The New York herald., 1921-07-16
BROKER MURDERED
BY CARE7AKER, who
| Then KILLS HIMSELF
Loyalty to Wife of Victim
and Love of Child Causes
Shooting.
SHE FEARS FOR LIFE
Mrs. H. G.. Hemming's En-
ployee Was Acting as
Deputy Sheriff.
SLAIN MAN VERY UGLY
Known to Be Hard Drinker
and Had Been Separated
From His Family.
SLAIN MAN VERY UGLY

One of the strangest murders in
Long Island history was recorded late
Thursday night when Henry G. Hem
ming, inves .ment broker, with Offices
at 15 Broad street, was shot to death
at the doorstep of View Point one of
the show places Of the north shore,
located on Duck Island.
| The muir 1erer Frank Eberhardt,
caretakere oe the estate. and from one
account, self-appointed guardian of
Mrs. Henming and Hemmings little
stepdaughtsr rusned to his room as
the broker fell across the door sill and
killed himself. Horror over the crime
he had just committed, in the opinion
of the Coroner, the deputy sheriff and
the townsfo:k OF Northport. the near
est town, .,rove him to suicide.
An investigation that was practi-
cally completed yesterday afternoon
indicated that Eberhardt, a hard
working. SOW thinking Austrian of
| 48 years, had been appointed a special
deputy sheriff for Duck Island so that
he might be available in case the
members Of the Hemming family
particularly Mrs. Hemming and her
daughter--should ever need protection.
Was "Hard Drinking Man"
Among the papers made public by
Sheriff Kelly. one of the first to under
take an investigation, was a letter in
which Richard w. Hawkins. Justice OF
the Peace at Northport, informed the
Sheriff that Hemming was "a hard
drinking man. and very ugly" when
intoxicated. This letter was written In
answer to an inquiry from Sheriff Kelly
concerning the propriety OF deputizing
the caretaker.
II would recommend" wrote Justice
Hawkins. that he (EberhardD BIZ
appointed as a special deputy sheriff
for Duck Island only. as they would
then have an officer there to keep orcer,
and In case of dispute he could arrcst
this man and 1t would perhaps do linn
good to lock him up and sober him UP.
feel that II would be best for every one.
as they get me up all times of the day
ana night whenever this man is in a tan
trum there"
Eberhardt was made a special dep
uty as result of that letter. IL was
said. And. according to persons who
talked yesterday. he took to himself all
the authority of chief of police.
II was said last night by Mrs. John
Fl. Hemming of $40 West Eighty-sixth
street. daughter -in-law of the murdered
broker. that the elder Mrs. Hemming.
while at the Eighty-sixth street house
few hours before the tragedy, warned
Of trouble should her husband go near
Duck Island.
Mrs. Hemming, 1t was learned. al
though married only two months, had
been separated from Hemming. She
had been living with her daughter at
View Point. He had been staying at
his sons home in West Eighty-sixth
street.
He Broodcd over Trouble.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Hemming
came In from Long Island on shop
ping trip. Hemmng, who apparently
had been brooding over their troubles
and more than once sought to effect
a reconciliation. met her at the Penn
svlvania station and persuaded her to
accompany nun u tit uPAVNh IOHsts
They talked there a while and finally
she consented once more to be friends
with him. At once one brought up the
subject OF return to View Point.
please don't go there or Frank will
kill you." she was quoted as saying.
Then. 1t was said. Mrs. Hemming. the
cider, tried TO convince her husband that
Eberhardt slow to understand anything
of American customs and never quick to
.tt ion
'italize that a man and wife once sepa-
rated could smooth over their difficulties
and live together again. That was In
her mind. IL was explained, when she
uttered her warning. She explained that
the middle aged caretaker knew only
that he wore n shiny badge and that nc
had some sort OF authority behind him
some sort of authority that he was to
utilize in protecting her and In enowinC
his deep love for her daughter That
love was one of the strongest emotions
In the mans life.
Hemming's answer was quite in the
spirit OF the hour. His troubles were
over he and his wife were reconciled.
He laughed at the warning and led her
down TO his automobile at the door and
they motored out to Duck Island.
She stiII Feared Him.
Mrs. Hemming. according TO some
statements made by the Investigators.
continued TO fear her husband even
after his protestations of love and prom
ises that he would begin all over again.
The day he left View Point-June B
he cursed her and the child, tore the
telephone from the wall and smashed a
chair At that time Mrs Hemmng. the
officials were told. was glad to see his
back as he walked across the narrow
bar of sand that connects the estate
with the mainland. And since then he
had telephonod her often. pleading or
threatening.
IL happened that while they were be-
ing driven through Centreport on their
way to Duck Island Thursday night
that Mrs. Hemmng found the old fear
of harm to herself and the girl return
ing. She had the automobile stopped
on a pretext and leaving Hemming for
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