, 1877-05-10
A MYSTERY.

u M SIEh T.
Was Chr1stoph steeEc poiaonet !-corooer
Dletzach Institutes = rost-Mortem Exam
tnatton.
For 1ftssn years Chr!stoph steeSs acted ~ fore.
man in the locomotive cleaning ahop4 of the
Northwestern Hallway In AnatEn. IIo WIS eathera
stoicat. qutet pioddIng uesman+ who minded hIa
own busInces, AID in the course Of time atcumu.
lasce h.tle competence. 1io had been married
many ycars &zo. and his children had grown up 10
mems estate. Some three months ago he con.
eluded To again take frau, and onea moro launch
upon tho uncertain sea Of uatrlmony. steege waa
man Of 20, hate, hearty, and Vigorous, and be
became enamoted Of = midwife named kiFchneF,
who was his senior BY two year.. The mp
tla1s were duly celebrated, but not until
81, 600 In l'fe.lnluranee, 81, COO In money.
and certain other property. was Transferred
to her. Lite has its }oys and sorrow4. The newly.
Jealousy !hat bane Of martlsd life. csept IN.
whsfo frequentquarsea occurred. and the woman
had on an oceaa1on packed ~ her dudf preparatory
e s4 q Apa FL IL .p Ges Of cbs.oDn
sleegc took il flight, and thcrc was weeping and
waiiln on cotns'I ssset Tic people 'sSok , :hsit
ssted anessi,y, Iat thy Odd Fellows and AfSe!tei:
Xercln, q which the deceased WA member. tooE
lis dlrTea Of the waving pine and e,preas, they
were temporarily Laid to rest in the vault.
SUSPICION FAsTEsED
se tse .aSje:t ii liz ia hsd tSe matter
under in1est!gation tos aome t!me, bnt found that
tIon Of the stomacis. ~ bt fors stated. tba de-.
hd seaR n.psfa IT, he'd 9se, in ths
latter saV0. These eompsnlcs a,s Interested 10
,c msaet IN ebsiee nd on inacs; n vas o,dered
al their expense. Yesterday afternoon 1t $50
Esrein. Cosorer Dietxsch, psuusY Cutonef Eosn.s
Jury, Ind De. i. ii. Wilder. u Representatives of
ihe o44 Fellow.' ;e; peneyolent Society County
had attended tho deceased in his lat Illness. .,a..
theJ In rood lime arrived, Wien tic pro'eession
entered the gAle the fnnera3.be was tolledt and
when Mike Casey Insisted that II waa a Coroner's
jury aud not funeral, The MN Al Tho bell eml1ed
#: ss Ss s'srs e
as @ ss @ g.
u the iii luns we're eoaEcsted. There wiz sisu s
stomach @ s' vss 49, ~' 'A''NA'@ N''''~" ~
uiscoIonxp AND SHOWED lsv1AMhAr1oa.
Ts sassa sn eoaants we.s nksn % "a. ana safs
fuiiy placed IN = bottio for chemical ana ansiyss.
ns e,..s ssa sos ~ e H. 4sf wSa NJ
Of tse lipt snd ths Inflammation Of ihe stomach
sna tSasy might hare Issn produced by 'niueIsl
po'sontns, .anGn .li a. a. a'ssnae; II soa1SS, On!
no dreet cy!dcnca Of uoteon. Ind that II may haye
been used, nnI In lsrro qusntitisa, il possible,
II. howeyef the poiton wpa Vi othsf thaf1 min.
crai claractcr. II hsn long since drcomDosed. and
| leit nd traces lii tbv tudy
! Certain things are peculiar about thts case,
which render ii u,Yytsrjuua and Interesting. Thc
! woman kjrcl,ncr had children grown IN. Tho nun
Stecyc was grasp!nR. ctote. and avsEic!ous. ile
owned three houses on Corncii strcci. There wa
constant eIa.hinty Of interests and no harmony,
IT. Theodore Wild attended tho deceased IN t,ia
last iItncee liz ID 0ults scholarly and learned
gentleman, and r1nks high among physcians OF Ills
Tace In this city. lIe made a ycrY candid stale.
ment in rcRarl TO the c1sc 10 TRlnrxE reporter
| yesterday afternoon. IIo sald he had no season
| Whatever
TO SUSPECT FOUL PLAT,
On the 18th Of Art, a.; he was callcd upoD by tho
| wtc Of tho dgcrasca IL come Aul attend Ia Nrf
! teen day1. uer husband did NOT want TO have 1
ductor in accuunl OF the expense, hut shc Insisted
| that ho should hive one. u, WILD wrnt to tay
house apl found ths deceased sufier.
| inx from Rxsss,c bilious fuycr. alternating
| with chlis md catarrh or the iunVs.
There was high temperature Of the buuy, nul tAs
| DECEASED was Complaining Of !grIln1 Tired and
| broken down OF limb lla had IN inclinnlipp 10
keep leae tha stove. lia had no appetite. liz aito
whc,l Nss 5tetse called for III. Wild again. Ii
| should 10 UNDERSTOOD that the Uocto1 was urzet
not 10 call except ho wa4 sent for. becau.t OF The
| cost. This was IN tho .lst Of April. The symp.
toms Of tho dfeease we're unehang4d, but tae c.
t4Trl Of the lungs h1d tneteA4tt and the deceased
| cumnoined u dlnlcully In breathing He vas