The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-05-18
Murders Wife, then Commits
Suicide.

the revolver against his own heart an
committed suicide on Sunday afternoon
The tragedy took place near Jacobstowr
at the home of the father-in-law, Ed
ward Debow, a man 81 years of age, VIII
occupies small house with few acre
of ground adjoining the farm of Win
field Morris.
Apologize, who was about rs years O
age at the time of the murder, and hi
wife, Bessie F. Debow, aged about %
were married on January 20, 1918, b,
Rev. George L. Wolf, D. D., of Viii
mington, Del. They lived together hap
PLY for short time, after which he go
quarrelsome. The death of an infan
son seemed to grieve Apologize consider
ably. He was also uniustifiably jealou,
about his wife.
[ Apologize was a farmer, and for {
little over year past he and his wife
have had charge of DIR. James s. Gil
bert's farm. opposite Fieldsboro, in
Bucks county, Pa.
Last Wednesday he had aquarrel with
his wife, which resulted in her getting 9
whipping at his hands. She left the
house, went to Bordentown and teie.
phoned to her father to come and take
her to her parents home, which was
done.
On Saturday morning Mrs. Apologize,
accompanied by her mother, decided to
return to her husbands house in Penn
|sylvania. When they reached Fields
boro they learned that Apologize had
bought revolver. Fearing that he
might shoot the wife, the mother and
daughter then returned to the home
near Jacobstown.
Apologize went to New Egypt on Sat
urday evening and remained there over
night. On Sunday morning he tele-
phoned to Winfield Morris and asked
if Mrs. Apologize was at the Debow
house, receiving an affirmative answer.
He then went to the home of his father
in-law, arriving at noon, and appeared
te be peaceable and in good spirits until
3.15 in the afternoon.
At that hour there were in the Debow
house, besides Apologize and his wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Debow and their 22-year-
old daughter, Myra.
While Mrs. Apologize was sitting
alone in one of the rooms, her husband
entered, took letter from his pocket
and began to read it. Something about
his demeanor or the drawing of re-
volver frightened the wife, as she called
for help, which was answered by the
three other members of the family. AS
soon as they entered the room, Apple
gate opened fire, the first shot striking
Mr.. Debow on the jaw. The bullet passed
through that jaw bone. struck the bone
On the opposite side of the face, and was
detected and lodged in the mans
shoulder. The next shot was directed at
Mrs. Debow, but missed her entirely.
The three Debows then fed precipitately
rom the house and sought help from
neighbors.
Walter E. Borden, who lives in that
together with q number of
,ther neighbors, hurried to and entered
he house. A horrible spectacle present.
ID itself. Apologize and his wife were
ound dead in pools of blood on the
ioor and the walls were spattered with
flood.
Detective Parker was telephoned for
md in company with Deputy Sheriff |
fleetwood and Coroner Worrell hurried |
y motored to the Debow house.
An investigation showed that Apple |
,ate had shot his wife three times, once |
n the arm and twice in the heart. He |
hen reloaded the revolver and fired |
hree shots into himself, above the
leart. The revolver, a new one, was
ound beside his body, together with
everal empty cartridge shells. 1t was a
'2-calibre weapon and when found was
stained with blood.
Conjectures of all kinds are extant as |
o the cause of the crime. jealousy |
GEMS to be the most accepted reason,
it is said there was no cause |
whatever therefor. The letter which he
cad to his wife was found on the floor
md apparently endeavors to explain
vhy he committed the deeds. 1t follows:
Dear Mother:
This is hard luck. Got to break up
ny home; rather die than sell out. Don't |
worry, mother, better off. Find money
n my clothes to bury us, and what is |
eft is yours. The lodge money, all my |
hings, is yours. The main thing is,
lon't forget three tombstones, one for |
ne, one for my dear wife, and one for
ny little boy. Get these things right |
way. Bury us close together. Don't /
orget we are to be buried from my old |
home. Bury us from Jacobstown.
Mother, / hope we all meet in heaven. |
Mother. / had prayer the other night |
md God said it was best. / hope to see |
ny little son and my dear father and |
lister. hope we will all meet some day. |
5od bless Frank. God bless you all. II
did you all goodbye, and my dear wife / |
lie to love her. God told me to do this; |
We were better off. Be sure to bury us
lose together. This is the word we both |
END. Dear ones, goodbye. Love to all. |
Charles Edward Apologize is son of
Thomas and Lavinia Apologize, of New
Egypt. Thomas is dead, and Lavinia
8 now the wife OF Frank South, also of
New Egypt.
Coroner Worrell empaneled the follow
ng jury to investigate the case and hold
As inquest at Jacobstown on Thursday,
May 90, at two o'clock p. M: walter E.
Borden, Frank Ridgway, James Cottrell,
H. Spence, Winfield H. Morris,
Harold r. VanHise.
The wishes expressed in Applegate's
letter, that he and his wife be buried side
by side, are not to be carried out. The
bodies will be inferred in different
His funeral will take place on Wednes-
day morning, at ten o'clock, from the
residence of his mother, Mrs. Frank
South, at New Egypt. Interment will
be made in the Baptist cemetery, Jacobs
town.
Services for Mrs. Apologize will be
held at her parents residence on We'd
nesday afternoon, at two o'clock, and
the burial will be in the Jacobstown
cemetery.
Apologize drew his savings from bank,
last week, amounting to 5000, and the
money was found in his clothes, which
together with the purchase of the revolt
yer and box of cartridges, show that he
had premeditated committing the crime