The New York herald., 1877-12-27
ANOTHER RIP VAN WINKLE.

THE STORY OF AUGUST TIEBERT's wANDERINGs
AND pEATH-AwAy FOR SEVEN YEARS AND
HOME AGAIN 70 DIE.
Yesterday forenoon tho body of August riebcrt,
who returned homo TO die in Newark after an alb
sencc OF seven years, placed in a rough unpaintcd
pauper's box, by courtesy called coan and buried
In the Pottcr's Field, rear the Pcorhousc, Newark
Some hours later HERALD representative visited
Tiebert's late home, No. Badger avenue. II was
found to be Of the most wrctched novels on the
outskirts OF the city, in locality inhabited only
by the very poorest Germans. 1t was ten
antcss. Tho percaved wifo had gono OF to
a ncighboris to finish som0 work. When
informed that reporter desired to speak with her
she promptly hurried to her own homc-if the mscr-
able aarret she occupies be termed Mrs.
Susannah licbcrt is q woman hf,y-four years OF age
and her appearance is in harmony with the squaor
ana misery of her surroundings Of home ana neigh
borhood. Her story, as could be gathered
from her very imperfect English. is about as lol-
lows:-She IS native ol the Grand Duchy OF Baden,
and came TO this country with her first Husband
a man named William Stoll, thirty ODD years
ago and settled ON staten Island, wnere her
husband worked at his trade as mason.
He was kind, aacctionate, industrious man. Upon
MS death sne married man named Rcis Fourteen
years ago no died ana she next IN. m.rred August Tie
bert Icbert was carpet weaver by trade and had
parents 10 Germany well on. he himself proved 10
be drunken, worthless iesow continually quarreing
with his vile. one DAY, ike another Kip Van Wnkle
he said he WAS going away from home to stay away
forever. Susannah said, nngry, he could go und well
come. He did go This was seven years ago His
wife then ekcd living by rag picking. by her
frs, husband she mad boy and nine girls hut they
all died. She hud no children by tho otncr two nus
bands
| Nothing was ncard ny her of Tiebert until
last SUNDAY afternoon, about TOUR O'Clock, when no
suddenly turned up at his wc's abode, which stu
] alcd In a widely different quarter from where they
lived wnen ne went away Al hrst she aid not know
.'her man. ne was 80 changed tor the worse. The
| two shook hnnca "Dd you kiss your returned hus-
bandy" asked the reporter. "Ncin! neinl no kiss; ;
no KISS; shake hands, !" was the answer, tho first
words being uttered with abhorrent emphasis. No
sooner had ne entered the garrct than he began to
COMPLAIN OF pains IN his back and cheek. He frc-
quenily great heavy sighs On Monday afternoon
there funeral In the cemetery, not tar IRON
Badger avenue, with band OF music. August
heard the sound Instantly and remarked to John
Wagner, who waited on hiin while his wife ran out,
that he TebertJ woulu so next On Christmas Dav his
wife VISITED the cemetery near by 10 look trends
grave When she returned shc found her husband
sltting in cnair n. tho table quite dca. During his
seven years' absence 1ieUcrt hau wandered thr0ug
Pennsylvania, Now York, New Jersey ana the West
chiefly on loot In referring TO him MS widow be-
traycd no emotion whatever but spoke of him shc
would OF stranger Sho was ncIincd to gaycty rather
nan gloom That sho is devoid Of heart. however
was manifest IA the tender anectionate way IN
which spoke oil her rst husuand the iatncr OF her