Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-23

THE STORY OF THEIR RELATIONS AND WHY SHE
COMMITTED THE AcT--A FEAR THAT HE HAD
FINALLY DESERTED HER AFTER SIX YEARS OF
| HAPPY LIFE.
A piece Of black crepe was suspended from
the doorbell of house No. 6Sl G street south
east this morning The house is two-story
pressed-brick front, with long porch on one
side in the rear, and the furnishings are every
thing necessary to make good home for an
ordinary sIzSd family
| The person for whom the crepe had been
placed in front of the house was Marie
kraemer, who is better known to the neigh
burs and friends as Mrs Paul Wolff.
The woman had taken her own life by
| swallowing an opiate of some sort presumably
| laulanuny. although no bottle that had con-
tanned poison has been found in the house.
Paul Wolff, the well-knowE newspaper man
| whose name she bore. was in Chicago at the
time of the suicide attending to his new duties
a. managing editor of the Siddts Zeifung, and
was therefore only in Geographic communica-
ton with the woman who took her life on his
| account
| Mrs. Kraemer il a German bv birth and is
able TO speak but little English. She lived with
/ her daughter Marie and a son about seven
! years old.
| Paul Wolff had lived there with Marie, and
the latter. since the former left for Chicago,
! tons. and fearing he would or had deserted
her che ended her life in the manner stated.
| THE STORY OF HER LIFE.
| The story of their meeting dates back num-
Der of years when the journalist was employed
| on New York paper and when Marie was the
| daughter of thrifty hotel keeper down town.
| Wolff had been in New York but afew years at
that time and the hotel owned and conducted
| by Maries father caught fire and had it not
| been for young Wolff she would probably have
| persisted i'll the flames. He was there in time
to save her from the burning building and
| Marie fell desperately in love with him. He
/ had wife living. it is said, but the German
| girls love seemed to have been made mutual
\ from subsequent events and for six years she
has been known as his wife. although no mar
| riaSe ceremony was performed According to
| the story Mrs. Wolff, the lawful wife of the
journalist. signed paper never to modest the
couple SO long as he also provided for her.
THEIR LIFE IN THIS CITY.
This arrangement, it is stated, was agreed to
and the kraemer family, consisting of the
| mother. daughter and son, for the father had
| died in the meanwhile and Wolff came to this
! city. Persons who knew them during their
\ residence here say that they seemed devoted
| to each other and appeared as happy as a man
| and wife could possibly be. Four or five weeks
| ago Paul decided to accept the position of man.
| aging editor of the Stats Z.itun9 in Chicago.
and when he was about to leave for his new
\ field he informed Marie that she must remain
here with her mother. This she did with re-
/ luctance. and rs she could not find tue written
| agreement already mentioned. which had all
/ along been III her custody. she began to sus-
pect that he was going to become unfaithfnl to
her. Shortly after his departure she wrote him
J she would soon follow. but his immediate
ply was for her to wait awhile until he sent her
word to come. This she feared he would never
| do and what he said to her in subsequent let
| ter caused her to abandon all hope of his ever
| intending to send for her, and it after
| this that she made known her intention to a
| friend that she would end her life. After the
receipt on the second letter their only CORE
spondence was by telegraph.
| THE FATAL LETTER.
The contents of this letter could not be ascer-
tanned but it is intimated that he told her of
his employers having called his attention to
| the manner in which he had been living and
! asked him what he intended doing. From in
! formation received by STAR reporter this let
| ter gave Marie that information, and also the
information that he had not yet answered the
| question. This proved to her satisfaction that
their days of happiness were ended and that
she would be better off in the other world than
In this.
After the receipt Of the last letter, which
came Monday. Marie seemed heartbroken, and
she sent him telegram telling him that il he
wanted to see her alive again he had better re-
turn in hurry. This telegram he answered
yesterday morning. but when it arrived hero
| the woman was unconscious anu did not re-
cover to read it.
| HER LAST NIGHT.
| Monday night she retiIed about IL O'Clock.
She was greatly distressed and her sobs could
1 be heard in her mothers room. The doctors
/ think that she had taken the poison then for
! in the morning it had taken such effect that n
! power on earth could save her. Mrs. Kraemer
did not so to sleep until her daughter became
! quiet. and she heard nothing more of her dur
! ing the night.
Yesterday morning when Mrs. Kraemer went
to her room she found Marie sleeping soundly
ami as she had gone to bed CRYING and excited
the old Lady thought she wonld let her alone
and bet her get all the rest she could.
About IL oclock the telegram in answer to
the ore of the night before came. 1t was
brought by FREUD and when it was taken to
the wonans room she was asleep still
FIRST SUSPICION OF HER MOTHER.
All efforts to awaken her we're without avail
and it was then thought for the first time that
something was the matter with her. The tele-
gram opened and it was found to contain
the Information that the sender had suffered
! "A hemOrrhage of the lungs and the physician
had advised against HIS leaving there This
IT Is unnecessary to state, was not believed by
/ Mrs. kraemer
Dr. Roberts was sent for and he work ed
hard to restore the unfortunate woman. Dr.
d NdrlaLtt Was also cs4ltu In ana q galyanlc
/ battery was applied TO the patient, who re-
manned unconscious until 3 O'Clock, when she
/ died.
| COront- Patterson was notified OF the case
/ later IN tine evening. and upon investigation he
| concluded that a self-administered opiate had
caused death and gave a certificate of death
accordingly.
\ telegram was sent to Chicago last evening
announcing the death of the woman but no
I reply had been received from Mr.. Wolf this
morIsnS.
1 TACL woLFFs CAREER.
/ Pau Wolf is about forty-five years old, and
J during his six years residence here he made n
I number OF friends. During the Franco-Prus-
sion war he was officer in the Prussiau army
/ and served on Won Moltke's staff and now bears
a scar he received during an engagement
/ NhI.c here he was correspondent for several
I papers. and several weeks ago he was rendered
/ the position the Illinois Stats Z.it,tno.
| which he accepted. He is a man of decided
ability, good news gatherer thoroughly in
/ formed upon political matters and a forcible
| editorial writer. He is 4 handsome man. with
| black hair and mustache, a good stalwart
! figure and walks one who has been trained
IL military school.
DIR LEAcH's STORY
DIR. II. T Leach was seen by STAR reporter
this morning, and said that he was greatly
/ shocked ON arriving home from Chicago TO read
| tie account of the woman's death Il had
known Paul Wolff" said he, ''all the time he
was IN this city ami had attended him profess