The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-15

SuPPosRD SuicIDE.-Ths Body Of an
Aoed German Lady Found HOaiiag IN III
Rip1.-YesterdIy morning about i've
o'clock August Wagner, Waterman at the
dry dockP, neal the Island end OF The
suspension bridge, noticed 4 peculiar
looking object floating in the water, close
up 10 the docks. As II came past the
second dock he reached forward and
grasped It, and was Mortified upon dis,
covering that 1t was the body. Of an aged
woman. Wagner towed the body to the
shore, and seat 4 messenger TO Justice
John r. Miller, Of Madison district, who
arrived soon afterwards and impaneled q
jury for the purpose Of holding an in
quest, the following gentlemen composing
the jury Capt. John Mcclure, Thomas
Seanon, Wm. Klaproth, Joshua Lukensl
@. N. Rathburn, ]. MCGEE, Henry stur'
geon, James Richardson, Il. F. Jones
John Updegraf, ]. W. Ward, H. A. ush'
man.
DR.. T. B. Campbell examined the body,
and found no marks Of violence. Blood
was discovered Issuing from the left ear,
and also from a small scratch on the lett
cheek, which the physician was OF the
opinion had been caused by coming In
contact with some obstacle in the river.
As there were no signs Of decomposition
or swelling, and the flesh was fresh and
healthy looking, the doctor thought the
body had not been In the water more than
eighteen or twenty hours.
The testimony OF DR.. Campbell, and
Wagner's story as to the finding Of the
body, was all the evidence before the jury
and after carefully examining the body
for the purpose Of aseertaining the ident'
~ Of the woman, u possible, they repaired &c
the residence Of Capt. Mcclure, where they
subscribed to u verdict in accordance
with the facts given, to the effect that de
ceased was a German woman, name I'M
known, and that she came TO her death BY
means unknown 10 the jury.
The body was given 10 charge o.
Messrs. Mendel, Booth 4 Co. for inter
ment, hut shortly after being placed in 9
coffin was identified by Mr.. August
Klinke, Of the Seventh Ward, as the
mother of his wiies frat husband. The
name Of the unfortunate lady, as near Al
we can Apglieize 1t, is Mrs. Caroline
Veidekindt,a and she has for'some time past
made her home with Mr.. Klinke's family
From al we could learn OF the cfrcum-
stances under which Mrs. Veidekindt left
Mr.. Klinks's house, there appears TO be
very little doubt but she committed sui
eide.
The deceased lady was about seventy
one years OF age, and like a good many
other old people, could not always gel
along we'll with children. She had been
annoyed a good deal lately by the depre-
da,ions some children in the vicinity had
made upon her vegetable garden, and on
Thursday morning, we understand, had a
difficulty on that score with several little
folks from the city who were playing
with the Klinke children. The latter
took the part Of their little friends, and
ctided their grandma for what they
considered as unjust suspicions on her
part. The alteration between the Klinke
children and their grandmother led to
one Of the children being punished by
Mrs. Klinke. Subsequently Mrs. Kiinke,
IL seems, became convinced that the
child she had punished was not so much
to blame as the old lady, and spoke to the
latter plainly but kindly upon the sub
ject.
Mrs. Veidekindt was apparently much
affected by her daughter:in.law's words,
as she retired 10 her room and was not
seen again until one Of the children went
to call her 10 dinner, when she said that
she did not want any dinner, and that she
was going 10 leave the house, and never
come back. The child reported what her
grandmother had said, but ne one in the
family thought much Of il, as the old
lady had frequently before, when in a sim
liar pet, made use Of the same language,
She was missed from the house IN the
afternoon, and search was made in the
vicinity, but she could not be found. II
ia considered as very probable that after
leaving Mr.. Klinke's house, at the upper
end Of the Island, she walked TO the river
bank and jumped into the water. The
remains we're taken to Mr.. Klinkes' resi-
dence.