The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-28
ROMANCE OF SORROW.
The Daughter of German Baron Now
a Wanderer in America
From the Chicago Netcs.

From the Chicago Neics.
The daughter of Baron Hubert Won Vet
ter of near Sterenberg, Germany, was at
the department of charities for assistance
yesterday. Her appearance there and the
story of her life proved that the romances
and intrigues of fiction are but the reiec,
tions of real life. Hers was a story sorrow
full as ever was written. Born the daughter
OF a baron and reared in luxury, her 81
years of life had seen her a reigning bells
In society, the sane inmate of an insane
asylum, the victim of designing brothers
and finally pennilesS wanderer in for
eign land.
Her name is Margaret Elizabeth voa
Vetter-a tall, stately woman with light
hair and face on which her sufferings haN
left the marks of many years more than
those which number her life. The story d
those years was this:
Baron Hubert Won Vetter started in life
with the entailed estate which by law was
his. 1t was small and poor, but the baron
was shrewd business man, and on outsids
speculations amassed fortune. Two SOM
and daughter were born to him. ThesOn'
were wild and reckless, and more than ones
the paternal hand had to go deep into tic
pocket in order to save them from disgrace
But the daughter, bright, winning crea
ture, was the pet of everyone, and whef
she lived her name was almost q synonyn
for goodness. Realizing that his estate
would soon vanish were they left to BIZ
sons, the father left everything to his daugf
ter except the entailed estates. Besides tlA
the sons were given a small annuity MAJ
garet still remembered them, and gaze
them a double allowance
Naturally she had many suitors. AdOPa
Seigford won her love and the promlseoi
her hand. The brothers opposed the match
for were their sister married, then ended sA
their hopes of regaining their last inhen'-
ance. The girl was firm, and the preDara-
tioEs were being made for the marriage
Three weeks before the wedding day
her lover disappeared. Suspicious "es
lodged against the brothers paS
nothing could be proven. The sudden DIo.
ting out of her bright visions placed Mar
garet Van Vetter in a bad state of Sickness,
where she lay for months. For days slo
was delirious. and while she was IN t0aS
condition her brothers had her placel -
the Heppenheim insane asylum at oIeIsI,
berg She recovered only to find nerS7H
sane woman locked up in madhouse'
DRIVEN TO INSANITY.
The horrors of the place SO wore on ner
that in scarce year she was but as tGoi'
round about her, and the years tn 1s! lTir
lowed were almost blank to her. rlIatJ
| she began to recover somewhat, anu :-S
brothers, fearing she might some day cla,n
the estate, she was taken from the ihsan'
asylum and sent to a distant relau Et.
Henry Schwartz. in Noblestown, fa. nn
sailed on the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm, a HOt
arrived in New York on Sept. b. que st ~
| ticket for Noblestown, and then VEN
Hoboken, N. Y. While there she was l lUU
bed of all her money. She, however, louT
her train, and arrived safely in NoDleS'O"-
four days ago. ra
Soon Mr.. Schwartz discovered she We
still insane at times. He knew the str 3ora
her life, and as he was not able to tsk ~ I'd IA
of her be appealed to Chief Elliot of the be- ~
partment of charities. The chief Listener
the story, but as it was outside of his 3u, no
dictlon he told the man the city couiuh ~
take care of her. At the same tiine' ntift
ever, he ordered Clerk Hoffman TO nO'''
Secretary Window of the case.