The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-07

doctor the cap exploded without discharRing the
weapon; but the doctor from the room and took
af er disarming The woman, arrested the doctor, and
tolh were marched of to the Station House in East
Arrived there Miss Jones alias Mrs. Frech, re.
iersted the charge OF larceny, and also inLimated
that she was prepared to prefer the more .erious
the doctor, ne had a grlvae, interview with the
tween them ls known to no human beng but the
doctor, the lips OF the only other witness being fast
closed with deaths lrremovabe seal At the close
OF the interview the woman stated to the serReant
that all she had previously stated totally false
and that she had no complaint to make aga nst the
This remarkable confession somewhat staggered
the sergeant but he had no other alternative but to
discharge the doctor reprimandlng the woman for
the trouble she had given the police de also init.
mated that she had rendered herself liable to prose-
cution for feonious ASSAULT committed on tue doc
tor in attempting to shoot him. but he declined
TO make any complaint he could not hold her, and
they left the Station House tegether with all their
difficulties apparently reconolled The watch which
was supposed to have been stolen bv some workmen
in the house at the time subsequently returned
to Mrs. Zelss in a mysterious manner, by whom has
never been discovered.
The reconciliation Il appears did not last long,
for on the following day, the Zltn ult Miss Jones,
who tnen gave her name Mrs. Annie t. Erech,
appeared before justice Mansfield and making oath
that che the wife OF DR. Won Erech, preferred
warrant for his est, and by virtue of that docu
nent he was taken into Gus ody, and subsequently
brought before Justice Shandley; put, owing to
some technical iniormality in the papers, the mags
ttate discharged him
Since that time IL is said the young woman ha
called at the DOCTORS residence several times, bu
each time was refused admission, and could not
succeed in seeing the doctor This seemed to drive
her to desperation, and yesterday morning she lett
her home at Mrs. Margaret Kellev's, No. 429 Second
avenue, and armed with loaded single-barrelled
pistol, went forth, as IS supposed, on mission OF
vengeance She arrived at the DOCTORS residence,
No. 447 Second avenue, between nine and ten
O'Clock, and rang the bell. When the door was
opened she inquired for the doctor, but was told
that he was out and that she could not see him.
She demonstrated with the person who ans gered
her inquiries when the door was quickly closed in
her face. she turned away IN a frenzy, and when
she reached the Sidewalk, took the pistol from her
pocket and placing the muzzle close to her breast,
just above the abdomen, fired. She uttered one
piercing scream, as though IN mortal agony, and
tell lnsenslble to the sidewalk. Several persons
who witnessed the suicide rushed to the spot, and
on examination, discovered that the bullet had
entered the body, and lodged there. Internal he
morrhage had already set IN, and the woman was
sinking fast
Round man Leary and Officers Wilson and Win
ship, OF the Eighteenth Precinct, were soon tue
spot aud onveyed the dying woman to the Bellevue
hospital, but sue expired on the way The remains
| were deposited in The dead-house to await pos
mo examination. 1t is evident that the young
woman sought the doctor Tor the purpose OF shooting
b IN, but, becoming desperate, terminated her own
existence. Whilc The tragedy being enacted
outside the house. the doctor, who had ordered him.
se to be denied to the woman, had secTeted himself
III of the att rooms the house, fearful of the
vengeance OF his former wife, or mistress He was
found there by the police soon after and summoned
| TO appear a witness on the inquest.
| Fhe deceased was young woman about twenty
| two yeals OF age, VelY beautiful in appearance,
| medium build, and graceful. She had bright blue
| eyes and a wealth of go den hair She is said to
| have been well educated OF refined and polished
| manners. and was considered fascinating and en-
gagrng lady. She was born III Boston, tut was
| reared and received her education IN Virginia and
| she was frequently taken for true Southern
woman. Du ing the war she was arrested several
! tunes Dy eX-General Baker, OF the War Department,
OIL SUI picion OF beng Confederate spy, and having
| furnished information to the enemy, but sne was
soon after released. She professed to having en-.
joyed the acquaintance of Ex-Governor Andre ", of
| Massachusetts, Colonel Howe, and Other prominent
| New Euganders. Her father and sister are st
living in Boston, and are said to be quite wealthy,
! and occupy good position IN society.
DR.. August Won FTech Is German physician of
| good standing in the profession. He Is about1orty
years of age, of sandy complexion and has llg 1t
| eyes. He Is said to be quite well of He emphat-
callY denies that he was ever married to deceased
| but admits that he cOhabited with her.
Coroner Gamble was notified, and proceeded to
Bellevue deadhOuse Yesterday afternoon to hold an
inquest in the Owing no yever to the absence
OF important witnesses the inquest was adjou Gned
until this morning.
| In the meantime, John Beach, NJ d had made q
post mortem examination OF the deceased and found
and penetrating through the sternum at the enci-
| form cartilage. Its course was upwards anu to the
| lett, fractnrng the liver, tearing open the right
auTIcle OF the heart, and wounding the upper edge
| of the spleen The ball was found between the
verebr@ and cOTdIa orifice OF the stomach. Death
| resulted nom internal hemorrhage
On the person of the deceased was found pocket
| book containing several OF DIR. Won Frech's cards,
but no money.
Nome OF the friends of the deceased have appeared
to claim her remains. and 1t is supposed that she
| will be burieo at the puDllc expense