The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-15
A VONAN'S WIIHS.
Dramatic Scene at the
Riverside Home Of a
Prosperous Busi-
ness Man.

CAMDEN. Nov. IS. 1s90.-The death Of
Charles Scnmalber at his home in River
side, n. j.. has revived interest here
aboufs in a story that had long since
ceased TO agitate the frienus Of the de-
ceased. who knew him when he kept 81
loon some years ago at No s4l South
street. Philadelphia.
The story is that OF a once honorable
man who lived until past middle life
devoted husband. kind father. model
of manly virtue. and then fell
through the wiies Of a wicked woman
Scnwalber came to tins country from
Russia when IL years of age. Twenty
eight years ago he married. and has four
children now living He opened saloon
in Philadelphia ten years ago. Business
prospered and Scwalber was fast becou-
ing a man Of wealth. He had the respect
OF every one WHO knew him.
THE TEMPTRRss
About four years ago be hired an asstef-
ant, blonde, angular and Il-f4vof3d
woman OF about 30 years. She had been
in his employ but a few months when
Schwalber, once an ideal domestic man.
commenced to neglect his family He
would stay away from his homo for days
at atime, and the Illicit intimacy between
him and his domestic soon became the
talk OF the neighDorhood. A few more
months and his wife and family were en-
tlrely neglected.
Meanwhile his business stiIl prospsred-
Yet while rapidly accommodating wealth
he failed to provide for bis family His
wife found IL necessary to sue for q d.
vorce- Schwalber feared the publicity oil
divorce at that time when the Brooks
law was wedding out the saloons, aud SO
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and failed In procuring license
About this time he made will, leaving
$500 TO his brother. 81 900 70 his sister, ten
shares Of bank stock to the German Hos
pltal, and the remainder of his possess
sions. some SIC, 600. he left to his mistress,
leaving his wife and children out IN the
cold subsequently the deceased added
largely to his gains through the manage
ment Of a large estate
HAVEN OF REST.
Two years ago he purchased the
grounds surrounding his early home at
Riverside, where be first settled when be
came 70 this county. He erected beau
tiful cottage andsurrounded it with vine
yards. Thither. with Regina Klaff. he
repaired In January last and they have
since lived there as man and wife He
made frequent visits to Philadelphia to
attend his business affairs. which he
transacted at the house of friend by the
name Of Grim, in Sorrh Eleventh street
Saturday he visited his friend after
long absence He looked so pale and hag-
gard that his friends scarcely recognized
him. While sitting In a room talking
with former friends he was stricken with
violent attack of successive nemor-
rhaees and died within half an hour
thereafter.
A. the inenest .. attorney ,-rs5s1-:ss -
ing Regina Klopf, demanded By author
ity OF will Of the dead man, the custody
OF the body. The coroner refused, hold
proper custodian, and the body was re-
moved to Mrs Schwa1berss residence.
Regina's LAWYERS messengers went TO
the house of the dead mans wife and
stole the corpse and shipped ir 10 River
side where the funeral took place on
Thursday.
DRAMATIC SCENE
The widowed woman and sister Of the
deceased followed and made their appear
ance during the obsequies. where ora-
matte scene took place.
As Regina approached the coffin TO kiss
the corpse, Schwalber's sister exclaimed,
Stand back Don't dare TO touch Charles
body in the presence of his wife,
the woman, who had been bending over
the face Of the corpse as If to kiss il, start
ed at the words, and, allowing the heavy
Grape which she had pushed aside to drop
again over her face, shrunk back among
the people who had assem- bled for the
funeral While this dramatic incident
was transpiriug the wronged wife and
her four grown-up children were silent
but excited spectators Of the to hhen
painful scene
Schwalber's bequest TO Regina viii b
contested