The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-04-30
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Chippewa Lake Monday afternoon at
Y 6 o'clock, beseeching that he come
there at once and take into custody a
man who had just made vicious as
sault accompanied by a threat TO kill.
Within 80 minutes the sheriff and dep
uty Pelton were on the scene Of action,
where they were met by =. w. Hom-
mel, whose facial disfgurements bore
linquestionab'e evidence Of his having
been attacked. There was a lump on
his forehead that made him resemble
unicorn and a hole in his underlip
that would suggest that he had fallen
500 feet and caught On meat hook.
He shook as If palsied and it was with
effort that he told officers his version
Of what had happened. He stated
that he had been assaulted malicious
ly by his partner, who was drunk
and had been SO for the past nine
weeks. That at that very moment
he was at his own apartments with
his wife, whose life doubtless was in
danger.
The sheriff and deputy, armed to the
teeth, made haste to capture the al
legged outlaw. Upon enterting the
cottage they found their man, who in
stead of being drunk was jurt the re-
verse. He was Mr.. VIM. HI. Eberla,
engaged by the "A. I. Root Co. to in
stall complete cost system in their
concern. Hommelj instead Of being
MIR. Eberle's partner" was his en-
ployee. The officers upon entering
the Eberle home were met BY the wife
and maid. The wife, a voluptuous
blond, became hysterical and it was
some moments before Sheriff Gehman
coaxed her into quietude.
Hommel expressed fear Of coming
to Medina in the same conveyance
with Eberle for the purpose Of swear
ing out a warrant, so made the trip
BY rail with the sheriff. On the way
back by auto, Eberle gave the Senti-
mel editor the following version Of
4 what happened and the causes which
\ led up to IT. Said Eberle:
ssWhen came to Medina for the
Root Co. broughtswith me Hommel,
Who IS an exceptional man mentally
snd whom ] l.neW would 10 rood work
Al first he boarded ii llsdina, but ]
liked him % well that 1 invited him
ID live ht the lake with me and hay
wife. NY duties frequently call NE
TO my Office IN Cleveland, which af-
forded Hommel d golden opportunity
for treachery,iif he were SO inclined
Ehage since found out that he was Sc
inclined. IN
my suspicious were first aroused
when in settling accounts at the stores
discovered that he had made fre-
quent purchases Of candy and had Il
charged to my account,
Monday, the day Of the trouble, 4
arrived home somewhat earlier thar
had intended and learned that my
4 wife and Hommel had been to towr
together and that my wife had incur.
red an enormous bill Of expense 70,
clothing against me. promptly
took Hommel to task for his conduct
whereupon he became insoIent anG
squared himself apparently in antici
patton Of trouble. It was then that
/ administered what he was expect
ing"
Upon arriving at Medina Homme
swore out warrant, but the "threa
to kill" element was lacking. Eberl,
was arraigned before Justice Van De,
sen and entered plea Of not guilty
he was bound over to the grand jur!
under a bond Of 500, which was furn
ished by Mr.. Blake Hendrickson. Eber
le manifested no signs Of having beel
drinking at the time Of his arrest, no
of being a habitual booze holster.
Tuesday morning Sheriff Gehmal
was informed by Eberle that upon ar
irving home from Medina following
the hearing he discovered that hi
wife, little SON. Hommel, and tn
maid had all left for Cleveland.
To Prosecutor Underwood Homme
insisted that he was partner Of Eb
erie and not an employee, and aske
that legal steps be taken to proven
Eberle from collecting monies du
them, including several hundred dol
lars, according to Hommel, from til
A. !. Root Co. An officer Of the lat
ter company assured Mr.. Underwoo
that no settlement would be made. wit
the men until their ENHANCEMENT wa
Strengthened out in a legal way.
Hommel denies that he had been IN
duly attentive to Mrs. Eberle, and al
tributes the assault to an ultra vivi
imagination possessed by Eberle, VIII
HOmmel says, IS If an insanely jea
cus disposition. m
According 70 Eberle, and cCrrobol