, 1879-05-02

fortunate. From disconnected statements,
picked up by reporter last night from various
sources, II appears that she formerly lived In
Burlington, Ia, and ts said 10 have husband
and two chiluren,-daugltcrs,- residing tlicro
still. Friends Of tho unfortunate woman
have stnted that Mr. Weber first mot
her there, and It Ia alleged he suo-
cccdcd in placing her In her subsequent
condition, atd that nfter tho Guild was boru
Mrs. Robert left lur home, md ntterward be.
came divorced from her husband. She haa
lived In Chicago ever since, in order. 1t Is said,
to hare hor CHILD pcar Mira. Weber. At ouu
time she resided ut No. oa3 North Lnsallo street,
only short Distance from thu Iosldrueo Of her
victim.
Her boy was l9 yoara old nt the time Of Ills
d eath, nnd was drowned Oct. q. 1870, in tho
lnko, under peculiar circumstances never cor
rcct9y asccrtai,sd Six wsoks later she caused
thu Atrust OF two boys ual1d John Wetxler unI
Paul Lauer, each II yeRrs Of ago, whom al.o
accused Of being Tie nea.,s Ut III death. 4
man na!nul stengA thought hc h3d seen them
push him Into tho water. However tic case
was dismissed, as II was belieycl at that tlHu
tlI1t size was insanu.
lntisnate friends OF Mrs: Robert say that she
was not right III her MUD bulnro the tioath Of
her boy, and after thnt event touk p!nee rho
grew much worse When thu child was drowned
aho became nearly frantic. ale WIS astnckul
with cptleptIe Hts, Which cama upss, her Moro
os eata sa'n F aWsv as on soess as,
ti%s, a p III would @ '3Sas isa;o "sss er sompstey
prostritca. eha also becasnn afflicted will, soui-
lafnhulisn'. mud white IN this condition has beon
known tu walk Tor miles with nothing to pro-
| tecs her but ller niKht-clothtMg, even III mid
wtMtur: She Inns hun pckud up on the streets
ssygFs! ss 10 81 spts ~
| ntlktCt6 W1tlrh NrCniH1 tn In uHHartNnAt IN hlr
tpinl wero Wcbur and llu grave. pt
her darling buy. a'll T. wa to The
latter p11se ,,1.x. oFaSslsra, tnat t
steps, At QUO TING, wh'io ityIag on 1.asaiIu
| street, she Jumped from d srcond.stury window
tu tho ground III hsr sleep, and sustained no
| serious Injury. she commenced her dreadful
oyeIhauleA by policeman, who touk her to Tie,
station. Ilor .nosu was bleeding sltgntIy, bus
this was all the Inconvenience Experienced by
On several oecastons she was found, at thu
dead OF nfRht, lowering about the graYe Of hor
child. sha would 10 to the spot III hor sleep,
PICK flowers from his grave, and br!ng thalsi
9s; Cues sha ~. took snit Of his clothes car
uDoa TIE grave. sho would become
possessed with 80 strong, = desire to
Ct to hor lost child At timer
that sle would dig into ths gravu
she actaally uaearthu4 Ip, colin, md WA start:
ing with II for hone wlle1l she was discovered
ny oas 0! tho PARK policemen. Over two years
ago she was fonul III 0Encslanl CctneterY tu a
| niRht-lrcss, walking In diatrated stata about
thc crave Ut her child. TuE TRIBUNE reported
tie singular occurrence ~ tho time, allu It at.
trActed II great deal of attention.
TA8 TRIBUNE Of Atanlay, Feb 20, 1877, con-
taine4 gu account Of woman being found BY
Col. johnson, lYing prostrato upon the sidewalk
at tbs corner Ut Cass and Huron jatreats, ~,
pareutly tn dead faint. Conyeytng her to ilis
home e found twS Srss. woanos .ot ef er1.o9e
arm. Whan she returned to consciousness
shu told narrowing. anl sensational tale,
to tho elect TINT thu had betu stab