The New York herald., 1921-07-16
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few minutes. went TO a telephone.
The officials in charge of the investiga-
tion said she communicated with Eber-
hardt-told him her husband was on the
road to View Point and asked him to
take care of her and the daughter In
case OF trouble.
Eberhardt received the message in his
slow, phlegmatic way. He turned to the
child, who was standing at his elbow
as he hung up the receiver.
''If that man tries to come In here TO
abuse you and your mamma | will Kill
him Then. of course. l will kill my
self"
Helen. the daughter, only IA years
old and too much of az child 10 un-
derstand the meaning OF his words.
merely stared at him. But the house,
hold waited, tense with excitement.
Quirin. the butler: Mrs Hemming's
mald and the cook waited to hear the
return of Hemming.
He Cursed His Wife.
Hemming sprang out of the automo-
bile as it pulled up at the porte cochere.
The brilliant light overhead threw him
into relief as he assisted Mrs. Hemming
from the cai and pushing aside her
outstretched arm started for the door.
According to information given the In
vestigators, Mrs Hemming ordered him
to remain outside. He cursed her, II
was said, and planted himself in the
entrance. Eberhardt leaped in front
of the servants and barred the way.
Then Hemming made his last move.
He tried to shove the caretaker aside.
Eberhardt shot coldly and deliberately.
His first bullet missed The next two
reached the target Hemming fell with
shot through the abdomen and an
other in the brain.
Mrs. Hemming was out OF her senses
from fright and shock. The servants
were little better. Helen was dumb from
the terror of the moment. Eberhardt
looked at the body. passed his hand
across his eyes dazedly: muttered to
himself, then walked slowly into the
house. He passed the butler. Quirin.
II go upstairs now to shoot myself"
be said quietly
Quirin caught at his arm but Eber-
hardt shook him off and walked rapid
ly TO the stairway. AS he climbed the
steps he called to Helen. covering in
the hall.
.. had to kill bad man. Now I
kill myself Goodbye"
His door closed There was half
minute of utter silence. Then came two
shots. Qurin broke open the door pres
emily ami found Eberhardt dead, bu.-
let in his brain from the same gun that
had ended Hanming's life.
Hemming's chauffeur, Joseph Schmidt.
drove TO Northport for doctor and
constable. finding both. Mrs. Hemming
was in a bad way, and was under the
doctors care all of yesterday.
Coroner Gibson and Deputy Sheriff
Eggs went to View FONT from Hunt
ington and held an inquest.
plain case of murder and suicide"
said tho Coroner. "Officially it is fin
ished. NY talk with Mrs. Hemming sat
isfied me that there was nothing TO hold
her for. AS for Eberhardt. am satisfied
that IL Was his strong affection for the
little girl and his loyalty to his en-
ployer that mpeled him to shoot. He
took nis job seriously.
Mrs. Hemming. who is 80 and attrac-
tive, with snow white hair. delicate COM
plexion, good features and trim figure.
was married about fifteen years ago to
George Henderson. who owned Duck
Island. an estate of fifty acres, which
juts out pennsulawise into Northport
Harbor OF Long Island Sound. and who
besides had property of considerable
value. When he died he left this prop
erty to his widow property easily worth
10000. Since then Mrs. Hemming has
lived there for the greater part OF tn,
year although in the winter she usually
took an apartment at New York
hotel.
Her second husband was al one time
real estate operator in this city named
Richard Van Wyck Thorn. who disap-
peared just ahead of the police. They
nareff1her
Just twelve days later a general alarm
was out for Thorn charging him with
forgery. the complainant being Gilbert
II. Montague. an attorney of 40 Wall
street, who claimed to have been victim
lied of $4,000 by forged mortgage and
title insurance papers.
Mrs. Henderson Thorn had known
Hemming for some years. He had in