The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-08-03
a Cruel Hoax and Its Sad Re
suit.

WHILE in Germany last year, | had
occasion, during short soiourn at
Brunswick, to attend several perform
anceS ut the Court Theater, the lead
ing actress. Mile. Stein, a pretty and
graceful Young woman, deServedly en-
iOying the reputation of being one of
the best condolences on the German
stage. A communication | have re-
ceived from Ems informs me that
Mile. Stein has committed suicide
there under rather singular circum-
stances. She had gonethere to give a
series of performances at the kurhaus
Theater, the manager, Herr Neumam,
desiring to make his establishment as
attractive rs possible during the stay
of the Emperor of Russia. Mile. Stein
arrived at Ems about ten days ago,
making her debut in the principal part
of Wildbrand's "Zugendliebe." Her
success was complete. On the morn
ing of her death she had rehearSed her
role in a piece by Moter, entitled die
Nersucherin," and it had been ar
ranged that in the afternoon she
should rehearse another work by the
same author. As she did not appear
at the theater, the manager sent to her
residence. His emiSsary was informed
that Mile. Stein had gone for walk
in the wood. AS she did not return
home in the evening it was feared she
had lost her way. 4 search was or
ganized, and eventually her corpse was
found. TO carry out her fatal project
she had chosen one of the most TO-
mantle and picturesque sights on the
environs of Ems; she had laid her
plaid shawl ON the grass and had
thrown herself upon it, her face
turned toward the MahlsberS Hills.
Her parasol was by her side,
and in her right hand she held a six
chamber revolver, with one bullet
of which she had shot herself in the
heart. In the other hand she grasped
Goethe's famous work Wilhelm Meis-
ter's Lehrihare, a yes giseminniciit
marking the page where she had left
off reading The final passages pc
ruSed were those which describe how
| the arrival of Theresa, Wilchlm's be-
| trothed causes the death of Mignon.
| 1t would appear that Mile. Stein was
| betrothed, to young nobleman, the
Graf Won b., who was possessed OF
very slender means. On the morning OF
her death Mile Stein had received a let
ter stating that Herr Won b., who was
stopping at Hanover, had just been
| betrothed to a cousin, whose father
possessed a large fortune. The pros
pect of acquiring the opulence which
his social position in a measure neces-
STATED had, said the letter, induced
the young Graf to cancel his former
/ promises and to seek an alliance with
his wealthy cousin. This letter pro-
dueed terrible effect on the unfortu-
| nate actress. After reading it she al
once left the house, and having formed
| the project of committing suicide, al
once put it into EXECUTION. The mos'
terrible circumstance in connection
| with tile whole affair is that the letter
was simply hoax. Graf6voh B. hae
never asked for his cousin $ hand, ant
I had never ceased to be true to the poo
/ girl whose despair drove her TO thl
4 desperate act. His uncle had promised
to obtain for him an official position Q
Importance, and he was stopping Wit
him, daily awaiting Il reply to the ap
plication which had been made to tn
authorities at Berlin.-Parts Cor. Clos
goso Nail.