The New York herald., 1921-07-16
CARETAKER KILLS BROKER
AND THEN KILLS HIMSELF


When his first wife died he paid court
TO the younger and in May of this. year
they were married Hemming was 49
and was born In Philadelphia. For at
least eighteen years he had been an in
vestment broker in the Wall Street dis
trict, operating in recent years at 10
Broad street. under firm name. He
was supposed to have been successful
and prosperous. though this would not
seem to be borne out by his constant
appeals to Mrs. Hemming for money and
by the fact that he pawned articles OF
jewery belonging TO her.
Mrs Hernming told the Coroner. DR..
William B. Gibson. and the Deputy
Sheriff, Amzi Biggs. both of Huntington.
that Immediately after the wedding Hem
ming began not only TO appeal to her
for money. saying that business was
poor and that he needed a little capital,
but hinted broadly that 1t would be
we'll IL she would transfer her property,
real estate and securities that had come
TO her from Henderson, to him. About
ten days after they were married Hem
ming discovered that his wife had trans
ferred title In the Duck Island estate
10 her daughter Eelen.
That seemed 10 infuriate him, she
said He upbraided her more and more
violently. finally sinking to abuse. not
only to herself. but 70 the child Eber-
hardt, whom she had had in her service
for four years. having hired him from
an agency in New York, was familiar
with this state Of affairs. and used to
pet little Helen and console her after
one of the steptather's tantrums, and
when, within two weeks after their mar
riage, Mrs. Hemming told Hemming she
aha va
her husband some money and told him TO
clear out, that she didn't care ever to see
him again. In the meanwhile. she said
hes had pawned several pieces of her
jewelry. retaining the tickets himself.
They were found in his pocket yesterday
by Coroner Gibson.
At his home last night Hemmings
son made it known that he had tried
desperately to dissuade his father from
the motor trip that ended in the shoot
ing.
His SON Tells story.
Father and Mrs. Hemming," he said.
met by appointment at the Pennsyl-
vania Station And they came here to
discuss their estrangement Father
pleaded with Mrs. Hemming for a re-
adjustment OF their married life on a
basis that would be satisfactory to both
of them.
After they had talked here for an
hour at least Mrs. Hemming said she
must return to Northport. Father in
sisted on driving her back home. and
she said
Harry. please don't come down with
me, for If you do Frank will kill you.
MY father was rather hotheaded by
f-l--
because he had had trouble with this
follow Eberhardt before he was espe-
cialy determined not to be frightened
off by such d statement. So he said !:
That's nonsense and even II he kills me
/ am going down there with you.
Mrs. Hemming then turned to me.
oh. please don't let him come she said
I know Frank will kill him
That gave me runny feeling. l
tried again to stop father from making
the trip. Father. / said. L have a
presentiment that something terrible
will happen If you go out there. Please
let Mrs. Hemming go on alone.
We'll father just laughed at me.
too. He showed how lightly he held
cur fears for his safety They left and
the next | heard of him was the mes
sage that said he was dead. | went dowa
there to get his body
Mrs. Hemming's attorney, Norman w.
Kerngocd, described the cause of the
estrangement as Hemming's treatment
of his little st.pdaughter, st Helen Hender-
son. There WAS a violent quarrel over
her two weeks after the marriage, which
took place on May 81
1t was said by others that Hemming's
temper was famed by the attitude Of
Eberhardt. who, though q servant for
four years, apparently considered his
mistresss new husband in the light of
an interloper. Once or twice, Hemming
ordered the caretaker off the place. The
man resented the orders that were flung
at him. and this resentment. coupled
with his sense Of duty toward the lit
tie girl. impelled him, 1t is believed, to
decide quickly Thursday night that his
big calibred revolver held the solution
of the trouble he saw around him.