The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-07
MRS. HERMAN HESSIG
FOUND DEAD TODAY
DR.. Hessig Discovers Wife. at
Home, 9th and Jackson.
Epilepsy Seems To Have Been the
Causc---lnqucst Held and Left
Open.
STOMACH rs TO BE ANALyIzED.

Tho sudden and unexpected death
of Mrs. Ida Ethel Hessig. wife of
DR. Herman r IIcssig. created quite
n sensation this morning on the South
side She was found dead about
6:30 o'clock by her husband. Dr.
Herman r. Hessig, who discovered
after breaking into the room that the
body was still warm
lie made efforts to resusctate her.
but life was extinct. not even spark
remaining that could be famed into
flame
Or. Hesslg claims that his wife
died from epilepsy, from which she is
alleged to have suffered for four
years She had not complained of
feeling III since last Sunday, but this
signifies little. as The attacks are Of
ten sudden and come without warn
ing.
Mrs lIessig was feeling well yes
l'IuNN anu lfilltu dUOuN y " 'lN'hF
It is thought. Ada Gray. colored.
who cooks for the family. resides near
the Hessig residence and left the
house about 1890 last night. while
Mrs Hessig was taking a bath She
stated that Mrs. Hessig informed her
she could go and said nothing about
feeling III.
About nine o'clock she passed my
house en- route home the cook ex-
planned to reporter. "and called To
me. saying she was going TO retire
This was the last saw or heard from
her until this morning when Or.
Hessig summoned me from my house.
saving he had found her dead.
DR.. IIessig had been in Memphis
and returned this morning al l:25
o'clock. He went to his home and
stored away his luggage. later going
to the Register Office. he says. and
sitting there until about O'Clock,
not feeling fatigued or sleepy.
81 went home about o'clock.
Dr. Hessig explained. "and retired.
My room is next to my wife's and we
have not lived together as man and
wife since she filed suit for divorce
against me. She always keeps her
door locked.
This morning at $3.50 o'clock
was awakened by the ringing of the
telephone, which Is located In her
room. She failed to answer II and |
suspected something was wrong. for
she was usually very prompt 10 re-
spond when II rang knocked on
her door several times and called to
her but received no answer,
becoming alarmed, I placed ta-
BILE under the transom and looked
over ! saw her body attired in night
dress. lying partially on the floor and
partially on the bed, and | was so
overcome with excitement that I
rushed out of the house with nothing
more than my underwear, trousers
and socks on.
81 ran to my cooks house and in
formed her what | had seen She
hurried back with me, and as Mrs.
Hessig's door was locked, | placed a
ladder In the rear of the building.
climbed TO the lattice porch, burst
In the lattice door and gained en-
trance 10 the room where she lay,
"The cook entered the room by the
door from the hall which | unlocked
from the inside.
II rushed 10 the body and found II
sim warm The head was lying on
the floor aud the feet on the bed, and
every indication pointed to epilepsy
She had evidently been seized In one
of her hts and fallen. striking her
head on the left side, chaffed her,
and did everything possible TO revive
her. but TO no avail
After my futile efforts TO restore
her, laid the body in bed and called
the undertakers
The face of the deceased bore evil |
dence of an injury from fall OF some
kind. The left cheek, Just below the
eye, was sunken and bruised There
was also a bad bruise ON the fore
head visible and the left hand had a
bruise and abrasion, The hand was
lying under the body when found
The limbs and body showed no signs
OF bruises, but the face, arms and
limbs we're turning purple, the face
having small blacklist pimples' due,
II is said, to Improper blood circula-
ton.
The lips were blue, and DR., Hessig |