Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-16
SHOT n. Y. BROKER
TO PROTECT CHILD
Mrs. Hemming's Daughter Tells
of Caretaker's Resolution to
SIay Mistress Husband
KIN ARE PHILADELPHIANS


Ebcrhardt. caretaker and man -of-all-
work for Mrs. Henry g. Hcmming on
her estate at Duck Island. near North /.
port. l.. T.. to kill his employers hus-
band at the doorstep Of View Point late
on Thursday night. Then overmastcr :.
ing horror for what he had done drove
him to his room and to suicide from
the revolver that had slain Hemming.
Eberhnrdt, an Austrian who spoke
English imperfectlr, hnrdworking. not
especially intelligent man of forty
eight, and person Of a distinctly lit
eral turn of mind, had no other status.
1t appeared from the investigation of
the double crime. than that of upper
Scrvant--one that took his job seriously
heavily.
Mrs. Hemming. who had been
married twice before she was married
to Henry G. Hemming. an investment
broker ut Is Broad street. Manhattan,
had feared her husband for two months.
ever since they separated thirteen days
after they were married on May q last
She dreaded his abuse not only to her
but to her fourteen year. old daughter
by former husband. and was afraid
so she told Coroner Gibson and Deputy
Sheriff Biggs yesterday, that Hemmins
might strike her or the child.
Child Tells Story
Helen Henderson. Mrs. Hemming's
young daughter, told the sheriff clear
story of what occurred In the house.
Frank answered the telephone when
mother called up from Halls road :
house. Helen said. .'He listened to
what mother said and then he said
to her. DO you want him to come into
the house" / heard mothers voice
say, No, l don't want him in the
house. Then Frank said. An right
then. He won't come in.' Frank then
told me and the cook to go to the
upper floor, so we would be out of the
way II there was any trouble.
II asked him. What trouble?' and
he said, I'll shoot him, and If I have
to kill him I will kill myself. too We
went upstairs when the auto arrived
but ! slipped down and looked out OF
window near the front steps"
Hcmming was first to leave the auto
mobile after It stopped at the steps OF
the house and he assisted Mrs. Hem
ming to alight. Schmidt. the chauffeur
told the Sheriff later in these Words
"Eberhardt stood on the steps near
the bottom. Mrs. Harding did not
speak. but started up the steps. Hem
ming stood ms II he was going to follow.
Threatens to Shoot
" Don't you set your foot on those
steps, Ebcrhnrdt said to Mr.. Hemming
If you do, I will shoot you
Mr.. Hemming said to Eberhardt
'Tll have you know that this Is my
wife. and I have right to enter this
house
" Don't you set foot on these steps
or I II shoot you. am an officer OF
the lay and I have a right to shoot,
said Eberhardt.
Schmidt said he jumped from his
sent at this juncture and tried to &c
between the men, but Eberhardt turned
his pistol toward the chauffeur AMI
told him to back away. Schmidt did so.
Hemmng, after standing moment
gazing at Eberhardt. started up tho
steps. Eberhardt fired and Hemming
fell on the lawn beside the entrance
walk. Eberhnrdt stood over him for
a moment and then fred twice again.
Mrs. Hemming bent over her hus-
band and put her arm under him. try
ing to lift him, but could not do so.
She left him and ran into the house,
where she telephoned to DR.. Donohuc.
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