The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-11-03
RrxaRxsBLGrEsALECRI CRIMINALS


e.I.ar.trd -ork opsned the eyes Of all classes TO
Al. tuia,loss tendency Of The notions then prsvs-
Isos &c 90 she manner 10 which women should be
sseoufa god even "a their crimes. Ever siBce vo-
nso hsvs been held responsible for their conduct
qsiss az much e. men The for mef. - yell - The
lsss>v, ssve ossp ibesorseJ executed when found
fullty Of murder We will uote one ease 20 sn
lIIsssva uoa--that Of DJnns M.ris Mendoza, o.
1.dsId. ~se. to-srd the clos Of the last cen-
surv, ercited horror and smszemcht througout
sosin by The assassin alton Of her husband. IL
vas found, on examination, that her paramonr.
Don Santiago San Jasn. committed The deed q,
her int cation. -hils her husband vas lying sick
All sslpisss In bed.
sbs msds ssch sfFan gements "a enabled the
sssassin - escape after me com mission of the
esloe sithout beng observed By the servants.
ovn hands was evident TO sls; but shs was i'm.
nsdlatsly arrested. nevertheless. and safely
lodged IN prisoa = IL sas supposed. that San
tiago ves absent from MADRID az the time OF the
occurrence. 10 order that this might DE urged
10 bis favor in the event OF suspicion falling
upon him, be took formal leave of bic mistress
In The presence Of several Of his servants about
tsn dsJs bsiore the murder. taking care 10 notify
her that see need not expect him back for az
lssst month. But the police soon found that
be bad been lurking about In the metropolis.
from one hotel 10 another. uader q fictitious
name. However, IL Was found impossible 20 at
rest him until she herself inyoiuntafily betrayed
bin BY letter che wrote from the prisop sd-
Creased 70 Don Thaddeo Santiago. Madrid.
Atthis period e was the custom IN Spain &c hang
out lssof letters brouhgt by The post the addres-
ses Of which were not sutn riently explicit. San.
hsgo sau the letter. aud by sailing Tor il him
self vent into the cola that we're spread for him
Boon after the two we're brought too ~ial She
vas one OF the most beautiful women OF Madrid.
and belonged 70 Que Of the uo-t ancient families;
ous the jadges were most iLfeIible. Both The
lady aud her trarnOur we're sentenced to death.
and IhsJ sers accordingly execatsd. Unul the
last moment they solemny protested their inno-
eenee: but just a the final cords were adjusted
about their necks they made full confession OF
their guilt. and Aekno~ lodged abe justice OF their
sentence. No" need We ask hos much better
vas Is for the interests OF the ser to see the laws
thus vindicated than lt would have been 10 turn
The trial into farce and allow the guilty 10 e.
sapef
ORe OF the most remarkable cases in criminal
annals 10 that OF Mada me Gottfried In 1926 a
gentleman named Rumpf established himself In
houseso Bremen. which belonged 10, and was
also Inhabited by widow lady OF the above name,
Who was. by comm0s consent, a charming wo-
man. and who was as much celebrated for her
kindness and gentleness Of manner a. abe was
tunate, and they sYmptthized With her accord
ingly; they thought It great pity that such a
good woman should have lost two husbands. her
father. mother. brother aad several children. all
In The course Of n lev BRET years She used 10
lament. herself, vi tears 10 ber eyes, that she
bad had 20 perform the painful duty.of ordering
thirteen collins OF the undertaken: but she added
that she had the consolation OF knowing that she
had tenderly nurscd all hsr lost friends never
leaving their bedside until they were beyond the
reach of all earthly aid.
Although now forty years of axe. she had
siih claimants for her hand, for the wors,
thought entertained about her Vas that she had
poisonous breath, which VAS fatal 20 all who in
naled u AT certain times under certain eifcum-
stances Partly Tor this reason, aud partly for her
I'll luck, the friends Mr. Ru p tried To di.suade
him from establishing himself in Der house. In
many features OF his character this gentleman wss
much like DR. Burdell. the victim Of : woman
whose character Is still more like that of Ma
dame Gouifled Rumpf had no faith 10 the
reasons assigned by his friends, and he had
no idea OF resiynlug residence that suited him
on absurd grounds. Unlike Dr. Bufdell. Mr..
Rumpf bad a wife aud family, For some time.
however, the latter seemed TO have great reason
TO eonssatulate himself. and his wife Vas, II
possible. still better pleased with the change
than himself, for Madame Gotttried seemed 10
BILE 80 both, aud do all ia her power Ter the chill
drsn.
Such were the relations for elgh, weeks when
ihs general JOY vas Interrupted by the sudden
death of Madame RaapH, whowss seized with a
violent vomiting Two or turee days after her con
nnsmeat. Nctsing could exceed tho attention OF
Madame OO,tfied, aud 30 we'll did she play her
part that the cniet consolation OF The lying wo-
mao ID her last moments while writing In agony.
fh.s -. LII s..
protscs Der orphans aud comfort her bsreaved
husband. aud 10 all appearance her hopes and
wishes were fulfilled 10 the letter. So friendly
and sreetionate was she TO the children that they |
tailed her no other name than Aunt Gottfried I
The infant sas doing quite we'll but the nurse 4
Who bad charge OF iI soon became 80 extremely |
III that sne bad 70 leave, declaring that What. !
ever vas the reason. she ielt ste could never DC 1
veil as long az che remained 10 the house
Nor did Me-. Rumfs apprentices lase better:
Ihey, too. were SEIZED IN turn with violent fits OF
and soms three months alter his wife.
tsath hs became ill hlmseli IN a similsr manner
being strong. robust nza, hs struggled reso
u1elJ 70 o'efcome tue supposed milady but N
fsin. ne co1ld keep nothing on his sIomacb. ev
'ry thing ne tie caused hi the most excrucf.tior
lsonles, aud bis health cecllued from day Ia
isy. 10 socot two weeks be Loaf the use OF his
ingsrs AID ties. and became az weak as an in
80 - ~ eateeA VI AHucflug the idea
u poison never occurred % him: out 30 thought
here might be some decsyIng substance about
hs hoess shich sxhaled vspJs fatal 10 the he. I'M
u ell -ho IsR-ieu t he rsade = close search
or ne substance. causing tie bOsrds of the floor
DC liIed, the walls q be opel ed etc hat w;th
10 result. IL 10 not strange that In time his
mind esgnn TO fail; be nov began 10 donht
'eetner, alter all, there might not DC som. evil
prin mat pursue mankind 20 their destruction
'sehng Their bodies aud whitening their mind.
These doubts be first expressed TO Aunt C3ot,-
ried; oGt she told h'm 70 trust 10 God th.t a.
'ouid watch over him like a mother. and ~
10 described TO her his sleepless nighI. q,
nIso. sne earnestly wished him such sweet rest
. blessed her own pillow. THIS state Of things
rect on for year. tue patient growing ve.ksr
nd ssAker from day to day. until fnaiIy ali -.
arded him ss near bis end As vas usu.I win
in v The spring, be ordered a pig 10 be kilIsd
or nis huiiy, aud his butcher seut him = small
hoice BIT OF The animal TO taste Finding thai
! agreed uith his stomach unlike ANYTHING Re-
ac recently taken, he deposited the remains in
closet for his neat day 5 luncheon. but .hen he
ane 20 take 10 AZ tie proper tlme. he found i
'as not As De had LETT is. AID looking more
loselJ, be vas startled by perceiyip- sone
rains OF white DO sder sprinkled over il
Isis attracted bis attention all The more readily
ecause be remembered 10 have remarked ths
Ane sppesraoce on come salad, broth and other
riieles which be had recently taken from the
snds Of Aunt Goufried. The sGsp.eioa q. e.,isoa
90 occurred 10 him for tho frs. ffr.a. - "a