The Washington times., 1918-07-27
KILLS HIS BROTHER
IN LOVE TRIANGLE;
ENDS OWN LIFE
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floor. Henry vogel was close be-
and slammed the door, locking II
before Henry VogePs hand touched
the door knob. Unable to open the
door, Henry Vogel used the butt OF
his revolver as q hammer and bat
\ tered in the door panels.
As the wood splintered, he heard
calls from Karl Shorb, sixty-fve
years old, father OF Mrs. VogeL The
aged man was shouting as he was
getting out OF bed, awakened by the
revolver shot Shorb was coming to
the aid OF his daughter, whose calls
for help filled the house.
Henry Vogel knocked in the door q
hole big enough to see through, and
then, aiming at Mrs. Vogel. fired He
probably thought he had killed her,
for then he ran into Karl Shorb's bed
room Shorb, just about to pull on
his trousers, threw the garment into
Henry VogePs face. hoping to blind
the man until he could grappls with
him.
But Henry vogel fired, three bullets
entering Shorb's side. Mrs Vogel, in
the bath room, was silent. Shorb fell
to his bed room floor, calling for help.
Henry Vogel started to leave the
house. He did not look through the
hole In the door as he passed the
bath room, and perhaps that is why
Mrs. Vogel still lives.
Took Bottle Of POIsOn-
As vogel retraced his steps through
the kitchen, he took from his pocket
bottle of carbolic acid and drank
the poison. 1t caused his death on
vacant lot in the rear OF the house.
The bottle, the revolver. and two
notes were found when the body OF
Henry Vogel was taken from the grass
on the lot One OF the notes was un-
signed It was as follows:
Louise Vogel.
III. vogeI has agreed to die together
for what we were accused Of. We are
innocent would like to have you. but
We want to give you the money with
, the children. agree to this"
This note Is believed to have been
written yHenry VogeL The handwrit-
ing has not yet been fully identified by
the police Though the name Of Louise
Vogel as Mrs. Katherine Louisa Vogel
is called. appears just above H Vogels
name, Mrs. Vogel.s signature TO the pact
to die Is missing. This note Is dated
July, 1s1s, Washington, d. c.
Direct Cause Of MyEteRy.
Whether her refusal to hgn the
pact to die was the direct cause OF
the shooting and suicide Is one of the
questions which Mrs vogel declines
to answef.
Another note found near Henry vo-
gels body is dated Washington. July
25, 1918 The note read:
Dear Daughter: This Is the last
OF me. I am innocent OF this crime,
but will end II all Please bury me
with your mother. Don't forget my
book at Schaner's- This is all have
to say. so good-by. From your loving
father. h VOGEL"
The daughter to whom this note
was addressed is believed to be Mrs
Margaret Martin. of 1124 D street.
Mrs. Martin said:
For the last week my father had
been quarreling with his brother.
John Vogel. Father had been Hv-
ing with John Vogel for two or
three years, but they never had
quarreled until this last week. Last
Thursday. father left John Vogers
home and came to NY home TO live.
Father had planned to move his ef-
fects from his brothers home to-
day. 1t was a family quarrel and
of such nature that I cannot talk
OF it"
Mrs. John vogei said that when
Henry Vogel left her home last Thurs
day and went to live at the home of
his daughter he did so by order OF
her husband
Accused His Brother.
My husband accused Henry vogel
Of paying attention to me and told
both of US to get out OF the house.
This occurred last Tuesday night. We
did not leave. but on Thursday Henry
went to his daughters to live. Then
my husband and / decided to move
into the country. We had packed up
the furniture and were almost ready
to go. Then this terrible thing hap
pened"
"Did vogel love your"
well they said that Henry was
paying attention to me-" said Mrs.
Vogel She held in her arms her
youngest child, Juanita Iris Vogel,
two months old. BY her side stood
her other two children. Karl Edward
Vogel. four years old, and Katherine.
two years old
At Casualty Hospital. physicians
rear lne aBeo harl SnOTo SdIlhOI llNo.
He is a carpenter and has been en-
ployed recently by a large construc-
tion company in Washington. Henry
and John Vogel were employed by
an ice cream manufacturing concern.
Henry Vogel Is survived by two
children, Mrs. George Martin and Mrs.
Julia Young. Henry Vogers wife, be-
side whose body he asked that his
body be buried. died twenty years
ago.
Coroner hewitt says that an inquest
probably will not be necessary. He
expects to issue death certificates
later today.