The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-06-17
DLUMENBERG'S WIFE
TELLS HER VERSION
or HOME TRAGEDY
Victim of Suicide Bullet Ad-
mits Shaping Husband Af-
ter Words Over Prepara-
ton of His Meals.

While Mrs Della Blumenberg rests
uneasily at Reid hospital but with
steadily improving chances for re-
coyery from the frightful wound she
received from a revolver bullet fired
at her by her husband. Harry F. Blum
enberg just before he took his own life
at their home, 319 South Fourth street.
Coroner Pierce continues his investi-
cation Of the double shooting.
Neighbors have testified to the cor
oner that Mrs. Blumenberg was a
woman of good character, good
housekeeper, considerate of her hus-
bands welfare and of a saving dis
position. Blumenberg has been de-
scribed to the coroner as a man ad-
dicted to hard drink and possessed of
a high temper. When drinking, the
testimony shows, he was reckless in
his expenditures which greatly pro-
voked his wife, who had frequently
been heard to tell him that to save
while able to work assured an old age
free from want. Blumenberg comes
o. an excellent family which resides
at Wheeling and Wellsburg. w. Va.
Family Arrives.
beth Blumenberg, of Wellsburg, and
his uncle, Carl Sobanski, of Wheeling.
arrived in Richmond, the woman pros
trated with grief. She is the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. George Crandall, whose
home adjoins the house where the
Blumenbergs lived. Mr.. Sobanski is
a guest at a hotel.
This morning Mrs. Blumenberg and
her brother-in-laW went to the morgue
where the body of Harry Blumenberg
rests. 1t was trying ordeal for the
aged woman. She expressed the great
est pity for her grievously wounded
daughter-in-law and said that she had
always been a good and faithful wife
to her son. She expressed the opin-
ion that the tragedy was the outcome
of one of her sons fits Of temper.
Mrs. Crandall, who is Mrs. Blumen-
berg's closest friend, called to see her
at the hospital yesterday and had a
brief interview with her. Mrs. Blum
enberg said that when her husband
returned home Monday afternoon he
began to quarrel because she had pre-
pared no meal for him that day. She
told him that he had not asked for
his breakfast aud had failed to come
home at noon. She got supper for
him, however. although it was only
o'clock.
Wife Sisps Him.
Mrs Blumenberg further informed
.nrs. Crandall that after her husband
had had his supper he continued his
fault finding and, thoroughly veXed,
she slapped him. He then walked into
the back yard and finally sat down on
the ledge Of the door Of the back room
where his wife was ironing. Then
other words were passed, the nature
of which Mrs. Crandall says her friend
did not tell her, and Blumenberg en-
tered the house.
His wife says she heard him open
d drawer of the bureau in the front
room and then heard the click of a re-
volver handle. She had her back to
him all the time and said it was her
intention to go into the room and
knock the revolver out of his hand.
She said nothing but as she stopped
to place a freshly ironed piece of
clothing in basket he fired, the bull
let striking her behind the left should
er. He said nothing to her before he
fired. Mrs. Bumenberg recalls hear
ing the second shot which ended her
husbands life.
Mrs. Crandall says Mrs Blumenberg
has only pity for her husband and re-
gretS exceedingly his death. AS she
lies her bed at the hos pital she fire.
quently means, "Oh, that man, oh, that
man.
1t is probable that the body of Blum
enberg will be sent to his former home
in Wellsburg for burial