Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-06
THIRSTING FOR BLOOD.
Nary Welch, a Pretty Buxom German
Girl Becomes Insane Over
HER FAILURE TO FIND HER LOVER.
She Attacks Her Mistress With . Sharp
Butcher Knife.
HAND.TO.HAND FIGHT WITH 4 CLERK

A hand-to-hand conflict between an in
sane German girl of stout build and vigor-
GUS young man, attracted large number OF
people to the restaurant OF William Morris,
at No. 1853 Third avenue, about $3.50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
The girl was Mary Welcn, whose pathetic
and touching story was told in the columns
of THE DISPATCH several weeks ago. She
arrived in America about a year ago, conf
ing at the bidding of her affianced husband
to be married She had considerable money
with her, as her widowed mother, who re-
sides in Alsace-Lorraine, is quite wealthy.
Mary missed her intended at the wharf in
New York, but, having every confidence in
locating him. she started in search. She
traced him from city to city, but seeming
relentless fate pursued her and for nine
long months she led the life of an Evan
geline upon her pathetic quest. She heard
of the young man in various places, but
always Just too late to find him. He had
been sick and in a hospital when she arrived
and consequently had been unable to meet
her.
Each Scar rchlng for tho Other.
Upon his recovery he corresponded with
the girls mother, and learned that Mary
was in America, but her exact whereabouts
were unknown. The lover, like Mary.
then started in search of her. Mary visited
the various large cities, even going as far
west as Chicago, and finally coming to
Pittsburg, where her last money was ex-
pended. The many disappointments the
unfortunate girl had experienced affected
her mind, and when she found her.
self without the means of return
ing to her home in Alsace-Lorraine
she was in serious ill health. She applied
to the Department of Public Charities for
assistance in finding her uncle, who she
thought lived in Butler county. The girl
then went to Southside hotel, located on
cure sufficient funds to enable her to return
to her native land. The lady for whom she
worked noticed many peculiar things the
girl unaccountably did, and finally was
obliged to discharge her. She then pro-
cured employment in the restaurant of
William Morris at No. 1853 Third avenue.
For a short time she acted nationally. but
during the past several days her actions
have been strange, to say the least: Her
attacks of insanity came in spasmodically,
and while they lasted there was but one per-
son about the hotel who could do anything
with her. That person was Mrs j. A.
Moore, the wife of an electrician, and one
of the lady boarders Mrs. Moore had some
little influence over Mary, and while tenn
porarily insane the unfortunate girl
could be guided from the committal of any
rash act she was about to do.
Keeping a Crowd at Bay.
Yesterday noon one of these attacks came
upon the poor girl, and, seeing Mrs. Morris,
for whom Mary has an unaccountable aver
sion she sprang at her with large butcher
knife, exclaiming that she meant to kill
Mrs. Morris The latter, greatly fright
ened, called loudly for assistance, and when
the male employees came in, Mary, thinking
thev wished to do her some bodily in jury,
began to seize various articles of crockery
andlhuri it at them.
Attracted by the unusual commotfon, Mrs.
Moore came downstairs and succeeded in
pacitying the girl and for few hours she
was all right. About o'clock, the attack |
returned and Mary made another rush for
Mrs. Morris. This last time, Mrs. Moore |
failed to influence the girl and she was
forciblv elected from the hotel. She fought |
to get in and after having a
struggle with the young clerk |
of the hotel, she succeeded in getting in and |
was taken charge of by Mrs. Moore.
Mrs. Morris said she was greatly in fear |
of the girl, and believed if she was allowed |
to remain at liberty that she would do
some damage to someone. 81 shall ask Mr.. |
Morris to make an information against the |
girl and have her tried for insanity" con-
cluded Mrs. Morris.
The information will probably be made
before Magistrate Gripp to-day.