The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-23
Seized Vial From Woman
Who Was Trying to swal-
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after 4 BITTER QUARREL
PAIR WRESilED F0T BOTTLE
Woman Declares She Did Not Intend
to Drink the Deadly Potion But
Only Wanted to Scare Her Lover
Quarreled Over Trivial Matter.

Philadelphia, Dec. 23.-Seizing q
glass filed with carbolic acid from
the hands of woman to whom he
had been betrothed for the last four
years, as she lifted it to her lips, ap-
parently with the intention of COM
mitting suicide. Charles Marhack, 30
years old, of sos Louden street, plac-
ed the vessel to his own lips and
swallowed its contents.
Five minutes later the man died in
the street. The ambulance Of the
Eighth and Jefferson streets police
station arrived Just as he expired to
take him to the Woman's Homeopath-
ic hospital.
The suicide Of the man followed a
violent quarrel between him and Mrs.
Martha A. Kalch, a widow, SO years
old, living at the northeast corner Of
Seventh street and Susquehanna ave-
nue., in the kitchen of whose home
the struggle for the deadly poison oc-
CURED.
Were Soon to Marry.
The two had been friends for sew
oral years, and, according to Mrs.
Kalch, were engaged to be married.
Marback had been lax in his atten-
tons recently, she asserts. and Of
quarrelsome disposition. Yesterday
afternoon he came to the house and
said he was very tired. She suggest
ed that he lie down and rest on the
lounge In the sitting room. He did
90 and fell asleep. The woman did
not waken him.
When he arose today he was ex-
ceedingly angry.
why didn't you wake me?" he de-
manded of Mrs. Kalch. you knew
I did not wish to remain here"
Il did not like to waken yo.l. you
seemed so tired replied Mrs. kalch.
You're q fool for not calling me-"
Mrs. Kalch alleges Marback replied.
She Threatens Death.
stung by the retort. the woman
cried:
Il cannot stand your abuse any
longer. am going to put an end to
this"
At that moment she seized q bottle
of carbolic acid, standing on the table,
poured out some of the poison in a
glass and raised it to her lips
Goodbye, dear" she said smiling
sadly.
The man looked at her terrortzed
for a moment, and then leaping to-
ward her, seized the glass from her
hands, dashing some of the contents
over her face and arms and drank
the death-dealing liquid.
Mrs. Kalch, realizing that her at
tempt had led the man she loved to
make much more serious effort,
hurried to the bathroom of the house
to obtain an antidote for the poison.
While she was gone, Marback ran
out Of the house and into the bakery
shop Of William Hug, at the SOUTH
east corner Of Seventh street and
Susquehanna avenue.
"For Gods sake, people, get an am
bulance, I'm dying" the man cried,
as he staggered into the doorway Of
the place.
The patrol wagon was summoned.
but only in time to take his lifeless
body home.
Mrs. Kalch was prostrated over the
tragic elimination Of the quarrel with
Marback.
II only meant to frighten him." she
sobbed today. II did not really mean
to end my life."
The woman said that she and Mar
back were to have been married next
June. She explained the presence Of
the carbolic acid within such. easy
access to the fact that It had only
recently been used for illness.