Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-21

His Wedding Night-She Swallows a
Dose of Poison and Throws Herself
into the Carriage in which He has just
Seated Himself with His Bride.
A woman, wrapped in long cloak, and
wearing veil over her face, walked up
and down for nearly two hours on Monday
night, says the New York Sun of the 18th,
on the east side of Mount Morris avenue,
between 122d and 123d streets. Every few
minutes she would stop and look across
the street at the house of Mr.. George Tie
fel, the windows of which were lighted up
and showed merry people within. 1t was
the wedding night of Mr.. Tiefers niece
Fannie, who had just been married to
Mr.. Ferdinand Braun. a wealthy furni-
ture manufacturer, whose factory is at
l75, III and 119 Hester street Toward
midnight a carriage ratified down the
avenue and stopped before Mr.. Tiefefs
door. A tall, fine-looking man came out
Of the house. He was Mr.. Braun.
"GO back to the stable" he said to the
driver. ''We will send for you when we
are ready"
The carriage rolled away, Mr.. Braun
re-entered the house, and the clOaked
woman, who had been gazing at him from
under the trees of Mount Morris Park,
which borders the east side of the avenue,
resumed her pacing.
An hour later Mr. Braun and his bride
appeared on the veranda, surrounded bv
their friends. Some one suggested send
ing for the carriage. Mrs. Braun OBJ
jected.
''Its only moment to The stable,v she
said. '1ts pleasant night. Let us walk
there"
The couple walked slowly to One Hun
dred and Twenty-fifth street, where the
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them. When they reached the stable the
carriage was ready for them. Mr.. Braun
assisted his wife into her seat and got in
after her. just as the door was swung
to there was crash of glass on the side
walk. The cloaked woman had swallowed
the contents of large vial and thrown
the vial on the stone tagging. The driver
touched up his horses, but before they
started the cloaked woman had pulled
open the door of the carriage and thrown
herself in. The horses started off at a
brisk trOt, and the carriage, with its
door swinging and the Woman's feet
and skirts dragging on the ground, was
drawn toward Fourth avenue.
Il have taken poison" said the woman
as she chung to Mr.. Braun's knees, "and
l want to die near YOU"
policeman DOngan caught sight of the
woman just as the carriage cot on the
bridge which spans the Fourth avenne
railroad cut. He hailed the driver and ran
up alongside the open door.
''The girl says that she has poisoned
herself" said Mr.. Braun
1--WE had better take her to the station
house," said the policeman.
He lifted the woman into the carriaCe
and got in after her. When they reached |
the station, which is in Ono Hundred and
Twenty-slXth street, the woman was un-
able to walk. She was carried in. Mr..
and Mrs. Braun followed. The veil was
removed, and the face of pretty girl. not
more than lS years old, was exposed. A
whitish powder, mingled with tiny crvs-
tails, was about her lips.
''Do you know who she is p, Sergeant
Delaney asked.
'Her name is Frida Stadler," Mr.. |
Braun said. "She has lived in my house
as a servant for a year,
An ambulance came from the Ninety
ninth Street Hospital. The attending sur !
geon examined the crystals clinginc to |
the girls mouth, and said that She had !
taken OXalic acid. He tried to give her |
restOratiVes, but she refused to take them. |
She was lifted into the ambulance and |
carried to the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. !
Braun, after their names had been en-
tered on the blOtter by the Sergeant. were |
driven away in their carriage. A letter |
and card which were found in the girls !
pocket were kept by the police. The let !
ter was written in German. The peuman-
ship was almost perfect. 1t read:
MARCH Il, 1884.
My DEAR GOOD BRAUN: / have lust come
home and not found YOU. Oh how would |
like to speak to you once more! / would like
to write you all L feel, but l cannot, for nv |
hand is shaking. When you get these lines / |
shall be no more. You know abe reason WHY. !
Oh, how have suffered for you, God is MY |
witness. i cannot write more.
1 would beg OF Won. dear love that xorr will !
carry out the last wishes of your dead love
do not let my parents know it. Tell nobody |
of This occurrence. Nobody will miss me |
Read tins letter and send the other letter, |
which have left on the table, to my parents
Farewell. and sometimes think of me, your |
unfortunate love, true unto YOU till death
God bless you and your children.
On the back of the letter was this:
Half of my clothing is in your trunk
On the card was written:
The butcher and grocer are paid. Nor do l |
need any more, not myself. You will find a |
receipt for $5l on my table.
When the girl reached the hospital she |
was insensible. House Surgeon Ten Eyck |
by vigorous treatment removed the poison |
from her. Toward morning it was thought |
that she would recover. Yesterday after |
noon she was sufficiently recovered TO |
talk. She speaks good English. She said |
that she was II years old, and that she |
had been in this country three years. A |
year ago she went to live at Mr.. Braun's |
house, at III East 109th street, and took /
care of his two children, boy of 10 years
and girl of 10.
sit was not long after l was there.'' the |
girl continued, ''when he told me that he |
loved me and that he would marry me. | |
only knew that he was going to marry |
some one else few days ago. Then did |
not care to live any more. l bought some
aXalic acid. l was going to take it and
die by myself alone. Then / wanted to see
him once more. ] knew that he was 60
ing to be married last night, and watched
the house. | followed them, and when
they got into the carriage 1 drank the poi
son and tried to die near him."
The girls relatives all 1--we in Germany.
Mr.. Tiefel called at the hospital yester-
day and inquired about the girl. Mr..
Braun's house is neat brick structure
on the north side of 109th street. just west
of Third avenue. He was not to be seen
yesterday. His first wife died about two
years ago. He is a tall, broad-shouldered
man, with light brown mOustache. At
the livery stable in 125th street it was said /
that on Monday night Mr.. and Mrs Braun
were driven to his house in 109th street
from the station hOuSq