Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-11

s:ottIieb Wechier Pmrsnes wis Fu-
Eittvs Wife and Hfangs tftn'seif
an Ihc Front moor Of her House
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| ftteJel's ErtcDd'h tragic Eh"'
pHuApgLpuIA, Aptll A. GOttlleb Wechtei
| OF WllmlnSton, Del, committed suicide
lust night by cutting his throat and hnnginn
himself to II bell knob Of No. W. SCUM
| Third street. Az Officer Maxwell OF the
Second district was pair0liug his heat about
4S0 o'clock this morning he noticed the
form uf u man lying against tile side dooi
| OF btora GU tho corner OF Thiru and
Marriott streets. Thinking the man wai
4 Ia drunken sleep he went 10 arouse him,
| whom he put his blld on the body be
found II to be rigid Tho officer passed his
hand over the faces mud dleeovered 10 was
cold. Next he felt q rope. This was tied
| to the ball knob and fastened around the
mans neck. The man was dead, He WAS
u suicide.
Ofiieer Maxwell was hoirltled at the dis
coYery and tor time was stupeaed. On
recovering his senses No ran 10 the Second
district station house md told OF his
CHASTITY adventure. A stretcher was pro-
cured and two fellow officers went with
Max we'll to where the unfortunate
man lay. The body WAS put upon
the streicher and carried to tho sta
ton, where It now lies awaiting
the arrival Of the coroHef's physician. A
search through tho clothes Of the suicide
discovered d receipt showing that the dead
mans uame WAS Gottlieb Wechter Of 10
TWenty-seeond stIeet, Wilmington. A
watch 20 cents and TWO Wilmington street
car tickets were also found IN his pockets.
Officer Maxwell went buck again 10 the
house, where the man bad been discov-
cred, and aroused the inmates, from whom
he learned that Mrs. Nina Wechter, the
suicides wife, and Peter kauertz were liv-
Ing there together, having rented two
rooms d few days ago. The woman said
In b ttah IN nrf1 nj IA
baueh and had abused her to such an ex-
tent that she was compelled to leave him.
The night site left Wilmington he had
chased her around the house with a knife
and threatened TO kill her. After leaving
the house she cams TO this city and met
kauert2, whom she knew, and the two
went 60 I've together.
1t Is supposed that Wechter by some
means Learned whore bis wife had gone
aud followed her, When he arrived here
he began drlnking again and is said to
have vowed In downtown saloon yester-
day that he would Kill her when he caught
her Why he committed suicide will prob
ably ever reman my stery.
kauat'z aud Mrs, Wechter were taken
mo cu4tOdY and will be held TO await the
action OF the coroner.
Kauertz aud Mrs. WEBSTER, who were
arrested at the tins Of thu suicide OF the
latter's husband, Gottlieb Waester. were
Friday hold In $500 bail by Mapis.
trate Smith to answer the charge of hay.
ing violated their marriage VOWS. The
coroner held an inquest on the body of
the dead man aud the jury rendered
verdict Of desth by suicide. Daring the
holring o scene was created by Mrs.
WaeSter.
As Freddy, the elder OF the two boys,
who went TO look after their fathers
body, approached, the woman burst into
tears and exclaimed '0h, Freddy,
Freddy, come to your mother" The
boy turned TO his mother with an oxpres.
slon of scorn on his face and replied
Don't talk TO me. II you had remained
a. home and left that man Kauertz alone
pop would be alive 20 day. Go awas
from me; | want nothing more 10 do
With you" The younger son sided with
his brother and refused 10 10 near his
mother.
Deputy Coroner Barnhiil went 10
ON tho 4 o'clock train on
Saturday afternoon TO get the body of
The suicide, Gottiieb Waester. As ii was
necessary to procure permit TO remove
the body and the beard OF health office
f'S"as' = r't't'' ~ t6,sgrHpneu py the
nsstorn Union q Deputy Coroner Good
OF Philadelphia, 10 saoafa tAe pJtn,,,
The message was left Al tho office hero
n1aut Bis o'ciuuA. no arrived Mt MIR
Goods office between and 6 O'Clock
and about 10 minutes after HE arrival the
messaRe was delivered. Tiune, money
aud labor had been wasted in vain. ia
returned home and went 10 PHILADELPHIA
Monday again and brought the body
down shortly before noon.
1t was placed in casket and removed
TO his home, No 10 East Twenty. second
street, where 1t was viewed o. noon by his
fellow Horkmen Of the Arlington mille
anG friends. The funeral took place AZ 3
o'clock Monday,atternoon Interinept was
made IN Riystyiew cemetery. The Oldest
hoy who was away from home at tue
tlme Of the tragedy, only heard OF the
death Of his father Monday afternoon.
ne IS brakeman ON the the b. l. o.
railroad.
ldottiieb Waschter or Waester. the ami.
elle. lived at No. 10 East Twenty, second
-tteet, Ninth ward, He was a weaver hy
trade and a.. -