The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-09-04

: On the 18th of July last the Silesiar
: city of Jatr was the scene of u spec
: tacle whic few of those who witnessed
will soon trget. 1t was the execution
of handsme and accomplished young
girl of nipteen. named Hermina Clau
ser, who nd been convicted Of having
poisoned hree persons, among them ,
boy OF seeu years of age. The details
of the crie, and Of her execution by
the headman's axe, are equally pain
full and fvol;ing.
Abontslxteen months ago, young
Hermins C'auser, who was an orphan
girl, BIZ had been we'll educated
through tie kindness Of an old aunt
f of hers, was engaged as goverress in
the houe of Henry Steinback a wealthy
Silesia,farmer, at Lengenfeld, nine OF
ten mis- from Jauer. Steinbach had
two cbdren, a son, twenty-one years
of agea handsome dashing young fel.
low, vlo had studied law at Heidel-
} berg at Breslau, but had become a
thoro,gh rake, and lived at that time
J on hifather's farm. The other child
was sboy, Arthur by name, as whose
goveness Mile !Hermina Clauser was
engaged. Shortly after her arrival at
Lenenfeld, Bernhard Steinbach, the
eldei son, began to make love to her,
and as he was we'll known in all the
tricts of love-lace, the young govern
ess, in her inexperience, did not with
stad him long. They became very
intimate, and by promising to marry
her be succeeded in overcoming her
virtue. The liaison four or five months.
and the accomplished Hermina did not
fora moment suspect that she had fal
len prey TO an INSCRIPTIONS scound-
REL who never intended to marry her,
and WHO merely looked upon her as Il
phyt'ling, to be thrown aside as soon
al he had reyeled long enough in her
Charms.
Her eyes were suddenly opened when
another young lady, a cousin of the
stelnbachs, appeared on the scene.
Her name was Constantine Miller. She
vas an heiress, one OF those dusky
beauties that are frequently met with
in Silesia, and in whose countenances
the characteristic type of the Slavic
race is distinctly recognizable. Stylish
and accomplished as she was, it was
not surprising that she made a decided
impression on Bernard einbach's
tickle and susceptible heart. Old Stein
bach wished that the two should be
married. Poor Hermina was neglect
ed by her faithless lover, and one day
she was startled by the announcement
hat Bernhard and Constantine were
to be married. She sought an
Interview with the man who had so
,asely deceived her, and he told her
With cool cynicism that it was all true.
His father desired the union, and he
'ould not dare to oppose his wishes.
DRIVEN TO RECKLEssNEss.
Hermina trembled with rage, but
he managed to conceal her agitation,
md when Bernhard left her, he was
wondering at her tranquility, and fiat
cred himself with the belief tina. 81 e
vas resigned, and that his intimacy
viii, her would cause him. no further
rouble.
Delusiye belief! The demon OF
ealousy and revenge tortured her poor
eart, and in her sieepIess nights. she
onceiTed the horrible idea to take the
Ife OF the man who deceived her 50
ruelly, and of tine woman who she
bought had stolen her lovers heart
rom her. Two days afterward she
aid she wished to make some purcha-
es in Jauer ,.and rode to the city. She
ad, for some time past, done some
'riting for old Steinbacll, and notably
'ritten The orders he sent to the groce-
y and drug stores. So she went with
n order, purportiDg to have been
'gned by him, to the apothecary of
HON he bought his drugs, and OBJ
lined from him quantity Of arsenic
efficient to kill dozen persons, and
'hich, she said, was destined for tho
ITS in Steinbach's barns.
After her return TO Legenfeld, that
cry night, she tried at the supper ia
le to put some of the poison into their
ia. 1t was almost q miracle that she
id not accomplish her fell purpose on
lis occasion. But there was an alarm
{ fire, and the Whole company left the
lble and did not return to the meal,
considerable conflagratiOn having
the house of two of the vii
gers.
A MURDERESs AT LAST.
But the jealous murderess met with
etter success two days afterward. 1t
as at the dinner table. A large dish t
boiled mutton and cabbage stood on
he table when Hermina entered the
'"m. No one was there yet and so,
'e threw, unobserved by anybody, q
rye quantity of the fatal drug into
he dish. Old Steinbacll was detained s