, 1879-05-03
.WEBER'S ASSASSINATION.

| grapes Not Gathered from Thorns-
Spt1al Dispatch to Tae Tribune
BURLINGTON, Ia, May 2.-TuE TR1Brrv ~.
respondent to-day prosecuted his INQUIRE. >.
gnrding the past history Of Mrs. Adj Rohe-.
who shot Theodore 3. Weber, in Chicago rs.'
tcrda5, with the following result: 11a A..
person interviewed is an old inh,b,,.,.
now and for years past In the aoan ~,
lard oil business in this city, Int vha .a
objects to the use Of his name. Thfa o.,.,.
man says he Is acquainted with Fred Beuer
and bis former wife. He considers Bepert an
honest, sfmple-mluded, and inoffensfye ind.
Tidua]> His ~ite. Ada, while living with him
created a great deal Of talk BY her m.
seemly conduct. While she and Weh.-
resided here, it was common talk that theu hors
improper relations to each other, and also tb,t
| she had relations, OF an improper nature with
others besides Weber. At one time she acen.ed
a man, not Weber, with having had Illicit inter,
course with her, claiming to be with chtl7
By him, and demanding $1,000 in settlement
This case was settled By payment Of sam
Your correspondents Informant dee1tnoi1 N
give the name OF the victim. This gentleman
further gare. it as bis opinion. fonndea
on personal observation and common tall
that Mrs. Robert was mora seducer than "a.
duced, and that other members Of her family
sustained the same reputation. l..
Other parties interviewed corroborated the
statements above.
Your correspondent next went to the resi-,
dence Of Fred Benert, the former husband
OF Mrs. Robert, to find whether ba
was more communicative than lat
night. Mr.. Benert did not show the sape dis
inclination to talk that be did last night bit
stated that be had little to impart. He knew
little Or nothing Of his former wife's history
previous to their marriage. which occurred
in 1857. Soon atter his marriage, Mr.
Bencrt realized the fact that bis married utc
was not destined to be happy one, BY varioa.
freaks Of his wife. THUS. he says, during ths
first year after their marriage, when he had
occasion to be absent from home for
few hours, he would, on bis return,
find bis wife stretched ont On the floor, a. Il
dead On one occasion, when be thus returned,
she had all the furniture in the room piled np
In pyramid, the apex being surmounted
by guitar and violin, and herself IT,
ing cn the floor beside the pile. Thu,
things went on till 1851 two daughters barring
been born unto them in the meantime lnlgl
Adelaide made trin to Chicago, and, when
she returned, Beuert heard reports r.
ac-ting on her chastity, and be aecusM
her OF in6delity and proposed q separation
subsequently lie gave her $500, On condition
that she would not resist the granting of d.
vorce. The divorce Was issued in Chicago, aid
forwarded TO Benert by his wife. This MAS all
BeDert had TO say.
From Benert's your correspondcnt wendell
his way to the residence OF Mrs. Sch1cret the
mother Of Mrs. Robert, who lives on the corner
u Twelfth and Denmark streets, in the south
srn outskirts OF the city. Raooa.g at the door.
NJ vas vou1g 1Penea adr oy Of sDag gag
Mrs. schleret, having u:ade her appearance, The
exporter told his errand, and Informed her Of
be shooting of Weber by her daughter. THIS
ras the first the old lady had heard of the
tftair, and caused her quite u shock.
vas asked concerning the previous career Ut
adelaide, but with very little result, beyond
icitiig the fact that Adelaide had been any
hing but model daughter. Mrs. Schetet did
lot renem Der tie age Or date Of marriage Of
Ter daughter, but did remember that
onsistins Of herself, husband, and four
daughters, came TO this country III 1857, aAd
ettled OIL farm few miles sou:h of Burlng-
on, where they lived for some years, aud
hen moved to Burlington. Her bus
and died some twelve years 49,.
inc miles west OF Burlington. Adelaide and
mother daughter liYe In Chicago, and tile
oungest daughter and niece lya with her.
TIC says uiat Adelaide had always been proud,
nd had seldom written Or visited home
nee she w=nt to Chicago, and con.
.quently, they knew little or nothing about
sr. Even wdeu she married tBeuere nous Ut
It 1aHllY knew OF it except the Oldest sister,
llo alone Was Invited to the wedding. The old
dy was positive that fli-trcatncnt On the part
Benert WIS the CAUSE Ut Adelaide's fall,
aiming that he bad starved aud best her, Be
'ud this nothing could ut rliciteu, and yuuf
porter left The oId lady to her sorrpws. -.