The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-24
WITH HATCHET
AND P|TCHF0RK
Man Of seveny.two Years Murdered
His Bride Of Month and
Says He is Not Sorry
For 1t.
IN DREAD OF WITCHES
Rambling story by Murderer and His
superstltious Beliefs Leads
to Opinion That He
is Crazy.

ST. LOUIS, May 24-Insanity prob.
ably will be the defense offered in be.
half of Alois Eisenbarth, 70 years old.
who, shortly after noon yesterday,
killed Mrs. Aldina Eisenbarth, 63
years old, his bride of month, by
chopping the top of her skull to bits
with a hatchet, in their home at 3725
Oregon avenue. Mrs. John A. King of
1896 Underwood place, who was with
Mrs Eisenbarth at the time she was
killed, also was attacked. At the City
hospital Mrs. King was said to have
been slightly improved last night, al
though her condition is serious. Mrs.
Anna Porter, who was Eisenbarth's
housekeeper for nineteen years, said
the old man was superstitious, and
lived in dread of witches. His daugh-
ter.inlaw, Mrs. Andrew A. Eisenbarth.
also told of strange actions OF the
man and notions he had.
Mrs. Kings husband, DR.. King, a
physician, said Mrs. Eisenbarth came
TO live at his home several days after
separating from her husband. Eisen-
barth came to work in DR.. King s
garden, he says. and again quarreled
with Mrs Eisenbarth about money
matters. Dr. King says he induced
Mrs. Eisenharth who had lived at his
home before her marriage, to sign d
paper relinquishing all claim to her
husbands property.
Mrs Eicap ba rth apd Arr Kioo
yesterday went to Eisenbarth's home
to pack the formers clothing for re-
moval from her husbands residence
TO that of DR.. King. They were to
meet Dr. King and Eisenbarth at the
office OF E. Bruenemann, notary r..b
lie. at Jefferson avenue and Chip
pewa street, at ! p. m. After waiting
for them some time, DR.. King went
to the Eisenbarth home, where he
was told of the Staying.
The police have a theory that Els
enbarth became angered when he sa',
the women packing the clothing in his
home. In the controversy the none,
question was broached again, and al
last he attacked his wife with q
llatchet, in mt of anger to prevent
the removal of her property Wher
Mrs. King trieG to aid Mrs. Eisen
oarth, they reason. he attacked hel
in turn.
Emil zeller, Jr, who, with his moth
er lives at 3725 Oregon avenue, JUS
next door, witnessed the Staying. Hi
n
oarth, sent Mrs. King to the Alexiar
brothers' hospital for emergenc.
treatment ana Mrs. Eisenbarth',
body to the mcrgue. Mrs. King late
was removed to the City hospital
Her body was covered with black ant
plue Jumps. while eight or ten deel
sashes had been cut in her scalp b,
the hatchet.
Esenbarth seized four-tined pitch
iork and ran it several times through
MS wifes body, after he had chopped
her head At the Wyoming Stree
ponce station last night. he gave I
rambling account Of the tragedy.
did it because they wanted TO ge
my property he said II am no
sorry and would do it again if sh,
we're alive. Dr. King and his wifi
compelled me to marry Mrs. Wilkes
one was the widow of william Wilkes
railroad man of Sherman, Texas"
pr King had exerted baneful in
huence over him, Eisenbarth said, ant
eoiiipeiled him by some mysterious
power to do whatever he said H
.oiu OF paying DIR. King $3.50 wee1
LOT medical treatment.
pr King denied that he had in
uuceu Eisenbarth to marry Mrs
wilkes, and said he had strongly a.
ised her against doing so. on accoun
- lne peculiar way in which Eisen
pdrth mad been acting. DR.. King sal.
ne mad known the slayer for thirt
sears and Mrs. Eisenbarth for almos
. sns same time. Mrs. Eisenbarth, h
'u' returned to st. Louis from Sher
,uan, Texas three years ago, follow
.ns the death Of her husband Sh
s'ayed at his house and met Eisen
sa''h there while he was doing od
~ NUS about the house. DR.. King sal,
.isenoarth had demanded his wifi
urn over to him her property, amount
ug TO $4,000 or $4,000.
Two sons of Esenbarth, Frank, 8
seafs old. an enploye of VIM. j
.emp Brewing Company and Andrew
4 y years old, took,possession Of thei
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