Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-30
HERHUSBAND'SGRIEF
The Woman Found in the Allegheny
Identified as Louisa Schon.
SAD STORY OF HER MARRIED LIFE.
Finding She Was to Go to an Insane Asylum
She Burned the Papers
AND THEN BAN AWAY FROM HER HOME

"My God! that's my wife! that's my
wifel' exclaimed Hubert Schon, of Second
street, Allegheny, as he stood in the public
morgue last night and wrung his hands al
the tears fell on the corpse of his wife-tht
young woman who was fshed out of the
Allegheny river at the foot OF Eighth street
Tuesday night.
Hundreds of people from all over the two
cities crowded into the morgue all day yes.
terday to view the remains. The women
were in the majority, and after looking al
the pallid face, crossed with lines of care
and suffering. they turned away with tears
in their eyes. About 7:30 o'clock in the
evening two men entered the morgue and
asked to see the corpse. One of them went
over and, after taking hurried glance at
her, burst into fit of weeping. One of the
attendants asked him if he knew the woman
and the only reply he got was an 1ncoherent
cry as the man started to run out to the
street.
HUSBANDS SAD STORY.
Coroner's Clerk Grant Miller was in the
front Office, and his attention being called to
the man, he ran and closed the door just as
the man was about to jump out. Upon be-
ing asked if he knew her he refused to answer,
and Mr.. Miller led him back to the room where
the body was lying. There he gave vent to his
feelings. and after saying it was his wife told
the following story:
Schon is brass molder and works at Atwood
q McCaffrey's shop on Third avenue. He for
merly resided at No. 81 East Diamond street,
Allegheny, but during the past few months has
been boarding. with Joseph Geier, corner James
and Second streets. His wife Louisa was q
years OF age and came to this country from
Germany about five years ago. Her father is
Adam Frey, well-known and respected farmer
of Butler county, aud several years ago she
married Schon. They lived happily together
until over year ago, when his wife became in
sane. He had her examined by physicians who
advised her removal to the insane department
of the Allegheny City Home She was exam
med twice and preparations made to remove
her to the farm. The papers were made out
1889
Her husband and brother was to take her up,
and the former had the commitment papers.
He left them in the house, and during his alb
sence his wife, who had heard of her husbands
intentions, found the papers and burned them.
FLED FROM HER HOME.
She then hurridly left the house, and since
that time, IA months ago, her husband had not
seen her until last night. Where she had been
or where she wandered during that time her
husband had no idea.
Schon, after he had told his story and calmed
down, said he would rake charge of the re-
mains. and the funeral will take place from the
morsue to-day. He fully identified the body,
and among the other things he looked for was
a crooked tooth in the back of her mouth.
Coroner Mcdowell began the inquest on the
body yesterday and will continue it to-day.
There is no question but it is clear case of
suicide. Mrs. Annie Mcnamara, of OBrien's
alley, near Duquesne way, called at the Coro-
ner's office and said she saw young woman
walking along Duquesue way wringing her
hands between and O'Clock, or about an hour
before Mrs. Smith heard the splash in the
river. Mrs. Mcnamara says the woman walked
down the bank and onto Luther's boat. She
paid no further attention to her, as she did not
think there was any intention of suicide.