial keenness because of the similar dis
aster which that country suffered some
years ago in the Ring theatre horror
Russians Express Sorrow
ST. Petersburg. January 3.-Foreign
Minister Lamsdorff, minister of the in
terror plehve; NJ. Saenger and numerous
representatives of high society, have
called on United States Ambassador Nc
Cormick to express condolences on the
Chicago theatre fire.
The Russian committee appointed some
time ago to investigate the protection OF
theatres against fire met yesterday and
decided to undertake a series of expen-
sive experiments. They will build a minia-
ture theatre. in which small animals will
be placed to determine the extent of
deaths due to fire and to asphyxiation.
The commission also will study other i'm
portant matters in connection with the
safety of theatres.
Appreciation is Expressed.
Rome, January 3-United States Am
bassador Meyer today went to the foreign
office and communicated to Foreign Min
lister Tittoni the sincere appreciation of
the United States government for the mes
sage of coincidence of the Italian govern >
ment on the recent disaster at the Iro-
auois theatre, Chicago, which was con-
veyed through the Italian charge daft
flares at Washington 10 the state depart
ment there.
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