Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-01
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BRooKLzN. November S0.-Mrs. Annie
Reinsdorf was reported to-day at St.
Catharine's Hospital as slightly better. Il
is uncertain whether or not her mind VIII Be
permanently affected. She spent Thanks
giying night roaming aboard isrryboats and
along the Wharves until 4.sO A N. Friday,
when she attempted suicide By jumping
into the ferry slip Of the TWenty-third street
line, at the foot Of Broadway, Williams
burg.
She was ta4sn in an ambulance to St
Catharine's Hospital, where she made an
assault on the house surgeon, DR.. J. B.
Long. She talked strangely about spirits
haunting her, and when asked whether she
had husband she replied: eNot now; I've
killed him. /" This assertion was nottrue. She
was declared insane to-day, and was trans
ferred to the Flatbush Asylum.
AN ANARCHISTS WIPE.
Mrs. Reinsdorf is an anarchists wife, and
q sort Of German Nina Van Zandt She Is
q native of Leipsig, where, without exaggerl
fame for her beauty. Her hair almost
reached the ground when she stood erect.
Though dark, it was golden where Il caught
the light, and j. rose above her head In
wavy loops and coils. Her eyes we're
Of soft brown and very expressive.
while the oval contour Of her face has
been the study, il is said, Of German artisfs
Belonging 10 a wealthy and loyal family Of
the great university town, she received ~
markably thorough education for q woman.
and then took course in sketching and
painting, for which she had taste.
Six years ago was the climax Of the an
archistic movement il Germany. Many per-
sons became converts. Among the most
ardent Of these was the art student She
Joined an an archistic circle and became ac-
quainted with such revoIutionists as Nine.
Sophia PoroWskaja, who was hanged,
eventually, tor being in the plot which r.
suited in killing the Czar.
TWO OF A KIND.
Among these would-be bensiactors Of the
race were two brothers. August and Bruno
Reinsdorf A great monument was 70 b
unveiled in the forest Of Rudesheim, on Sep
tember 28, 1888. and the German Emperor
and Prince Bismarck were to attend the
ceremony. August Reinsdorf, assisted BY
a few sympathizsrs. dug mine under the
monument, loaded It with dynamite. and
connected it with q thicket few furlonga
of, with buried wire. He vas betrayed
however, and arrested while on his way 10
touch the fatal key For this daring plot
Reinsdorf was tried, convicted, and on
February 6, 1885, hanged.
A large exodus Of German Anarohisi1 10
the United States marked these ere1I1
Among the exiles was Bruno Reinsd0rf. the
prisoners brother, who reached New York
year before the hanging Of his brother. and
he has since made his living as q printer in
the composing room Of . local German
paper. After years residence In thie
country, during which he corresponded cor
ztantly with the fair artist, he sent her The
money to come to America four years ago
NOT CURED OF HER CRAZE.
Her parents, who had thought her cured
Of her craze for anarchy, objected 10 her
leaving, but in vain. At that time Herr
Most and others were attracting Attention il
this country, and Bruno Reinsdorf had fred
his sweetheart with an ambition 70 shine IN
this country as 3 Louise Michel.
There was no marriage ceremony Nf.
Reinsdorf simply announced, on Anniss
arrival, that she was his choice, and the
couple went to housekeeping at $50 Stock.
ton street, their present address, A cefe.
mony would have been un-anarchisfio.
The plan for Mrs. Reinsdorf 10 win fame
and fortune as lecturer failed-not through
any fault Of hers, but because anarchism
was not creating 50 much excitement as il
had been creating here. She began to long
for her native country.
At the Anarchist picnic last summer
Mrs Reinsdorf boasted to Mrs Johan Most
Of Mr.. Reinsdorf's fondness for her. This.
it is said, led Mrs. Most to say that Mr.
Reinsdorf had complained to Herr Most
that Mrs. Reinsdorf was constantly being
found BY him on her knees at prayer. Ihn
statement made Mrs. Reinsdofl blush
MADE THEM ALL TALK.
A large number Of AnarehiIi women
heard this, and It caused considerable talk.
because the majority Of Anarchists DO not
believe in deity. and they laugh at prayer
Since then Mrs. Reinsdorf has been pInin9
more and more to return to her native
country, and praying more and more
Lately she has talked great deal about the
spirits Of friends long dead, which she
thought were yet living, though invisible.
and might perhaps be looking down On her
In the hallway Of $50 Stockton street are
three letter boxes, marked respectively
Bruno Reinsdorf, Bruno Brown and Mar
Gunther. The two letter boxes receive
portion Of the mails sent to Herr Most. and
subsequently delivered to him By Rains.