The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-05-22

The latter was of opinion that moth
ing now remained to be done but to
denounce Charlotte Won Bergfeldt as
the murderess Of her husband. He
INQUIRED in Muhlbach and its neigh
borbood whether lady named Tres
koff had lived there in the month of
July. Her name was unknown to
any one.
"There can be no doubt" and
Schelnitz, "that Charlotte Won Berg
feldt truck the fatal blow. 1t is use
less 20 endeavor to sound the motive
for a crime which Providence has mir
,ulously disclosed by an unparalleled
chain of concurring circumstances. -
She may have been prompted by jeal-
ousy-by hatred of husband whose
conduct it would appear was not free
from blame-or by cupidity; for on
the death of Edward Won Bergfeldt,
his widow, by the terms of the mar
riage settlement, is to possess a con-
siderable portion of the revenues de-
rived from the estates. But what
ever may have been the motive for the
crime, Charlotte Won Bergfeldt is GER
tainly guilty"
The minutes of the evidence for the
prosecution were drawn up in due le-
gal form and laid before Ober Procu
rator of Coblentz. Meanwhile Mad
anne Won Bergfeldt. accompanied by
her mother, arrived there. Full OF
anxiety to know what proceedings had
been taken against Caroline Gaeben,
sac called on Schelnitz, whose name
and address she had learned from Fer
dinand Schelnitz referred her for
information to the ODER Pr0curator
to whom he Immediately conducted
Ter
{: Madam" said the magistrate, adj
dressing her, "your brother-in-law
has charged Caroline Gaeben with be-
ing implicated in the murder Of your
husband. lie assures me that he can
produce satisfactory proof of her
guilt but he has not stated to me
what these proofs are | understand
that you have come here for the pur-
pose of removing the suspicious which
hang over that young lady
I" | have, sir; 'but | cannot con-
ceive how suspicion can possibly at
tach to M ademoiselle Gaeben. She
did not know my husband. She new
er even saw him !"
"How can you be certain of that,
Madam ? You cannot knox whom
your husband may have seen during
your separation from him. How long
is it since you yourself saw him 7"
Charlotte felt that she was ap-
preaching d. ngerous ground.
"The will of nay parents" said she,
prohibited all communication between
me and the Baron Won. Bergfeldt after
our separation; [ do not consider it
necessary for me to enter upon any
further explanation on that painful
subject"
Resolved, if possible, to elicit some :
thing decided, the magistrate, fixing
his eyes sternly. upon her, inquired
whether she had not visited Null
bach on the 10th of July, in the gre
ceeding year.
" Yes, SIR" she replied, II think /
was there on that day.
How did you employ your time
during the morning -
Charlotte was silent, and a livid
paleness oVerspread her countenance
g Madam Rosen and her daughters
have declared that you parted from
them at an early hour, and that you
did not rejoin them until evening"
II cannot understand" said Char
lotte, in afaltering tone of voice, "whY
those ladies ave been examined MOI
can I guess to what all these inquiries
tend"
Permit me to observe, madame.
that you have not answered the ques.
ton / just now put to you, and that
an answer is necessary for your justf'
fication "
For my Justification ! Then il
appears | am accused I! / low I'M.
derstand the meaning of this captious
lntefrogatory. L Will not condescend
to enter upon any explanation. Thai
would be beneath me- | will remain
silent Heueeforth my lips are sealed
upon this subject. Nopower on earth
shall draw a word from me. Now
sir, do whatever your duty may die.
tate ! Yon know my determination
The magistrate found himself obliged
to sign an order for the Imprisonment
of Madam von Bergfeldt. Next day
she was confronted by the keeper Of
the baths at Podewil, and his wife. =
Both unhesitatingly recognized her to
be the lady, who, on the 10th of July,
had presented herself at the door Of
their establishment. Her right hand