The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-20
FOLLOWS WIFE IN SUICIDE
SHE SHOT HERSELF WHEN HE
SAID HE WOULD LEAVE HER.

Edward II, Hacker, n DRUMMER. Quar-
relied With HIS Wife for n Hours Be
fore the Double Trasedy-He Took Up
Revolver she Used and Killed Himself
Edward H. Hacker, a drummer, pes
tered his wife Mary for twenty-four hours
by threatening to leave her, until she
finally killed herself yesterday afternoon.
Then he picked up the revolver she had
used, drove of those who had heard the
shot and come to ave him. and int drunken
fit Of remorse killed himself.
The double suicide occurred in Hague
Court, an apartment house at 100 West
listh street, where the Hackers had sublet
a room from Mrs. Evelyn Richie, who
has q seven room apartment on the ground
floor. Hacker married his wife, who
came from Louisville, KY, in st. Louis
about two years ago. Then he brought
her here to live while he was on the road
an Q travelling salesman for the Mccall
company, fashion publishers, in West
Thirty-seyeuth street.
He was about Il and she 81. In his long
absences on the road he wrote TO his wife
almost daily and she answered his letters
promptly. When together no ono had
seen them quarrel. On his last trip. how
ever, the letters were much moro infrequent.
At fret Mrs. Hacker thought her husband
was sick, but on Tuesday he came homo at
the usual time. She asked him II there
was any one he loved better than her. At
first he parried her, but she kept coming
back Il the question until 1t irritated him.
They had a quarref-their frat, the tenants
said-but after a while they mixed 1t up
again. Just to show the neighbour that
they were reconoiled they began to sing.
Roth Hacker and his wife had good voices.
and for an hour or moro they entertained
the neighbors with airs from grand opera,
1t wasn't long before the quarrel broke out
again, and this time 1t wasn't fixed up.
Hacker slammed the door on his wife and
went out.
When he showed up again at the Hague
at 8 O'Clock yesterday morning after elk
hours debauch he wa very drunk. The
first thing he did was to pick q fight with
the beIlboy. James Hill. Then he went
to meet his wife. 1t wasn't a pleasant
meeting. She scolded him and abused
him until about the middle OF yesterday
afternoon. when he got up. still unsteady.
and began packing his grip. That brought
his wife's r~eproaches to q stop.
Edward she said. Aare you going to
to-leave mef'
Il am he answered. @Tve taken all
your talk I want.
what win become Of mey' she asked.
what do 1 oare?' he replied. You can
shoot yourself for all Of me-
She got up from the plano .stN which she
had been seated. alternately nagging him
and trying to humor him with music, and
into the room OF another tenant. Mrs.
Louise weedoc. She found q revolver IN
the dressing case and took II. When she
returned Hacker was standing in the hall
with his hat and his grip. arguing
with Mrs. Weedoc. who was trying to
persuade him not to leave. According
to the story Coroner Dooley got Mrs. Wee
doc told Hacker that his wife would shoot
IL he went away. He murmured
something like Shoot herself. ehf' and
then q shot came from his apartment.
Hacker and Mrs. Weedoc ran inside. They
found Mrs. Hacker In an alcove in the
parlor. The blood was running from her
mouth. where she had shot herself.
MY God, Mary. what's this! What have
you done,' cried Hacker.
you would have left mo-. Edward said
Mrs. Hacker, and. She couldn't say
any more.
Mrs. Weedoc went for q doctor, followed
by Miss Texas Guynan, an actress. who
lives with Mrs. Richie. When they re-
turned with DIR. Benjamin E. Dolphin Of
40 West 1lothNstreet they found the door
locked against them. They were let in
by George Marian. a notary Of 423 West
ll8th street, who ran across the street
when he heard the shot, kicked in a win
dow and climbed in. With them was
apartment.
They found Hacker against the wall
with the pistol which his wife had used.
IF you come near me- he warned them.
"Ill shoot"
They advanced, but instead of shooting
ran to his room In the back Of the apart
ment and locked the door. The men
around to a window opening on
the room. Before they got there there
were three more shots. When they forced,
the door they found Hacker dead with a
in mis- heart. Ono bullet had gone
into the ceiling and the other through
the window.
Among the letters which Coroner Dooley
found on the dead man was one addressed
to ". G. Hacker 9H Highland avenue.
Newark, N. j.
W. q. Hacker said last night at his homo.
81 Winthrop street, Newark, whittier he has
removed from si7 Highland avenue. that he
was no relative OF Hacker. the suicide.