The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-07-04
HUSBAND LEFT, She
COMMITS SUICIDE
WOMAN DESPONDENT OVER HIS
DEPARTURE TAKES CYANIDE.
CRYING BABY DISCLOSED
TRAGEDY

NEW YORK. Special.-Au We'd
HSSudN the Walllng Of child sound
eu from the flat of Herman Eichler
on the ground floor Of 462 West one
hundred and Thirty-first Street
Neighbors rang the bell and called to
Mrs Eichler. but got no response. and
the child continued to cry.
Better call the police and break
III, suggested a woman.
No; Mr.. Smith will be home
later" suggested another. wait tin
ne comes. The Eichlers might not
like our breaking down their door"
The child kept on wailing. At times
the sound showed terror. Still the
nelghbors held back.
The Smith mentioned is James
smith, who had a room in the Eich-
Ter fiat Until two years ago Eichler,
VINO is pharmacist and one Of six
prothers' all doctors or druggists, was
prosperous. Then his health failed
ana he had to give up business. For
months he was in a hospital.
Sought Work VainIy.
Recently Eichler sought work, but
found none. lie had but little money
ielt, but was too proud to ask aid of
his brothers. He became respondent.
Smith, an intimate friend, rented a
room from Eichler TO help him to
pay his rent.
look for position. AS he was leav-
ing his home he said to his wife:
Rose, If 1 get place III be back
II don't succeed l won't come
home. He kissed her and their two
year-Old daughter Marjorie and went
out. That was the last seen of him
Mrs. Eichler searched vainly and be-
came deeply Respondent. She was
seen entering her home at o'clock
Tuesday evening, her little girl in her
arms.
Smith did not return home until 6
o'clock Wednesday evening. Neigh
bOrS were crowded about the door
and the child was shreking hysteri-
cally. Smith hurried TO a room oc-
cupied by Mrs. Eichler and her child.
In MarjOries crib lay her mother,
dead. Lying on her body, unable to
get from the crib because of the
raised side bars. was the frantic baby.
BEST Thing I Can Do"
Patrolman James Glynn, Of the
West one Hundred and Twenty-fifth
Street Police Station, called DIR. Car
roll from J. Hood Wright Hospital.
The physician said Mrs. Eichler had
killed herself with poison and had
been dead about twenty-four hours
n vial that had contained cyanide of
mercury was found. y note on the
bureau read:
Goodbye to all. This is the best
thing l can do. Please forgive me,
and good luck to al Of you.
ROSE"
1t is believed that after Mrs. Eich-
Ter returned home Tuesday evening
and swallowed the poison she lifted
the sleeping baby for a last goodbye,
but was overcome by the cyanide and
collapsed i'm the crib the baby rest
ing upon her. All through the night
the child slept on her dead mothers
bosom. When she aWOlSc Wednesday
morning she probably realized there
was something strange about the still
figure. II was then she began her
crying.
Two Of Herman Eichler's brothers
are Or. Philip Itichler. Of 1897 Wash
ington Avenue. the Bronx, and Emil
Eichlcr. q druggist ut 1875 First Ave-
nue.. Emil said Wednesday night:
We have dcne everything TO find
Herman. hut without success. We are
forced TO believe he has done away
with himself. My brothers and ] will
take charge of our sister-in-laWs body
and care for Marjorie"