Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-16
ROMANCE OF SORROW.
The Daughter Of a German Baron
Now a Wanderer in America.
DRIVEN INSANE BY HER BROTHER.
Placed in q Madhouse That They Night
Obtain Her Wealth.
CHIEF ELLIOT ASKED TO PROTECT HER.

The daughter of Baron Hubert Won Vet
ter, of near Sterenberg, Germany. was at the
Department Of Charities for assistance yes
terday. Her appearance there and the story
of her life proved that the romances and in
trigues of fiction are but the reflections Of
real life. Hers was a story sorrowtul as
ever was written. Born the daughter of a
Baron and reared in luxury, her 35 years OF
life had seen her reigning belle in society,
the sane Inmate of an insane asylum, the
victim of designing brothers, and finally a
penniless wanderer in foreign land.
Her name is Margaret Elizabeth Won
Vetter-a tall, stately woman with light
hair and face on which her suferings have
left the marks OF many years more than
those which number her life. The story of
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 outside
speculations amassed fortune. Two sons
and daughter were born to him. The sons
were wild and reckless, and more than once
the paternal hand had to 60 deep into the
pocket in order to save them from disgrace.
THE BARoN's LOVELY DAUGHTER.
But the daughter, bright, winning
creature. was the pet of everyone, and where
she lived her name was almost synonym
for goodness. Realizing chat his estates
would soon vanish were they left to his sons,
the father left everything to his daughter
except the entailed estates. Besides this,
the sons were given small annuity. Mar
garet still remembered them, and gave them
a double allowance.
Naturally she had many suitors. Adolph
Seigford won her love and the promise of
her hand. The brothers opposed the match,
for were their sister married, then ended all
their hopes of regaining their lost inher-
itance. The girl was firm, and the prepara-
tions were being made for the marriage.
Three weeks before the wedding day
her lover disappeared. Suspicious were
lodged against the brothers, but
nothing could be proven. The sudden
blotting out of her bright visions placed
Margaret Van Vetter in bad state of sick
ness, where she lay for months. For days
she was delirious, and while she was in that
condition her brothers had her placed in the
Heppenheim Insane Asylum at Sterenberg.
one recovered only 10 Hnu herself sane
woman locked up in a madhouse.
DRIVEN TO INSANITY.
The horrors of the place so wore on her
that in scarce year she was but as those
round about her, and the wears that followed
were almost blank to her. Finally she be-
gan to recover somewhat, and the brothers,
fearing she might some day claim the
estate, she was taken from the insane
asylum and sent to distant relative,
Henry Schwartz, in Noblestown, Pa. She
sailed on the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm, and
arrived in New York on September g. She
got a ticket for Noblestown, and then went
to Hoboken, N. Y. While there she was
robbed Of all her money. She, however,
found her train, and arrived safely in No
blestown four days ago.
Soon Mr.. Schwartz discovered she was
still insane at times. He knew the story of
her life, and as he was not able to take care
Of her ne appealed yesterday to Chief Elliot,
Of the Department of Charities. The Chief
listened to the story, but as it was outside Of
his jurisdiction he told the man the city
could not take care of her. At the same
time, however, he ordered Clerk Hoffman,
to notify Secretary Window of the case.