New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-20
DEAD, HER BABY STARVING
Woman Found a Suicide, Follow.
ing Husbands Disappearance.
"PLEASE WAKE UP, mammal"
Little One Kneeling by the Side
of Her Lifeless Parent Crying
That She Was Hungry.

Two-yearold Marjorie Eichler has been
a favorite in the house at No. 4s2 West
131st street, because she seldom cried. but
yesterday the neighbors heard her wailine
all day long. They wondered what could
be the trouble, and many Of them knocked
on the door Of the Eicher fiat but got no
| response.
Most of those in the house knew that
Herman Eichler, the little girls father
had not been able to find employment az
a pharmacist and that he had been missing
from home since Saturday. but thev aid
not think for moment that tho fact had
caused Mrs. Eichler to kill herself. and
that the child was crying because sha
could not awaken her mother and she yss
hungry. They knew that the Eichler's had
a roomer. James Smith, and decided to let
matters rest until he came home
Smith arrived at the house last night
about 6 o'clock and let himself in. Usually
he had gone to his room without botherinz
any Of the family, but last night he heard
the child crying and went to investigate.
A door leading to the rooms occupied by
the Eichlcrs was locked, and after Smith
had raped on it several times and got no
response, he forced the lock.
The shades had been lowered, and Smith
at first could not see Then he found that
the child was in the bedroom, kneeling be.
side her crib, crying: Please wake I'd
mamma; baby's hungry"
Mrs. Eichler was lying in the babys crib,
and as soon as Smith drew near he saw
that she was dead. and he went out i'm
medately TO find a policeman.
There was every indication that Mrs
Eichler had made careful preparation to
kill herself. Everything in the fiat had
been busted and placed in its proper posi-.
ton. The silver and glassware had been
polished. Then Mrs. Eichler had written a
note.
"Goodby to all; this is the best could
do; good luck" 1t ran.
On the dining room table the police found
a small brown glass phial without label
Near 1t was a glass that contained little
water That was all
Smith probably was the last person who
saw Mrs. Eichler alive He was talking
with her Tuesday night for short while
trying to comfort her by telling her that
the police surely would be able to find
Ter husband, whom she had not seen since
Saturday when he had kissed her and
the baby and gone out on hts usual hunt
for job. Mrs. Eichler did not then In
innate that she contemplated taking her
life, and when Smith went to work early
yesterday morning he did not see her
and he thought that she might be asleep
after a wakeful night.
doctor from the j. Hood Wright Hos
pital, who answered call sent in by the
police, said that Mrs. Eichler had been
dead at least twelve hours. The coroner
learned that Emil Eichler, who runs
drug store at No. 1905 First avenue. was
a brother-in-law Of the dead woman and
Eichler was Informed OF the death. lie
took charge OF the little girl and ordered
m undertaken to prepare the body for
burial
Emil Elchler said that he had no idea
where his brother was. He had not seen
him for several days. The police were
asked on Sunday to look for Herman Eich-
Ter. but up to last night there had been No
report OF any one having seen him.
Emil Eichler is afraid that his brother,
st!ll unable to find employment, may have
killed himself.
Herman Eichler returned to his hame at
O'Clock last night and said that he had
no idea why his wife had killed herself
"She knew where l was all the time, ans
there was no reason why the police should
have been asked TO send out an alarm for
me. / got word from my brother William
Elchler, who runs drug store at No. lio
Nostrand avenue. Brooklyn, to go to work
there saturday and | went. Ny wife knew
that l was going. and | had long talk
with her over the telephone Monday. told
he'd that I would stay in Brooklyn for a
while. as the drug store was so far from
our fiat and she said il would be perfectly
satisfactory.
II felt Tuesday night as though some-
thing might happen and wanted 70 come
back for the night. but my brother asked
me 20 stay in the store. as he had to go out,
and | stayed | tried to get in commune
cation with my wife over the telephone this
morning but was told that she could not
be reached | hurried TO New York TO-
night as soon as could get away from tie
drug store"
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