Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-21
POISON AT A WEDDING.
A Girl Kills Herself Beside tbs
Bridal Coach
OF THE MAN WHO BETRAYED HER.
Frantic With Unhappy Love She Swallows 4
Deadly 0rug-1hs Groom's Cold.
ness and the Startled
Brides Dismay.

NEw YORK, March Ca young wousn
clinging franticaly to . coach door and
screaming in the most heartrending man.
ner, alarmed the neighborhooi Of Fourth
avenue and and One Hundred aud Twenty.
fifth street about midnight A crowd
soon gathered, shutters were flung open
and people appeared at the windows OF
neighboring houses. An elegantly dressed
woman with her hands clasped in entrsa;y
and prosperous looking man with Q
aushed face were the occupants OF the w.
bicle. The man was striving to loosen the
Cirrs hold upon the door. An officer hur.
ried to the scene to find the young woman
almost exhausted, but still desperately
clingipg to the carnage door. The frantic
girl proved to be the servant OF the man in
in the coach, and his companion was his
bride Of few hours.
"She Is crazy" explained the man; take
her away"
Still the servant maintained her hold.
The officer cautiously concluded to take all
concerned 10 the station house despite the
entreaties Of the bride and groom.
To the sergeant at the police station the
man told his story. Ii was TO the effect
that he and his bride were married that
night at the residence OF the lady, al Mount
Morris avenue and One Hundred and
Twenty. second street, and had gone 10 the
livery stable to start on their Wedding
journey, when the girl, who was Frida
SiAdler. q German, prevented them by
cingng 10 the coach door. She had been
the servant Of the groom until his mar
riage. The groom gave his name s Ferdi-
nsnd Braun, OF No. III East One Hundred
and Ninth street
An Attempt ~ sniei6e.
The girl meanwhile had become very
faint and her limb, refused to support her.
As she was placed at the desk she nodded
assent to these statements and added that
she had taken poison because her employer
had married that night and that she wanted
10 die II she could no. 20 with him. Fall.
ing suddenly In heap her strength gave
way entirely. She said that she had saved
up 500 and wished IL 70 be used IN bury
ing her decently. In the sight OF the ser.
geant and the wedding parly she lost her
senses and fell into slupor that was sup
posed to be death.
The sergeant telegraphcd for an ambu-
lance, and, hnding no cause 10 detain the
bride and groom, allowed them TO take
their coach and stsrt on their SO sadly In.
teTupted Wedding journey. The bride was
greatly shocked, and wept ~ she went out
lesning on her husbands arm. Upon the
arrival OF the amb Ilancs the apparently
lifeless girl was hurried 10 the Ninety
ninth street hospital. Vigorous restoIa.
tivcs and stomach pump revived her ct
that institution. The poison proved TO be
oxslc acid. About noon 10 day tho girl
bad sufficiently recovered TO tell her story.
The GiIrs SiOry.
"My name" she said, Is Frida Stadler:
am seventeen years old and have been In
this county three yeas. Ny folks live in
Germany aud have TO r. ends in this
country. A year ayo came 10 live with
Ferdinand Braun, the large furniture man.
ufacturer at No. III East One Hundred
and Ninth street Mr.. Braun was . wld.
over and had two children-a girl OF ten
years and boy OF thirteen years. lie
made love TO me and made me believe he
would marry me. believed what he said
and was happy. for ] loved him. II was
only the other day found out that he was
going to marry another girl the daughter OF
wealthy people who live at Mount Norris
avenue and One Hundred aud Twenty sec
ond street. Her name 10 Fanny; tat
is all know. She is rich. ! am poor.
I have only what | have saved
out OF my wages. Last night the
wedding took place at the girls parents
house. ] did not wan, 10 live when ! knew
OF it. bought the potion IN store on
the norihwe.. corner OF One Hundred aud
Tenth street and Third avenue Ten cents
worth-sDd kept IL with me. At midnight,
when knew they were going 70 start from
the stable in One Hundred and Twenty
6fth street, where the coach was waiting
for them, | went sround there and wAit.d.
took the poison when heard them com-
ing, and tried TO get into the cab With them
that might die there. Mr.. Braun told
the driver 70 drive on and leave me. on
Then forgot what hnppentd-ws we're Of
the police station. / know"
Mr.. Braun is rich and Is about 30 years
old. To, day he did not come 70 the Office
,Dd no one there knew anything abodt his
movements. THE bhd. is the 1sughtsr OF
xell.t0 do residents st Mount Morris ave.
nue., near One Hundred and Twenty