The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-03

the dining room, trying to hit me and
he spit In my face.
Later. az | took the revolver from
behind some books he caught me and
grabbed for the pistol. AS We strug-
gled for the weapon, he deliberately
bent me over a davenport, put his
knee on my stomach and pressed TIL
| cried for mercy.
Finally, he did release me and
was helped to my room. In the morn
ing he forced the maids to pack my
clothes and with jeers and laughter
made me leave the house, weak and
faint as l was from the Injury re-
ceived"
She went on to tell OF the so called
spread eagle" incident After In
sulting her IN the presence of the
| bousekeeper by calling her names, he
told her ne was going to spread.
eagle her.
Getting some straps he threw mo
on the sofa" she said. He swung
| his fist under my chin and drove my
teeth through my tongue. He kept ne
on the sofa until O'Clock IN the morn
ing threatening to spread eagle me.
but finally he decided not to do So
| The next day l mad TO go to Hot
; Springs for treatment
Then she related story of the Cap
tain's treatment OF her sister who hal
come to her defense in the numerous
family quarrelS.
| "One summer afternoon he picked
my sister up and threw her out of the
house. she said. Later he tried to
force her through a swinging door
4, and he began choking her.
| "I'll choke the life out Of you, he
said. | thought he was surely killing
nor, so I grabbed up whisky bottle
and hit MIN on the head He dropped
and we ran for our lives"
Coming down to the day OF tho
tragedy. Mrs. Erb told OF visiting
Olney to look at house, intending
TO live apart from her husband after
sne had succeeded In making settle
ment with him. She and her sister
! returned to the house late In the day
and learned that Captain Erb intend
ed coming home that night. 1t was
decided that Mrs. Beisel should stay
at the Village Green Hotel nearby
When Captain Erb came home ne
! learned that Mrs Beisel had been at
the house he flew into a rage and
began to make a search for her.
swearing and making threats.
| Mrs. Erb said she avoided the cap
| tain and went to the hotel with two
maids and remained there with Mrs.
Beisel until late In the evening.
Going back to the house, Mrs, Erb
went 10 the second floor by way Of
the back stairs MT. EEb rushed out
of his room. "He struck me on the
breast" she said. "and he tried to
pull me into his room | fought him
and finally picked UP brass cuspidor
and threw it at MIN. / didn't stop to
| see whether it struck him but ran to
my room. I heard him following ald
Icursing me- He was almost upon me
| when | grabbed vase OF flowers and
hurled II at him. Then I got into my
room and locked the door. After 4
while 1 locked out and saw no ono and
e, ran to the telephone and summoned
my sister.
when she came, she went Into the
bathroom and | went to my room, My
sister came out of the bath room just
as my husband left his room, dressed
in his pajamas and carrying a revolv-
er.
Captain Erb aimed the pistol at
me and exclaimed; III get rid of you
now. | screamed and ran into my
room.
Mrs. Beisel flew at my husband.
heard scuffling OF feet and then
heard a shot, Then more shots When
all was quiet looked out Of my room
and saw my husband lying on his face
and my sister unconscious on the
floor beside him. l ran wildly down
tho stairs to call for help"
AS the wife finished her story of
that fatal night sho broke into tears
and wept bitterly.