The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-18
TRAGIC affair up TOWN.

Thr,~ Children Supposed to Have Been
sum;Sated NY their Mother, fn Forty
seventh Street-Grcat Excitement tn tho
Vicinity.
Intense excien>snt last evening created In the
vicinity Of Forty sc zenith street Broadway by tho
rmor that a woman had murdered her three children
and then attempted kin herself In this instance the
appears have becn but too true AT later hour
our reporter visited the scene and learned the following
facts
At seven O'Clock last evening" John Roth, German
instrument maker, returned 10 his homo, one story
tenement In Forty seventh street, between Broadway
aud Eighth avenue, and found woman named Anastina
Schotz with whom he has been living for years
past, In state Of supo the foot Of ed In inner
room On the bed lay her three chidr vn--CarolIne.
aged six years; John, aged two and half years. and
William, aged fifteen months-appsrcntiy qsatc dead.
He attempted TO rouse the woman but without success
and then ran into tho street and gave the alarm.
Information Of the affair was conveyed % the
Twenty second precinct station house, and DIVERS
wore q once despatched 70 the scene. Ora J. Lsws
Smith and Robert Stewart called In and did ain
their power 70 rcsuscisaie the children but wilnous
woman. After lengthy trial OF various restorativcs sc
began slowly TO revive and at late hour hopes were On
The chidren when found, wero lying upon the bod in
the order Of their ages the girl nrst and were dressed
ont As though for burial Tho appearance would indi.
cate that the net must have boon performed with groat
deal II dciiberation on the part Of the woman
An EXAMINATION by the physicians shows no traces OF
poison, and marks OF violence visible on them.
Death must have zen caused In manner by suio
cation but how does not appear rs the woman IL still
too weak TO answer any questions put 10 her. Tho boy
Johnny, upon tho street by tho ncghbors nj as
late On hoor an i've O'Clock. The woman, as We have
stated. when found by Roth, was quito stupid, but
was afor seized with commissions An application
OF the stomach pump revealed no trncs OF poison;
In fact nothing was found upon her stomach
and In the opinion OF the physicians her condition vhen
found and subsequently, may have boon the result OF
excitement caused by the commission OF the terrible act
She IL rather good looking German woman, about the
medium height, and twcnty-six years OF age slight
abrasion ~ noticeable upon her lett check but how OBJ
tanned did not appear.
The woman, according TO tho statement OF Roth has
been living with him In the capacity Of wife for some
years past, although they were not married, and tho
two younger children tho fruit OF such cohaba,ion.
The girl Carol ne born while she living with her
husband Sohotz The latter Ia married 10 another
woman and Is living with hi in anoiherpar OF the city.
Roth states that for year has been very
agant aud this has led 70 frequent angry dscus-
twenty dollar bin aud she afterwards informed him that
she had lost H. This he ascertned To- be untfnth,
and tax her with the fact An angry debate followed,
and from that time until the commission or tho murder
she has seemed spirited There be doubt that
while laborng under temporary insanity depression
OF spirits she committed the act
The Coroner has been. notified 20 hold inquest to-
day, whom the affair will be fully investigated
The Amir has caused the most intense Excitement In
the nclgborhood largo crowd being collected Ia tho
vicniiy a. soon as the fact became known