The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-25
MADAME Won L0EWE.
The Would-be Suicides Pardon by Her Hus
band

In the STAR of day before yesterday was
given an interesting letter from the rela-
tives of Madame Won Loewe, alias Mrs.
Caroline Forenz who shot herself at the
st. Nicholas Hotel, on June 18th last. In
the letter Mr. George Grund, Of Vienna,
stated that he was anXiOust to have the unfur-
tunate woman come back home at once, if
possible.
Since then two additional letters have ar
rived from Europe, one Of them addressed
to Mr.. Roth and the other 10 Mrs. Florenz
|. Both are from the poor woman's husband.
lie asks Mrs. Roth to send him all of the
particulars concerning his wife's condition,
as he only knows what the newspapers
have printed.
Concerning the seducer he says: 'She
was taken from me by scoundiel whom
knew better than she did, and whose char
acter pointed in advance to such tragic
purpose. She was deceived and seduced,
but she trusted him more than me, but |
am sorry to say all is too late"
This letter was followed by the second,
which was inclosed in the above, and ad-
dressed to Mrs. FlorenZ. 1t was signed and
sealed by her husband, and reads, on trans
lation, as follows:
II know that | have erred, and that it is
your first false step. which really has been
oCcaSioned by my conduct more than any
thing else. | forgive You with all my
heart and have no other wish than to see
You recover as soon as possible, and come
back into my arms. For the future ! shall
omit nothing to make lie agreeable to you
and Your dear mother"
When the miserable woman who is now
anxious to return home, received the letter
she looked at the envelop, and recognizing
her wronged husbands handwriting,
turned pale as DEATH and began to tremble.
Finally she summoned courage enough to
open the letter. and began to read the con-
tents. At last she began to SMILE and Joy
fully cried out: "Oh, lie has already writ
ten to San Francisco for me-" Mrs. Flor
enz has relatives in that city, and her hus-
band believed she had gone to them. Mrs
Floren2, after reading the letter, felt hap
py and it seems that her condition will
rapidly improve SO as to let her sail for her
home in September.
Her husband, whom she had deserted, is
Mr.. Joseph Florenz, a well.to-do man. He
is a sealer of weights and measures for the
German Empire. He had also received
thirty-one medals at various times from
the Government for his manufactures.
His factories and offices, as learned from
the superscription on the envelope, are:
City of Vienna Adler street. No lG; Inter
Augarten, No. 81; Filiale in Budapest,
Vienna street, No. 4. Mrs. Florenz, who
writes fine hand, acted as his clerk. The
mother of the would-be suicide is Mrs.
Anna Reitcr, and lives in the theaterbui
ing in Vienna.
The condition of Mrs. Florenz is excel
lent. Yesterday splinter of bone was re-
moved from her head, and it is almost GER
tain that the wound will soon be healed.
Ii was mistake when it was reported that
Mrs. Florenz, after firing the first shot into
her head, took looking-gass and fired
again. Only one shot was fired, and this
at the right temple.
The pistol was twenty-five caliber, and
it has been asCertained that she had intend
ed to commit suicide for some time previ-
Gus. She got the pistol on the representa-
ton that she was going to Europe, and
wanted to make a present OF it to her young
brother. She also purchased box of fifty
cartridges. Shortly after she went with
Mrs. Roth along Fountain Square, and ex-
amined q model Of skull in an optician's
place, to see which was the best place in
the head to fire into.
Mrs. Florenz will start for EIrope on the
1st of September, if possible. Thee are
still thirteen grains of the bullet in her
head
Nothing has so far been learned of the
whereabouts of Nathan Schuk the seducer
of Mrs. Florenz