Evening journal., 1889-05-29
ONE CENT
SCHORR'S DOUBLE LIFE.
Engaged to One Woman While
Courting Three Others.
WAS HE WICKED OR lNsANEs

his crowning Infsmy Attempt to Fix
the Responsibility for His Death Upon
An Innocent Misunderstanding Money
from His Father.
BALTIMORE, May 20. The people OF this
city were indignant upon finding that The
New York World had allowed itself to be
used by the Rev. Mr.. Schorr as a means OF
diverting attention from the real cause Of
his suicide by casting the od.um upon a most
estimabe lady, who had unfortunately but
innoeently allowed herself to be ensnared by
this brilliant and clever but thoroughly inn
moral man
The effect OF the publication was just the
opposite Of what it was intended to be- In
stead Of blasting forever the reputation OF
the lady 70 whose ickleness in love the pas
tor attributed his suicide, il brought to light
great many Of the evil doings Of Mr..
Schorr which his friends had up to this mo-
ment, out Of regard to bis memory, carefully
screened from the knowledge OF the public.
Sensational 10 the End.
Mr.. Schorr was anxious to make a sensa~
thnal exit from this life, and to that end he
sent to The World the letters addressed to
him by Mrs Margaret NJ. Smith, which,
though innocent in themselves, looked dam
gerous when taken with his explanations and
answers Mr.. Schorr's effort was to show
that after Mrs Smith hnd thoroughly infatu-
ated him by her Establishments she deliber-
ately threw him over, and that having lost
all hope of comfort in this world he saw no
other alternative but to take a leap into the
next In his letters he charged that there
had been an engagement, but in hers there is
nothing TO indicate anything more than q
sincere love, while every expression shows
that there was some insuperable barrier to
marriage.
Difference In Age.
1t may have been the wide difference in
age, Mrs Smith being quite 40, while Mr.
Schorr was but 90: It may have been the
difference Of social position, or 1t may have
been something el,e which she has not chosen
TO make public Mrs Smith Is a widow, an
estimable W. man and wealthy. She belongs
TO one Of the best families in the state, and
has been unostentatious though active in
church work Sympathy Is universally with
her, and Schorr's attack upon her reputation
has resulted Ia complete vindication Of the
lady and full exposure Of the dua life the
energetic but INSCRIPTIONS rector has been
leading.
Was He Wicked or Insane7
Opinion seems TO be about equally divided
as 10 whether he was more wicked or insane
However this may be, his mania seems to
have extended in the direction Of trihing
with women and lying. II is quite well known
that at the same time he was playing the de-
votes 10 Mrs. Smith he was also paying de-
voted attention 20 three other women. to one
of whom at least be really was engaged 10 be
married. though the matter was kept secret
for the time being. A gratuitous insult tc
the sister of his iiancee, m insult Indicative OF
his depraved nature had the effect Of putting
AN end 10 the engagement
Threatening to Expose Him.
This was only one Of his many scrapes. In
the ST. Paul parish h use there are a number
Of young Indies Here Mr. Schorr roomed
and boarded until his suspicious actions led
TO the request that he take his meals else
where. Several days ago he received note
from some Of the ladies connected with the
house, threatening to expose him This
probably had more TO do with his suicide
than anything else.
The Meanest act Of All.
One OF the very meanest thing Schorr did
was the deception and fraud he practlced
upon his poor old father, decrepit German
cobbler, whom he never recognized IN the
presence Of his friends The story which the
old man gave out ON Sunday as the cause OF
his SONS ssuicide-indorsement of a friends
note for $1,000, which Schorr said he was
obliged 10 pay, and on account Of which he
committed suicide-was a complete fabrca-
ton from beginning to end.
The story was originally designed TO get
the old man TO give his son $500 to enable
him TO meet the obligation, and the suicide OF
the friend in McKeespOrt or Scranton was
subsequently added TO explain why tbs
money could not be paid back There ar,
other inquiring friends who have lent to Mr.
Schorr sums Of various amuun.s
Mrs. smiths story.
Mrs Smith was completely prostrated by
the publication Of the letters. She lives al
most alone, her relatives and friends being
out Of town. She recovered her composure
during the afternoon, however, and con.
sented to make statement After admit
ting without hesitation that the letters bear
ing her signature were genuine, she said;
"At the time wrote them really did care
! for him, but ! told him could not marry
him. / was a woman much older than Mr..
Schorr; in fact, he was boy 70 me. / knew
nothing Of his family and he would never tell
/ me anything about them. Our acquaintance
began in a very formal way. ! was inter.
r ested in the church work at St Paul's, and
: in that way got acquainted with him. he
b followed up the acquaintance, and in fact
, was very persistent His continued atten-
I tions won my regard, and did learn 70 love
4 him, but always told him could never mar.
nv him ! think he was crazy, and his act in
! sending my letters and picture to The World
r ! was the ACT of a coward y
9 The statement contained in his last letter
charging her with deception and disingenu.
BUSINESS Mrs Smith branded as absolutely
false In view Of the many falsehoods in
which he has been detected and his last
crowuing act Of infamy, his memory has lost
every We tge of the sympathy which was at
first felt
WIN Bring the Samoan Survivors.
SAN Francisco, May 29.-The oceanic
steamer Alameda viii stop at Apia on her
return trip and bring here Admiral Kimberly
and seventy-fve survivors of the Trenton
r and Vandalia She is expected here about
j July d