Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-11-05
WAS SHE CRAZY.
Mrs. Wa>srrman Drowns Herself aud
Her ouugcst Child.
Chi.Acn rnhnne.

Hcr ouhscst hitu.
ChitSSo Tribune,
The evening Of Tuesday, Oct. 18th,
the engineer and fireman of engine Ne,
81 on the Illinois Central railroad saw,
through the darkness and light tog
which prevailed NJ the time, woman
run rapidly across the tracks, and, after
pauSing few moments on the break
water, deliberately plunge into the lake,
The next day Mrs, Fannie WaSserman
was reported missing, rs was also her
youngest daughter. At about l,So YES
teriay afternoon Engineer j. III. Col
bert, ON the Illinois Central railroad,
discovered the dead bodies OF 4 woman
and child floating in what is known aS
the Illinois Central basin, but which Is
only Il small Semi-circular arm Of Lake
Michigan He notified the police, and
Sergeant CrOak removed the bodies
from the lake 10 the Morgue, where
they were shortly after identified us the
remains of Mrs. Fannie WaSScrman
and her daughter Mamie, aged > wears
and 10 months. The little one was
fastened between the knees and thighs
of the mother by means OF y cloth
band. The railroad employees who saw
her Jump into the water stated that
before making the fatal plunge she was
seen to remain for some moments i'll Il
STOPPING posture, apparently binding
her clothing about her knees, as they
thought, to prevent herself from being
huoycd ny. They did not see the child,
owing to the darkness, butt now seems
plain enough that she was deliberately
fastening the child to herself.
Mrs. WasSerman was the wito of
Wilhelm WaSserman, proprietor Of n
beer saloon ut No. llGQ State street, and
she left two children other than the one
she drowned with herself Seven years
ago, when WnSscrmau married, Fannie
Schmaus was accounted Very hand
some ard wcll-hehavcd young woman,
Domestic broils transformed the happy
couple, and for four years their home
has been like one of the circles in the
Inferno. Mrs. WasSCrman disappeared
from home about 3 o'clock ON Tuesday.
and after purchasing some goods about
town, which she sent homo to her chill
dren, made Il visit to the house Of her
mother. on West Nineteenth street,
nenr Blue Island avenue. She remain
ed there until : o'clock i'll the evening,
and then said sh" was going back home.
Though she frequently made sorrowful
the hearts of her parents and relatives
with stories of her husbands matrcat-
mcnt Of her, she had but little To shy
that night, and appeared i'll. The last
quarrel between herself and husband
was somewhat ridiculous There We're
two kegs of beer on tap, one fresh and
the other stale Mrs. WasSerman in
waiting upon customer IN the saloon
drew from the fresh key, and her hus-
band took her to task because she did
not draw from the stale keg, putting III
lust enough Of the fresh beer 10 emil
ven the whole. Wasserman states that
his wife was evidently insane, and that
il Was all brought on by jealousy. She
was too good to the children and spoiled
them, and was of II very intractable dis
position. As usual in such eases tire
husband is said to be the one in full
possession of the green-cyrd monster
Mrs Flicker, living = l9l7 Wentworth
avenue, is il sister Of the deceased, and
in a conversation with reporter lust
night, she intimated that W..sserman
was entirely to blame. She refused to
say anything for publication, however,
fearing that Wasserman would take
umbrage and prevent hcr from seeing
the two remaining children, and seem
ed to think that her being permitted to
see the children ut intervals would in
sure for them better treatment IT the
hands of the father Mrs. Flicker in
sisted that her sister was in her right
mind ut the time, and that she chose
death for herself and her youngest child
simply to rid herself of burdensome
and disgusting life. As TO the husband.
She minated that whole columns
might be written about him, but nj the
present time she could not reveal any
thing, There is undoubtedly some.
thing behind all this, and itls barely
possible that the truth will crop out nj
the inquest.